When you need straightforward control over a double-acting cylinder in a pneumatic system, choose this manual control valve from Festo. It has a comfortable polymer hand lever for user-friendly operation. The 4/3-way valve gives you precision control, letting you balance the forces on either side of the piston or move it as needed. This powerful device supports a standard nominal flow rate of 1500L/min, helping your system run efficiently.

• Low actuation force of 2N for easy switching between positions
• Durable polyamide housing offers a long service life
• Through hole on body makes front-panel mounting simple

• Medical industry
• Chemical manufacturing
• Automated industrial operations

In the event of a fault, manually operated valves can be an invaluable backup since they'll work even if the rest of the system is down. As they’re simpler in design, they're usually more robust than their higher-tech equivalents. Also, a manual valve can often be quicker to respond to user input than an automatic component with a rigid process to follow when carrying out instructions.