Short Paper—Development of an Experimental Setup for Remote Testing of Pneumatic Control Development of an Experimental Setup for Remote Testing of Pneumatic Control https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v14i01.7784 Vule Relji! (!) , Brajan Baj"i, Ivana Milenkovi!, Jovan #ulc, Dragan #e$lija, Slobodan Dudi! University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia vuketa90@uns.ac.rs Abstract—This paper presents an experimental setup called pneumatic cir- cular manipulator. The manipulator represents a modular setup that can be adapted for the new testing by simple transformations. It is intended to be used for testing various types of pneumatic control and energy efficiency of pneu- matic control systems. The manipulator is primarily designed for students and their lectures. Since it has the possibility for remote control over the Internet, due to its modularity, it can be very interesting for researchers and employees in industry. The existing version of the manipulator allows visual monitoring of the working cycle and familiarization with the basics of pneumatic control and motion control for users. By future upgrade, the manipulator will become a set- up that will provide feedback on the consumption of compressed air, analysis of the type of control, cost-effectiveness analysis, etc. Keywords—remote control, pneumatic control, manipulator, CEyeClon plat- form 1 Introduction Reducing costs and reducing energy consumption have long been a major focus for industrial experts [1-3]. The energy required for manufacturing operations is consid- ered as an input of the process, which is partially transformed into useful work, em- bodied into the form and composition of the products and wastes while the rest is transformed into waste/lost heat. Energy savings are expected to be achievable from increasing both the energy efficiency of production and the logistic processes, as well as in innovative energy monitoring and management approaches, leading industries to a way of producing “more with less” [4]. Testing the various methods for reducing costs and energy consumption can sure reduce the mismatch between perceived and real barriers. Considering that greater knowledge leads to the decision of an industrial manager on how they are clearly confronted with effective opportunities and threats [5]. For a realistic estimate of cost and energy savings, at least one experimental setting is extremely valuable. It is necessary to provide different types of testing and analysis in most situations that may arise in prac- tice. In the case of pneumatic control, it is necessary to identify the most common situa- iJOE ‒ Vol. 14, No. 1, 2018 195