{"id":6861,"date":"2025-05-12T10:12:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T10:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/blog\/digital-valves\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T08:49:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T08:49:14","slug":"digital-valves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/en\/digital-valves\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital valves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-group section-post has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f3f3f4;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6de5887ca5bc61b0da5f20150845fef9\" style=\"color:#009fe3\">Digital valves revolutionize hydraulic systems through precision, efficiency and minimal energy costs.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns section-post-wrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1156\" height=\"1033\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Digitalventiele.jpg\" alt=\"Digital events\" class=\"wp-image-6615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Digitalventiele.jpg 1156w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Digitalventiele-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Digitalventiele-1024x915.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Digitalventiele-768x686.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Digitalventiele-133x119.jpg 133w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Digitalventiele-93x83.jpg 93w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Digitalventiele-62x55.jpg 62w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Digitalventiele-18x16.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Digitalventiele-182x163.jpg 182w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1156px) 100vw, 1156px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Digital valves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More performance, less energy consumption<mark> and lower system costs<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to their compact design, they are cost-effective, low-maintenance and offer maximum precision, energy efficiency and reliability.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Switching times in the millisecond range improve positioning accuracy, increase reliability and significantly reduce energy consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hydraulic systems have a high power density, but often suffer from low energy efficiency. This is where digital hydraulic switching concepts come in &#8211; with the fast switching valve as the central component. The FSVi<em>(Fast Switching Valve with integrated Electronics<\/em>) developed by LCM is the first digital valve on the market with a switching time of approx. 1 ms &#8211; at least five times faster than standard market solutions.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Optimized magnets and an energy-efficient control, embedded in the integrated electronics, enable a permanent switching frequency of 100 Hz. The simple design also reduces the production and maintenance costs of hydraulic actuators. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <section  class=\"section-desc\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"section-desc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRequirements<\/mark>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Dosing of different media (gases, hydraulic fluids, lubricants through to pasty liquids)<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Pressures from 5 bar to 200 bar (applications from 10 bar to 350 bar)<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Quantities from drops\/minute to several liters\/minute with one valve<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Durability of the valves &gt; 1 billion load cycles<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYour benefit<\/mark>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Significantly higher energy efficiency thanks to fast, digital switching technology<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Simple, robust design reduces maintenance and costs<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Very fast switching time (~1 ms) for precise and dynamic control<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Up to 80 % less energy consumption, less heat loss<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Smaller tanks and cooling systems 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