Actuation

Rotork, a manufacturer of electric, pneumatic and hydraulic valves and actuators, with branches in North and South America, recently received a large order for their high temperature specification Rotork RC200 scotch-yoke pneumatic actuators.

Schenck Process (Schenck), a provider of industrial weighing, feeding, conveying, screening, automation and air filtration technology, with operations in North and South America, has introduced the second generation of their Schenck Process PT45 diverter valve.

The Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), aimed in part at regulating civil aviation and US commercial space transportation, recently adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for a number of Boeing airplanes, requiring the inspection of motor-operated valve (MOV) actuators.

Bürkert Fluid Control Systems, with branches in Canada, the US, Argentina and Brazil, recently launched the latest version of its diaphragm valve body, manufactured using hydroforming technology.

GEMÜ, a high-quality valves, measurement and control systems manufacturer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, has modified the coating on its valve bodies in its series of concentric, soft-seated GEMÜ 480 Victoria® butterfly valves.

AUMA, a manufacturer of valves and actuators with various locations in the North and South America, has recently complemented its SVC globe valve and SGC part-turn actuator series with the new EQ part-turn actuators and the new SD series consisting of multi-turn, part-turn and linear actuators.

Texas-based CBS ArcSafe, a manufacturer of remote racking and switching solutions for low- and medium-voltage switch gear, has introduced its remote switch actuator (RSA), compatible with Allen Bradley 1494F-P1-NP Series A circuit breakers.

Caltrol, a provider of industrial process automation in California, Arizona and Hawaii has launched a new service solution: a “Mobile Service Center” in the form of a new utility truck and service trailer.

Rotork Schischek compact explosion-proof valve actuators have been selected by Ecopetrol as the reliable solution for a critical petrochemical analysis process in Columbia. Ecopetrol is the largest petroleum company in Colombia, engaged in oil and gas exploration, production and refining.

Headquartered in Radford, Virginia, Thomson Linear recently developed the Electrak HD, a new superior performance linear actuator. Based on the Electrak electric linear actuator, the HD is designed to offer higher power, longer stroke, on-board controls with optional CAN J1939 bus capabilities and unmatched environmental protection.