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Pneumatic Counter Applications

Pneumatic counter applications are as diverse as the use of pneumatics. Generally counters will count pulses generated by the action of a cylinder, or its activating signal such as a trigger, push button or foot pedal. Pneumatic counters will be found in intrinsically safe situations such as petrochemicals or where liquids represent a hazard. Alternatively electrical supply may simply not be practical.

Examples include dose counting in agriculture, filling machines in automotive production, cut counting, and pneumatic handling. Counters will generally be used to achieve pre-set batch quantities, with customer preferences for extra count down to zero (from a pre-set) or up from zero (to a pre-set). Totalising counters by their very nature are frequently used to measure machine life or process values.

The Timer & Counter Company will help you design your pneumatic circuit, and can supply the components and complete sub-assemblies if required, for the total counter function.

 

This may include the push button "start" and push button "reset" signal generators; the main operating value that will convert the output from a pneumatic counter into the directional flow needed for overall function.

Some examples of pneumatic circuits including pneumatic counters can be seen in the Pneumatic Counter (& Pneumatic Timer) circuit pages on this site.