{"id":3105,"date":"2019-07-04T17:16:47","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T15:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technologybsa.com\/?p=3105"},"modified":"2025-09-11T11:29:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T09:29:45","slug":"manually-and-mechanically-actuated-festo-valves-types-and-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technologybsa.com\/en\/manually-and-mechanically-actuated-festo-valves-types-and-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"MANUALLY AND MECHANICALLY ACTUATED FESTO VALVES: TYPES AND APPLICATIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>What are the famous\u00a0<strong>MMA \u2013 Manually and mechanically actuated \u2013 valves<\/strong>? We can already understand what they are from their name, but we would like to get into more details on the practical applications!<\/p>\n<p>The mechanically actuated valves are\u00a0<strong>signal valves<\/strong>, while the manually actuated valves are used for\u00a0<strong>special functions<\/strong>\u00a0such as locking and closing security doors.<\/p>\n<p>Here there the main types:<\/p>\n<p><em>VMEF= mechanically actuated<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stem valves<\/li>\n<li>Roller lever valves<\/li>\n<li>Revolving lever valves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>VHEM = manually actuated<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Selector valves<\/li>\n<li>Finger lever valves<\/li>\n<li>Push-button valves<\/li>\n<li>Activate \/ deactivate lever valves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3 concrete examples of the Festo valves applications:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<em>AGRICULTURE<\/em>: when an edge of a container is moved by an animal, a certain amount of food comes out of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 \u00a0<em>CONVEYOR BELTS<\/em>: The conveyor belt system uses mechanical valves as switches when the loader is full.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<em>FAST SYSTEMS<\/em>: rotary table for screwing bottle caps.<\/p>\n<p>Mechanical actuated valves need to\u00a0<strong>adjust the switching point.<\/strong>\u00a0In order to simplify this operation Festo created a mounting plate with adjustment notches. All levers use the same parts but the hinge position varies from\u00a0<strong>3\/2 to 5\/2.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We also would like to inform you that if you need a seamless connectivity, the new automation platform and remote I\/O system\u00a0<strong>CPX-AP-I<\/strong>\u00a0will be perfect for you!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Max 50 m cable lenght<\/li>\n<li>Data rate: 200MBaud<\/li>\n<li>No extra costs for interfaces<\/li>\n<li>Process data: 2kByte input\/output<\/li>\n<li>Cycle time: up to 15us possible<\/li>\n<li>3 topologies<\/li>\n<li>Max 500 devices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/contact\/\"><em><strong>CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMTION<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What are the famous\u00a0MMA \u2013 Manually and mechanically actuated \u2013 valves? We can already understand what they are from their name, but we would like to get into more details on the practical applications! The mechanically actuated valves are\u00a0signal valves, while the manually actuated valves are used for\u00a0special functions\u00a0such as locking and closing security doors....","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2260,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-products"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>MANUALLY AND MECHANICALLY ACTUATED FESTO VALVES: TYPES AND APPLICATIONS - Technology Bsa<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.technologybsa.com\/en\/manually-and-mechanically-actuated-festo-valves-types-and-applications\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MANUALLY AND MECHANICALLY ACTUATED FESTO VALVES: TYPES AND APPLICATIONS - 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