Actuation

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

AUMA actuators support Ethernet/IP in Arizona

AUMA has supplied 49 electric valve actuators featuring the Ethernet/IP communications protocol to a water treatment plant expansion project in Arizona, USA.

Toggle Valve Design Improves Efficiency

One of the largest chip manufacturers wanted to improve the safety and efficiency of its operations while working on its chemical distribution system.

December’s Spotlight Company: VAC

Valve Accessories and Controls (VAC) designs, manufactures and markets quality products for controlling actuators in various flow control markets.

Allied Valve and Automation Service Team Up

Barry Shoulders, President and CEO of Allied Valve, Inc., announced a merger with St. Louis, MO-based Automation Service, an internationally recognized provider of remanufactured Fisher® control valves and actuators as well as remanufactured Rosemount® and Foxboro® process instrumentation.

PTFE Media Isolation Valves

The Clippard NIV Series Media Isolation Valve is a solenoid-operated device that uses a flexible diaphragm to isolate the actuation mechanism from the fluid path.

Combustion Control Actuators Impact Steel Mill

A leading steel producing company having trouble maintaining the necessary reducing atmosphere in it’s continuous galvanizing preheat furnace turns to the combustion control gas valve actuator for a solution.

PVDF Ball Valves Now Available from Hayward Flow Contro

Hayward Flow Control has announced the addition of its TB Series Ball Valve to its range of natural PVDF (Polyvinylidene Fluoride) products.

New EAU1 Series Compact Electric Actuator from Hayward

Hayward Flow Control announced the introduction of the new EAU1 Series compact quarter-turn actuator featuring an ISO5211 compliant mechanical mount.

November’s Spotlight Company: VanAire

VanAire has continued to set the industry benchmark in Engineered Valve Automation Hardware (EVAH) since the company’s inception in 1995.

Increasing Plant Availability with the AUMA Cloud

Electric actuator manufacturer AUMA has expanded its digital services portfolio with the new AUMA Cloud, a free and secure cloud-based solution for cost-effective asset management and true condition-based predictive maintenance, promoting high plant availability.