The Mpa−F Valve Terminal - Festo MPA-F Series Description Pneumatics

1. Overview of components
1.1 The MPA−F valve terminal
1−4
Festo supports your machine table automation tasks with the
MPA−F valve terminal. The modular design of this valve ter
minal allows you to optimally customize the valve terminal to
suit your machine or plant.
The pneumatic valve terminal provides the following connec
tions:
Common channels for supply and exhaust air
Electric signals for all solenoid coils
Working lines (2) and (4) are provided for each valve position
on the individual pneumatic modules. The valves are supplied
with compressed air (operating pressure and pilot pressure)
via the common channels and connections in the basic com
ponents. The exhaust air (from the valves and the pilot ex
haust air) is also exhausted via these common channels.
Further modules for pressure supply are also available, e.g.
in order to supply pressure zones.
The valve terminal is fitted with current reduction. The rated
current of the solenoid coils is reduced after the high−current
phase (switching operation). The current reduction offers the
following advantages:
The valve terminal has a lower energy consumption
The power supply unit for the voltage supply to the valve
terminal can be designed more economically depending
on the individual case
The solenoid coils have less leakage power and produce
less waste heat
Festo P.BE−MPAF−EN en 0804NH