Automotive Industry

Pneumatic Solutions International's links with world class automation component manufacturers such as MAC, PHD, Enertrols and SMAC, place us firmly in a position to offer significant benefit to the Automotive Industry.

With our full line of components including cylinders, escapements, grippers, slides, rotary actuators, clamps, multi-motion actuators, control valves, shock absorbers and high precision moving coil actuators which can be combined or used individually, we can provide the motion your application requires.

Our commitment to working alongside our customers in the field have led to a number of solutions that have been developed specifically to meet a customer requirement. Often because their existing solutions from one of the general "All Products" pneumatics manufacturers does not offer the durability or maintainability required by the modern automotive manufacturing plant.

One of the more notable ranges of product used predominately within the Automotive industry are PHD clamping products, an example of which are shown below.

Clamps

Series GRM Pneumatic Clamp
Series GRM Clamps are designed specifically for handling sheet metal in stamping/fabricating press applications. A compact size makes the Series GRM Clamp ideal for applications in confined work areas. Other advantages include simple design, long life, high clamp force and six modular designed jaw tips are available.

Series PA Swing Arm Pneumatic Clamp for Automated Work Holding
Series PA Clamps are ideal for automated part holding. Five sizes and left and right rotations are available for a wide variety of tasks. Advantages include simple design, compact size, low weight, long life, high clamp force, available in five sizes.

Series PB Swing Arm Pneumatic Clamp for Automated Work Holding
Series PB Clamps are ideal for a wide range of work holding applications including welding environments. Four bore sizes with short or long strokes are available to accommodate a wide variety of tasks. Left and right rotations are available and can be ordered to fit the application. Other advantages include simple design, compact size, long life and available in four sizes.

Series PDG Pneumatic Gage for Automated Part Stopping
The Series PDG Disappearing Gage features a simple, compact design and is ideal for stopping and positioning sheet metal panels or other parts. The unit's compact design allows it to fit inside a progressive die where it will retract or "disappear" from the work area as panels move to the next stage of processing. Advantages are simple design, compact size, long life, low cost of ownership, and quick delivery.

Series PDK Pneumatic Crowder for Automated Part Positioning
The Series PDK Crowder is ruggedly designed to absorb high impact forces and is ideal for pushing sheet metal into location for precise positioning. The Series PDK Crowder's compact size accommodates limited space applications. Advantages include simple design, compact size, rugged design, low cost of ownership, and quick delivery.

Series PFC Pneumatic Clamp for Heavy Parts Clamping
Series PFC Frame Clamps feature a rugged cam design that provides consistent clamping force throughout a wide power window. The unit's wide jaw throat accommodates large parts with simple tooling, making it ideal for heavy parts clamping. Advantages are high clamping force, two jaw styles, quiet operation, fully field repairable, lowest cost of ownership and quick delivery.

Series PHL Pneumatic Heavy Lifter for Automated Part Lifting
Series PHL Lifters are ideal for automated, high load part lifting applications. Units are available in six stroke lengths (50,80, 100, 125, 160 and 200 mm) and are powered by a 63 mm ISO/VDMA cylinder. Advantages are simple design, compact size, long life, rugged design, low cost of ownership, and quick delivery.

Series PLC Pin Locating Clamp
PHD's NEW Series PLC Pin Locating Clamp is ideal for clamping parts in weld areas and features a completely enclosed design to provide maximum protection against weld slag and other contaminants. A built-in locking mechanism locks the clamp's pin in any position to hold panels in place if air pressure is lost or removed. A manual part release is standard for easy part retrieval. Other features available for the Series PLC Clamp include shimming part support, open or closed position sensing, and a choice of five pin sizes and two pin styles. Advantages include a completely enclosed design, long life, choice of five pin sizes, two pin styles and quick delivery.

Series PLL Pneumatic Lite Lifter for Automated Part Lifting
The Series PLL Lite Lifter is ruggedly designed to absorb high impact forces and is ideal for lifting light sheet metal panels out of dies. The Series PLL Lifter's compact size allows the unit to fit inside the press, close to the panel, to accommodate short tooling arms. Advantages are simple design, compact size, long life, rugged design, low cost of ownership and quick delivery.

Series PNC Pneumatic Clamp for Automated Part Identification Stamping
The Series PNC Number Cruncher® Clamp is a pneumatically powered actuator that provides a unique solution for stamping numbers into sheet metals. It produces up to 26,000 lbs of grip force at 87 psi to effectively stamp dates, shift numbers, and model numbers into metal panels and other materials. Advantages include quiet operation in 0.2 seconds, eliminates downtime required for changing or replacing characters.

Series PNC Pneumatic Clamp for Automated Sequential Part Identification Stamping
PHD's Series PNC Automatic Numbering Clamp is designed to rapidly stamp consecutive characters into metal, plastic, or other components for part identification applications. This cost effective stamping solution features a rugged design, operates quietly in 0.5 seconds, and reduces downtime associated with changing or replacing characters. Advantages are automated sequencing, high clamping force, quiet operation, fully field repairable, low cost of ownership and quick delivery.

Series PS Pneumatic Clamp for Automated Part Loading & Unloading
Series PS Reach & Pick Clamps allow pneumatic loading and unloading of panels with only one external valve. The clamps feature a lightweight design and can be rotated and spherically adjusted to match panel for fast and accurate setup. Units are available in three standard adjustable stroke lengths.