Canadian company Festo, a leading manufacturer of pneumatic and electromechanical systems, components and controls for process and industrial automation, has released new valves for automating utility processes in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.
The new automated valve solutions feature the company’s VZBE ball valves, VZXA angle seat valves, VZQA pinch valves, DFPD quarter-turn actuators, VSNC NAMUR pilot valves and the SRBC family of open/close sensor boxes.
The new valves feature 316-stainless steel bodies and Teflon seats. Valves are rated up to 1000 psi and 400 ºF (200 ºC). The company sizes the components and can provide fully assembled and tested valve terminals and automated valve assemblies for plug-and-play installation or parts ready for assembly.