Actuation

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

Circor RTK’s REflex quick change seat control valve

RTK, a Circor International brand in the design and manufacture of control valves and actuators, introduces the REflex Quick Change Seat Control Valve with REact 30 DC-PoP smart actuator, a flexible all-in-one solution for noise reduction and high-pressure drop applications.

Valworx introduces PVC butterfly valve

Valworx announced the release of their new line of PVC Butterfly Valves. Valworx PVC Butterfly Valves feature lightweight PVC body construction with a polypropylene (PP) disc and are NSF 61 Certified for potable drinking water.

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BETTIS GH series single acting pneumatic actuator

PNEUTON™ engineering team has just completed the 3D models for the next contract. This 12″ #300 ball valve has been automated with a BETTIS GH series single acting pneumatic actuator, which has been fitted with a closed loop breather (CLB) system.

Rotork electric actuators for upstream gas production

Rotork intelligent full-turn electric actuators have been supplied for upstream shale gas production wells in the USA. Engineered for choke and control valve applications, Rotork’s IQTF actuators provide reliable flow control for oil and gas or process operations, capable of achieving accuracy to 0.3% and resolution to 0.1%.

Camseal ball valve feature stem position indicator disc

Conval recently announced that its popular Camseal© metal-seated, forged ball valves feature a new Stem Position Indicator Disc for easy, precise on-site identification and inspection of the open-close status of the valve.

New explosion proof electric actuators

The new explosion proof, series EL-XP9000 electric actuator is a sophisticated solution for hazardous environments that require explosion proof valve control.

Kinetrol solves scotch yoke actuator reliability issues

A southeastern chemical company had reliability issues with the leading brand of scotch yoke actuators. The actuators were mounted on 12" top entry ball valves that sent process reactor off-gas to a dryer for processing.

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Smart Switch Box for Pneumatic Actuators

The pneumatic actuator is an automatic control device for opening and closing of rotary valves with compressed air. Pneumatic actuators are divided into two groups as single and double acting.