With industrial plants under constant pressure to improve sustainability, efficiency, and productivity in demanding site applications, a sector expert is encouraging equipment specifiers to review their facility’s existing valve care controller capabilities.
According to Nicola Zenoni, Engineering Manager at IMI STI, increasing scrutiny on plant teams to optimize processes means the risk and impact of system failures and other costly disruptions has become even greater. He is, therefore, encouraging processing professionals to audit existing operations and ensure effective tools and solutions are in place to observe and analyse plant production.
With these issues in mind, IMI Critical Engineering’s specialist actuation brand IMI STI has recently developed a high-capacity and high-precision digital pneumatic positioner. The Smart High-Performance (SHP) Positioner, which supersedes IMI STI’s existing FasTrak (FT) Positioner, uses a control algorithm system and patented logic to ensure very low stroking times with high dynamic control, mitigating issues from all applications.
The solution’s unique design also provides dynamic, high-speed performance in large-volume actuators, minimising the need for accompanying flow amplification devices. It also features a vibration-resistant, contactless feedback sensor, providing high-quality, valuable information detailing valve performance. According to Mr. Zenoni, the diagnostic tools featured in solutions such as the SHP Positioner will be essential to allowing greater control over future plant operations and limiting potential downtime.
Courtesy of IMI Critical Engineering.