Actuation

Belimo Americas, a manufacturer of damper actuators and control valves used in commercial HVAC systems, has recently released the new ANSI 250 pressure rating Energy Valve and Electronic Pressure Independent Valve (ePIV), designed for high pressure applications.

SMAC Moving Coil Actuators, manufacturers of programmable electric actuators based out of Carlsbad, California, recently announced that they will be presenting their new LCB actuator at the upcoming IPC APEX 2016 Expo in Las Vegas.

Asahi/America, Inc., specializing in corrosion resistant thermoplastic fluid handling products, including valves, actuators, pipe and fittings, recently announced the addition of the Speed Handle™ to its manual butterfly valve option offerings.

AGRU Kunststofftechnik GmbH (AGRU), a manufacturer of innovative plastic products, with North American operations in Georgetown, Washington, has introduced a new generation of the AGRU pressure tapping valve (DAV).

Stafford, Texas-based SRI Energy, Inc., a provider of oilfield equipment, systems and services, has successfully qualified its SUPRAM™ line of products for subsea and surface use. The qualifications include API 17D, API 6A PR2 (20th ed.

Festo, global manufacturer of process control and factory automation solutions, with branches in North and South America, has recently launched the new linear actuator, DFPI-NB3, with integrated displacement encoder.

Danfoss, a leading manufacturer of high-efficiency electronic and mechanical components and controls for industrial and water systems, heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration has recently introduced the new NovoCon® S Digital Actuator, during the 2016 AHR Expo in Orlando, Fla.

Virginia-based CONCOA has introduced the 586 Series Emergency Shut-Off Valve (ESV) kits, ideal for use as safety devices in gas systems requiring fail-safe shutdown of gas supply and flow. The pneumatically actuated, packless diaphragm valves, incorporating long-life Elgiloy® diaphragms, metal-to-metal seals, and nickel-plated aluminum actuators for accuracy and repeatability, work in combination with CONCOA’s line of safety monitors to initiate manual or automatic system shutdown.

New technology developed by Resolution Air, Ltd., headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, allows the benefits of pinch valve fluid separation to be combined with proportional valve control for sanitary processes that require highly accurate, incremental flow regulation where cleanliness and sterility are required.

Emerson Process Management, a business of Missouri-based Emerson, recently broke ground on the site for its new technology development, customer training, and project support facility in Dhahran Techno Valley in Saudi Arabia.