LaunchPoint tests new VVT valve actuator
LaunchPoint Technologies (LaunchPoint) recently completed testing a new version of its variable valve timing (VVT) electromechanical valve actuator (EVA) for internal combustion engines. The new design reduces power consumption by more than 50% compared to the previous design and has, thus far, exceeded 1 million cycles of endurance testing.
Bürkert fulfils DIN EN 61439 standards
The new series of standards for the construction of switch and control systems, DIN EN 61439, will take effect on 1 November 2014, superseding the previous standard DIN EN 60439 with a transition period.
New interactive guide from BERNARD CONTROLS
BERNARD CONTROLS has just moved its former printed User’s Guide into an interactive web application named GPS Actuator.
Portable valves gearbox for underground valves
F.lli Scapin’s brand-new RPM ‘Portable valve gearbox’ for valves operators helps easy and fast opening/closing on underground water valves not equipped with a reduction gearbox and usually moved by a Tee Key, valve requiring high Nm values (rather than manual work of one single operator) or valves needing a high number of turns to be fully open or closed.
Standard range of butterfly dampers from DTL
DTL have launched a standard range of butterfly dampers that provide a simple and cost effective method of control and isolation for many industrial applications requiring a shut-off of up to 99%. The new range, which is powered by Rotork actuators, will be supplied in diameters ranging from 200mm to 1200mm (in increments of 50mm).