The Versa 316 Stainless Steel Bleed Control Valve includes a precision machined needle. The flow area through which the air, or any other gas, passes to the atmosphere can be finely adjusted by turning the needle. After the Bleed Control Valve is adjusted, it can be securely locked at the desired setting with the lock nut provided. With a Versa 5/2 or 5/3 four-way valve, and a separate exhaust port for each side of a double acting cylinder, the speed in one stroke direction may be set at a different speed than the opposite stroke.