Parker Hannifin’s Viking Xtreme is an industrial inline valve that is designed to be resistant to salt spray and vibration, and it can perform at temperatures ranging from -40F to 140F, according to Parker. The valve can take pressure to 232 psi, and it comes in port sizes: 1/8 to 1/2. It’s designed to hit these harsh notes as a standard product, without custom engineering. Extreme valves have to operate dependably in harsh environments such as
The valve was designed to combine performance with compact installation dimensions that are well suited for general to harsh industrial applications, as well as mobile-related applications. It can be installed as a single valve for point-of-use applications or mounted on aluminum bar manifolds for centralized applications.
Some geographies have built-in harsh environments. “In Russia there are climate extremes that you have to accommodate. When you develop a product with these specific ranges, they come at you with additional requirements beyond what your standard product was based upon,” Gary Baumgardner, chief engineer at Pneumatic Division North America at Parker Hannifin, told us. “So we test it. We test at customer extremes such as going into a tunnel and experiencing the thermal shock of coming out of that environment.”
Parker developed the Viking Xtreme in response to a growing need for standardized equipment in non-standard environments. “We do more environmental testing than we did 20 years ago because we’re going into markets that require the greater range in temperature,” said Baumgardner.
Viking Xtreme is a fully featured valve that has multiple solenoid voltages incorporating standard or mobile-rated coils. Remote pilot valves are also available. Parker notes that applications with salt spray and high vibration requirements can benefit from the Viking Xtreme valve features, which include stainless-steel end fasteners, internal springs, and solenoid armatures.