Thread: SMC Solenoids
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Re: SMC Solenoids

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Originally Posted by MichaelBick View Post
I would agree that they are the best. It is so much cleaner to have all the solenoid wires and tubes go to one place.
With the 2015 control system, the manifolds will be even better. The Pneumatic Control Module can be placed right next to the manifold. No need to extend solenoid wires. You just need 2 CAN wires going back to the cRIO (or something else in the CAN chain).