Actuation

Precision Global, a global manufacturer of aerosol valves, actuators and other dispensing solutions across a variety of industries, including food & beverage, industrial and pharmaceutical, recently announced that Claudio Contini has been appointed Vice Chairman of Precision Global's Board of Directors, effective immediately.

Heerema Marine Contractors has chosen Emerson Automation Solutions, which has offices throughout North America, to provide a valve remote control (VRC) system for the world’s largest semi-submersible offshore crane vessel, SSCV Sleipnir, currently under construction at Sembcorp Marine’s shipyard in Singapore.

Brazilian company Micromazza now offers Top Entry ball valves. The internal components are mounted through the top of the valve, aiming to provide simplified and fast maintenance as it is not necessary to remove the valve from the line for repairs.

The US Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) has awarded a contract worth USD $6.82 million to Andritz Hydro to modernize and overhaul three original pressure relief valves at the 2,078-MW Hoover Dam.

Belimo, whose US headquarters are located in Connecticut, recently launched their new generation of butterfly valves and actuators for high-flow applications for HVAC and commercial applications, which are designed to achieve zero leakage at 200 psi (13.

Parker Hannifin Corp., whose global headquarters are located in Ohio, has extended its range of distribution manifolds with a new low pressure version.

In a recent contract, Rotork’s facility at Calgary has fitted IQ3 intelligent electric actuators to fifteen gate valves, sized 42", 48" and 60", and shipped them to the Suncor Fort Hills oil sands mine project in the Athabasca region of Alberta in Canada.

Kyntronics, which is based in Ohio, have released new electromechanical linear and rotary actuators. The actuators seamlessly drop in to existing applications, or Kyntronics' engineers will customize an actuator system for the customer's application.

New York-based Festo, a leading manufacturer of pneumatic and electromechanical systems, components and controls for process and industrial automation, have introduced new stainless steel VZBE ball valves, DFPD quarter turn actuators, VSNC NAMUR pilot valves and the SRBC family of open/close sensor boxes.

Minnesota-based Tolomatic's new RSX hydraulic-class electric linear rod actuator aims to meet the need for extreme forces and to be an ideal choice for replacing hydraulic cylinders.