Pneumatic devices use the power of compressed air (air that has been squashed tightly into a space) to make something move. The compressed air or gas can be used to move motors, cylinders or other ...

Examples of pneumatic (left) and electronic actuators from Bimba Manufacturing Company. The question of whether it’s better to use pneumatic or electric actuators as part of your system design or to ...

Rusty Frishmuth opened a metal equipment cabinet in an oil field east of Greeley and waited for the sound. A few minutes later, a sharp woosh blew from inside. It was the sound of a pneumatic ...

Alfred Payson Gage (1836-1903), a graduate of Dartmouth College, spent his career teaching high school physics, writing physics textbooks, and developing several successful pieces of demonstration ...