Tag: actuation

Japan-based pneumatic valve actuator manufacturer Bestorque recently began marketing its unique valve actuator in North America. The Bestorque actuator uses a proprietary air motor that is light weight and compact yet develops very high torque.

Romatec has launched its new Valve & Gauge & Valve Automation Center in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

The Type 730 is part of Chemline’s 700 series of diaphragm valves. This pneumatically actuated diaphragm valve has a plastic diaphragm actuator which can be either normally closed, normally open or double acting.

SIPOS Aktorik has reported a rapidly expanding network of global distributors. The company, which appointed five partners in 2010/11, has a total of 50 organisations supporting its variable speed actuators around the world.

Deputy Director at SNPEC Procurement Centre, Ms. Qu HuiHong, will address important requirements for suppliers to the Chinese nuclear industry. As a Keynote speaker at the upcoming Nuclear Exchange conference & networking event, Ms HuiHong will speak on important topics of interest to foreign suppliers looking to build their business in China.

Rotork will exhibit the Pakscan P3 modular control system at WEFTEC 2011, the Water Environment Federation’s Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference, where education and training is provided to thousands of water quality professionals from around the world.

Quarter-turn electric actuators boast rugged design ProMation Engineering’s P9-13 Series quarter-turn electric, non-spring return actuators feature a rugged, industrial grade design for use with all ball and butterfly valves or dampers requiring higher torque outputs from 17,500 in.

Rather than using two 2-way automated valves to control the flow of liquids, a single 3-way valve does the job with fewer components and lower cost. Assured Automation’s PTP Series 3-Way Ball Valves can be used for flow diverting or controlling two flows coming into a single line.

Enertech, a business unit of Curtiss Wright flow control, has developed an extended mission gas spring actuator model to support nuclear plant cool down during station black conditions. Conventional electro-hydraulic, gas spring actuators are limited to one direction; fail safe positioning of isolation valves.

The Valve Basics Seminar & Exhibition is a one-and-a-half-day program that has already drawn more than 400 people who need or want to learn about industrial valves, actuators and controls.