Actuation

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

Frames completed HIPPS for deepwater gas field

Frames, supplier of oil & gas solutions and certified High Integrity Pressure Protection Systems (HIPPS) integrator, together with their partner Mokveld, completed two HIPPS for the Pemex Lakach field Gas Collection Station.

Rotork ELB for pressure monitoring & smart control

Designed for use in the oil and gas industries, the Rotork Electronic Line Break (ELB) is a robust, self-contained instrument that combines pipeline pressure monitoring with intelligent valve control.

Rotork Valvekits – where size doesn’t matter

From the smallest valve mounting kit to the largest spool kit made to date, Rotork Valvekits, with North American headquarters in Oklahoma, US, designs and manufactures products in a full range of materials to meet customers’ specific requirements.

AUMA Actuators Inc. celebrates 40 years

This year benchmarks the 40th anniversary of AUMA-USA’s manufacturing and operations. In 1976, AUMA began manufacturing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Assured Automation’s new 3-way sanitary valve

Clark, New Jersey-based Assured Automation has announced the new 30D Series 3-way sanitary ball valve for use in food processing and other clean service applications.

Hunt Valve new poppet valve for descaling

Salem, Ohio-based Hunt Valve, a fluid power engineering company specializing in severe-duty valves and components, has announced a new proportional poppet valve for descaling applications that the company claims lasts three to five times longer than traditional poppet valves.

Hayward Flow Control expands Chemical Feed line

Hayward Flow Control has announced the expansion of its Chemical Feed Product lines. Hayward Flow Control, a division of Hayward Industries, is a US manufacturer of industrial thermoplastic valves, actuation and controls, instrumentation, filters, strainers, corrosion resistant pumps, bulkhead fittings and tank accessories, for use in water and wastewater treatment, chemical processing & transfer, chemical feed, aquatic/animal life support systems, mining and other industrial processing systems.

New PTFW media isolation valves from Clippard

Cincinnati, Ohio-based Clippard has launched NIV series PTFW 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.

KSB butterfly valve for fire safety applications

As a complement to its range of butterfly valves the KSB Group, with branches in North and South America, has launched a special version for fire protection applications.

SMC new valve manifolds for food & packaging

Pneumatics manufacturer, SMC Corporation, with US headquarters in Noblesville, Indiana, recently launched a new edition to the SY series of Valve Manifolds targeted at the food and packing markets.