CPE18-M1H-5/3G-1/4

Product information

Product Overview

The CPE is Festo’s minimum-width individual solenoid valve: a compact valve designed around low electrical power consumption and high flow values relative to its size. Festo describes it as a universal individual valve. The family is built in a range of widths (CPE10, CPE14, CPE18, CPE24) so the same valve design can be scaled to the flow the application needs.

This page covers CPE18-M1H-5/3G-1/4 — Festo type code CPE18-M1H-5/3G-1/4, order number 170247. Everything below is taken from Festo’s own product data for this order number: the technical values, the category path, the GTIN and the lifecycle notice are all reproduced from the manufacturer’s page rather than paraphrased, so you can check them against Festo’s documentation before you buy.

Why Buyers Specify This Model

• Very small width relative to the flow it passes — Festo’s own headline for the family
• Low electrical power consumption, which matters when many valves share one output card
• Universal individual valve, so it can be used outside a valve terminal
• Several widths in one family so the flow can be scaled without changing valve concept
• Function variants include 5/3-way valves with mid-position closed, exhausted or pressurised
• High flow rate relative to its size

Technical Specifications (Official Festo Data)

Parameter	Official value
Valve function	5/3-way, closed Standard nominal flow rate (standardised to DIN 1343) 1450 l/min
Pneumatic connection	port 1 G1/4 Type of actuation Electrical

Source: Festo official product page for order number 170247 (GTIN 4052568137854). Values are reproduced unchanged; they are not converted or rounded.

Ordering Information

Item	Official data
Manufacturer	Festo
Type code	CPE18-M1H-5/3G-1/4
Festo order number	170247
GTIN	4052568137854
Festo category path	Products Valves and valve terminals Classic CPE CPE18-M1H-5/3G-1/4
Series	Solenoid valve CPE

The order number and the type code both have to match. A single character in the type code can change the valve function, the cushioning or the connection, and it always changes the order number.

Lifecycle and Availability

Festo’s own lifecycle notice for this variant: Please note: A newer product is available. More products of this category can be seen here: Valves and valve terminals Please contact Festo for alternatives Solenoid valve CPE18-M1H-5/3G-1/4 170247 GTIN:

We publish this notice rather than omit it. If the notice applies to your variant, we will tell you what Festo still supplies and what the current alternative is, so you can decide between a like-for-like spare and a platform change.

Official Documentation

Every figure on this page comes from Festo. Use the manufacturer’s own documents to verify it:

• Festo official product page — CPE18-M1H-5/3G-1/4 — the source of the technical values and the lifecycle notice above.
• Festo official series catalogue (PDF) — Festo’s own catalogue for this series, including the type code breakdown and the ordering data for every variant.

Ordering This Part

Before we quote, please confirm:

• the complete Festo type code, exactly as it appears on the drawing or the nameplate — not just the series name;
• the order number if you have it, so we can cross-check the code against Festo’s catalogue;
• the quantity and the delivery address;
• for cylinders, the stroke and the mounting style, because both are fields in the order code;
• for valves and sensors, the electrical connection and the voltage, because these are fields in the order code.

Send us a photograph of the nameplate if the code is hard to read — that is usually the fastest way to avoid shipping the wrong variant.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the code CPE18-M1H-5/3G-1/4 mean?
In Festo’s CPE code the number after CPE is the valve width, the following characters describe the actuation and the valve function (here a 5/3-way valve), and the trailing fraction is the pneumatic connection thread size. Because every field is part of the order code, quote the whole string.

Is the CPE still a current product?
Festo’s product page for these CPE variants currently carries the notice that a newer product is available. We reproduce that rather than hide it, and we can quote both the CPE and the current alternative.

Can I use a CPE valve on a valve terminal?
The CPE is positioned by Festo as a universal individual valve. If you need a manifold solution, tell us the number of positions and the flow you need and we will quote the right valve terminal instead.

Which electrical connection does the CPE use?
The connection type is part of the order code. Send us the code from your drawing or the nameplate and we will confirm the coil voltage and the plug pattern before shipping.