Motion Control Buyers' Guide
ParkerStore Springfield

714 Chris Hani Road

tel:  
+27 31 940 1696
email:  
info@parkerstoredbn.co.za

Core business offering: pneumatic cylinders and hose assemblies.


Pietermartizburg

tel: +27 33 342 7731
info@parkerstorepmb.co.za
Parker Hannifin
(Authorised Resellers/Dealer/Sub-Agency, System Integrator/Installer)
Section - Actuators & manipulators
-Cylinder components & accessories
- Bar stock; Cast-iron
- Bar stock; Chrome plated
- Bar stock; Steel
- Barrels
- Boots & bushes
- Cylinder tubing; Seamless steel
- Cylinder tubing; Stainless steel
- Cylinder tubing; Welded steel
- Micro-hydraulics components
- Nuts, pistons & rods
- Other
- Packing
- Rings
- Seals & sleeves
-Cylinder variants
- Braked cylinders
- Cushioned cylinders
- Custom
- Double acting
- Double rod end
- Metric
- Mill-type
- Miniature
- Rodless
- Single acting
- Spring return
- Telescoping
-Linear
- Other
- Servo
-Mechanical
- Screw jacks
-Other
- Feed units
- Grippers
- Other manipulators
-Rotary
- Other
- Servo
-Cylinder components & accessories
-Cylinder variants
- Braked cylinders
- Cushioned cylinders
- Custom cylinders
- Double rod end
- Double-acting
- Low profile
- Metric
- Mill-type
- Miniature
- Rodless
- Single-acting
- Spring return
- Telescoping
-Linear
- Other
- Servo
-Mechanical
- Screw jacks
-Other
- Feed units
- Grippers pressure/vaccum
- Other manipulators
- Vacuum cups
- Vacuum pads
-Rotary
- Other
- Servo
Section - Control systems & components
-Manifolds
- Drilled metal block
- Modular
- Rotary
-Valves
- Accumulator charge, bleed
- Check
- Counterbalance
- Deceleration
- Directional control; ball
- Directional control; manual
- Directional control; pilot operated
- Directional control; solenoid pilot
- Electrically operated
- Flow control; Flow control valves
- Hydraulically operated
- Integrated circuits
- Manually operated
- Modular
- Piloted
- Pneumatically operated
- Priority flow
- Proportional
- Sequence
- Servovalve
- Timing
-Manifolds
- Drilled metal block
- Modular
- Rotary
-Valves
- Check
- Deceleration
- Directional control; Manual valves & manifolds
- Directional control; Pilot operated valves & manifolds
- Directional control; Pressure-compensated valves & manifolds
- Directional control; Solenoid pilot valves & manifolds
- Directional control; Solenoid valves & manifolds
- Electrically operated
- Flow control
- Manually operated
- Pneumatically operated
- Pressure regulating
- Proportional
- Quick exhaust
- Sequence
Section - Electro, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic systems, including mechatronics & robotics
-Asset management
Section - Gauges, indicators, transmitters, sensors, encoders & switches
-Encoders
- Linear
- Rotary
-Gauges & indicators
- Counters
- Digital
- Flow
- Level
- Pressure
- Temperature
-Other
- Control panels
- Indicator lamps
- Joysticks
- Switches; Manual
-Personnel safety
- Dual-hand controls
- Foot switches
- Presence sensors
-Presence sensors
- Limit switch
- Magnetic sensors
- Proximity
-Switches
- Flow
- Level
- Position
- Pressure
- Temperature
Section - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation
-Hydraulics
- Dampers
- Fittings; Barbed fittings
- Fittings; Couplings
- Fittings; Couplings, quick-acting
- Fittings; Flanged
- Fittings; Flared
- Fittings; Flareless
- Fittings; Flexible couplings
- Fittings; Metric
- Flow dividers; Non-rotary
- Flow dividers; Rotary
- Flow restrictors
- Hose protectors
- Hose reels
- Hoses; Non-conductive
- Hoses; Regular hydraulic
- Hoses; Self-retracting (coiled)
- Hydraulic fluid
- Noise suppressors
- O-Ring bosses
- O-Rings
-Valves
- Relief; Pilot-operated
- Relief; Relief valves
- Relief; Servo-operated
- Surge damping
-Pneumatic
- Fittings; Barbed
- Fittings; Couplings
- Fittings; Couplings, quick-acting
- Fittings; Flanged
- Fittings; Flared
- Fittings; Flareless
- Fittings; Flexible couplings
- Fittings; Metric fittings
- Flow dividers, non-rotary
- Flow restrictors
- Hose protectors
- Hose reels
- Hoses; Non-conductive
- Hoses; Regular pneumatic
- Hoses; Self-retracting (coiled)
- O-Ring bosses, pneumatic
- O-Rings, pneumatic
- Tubing, pneumatic
Section - Motors, drives & motor controllers
-Controller motor combinations
- Hydrostatic drive systems
- Other
-Controllers
- Other
-Motors
- Other
Section - Power generation & storage
-Accumulators & intensifiers
- Accumulators; Bellows or diaphragm
- Accumulators; Bladder
- Accumulators; Piston
-Oil coolers
- Air cooled
- Water-cooled
-Power packs
- Custom
-Pumps
- Air-operated
- Fixed displacement
- Ganged
- Gear
- Hand/foot operated
- Piston
- Staged
- Vane
- Variable displacement
-Valves
- Air bleed
- Pressure reducing
- Unloading
-Dryers
- Absorbtive
- Refrigerant
-Other
- Condensate drains
- Filters
- Lubricators
- Relief valves
- Separators
- Service units
- Silencers
Section - Power transmission & distribution
-Hydraulics
- Dampers
- Fittings; Barbed fittings
- Fittings; Couplings
- Fittings; Couplings, quick-acting
- Fittings; Flanged
- Fittings; Flared
- Fittings; Flareless
- Fittings; Flexible couplings
- Fittings; Metric
- Flow dividers; Non-rotary
- Flow dividers; Rotary
- Flow restrictors
- Hose protectors
- Hose reels
- Hoses; Non-conductive
- Hoses; Regular hydraulic
- Hoses; Self-retracting (coiled)
- Hydraulic fluid
- Noise suppressors
- O-Ring bosses
- O-Rings
-Valves
- Relief; Pilot-operated
- Relief; Relief valves
- Relief; Servo-operated
- Surge damping
-Pneumatic
- Fittings; Barbed
- Fittings; Couplings
- Fittings; Couplings, quick-acting
- Fittings; Flanged
- Fittings; Flared
- Fittings; Flareless
- Fittings; Flexible couplings
- Fittings; Metric fittings
- Flow dividers, non-rotary
- Flow restrictors
- Hose protectors
- Hose reels
- Hoses; Non-conductive
- Hoses; Regular pneumatic
- Hoses; Self-retracting (coiled)
- O-Ring bosses, pneumatic
- O-Rings, pneumatic
- Tubing, pneumatic
Section - Services
-Design & engineering
- Cylinder; Custom design
-Maintenance & manufacture
- Accumulators/intensifiers; Repairs/maintenance
- Cylinder; Honing
- Fluid analysis & testing
- Power pack; Repairs/maintenance
- Rebuilding
-Design & engineering
- Cylinder; Custom design
-Dryers
- Maintenance & manufacture
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