I-pneumatic valve isebenzisa umoya ocindezelwe njengomthombo wamandla kanye nesilinda njenge-actuator. Ishayela i-valve ngokusebenzisa i-valve valve posiseder, i-valve ye-solenoid, isikhundla esibambe i-valve nezinye izesekeli ukubona ukulawulwa kokulawulwa kwepayipi: ukugeleza, ingcindezi, izinga lokushisa nezinye izinhlaka zenqubo. I-pneumatic valve inezici zokulawula okulula, ukuphendula okusheshayo, ukuphepha okungaphakathi futhi asikho isidingo sokuqhuma okwengeziwe kwezindlela zokufakazelwa.
I-pneumatic valve ivame ukwakhiwa nge-pneumatic actuator kanye ne-valve yokulawula exhunyiwe, ifakiwe futhi idiliji. I-pneumatic actuator ingahlukaniswa ibe yinto eyodwa esebenza futhi isebenza kabili. Kukhona intwasahlobo yokubuya ku-actuator eyodwa esebenza ngokubambisana, kepha ayikho intwasahlobo yokubuya ku-actuator esebenza kabili. Lapho i-actuator eyodwa esebenza elahlekelwa yimvelaphi yayo noma yehluleka ngokuzumayo, ingabuyela ngokuzenzakalelayo esimweni esivulekile noma esivaliwe se-valve.
I-pneumatic valve ngokuya ngemodi yesenzo sayo ihlukaniswe ngezinhlobo ezimbili: imvamisa ivulekile futhi ivaliwe ngokujwayelekile. I-pneumatic control valve ivame ukutholakala yimiphumela emihle nengemihle ye-actuator kanye nezindlela ezahlukahlukene zomhlangano wesakhiwo se-valve.
