An electronic survey of Control Design readers was conducted in August 2013 in order to identify usage and application trends of HMI & industrial PCs among the industrial machine builders that comprise Control Design's readership.
46% of respondents using pneumatics used them to power linear actuators, cylinders, etc. and not as a primary power. 21% used them for control applications while 27% used them for both control and power applications.
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