Seeking SMC Pneumatics Advice

[R.C.]

Originally Posted by IndySam

I understand how the wiring is easier but I don't understand how the plumbing is.

When we mount the valve close to the cylinder we only have to run one hose up to that area instead of two. To me this is simpler, cleaner and uses much less air. But to each his own

The reason a lot of say the manifold is better is because:

-One Central Spot for wiring
-One Central Spot for turning off and on solenoids manually.
-One airline to power all x amount of solenoids, this year we used 6. So it reduced the amount of air by 5 lines.
-Its not messy, as I don't have to deal with solenoids in 6 or more spots.
-Also you can blank off spots your not using for around $2-4 bucks and add solenoids super easy. This year we thought we were using 6 solenoids, so we bought the 8 guy.

Overall we really like the SMC Manifold.

-RC