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Manual valves offer low-cost solution
KV's panel-mounted push button range includes mushroom heads, flush heads, raised heads, short and long levers and lock button valves in G1/8 and G1/4 and with a wide choice of button colours.
News from Engineeringtalk, 11 October 2007
Clean systems suit semiconductor makers demands
KV will be displaying its manufacturing capabilities at the forthcoming Semicon West 2005 in San Francisco.
News from Engineeringtalk, 11 July 2005
Ultra cylinders for fast actuation
KV has expanded the size of the current range of ISO and VDMA and added completely new cylinder types under the series name Ultra.
News from Engineeringtalk, 11 November 2004
Pneumatic module brings buses and coaches to kerb
KV offers an easily retrofittable kneeling module for public service vehicles that uses the vehicle's existing air supply to raise or lower the air bags and requires minimal space.
News from Engineeringtalk, 18 August 2003
Fittings provide reliable pneumatic connections
The K-Fit range of parallel and taper push-in fittings is purpose designed to meet the demands of the most arduous pneumatics applications.
News from Engineeringtalk, 18 August 2003
Poppet valves handle aggressive atmospheres
A new range of poppet valves has been specifically designed to operate in such aggressive conditions.
News from Engineeringtalk, 15 August 2003
Heated cylinder handles sub-zero applications
The latest addition to the KV Ultraline series of rodless cylinders is a novel heated cylinder that can operate effectively at temperatures as low as -40C.
News from Engineeringtalk, 11 April 2003
CD simplifies rodless cylinder selection
A new software package, available free as a CD, allows designers and specifiers to take the guesswork out of rodless cylinder selection.
News from Engineeringtalk, 7 March 2003
Rodless cylinder speeds to the rescue
The capabilities of KV's Ultraline range of pneumatic rodless cylinders was well and truly tested when a customer was seeking a short lead time for a 5.9m rodless cylinder.
News from Engineeringtalk, 24 February 2003
Transfer pumps won't unravel wrapped materials
A modified material transfer pump provides packaging automation professionals with the ability to move various types of wrapped materials from one place to another without unwrapping or unravelling.
News from Engineeringtalk, 27 January 2003
Cost-efficient cylinders save space
KV has a wide range of cylinders designed to meet every application, and the Compact and Clamp Series of cylinders are purpose designed to provide efficient use of available space.
News from Engineeringtalk, 24 January 2003
Air amplifier aids pick and place operations
The CDF Series adjustable air amplifier is a vacuum pump and cup in one, that generates high vacuum flow ideal for picking up light, porous objects such as open-celled foam.
News from Engineeringtalk, 10 January 2003
Pumps offer maximum flow without clogging
The KV Vacuum Shop offers customised material transfer pumps to ensure maximum efficiency when transferring complex shapes and bulk materials without clogging.
News from Engineeringtalk, 10 January 2003
Cartridges transform vacuum pump performance
The Midi-Series vacuum pump is a line of single-stage venturi pumps with interchangeable cartridges.
News from Engineeringtalk, 9 January 2003
Novel sealing system aids rodless cylinder range
New from KV is the Ultraline range of pneumatic rodless cylinders, offering a wide variety of user-friendly options and configurations.
News from Engineeringtalk, 23 October 2002
Sensor gives true valve feedback
Unlike traditional solenoid valves, where an LED signal only indicates the solenoid valve is receiving power, KV's extension to its range of solenoid valves, now provides true positional feedback.
News from Engineeringtalk, 11 June 2002
Pneumatics manufacturer addresses mobile systems
One of a very few success stories to come out of the UK manufacturing sector recently is the launch of the new KV Mobile Systems Division.
News from Engineeringtalk, 11 June 2002
Lever-operated pneumatic valves beat the cold
Because winter temperatures can play havoc with manual pneumatic valves, a lever-operated design for low-temperature industrial applications could prove to be a good idea
News from Engineeringtalk, 18 January 2002
Pneumatic cylinders are significantly shorter
KV is widening its range of cylinders with the launch of new compact pneumatic cylinders and clamp cylinders designed around VDMA body mounting dimensions
News from Engineeringtalk, 8 January 2002
Compact, maintenance free vacuum pumps
The latest range of Kavac Vacuum Pumps are specifically designed to provide convenient low-cost solutions for applications involving picking up and moving components and small products
News from Engineeringtalk, 10 December 2001
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