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Advantages of pneumatics

1. Availability: Air is available everywhere abundantly and it is free.
2. Transport: Air can flow easily in pipelines regardless of the distance.

3. Storage: Air can be stored and removed easily from the storage.
4. Temperature: Compressed air does not influenced by temperature fluctuations, thus ensures

reliable operation, even under extreme conditions.
5. Cleanliness: Exhaust air without lubrication is clean.
6. Economy: Installation cost for pneumatic system is relatively low cost because of modest

component cost. Furthermore, maintenance cost is also low due to long life without service.
The running cost is also relatively inexpensive.

7. Speed: High working speed is able to achieved because compressed air is a very fast working
medium.
8. Overload safe: Pneumatic tools and operating components is unaffected by overloaded.

Pneumatic actuators also free from producing heat except for friction.
9. Explosion proof: Compressed air has a very low risk of explosion or fire, hence it does not

require any expensive protection against explosion.

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