Zero Downtime Pneumatics, Dr. Z. J. Lansky, P.E.; John J. Pippenger, P.E., C.F.P.E.,1993, FPS Amalgam, Hardcover, 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches, 255 pages, $48 (plus $5 shipping).

    Zero Downtime Pneumatics is a hands-on, comprehensive book created by an expert team drawing on their many years of fluid power industry experience. Packed into this handy reference book is everything you should know about today's pneumatic equipment and how to maintain it at peak operating efficiency. Zeke and Johnny wrote this book to:

• Eliminate unnecessary and costly downtime
• Remind designers of often overlooked basics
• Supplement textbooks used in technical training
• Show that considerable technical assistance is available from experts in the distribution network who are selling peneumatic products and systems

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Operator & Service Personnel Training
3. The Gas Laws
4. Initiation and Control of Force & Motion
5. The Point of Usage
6. Compressing Air--The Air Pump
7. Exhausting Air--The Vacuum Pump
8. The Storage Function
9. The Distribution System
10. Conditioning the Air
11. Heat Transfer
12. Exhaust Considerations
13. Air Lines & Connectors
14. Control & Valving
15. Manifolds & Sub-bases
16. Logic Circuitry
17. Safety Considerations

            Index

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