February 5, 2014 - Eaton announced AxisPro servo proportional valve featuring embedded intelligence that enables increased productivity, flexibility, diagnostics and reliability. AxisPro is designed specifically for industrial applications in the plastics machinery, metal forming, processing equipment and alternative energy markets.
AxisPro’s built-in motion control allows for it to be integrated into distributed control architectures, which in turn reduces wiring costs and machine build time. Its LED indicators and intelligent, on-board diagnostic capability indicate if the valve is functioning properly and helps predict potential maintenance issues to improve machine reliability and uptime.
Available with centralized and distributed control capabilities, the AxisPro valve is designed around open standards and built on the IEC-611311-3 programming standard for application flexibility. Using Eaton’s Pro-F software, AxisPro can be configured to optimize valve availability and inventory levels. The four levels of control enable the custom-design of a wide range of motion control solutions to meet exact control requirements.