Mead Fluid Dynamics

Mead has long been a leader in the development of the pneumatic components that shape their industry today. Their English subsidiary, Mead UK, gives Mead an important presence in the expanding European fluid power marketplace. This also enables Mead to offer products of both metric and "imperial" orientation.
Mead's traditional strengths have been in supplying pneumatic components to the industrial automation market. Applications for their extensive valve and cylinder lines cover a broad spectrum of modern industry.

Recent developments, notably Mead's patented, award-winning Isonic valve technology; have propelled Mead into new, more specialized markets. Some of the industries attracted to this unique, low-cost valve include: medical, HVAC, process control, instrumentation and fast food.

Some of Mead's accomplishments include:

• 1st Air Clamp
• 1st All-Pneumatic Built-in-End-of-Stroke Cylinder Sensor
• 1st Air Switch
• 1st Totally Non-Lubricated Cylinder
• 1st Totally Integrated All-Pneumatic Anti-Tiedown Control
• 1st Cylinders with Hard-Coated Aluminum Tubing
• 1st Snap-Acting 4-Way Air Valve
• 1st Valve to Utilize multi-patented "Half-Shell" Isonic Technology