In response to customer needs Norgren has added more flexibility to its VS18/VS26 valve islands. The Swiss design team responded to feedback from the market and has added a number of useful options to the series. Within the field of automation systems there is a growing demand for decentralised solutions for control. In response to this demand Norgren has optimised the design of the VS18/VS26 to be compatible with its FD67 distributed I/O solutions. Offering VS18/VS26 with FD67 fieldbus I/O system enables direct control of valve islands from FD67 nodes as part of a distributed system. Now featuring an M23 19-pin connector the VS18/VS26 series addresses the CNOMO standard E03.62.530.N within the European automotive industry. This metal connector is suitable for 24V DC and 115V AC valve islands and Multipole valve islands with an M23 connector as well as the corresponding M23 cables with connectors are available. Designed specifically for vacuum applications the new valve functions are available as 2×2/2 NC, NO, NO/NC derivatives.