气动控制系统使用经过压缩的环境空气工作，即所谓“压缩空气驱动”。气动控制系统对外部环境影响极不敏感，因此可在诸多应用领域用于技术控制。
使用空气作为工作介质，是气动学的技术基础。因此在气动应用中，使用压缩空气来传递和控制能量。控制器由一个能量引导单元和一个控制系统组成。控制器对所有过程进行登记并作进一步处理。在该过程中会传送输出信号，用于对与控制器相连的执行器进行行为控制。执行器包括压缩空气电机和压缩空气气缸等。
使用气动控制系统具有诸多优势，它以自然界的空气作为工作介质，不但风险因素少，成本也低。下文列示介绍各项突出优势：
与液压解决方案相比，气动系统和控制器往往更具优势，因为工厂大多设有压缩空气气源，再者，驱动工作部件后，气动系统不需要回馈空气。
与依赖电力的电动控制技术相比，使用空气的气动控制系统往往更可靠。
Pneumatic control technology and an appropriate pneumatic system are used in many industries and sectors for all sorts of applications. Different versions of the systems are used, for example, to support machine tools, automatic production lines, lifting tools or mechanical clamps. Here is an overview of common application areas:
Pneumatic control systems can also be used in water supply, in train doors or even in nuclear research. These control systems have changed the way many companies do business. Many industries, such as manufacturing or transportation, are able to operate more efficiently thanks to the availability of compressed air.
This pneumatic counter is suitable for front panel mounting and can be reset pneumatically. Optionally with protective cap for counting up to a preselected value or continuous addition counting. The counter adds pneumatic signals from zero and sends a pneumatic output signal when the preselected number is reached. By pressing the white locking button and simultaneously entering the preselection value, the counter is preset (the preselected number is permanently visible in the preselection window). The preset number is retained for resetting the counter in future. The preset value can also be corrected during operation. Finished quantities or elapsed time units can be read without recalculation.
This pneumatic timer is ideal for switching delays. It also has a setting screw and a visual indicator. The timer switches the input pressure applied to the first connection to the second connection after the set time delay has expired. The reset module is used to automatically reset timers of type PZVT-...-SEC once the preset time has expired and to generate an output signal of a specific length for control purposes. The timer can be reset manually by pulling the adjusting knob on the reset module. This makes it very easy to implement pneumatic time control processes with automatically repeating time intervals.