MENDOZA, JULIUS A.

ICT 4102
ELECTROPNEUMATICS
ASSIGNMENT # 1

1. Differentiate the Pneumatics and the Electro pneumatics

- Pneumatics is a branch of engineering that makes use of gas or pressurized
air. It transmits power using a gas instead of a liquid. Compressed air is usually
used, but nitrogen or other inert gases can be used for special applications. With
pneumatics, air is usually pumped into a receiver using a compressor. The receiver
holds a large volume of compressed air to be used by the pneumatic system as
needed. Atmospheric air contains airborne dirt, water vapor, and other
contaminants, so filters and air dryers are often used in pneumatic systems to keep
compressed air clean and dry, which improve reliability and service life of the
components and system. Pneumatic systems also use a variety of valves for
controlling direction, pressure, and speed of actuators.
Electro pneumatics on the other hand, is designed as a general introduction
to the function and operation of pneumatic and electrical equipment used in simple
Electro-Pneumatic controls, the course covers the design and practical construction
of such circuits. It deals with the control of pneumatic actuators using electrical
sensing and switching devices. Electrical principles are covered at a basic level, but
some previous knowledge of pneumatic equipment is required.
2. Advantages of Electro pneumatics

- The console of an organ which uses either type of electric action is

connected to the other mechanisms by an electrical cable. This makes it possible for
the console to be placed in any desirable location. It also permits the console to be
movable, or to be installed on a "lift", as was the practice with theater organs. While
many consider tracker action organs to be more sensitive to the player's control,
others find some tracker organs heavy to play and tubular-pneumatic organs to be
sluggish, and so prefer electro-pneumatic or direct electric actions.
An electro-pneumatic action requires less current to operate than a direct electric
action. This causes less demand on switch contacts. An organ using electropneumatic action was more reliable in operation than early direct electrc organs
until improvements were made in direct electric components.
3. Five applications of electro pneumatics in the industry, explain.

1 (A): FOOD PACKAGING INDUSTRY

Electro pneumatics is widely used in the industry specifically