Actuation

Rotork CVA electric control valve actuation technology is helping Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) to increase efficiency and reduce energy costs at its Wakefield production plant. Since installing and acting on the information produced by an Energy Monitoring system, the company has so-far reduced electricity consumption at Wakefield by 13% since 2009.

Valcor Nuclear Air Pilot Solenoid Valves are nuclear-qualified valves with standard brass bodies, and are available in a wide range of voltages and flow capacities. These valves are IEEE 323, 344 & 382 qualified for use inside containment.

Market leading actuator manufacturer and flow control company Rotork plc has expanded its range of instrumentation products with the acquisition of Young Tech Co. Ltd. (YTC).YTC is a Korean-based, ISO9001 certified manufacturer of positioners and accessories mainly associated with pneumatic valve actuation.

QTRCO, based in Tomball, Texas, announced the establishment of QTRCO SG in cooperation with Severn Glocon Group of Gloucester England. Ed Holtgraver, chairman of QTRCO stated that QTRCO SG will enable their QTRCO actuators and user support to extend to all corners of the globe.

 Gas Motor Actuators automate thousands of manually operated main line valves in action around the world. Utilizing the existing valve gear box, the gas motor actuator can be adapted to motorize the hand wheel shaft of the gearbox.

W.E. Anderson, a division of Dwyer Instruments, is introducing the WE02 automated 3-piece NPT stainless steel ball valve. The ball valve, which is apart of the new WE02 series, has a full port 3-piece stainless steel ball valve that maintains great flow rates with minimal pressure drop.

Rotork’s innovative CVA electric control valve actuators can assist the natural gas industry to eliminate the problem of freezing in pipelines and equipment.Gas hydrate formation is a potentially serious problem in natural gas flow lines in every area, from the production well through to customer delivery.

AUMA will present its comprehensive range of multi-turn, part-turn, linear and lever actuators plus gearboxes at IFAT. A range of options for manual actuator operation will be promoted.

VAG is launching an innovative control and regulation valve that will be presented for the first time at the IFAT 2014. The own-medium controlled VAG RIKO Plunger Valve combines all the advantages of a plunger valve with those of own-medium controlled actuation.

UniTorq Actuators & Controls introduced the new UT-ZM declutchable gear override. Available in torque outputs ranging from 1,770 to 61,995 in lbs, the UT-ZM provides a safe, cost-effective solution for manual control of the valve whenever air supply or power to a pneumatic actuator is lost.