drive&control local - Bosch Rexroth
drive&control local - Bosch Rexroth
drive&control local - Bosch Rexroth
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PNEUMATICS<br />
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drive & <strong>control</strong> <strong>local</strong><br />
Custom pneumatics help Nidek<br />
medical oxygen concentrators<br />
deliver unmatched reliability<br />
Custom pneumatic directional <strong>control</strong> valve provides the perfect solution for the unique<br />
demands of a medical oxygen concentrator<br />
Medical device specialist Nidek Medical of<br />
Birmingham, AL manufactures the Nuvo series of<br />
oxygen concentrators, which have become a global<br />
standard of excellence in the delivery of oxygen to<br />
patients who are prescribed medical oxygen. For<br />
the company’s new Nuvo Lite oxygen concentrator,<br />
Nidek needed a reliable, lightweight directional<br />
<strong>control</strong> valve — and they needed it in a very short,<br />
demanding timeframe.<br />
Nidek Medical’s Nuvo oxygen concentrators are<br />
used in patients’ homes or in small clinics —<br />
situations where on-site medical resources are<br />
limited, making reliability a key issue. Nidek<br />
planned to roll out a smaller, lighter version of Nuvo<br />
— Nuvo Lite — that offered precise oxygen delivery<br />
and resistance to contamination by air particles of<br />
almost microscopic size.<br />
One of the most challenging Nuvo Lite components<br />
to develop was the solenoid operated, pneumatic<br />
directional <strong>control</strong> valve that helps turn ordinary<br />
air into 95 percent pure oxygen for respiration.<br />
And time was of the essence.<br />
The product rollout had to take place following a<br />
detailed schedule for creating a prototype, testing<br />
the device and beginning production in<br />
conjunction with FDA medical device listing. Any<br />
delay submitting the oxygen concentrator for FDA<br />
The <strong>Rexroth</strong> air valve solution in Nidek’s<br />
Nuvo Lite oxygen concentrator resists<br />
contaminants, continues operating.