Marotta Controls, a rapidly growing aerospace and defense supplier with a 65-year-plus heritage in spaceflight, announced that its latest direct acting solenoid valve is qualified for use in high pressure oxygen systems. Notably, the valve is also suitable for launch vehicle inert gas systems given its high flow capacity, smaller size, rapid response time, and overall cost-effectiveness. The manifold-mounted PLV405 can be configured with two or three ports and is proven to be reusable with a tested high lifecycle count.
Offering the same performance advantages, Marotta Controls also produces an inline model – the MV405. This valve is also available in 2-way or 3-way port configurations.
The PLV405 valves offer notable improvements over similar incumbent options, to include nearly double the flow capacity in a 7% lighter package with a 33% faster response time. They are constructed with alloys produced to the ATSM A36 standard.
The 3-way valve is also available in a modified version that supports only Nitrogen, Helium and Air (no Oxygen).
The devices are qualified to the Air Force Space Command’s (AFSC) SMC-S-016 standard and are put through Marotta’s advanced cleaning and testing processes used for all space-bound hardware.
Courtesy of Marotta Controls.