Piping is now a thing of the past
The pneumatic extension modules VTOP from Festo enable custom closed-loop control solution designs in combination with a positioner, all without any external piping and the leaks associated with it. Compared with conventional solutions, cost savings of up to 30% are possible with the VTOP. And installation takes just a fraction of the time.
The pneumatic extension modules VTOP are suitable for use in control applications in the process industry that require additional instruments alongside a positioner. The VTOP and the new positioner CMSH from Festo form an optimised complete solution for closed-loop control of single-acting and double-acting quarter turn and linear actuators.
Up to now, users had to go to the trouble of assembling a number of components from different suppliers and connecting them externally with piping to achieve a complete solution for closed-loop control of quarter turn and linear actuators. These combinations do, however, have drawbacks: they are susceptible to faults, are complicated to install and maintain, and lack flexibility due to how difficult they are to retrofit with additional components. With the VTOP, Festo offers an innovative, modular and compact installation concept with the potential for cost savings of up to 30%.
Modular and compact
The modular design of the VTOP with patented, integrated air routing enables the individual modules to be combined as needed, adapted to the customer’s specific requirements. In combination with the positioner CMSH from Festo, users get a complete solution. This means that no external piping susceptible to faults is needed, leaks are avoided, and assembly is simple and secure.
Everything from a single source
The VTOP is suitable for double-acting and single-acting linear and quarter turn actuators. Available modules like fail-safe functions, volume boosters and filter regulators can be combined in any way: Fail to close/fail to open and customisable using the end plate. A practical feature of the VTOP is that the modules can be extended and retrofitted at any time. The VTOP is much more compact than conventional solutions where the individual components are connected by pipes in a complex process, for example on a pneumatic control board. The complete solution for automating control solutions is supplied in its entirety by Festo – from the actuator to the positioner to the pneumatic extension modules.
费斯托 (Festo)是一家全球性的独立的家族企业，总部位于德国埃斯林根。自成立以来，Festo在工业自动化技术和技术教育方面制定标准，从而为环境、经济和社会的可持续发展做出贡献。公司为超过35个行业的30万家工厂和过程自动化客户提供气动和电驱动自动化技术解决方案，其中生命科学和实验室自动化业务受到越来越多的关注。Festo产品和服务遍布176个国家。2023年，费斯托在全球61个国家的250多个分支机构拥有约20600名员工，实现销售额36.5亿欧元。每年约7%的销售额用于研发。在这家学习型企业，1.5%的销售额用于基础和进一步培训。Festo 教学培训 (Didactic SE) 是全球领先的技术教育和培训供应商，为全球客户提供工业环境中全面的数字化和常规学习解决方案。
