Tag: actuation

ValvTechnologies, manufacturer of zero-leakage, severe service isolation valve solutions has developed ValvXpress™, an off-the-shelf, valve, mounting kit and actuator package.

    Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions has released a new version of its popular 36mm G4 linear actuator.

K Controls has released two new valve position monitors for use in the oil, gas and petrochemical industries.

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.

Misumi USA has announced that it has expanded its range of linear actuators, designed for use in industrial machinery and automation systems, to include a series of pneumatic module units (linear guides), as well as additional models in its manually operated KU Series of linear actuators.

Rotork has announced that it has acquired the Fairchild Industrial Products Company, a manufacturer of high-precision pneumatic controls and power transmission products based in North Carolina, USA.

Plexus Holdings is partnering with four major oil and gas companies to develop and commercialise a new and safer subsea wellhead, HGSS. Consulting partners included in Plexus’s Joint Industry Project are Maersk Oil North Sea UK, Shell International Exploration and Production, Wintershall Noordzee, and oil and gas technology solution consultancy SafeKick.

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.

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.

Top Line has recently released a new line of double acting & spring return actuators. Corrosion resistant, with a hard anodized finish, these actuators have dual travel stops and ISO 5211 valve mounting dimensions.