Festo OS-PK-3 OR logic element

The OR logic element, also known as OR function element, OR valve or shuttle valve, from Festo with type number OS-PK-3 is a pneumatic valve for realizing logical OR operations in control systems. It has the dimensions 10 x 10 x 10 cm and weighs 0.01 kg. Another part number for this product is 16.97044-0257 from Manroland. OR logic elements serve to generate an output signal when at least one of several input signals is present. They are used in automation technology, especially in pneumatic controls, to enable flexible logical operations. Typical applications include machine control, such as in packaging machines for monitoring multiple start conditions or in assembly systems for releasing a process by different sensors.