Maximising the benefits of pneumatic automation Camozzi Automation

MAXIMISING THE BENEFITS OF PNEUMATIC AUTOMATION

Camozzi Automation has stood out from the crowd for more than five decades not only by offering the highest possible product quality but also by providing a comprehensive range of services in over 70 countries.

The company’s strategy is to distinguish itself as a true partner for its clients and to develop integrated solutions which bring high added value to their businesses.

The company was established in 1964 by three brothers who began manufacturing components for industrial automation in their small village in Lumezzane, northern Italy. Decades of hard work, commitment, dedication, and passion have turned the former small family-owned business into a strong industrial group, leading the way with new ideas and focused research and development, while anticipating and meeting new market requirements.

Today, Camozzi Automation is part of Italian Camozzi Group, which operates in a variety of sectors ranging from machine tools to textile machinery as well as providing raw material processing solutions.

Over the years, continuous investment has enabled the company to build and consolidate its international presence and broaden its product offering.

The first branch was set up in Germany in 1980 and since then 21 branch offices and workshops have been established worldwide. Today, the company has 29 subsidiaries and service centres and runs 14 production sites, employing over 2,000 people.

Precision and Flexibility

The company makes a complete range of actuators that includes mini-cylinders and ISO profile cylinders.

Innovative options include compact cylinders, stainless steel construction guided cylinders, rod-less cylinders, rotary actua-

tors, products integrated with position transducers and products for handling. Completing the range are sensors, guides, brakes, rod-locks, shock absorbers, accessories for fixing and all the tools needed to optimise a pneumatic circuit.

For industrial automation, Camozzi Automation offers a complete range of components, systems, and technologies, designing targeted solutions for any application as required.

Camozzi’s solutions for the control of actuation and the management of different types of fluids include linear actuators and grippers, valves, and solenoid valves, plus components for air treatment, connection elements, and vacuum systems.

Ongoing R&D in mechatronic solutions has led to the integration of sensors and diagnostic systems that are capable of processing information on the operating parameters of the system.

For the life sciences sector, Camozzi offers components and customised solutions for the control of fluids – both liquids and gases – with high performances in terms of efficiency and reliability.

Its miniaturised solenoid valves, components with proportional technology and solutions with separation diaphragm for aggressive fluids are used for laboratory diagnostics, molecular analysis, genomics and oxygen therapy, as well as dental units.

Camozzi’s customers from the transport sector rely on the company’s expertise in creating high-quality components and systems designed for use on the chassis, the body, the mobile automation or powertrain of a vehicle. Solutions for the airbrake, fuel supply, cooling, exhaust treatment, lubrication or mobile automation, are validated according to standards and customer specifications and are designed and made to meet and exceed the highest of expectations.

To guarantee the highest possibility quality in all production phases, Camozzi has created controlled atmosphere environments and an ISO 7 cleanroom for the assembly of products and solutions that require extreme cleanliness and elimination of all organic and/or inorganic contaminants.

Smart solutions

By taking a multi-technology approach, Camozzi is able to analyse each individual application and develop solutions based on selecting the most appropriate pneumatic, electric or proportional technology.

This analysis is built on unrivalled expertise in product and technology specifications, and a thorough understanding of the functional characteristics of the specific applications.

“Our value offering arises from the combination of industrial domain skills with the implementation of the most advanced technologies, aimed at industrial excellence for full satisfaction of the customer in many application sectors.” says Marco Camozzi, Managing Director of Camozzi Automation.

He points out that Camozzi Automation has recently extended its offering to include even more IoT products and solutions, working on both the digitisation of production processes and the creation of real cyber-physical systems. The aim is to enable the integration of mechanical, electronic and digital elements, constantly improving process performance and management of the data chain.

“One of our main strengths in developing smart solutions for Industry 4.0 lies above all in the ability to transform, in real time through sophisticated proprietary algorithms, the information gathered by enabling technologies into detailed diagnostic reports. In this way, customers can constantly monitor the performance of production processes, planning maintenance activities more effectively and efficiently, while significantly reducing downtimes and operating costs,” he affirms. “That is the value we bring to our clients.” n