Specifications
Instrumentation Section

• Instrumentation Section is mounted at eye-level for easy reading of gauges
• Panel is constructed of 16-guage chrome plated and brushed steel
• All gauges, cylinders, and instruments have been identified in large letting
• Includes: filter / regulator, lubricator, system pressure gauge, two in-line pressure testing gauges, four-port manifold, manometer, flowmeter, 24-volt DC power supply, momentary switch with output jacks

Component Panel

• Mounted at an angle for ease of use
• Constructed of 16-guage chrome plated and brushed steel
• All instruments are clearly identified
• 5-way, 3-position closed center lever-operated directional control valve
• 2-position double-piloted directional control valve

Additional Components

• Push-button actuator to fit all directional control valve bodies
• Two flow control valves
• Needle valve, shuttle valve, and check valve
• Two T-Fittings
• 16 pneumatic hoses with quick connect / disconnect couplers, color-coded by length
• Venturi assembly
• Manometer Accessories
• Air supply house
• Solenoid Valve Cable

Storage Compartment

• Behind the component panel and accessed through a hinged door with lock
• Designed for storing hoses and extra components
• All components, hoses, instruments, and fitting are industrial-grade design
• All direction control valves are removable and dissectible
• Actuators and spools on direction control valves are interchangeable
• All fittings are ball-check quick connect / disconnect

Curriculum

1. Explorer I System Familiarization
2. History and Applications of Pneumatics
3. Fundamentals and Characteristics of Compressed Air
4. Graphic Communication Symbols
5. Air Compressors: Theory and Purpose
6. Air Filters: Theory and Purpose
7. Pressure Regulators: Theory and Purpose
8. Lubricators: Theory and Purpose
9. Instrumentation: Theory and Purpose
10. Flow Meters
11. Pressure Gauges
12. Manometers
13. Directional Control Valves: Theory and Purpose
14. Manual Spool- Type Directional Control Valves
15. Solenoid Actuated Spool-Type Directional Control Valves
16. Air Pilot Type Directional Control Valves
17. Pneumatic Actuators: Theory and Purpose
18. Single Acting Cylinders
19. Double Acting Cylinders
20. Force/Area Relationship of a Cylinder
21. Rotary Actuators: Theory and Purpose
22. Rack and Pinion Rotary Actuators
23. Air Motors
24. Flow Controls: Theory and Purpose
25. Flow Control Valves
26. Needle Valves
27. Check Valves: Theory and Purpose
28. Simple Check Valves
29. Shuttle Valves
30. Venturi Vacuum Generators
31. Maintenance and Troubleshooting
32. Meter Out Cylinder Speed Control
33. Control of an Air Motor
34. Sequenced, Paired Cylinders in a Circuit
35. Cylinders in Parallel
36. Cylinders in Series
37. Two-Step Speed Control of a Double Acting Cylinder
38. Differential Pressure Circuit
39. Clamp-Press Circuit
40. Air Piloted Control of a Double Acting Cylinder