Actuation

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

Integrated motor/valve assembly for OEM system

    VICI Valco’s Cheminert C65 Series Liquid Handling Stream Selector is an integrated motor/valve assembly designed to be built into an OEM system.

Mix-dispense valve for adhesives and sealants

    For low-flow mixing and dispensing of 2-component adhesives and sealants like silicones, epoxies, acrylics and urethanes, Sealant Equipment and Engineering has designed the 2600-093 Micro-Kiss™ Series mix-dispense valve.

Composite valve to reduce carbon footprint

   Tyco Valves and Controls’ CompoSeal valve provides comparable pressure and temperature performance to traditional valves with the benefit of improved environmental credentials and a reduced carbon footprint.

Clippard stepper-controlled proportional valve

Clippard Instrument Laboratory has released its new linear actuator, the high-flow stepper-controlled 2-way proportional valve. The bonded elastomeric seat achieves excellent sealing ensuring smooth opening and fine control at low flow for millions of cycles.

Burkert ball valves for gas and liquids

A range of 2/2 stainless steel ball valves have been introduced by Burkert Fluid Control Systems.

Rotork electric actuator for turbine preheating

  The Rotork CVA electric actuator has been specified for critical valve-control duty on high-temperature gas turbine pre-heater equipment.

New control valves customizable

Ultra-High Pressure Valve Assembly HP-60 by Badger Meter’s Research Control Valves is designed for high-pressure chemical applications, including research, injection and pilot plants. The HP-60 can be used as a Class IV shutoff valve or for flow control and features a 17-4 ph alloy chromium-copper precipitation hardening stainless steel with a solid Stellite Innervalve assembly.

WhisperTrak™ linear actuators

Thomson Industries has introduced its Thomson WhisperTrak™ Electric Linear Actuator line. The quiet actuator, <45 dBa, can be used in personal mobility, rehabilitation, and medical equipment applications.

Velan awarded Chinese nuclear valve contracts

In a contract worth $16.2 million, Velan SAS, Velan Inc.'s wholly owned subsidiary located in Lyon, France, has been selected by CNPE (China Nuclear Power Engineering Co, Ltd.) and as a result, the CNEIC (China Nuclear Energy Industry Corporation) awarded an important contract to Velan for the supply of nuclear-classified gate and globe valves for the two new nuclear power plants of FuQing Units 3 and 4 located in Fujian province, China.

Convert a quarter turn valve into a relief valve

Buckling pin pilots by Rupture Pin Technology can control readily available actuated ball and butterfly valves. These valves can incorporate chemical compatibility with no size or pressure limit. Where possible, the system fluid or steam can be used to supply actuator pressure as directed by the pilot.