Actuation

News related to suppliers  of actuators (electric, hydraulic, pneumatic), product launches and technical articles.

3 Steps to Prevent Condensation in Electric Actuators

Starting with an understanding of what condensation is, why it occurs, and how to anticipate it, is key in understanding how to manage condensation in electric actuators.Understand condensation, anticipate condensation and prevent condensation.

New 2-Way Stainless Steel Ball Valves

Assured Automation had introduced their 36 Series full port ball valve. The valve is a 3-piece ball valve constructed of 316 stainless steel, and is available with threaded, socket weld and quick clamp ends.

ThermOmegaTech’s Inline Temperature Control Valve

ThermOmegaTech’s Inline Temperature Control Valve (HAT/RA) is a great solution for many industrial applications and processes that need continual thermal management.The HAT/RA is a reverse acting temperature control valve which senses fluid temperature and automatically modulates to regulate outlet fluid temperature within a narrow and pre-selected range.

BI-TORQ’s Stainless Steel Manual Ball Valves

BI-TORQ® Valve Automation 2-piece manual stainless steel ball valves come with a range of features and options. These include

Indelac’s Spring Return Electric Actuators – ASC Series

Indelac Controls, Inc. recently introduced models ASC4, ASC6, ASC10 & ASC12 to their ASC Series of Spring Return Electric Actuators.

Valtorc’s Stainless Steel 3-Way Butterfly Valve

Valtorc International has released a new 316 stainless steel 3-way butterfly valve assembly. The new valve was created in the company’s USA facility.

Warren Controls Showcases Industrial Products Suite

Warren Controls, a leading manufacturer of control valves and specialty fluid handling products, showcased its suite of HVAC and Industrial Products at the AHR Expo at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida.

Emerson Launches Shutoff Valve for Enhanced Safety

Emerson recently introduced the ASCO™ Series 158 Gas Valve and Series 159 Motorized Actuator. Designed specifically for burner-boiler applications, the new products give OEMs, distributors, contractors and end-users a new combustion safety shutoff valve option that increases safety and reliability and enhances both flow and control.The new valve offers a higher close-off pressure of 75 psi (5.2 Bar), which ensures a safe shutoff in the event of a fuel train system failure and eliminates the need for additional safety components.

Rotork Actuators Used on Brazilian FPSO Vessel

Rotork’s intelligent IQ3 multi-turn electric actuators, as well as CP and GP pneumatic actuators, have been chosen to control plug and butterfly valves on an FPSO, which will operate in the LIBRA oil fields in the Atlantic Ocean’s Santos Basin.

Flomatic Valves: Flo-E-Centric Plug Valve

Flomatic Valves’ Flo-E-Centric Model 5400 is an energy-efficient eccentric plug valve designed in compliance with AWWA C517-16.