Tag: actuators

With 23-years of maintenance and reliability management experience in the chemical industry, Alex Chen has a unique opinion on reliability. Comparing the reliability of equipment to the lifespan of humans, Alex vividly illustrates the history of equipment reliability engineering, and explores how ‘full-life-cycle reliability’ is key to success in this latest interview.

It might be difficult to believe, but there used to be a joke about a geologist reporting back over a field trip and saying: ‘I have good and bad news; the bad news is that we did not find any oil; the good news is that we did not find any gas either.’

Water is a vital resource and component to human life. From the municipal water system in your city to the bottled water you purchase from your local grocery store, the potable water you consume must conform to a strict set of standards that govern the safety and cleanliness of the final product that is offered and available to customers.

Paladon Systems will soon release two pneumatic linear spring to open actuators (model PNL-420-20106-SRO3XFR (1000) & PNL-360-11309-SRO2XFQ (915)).

The innovative AVA series of smart electric actuators from DynaQuip Controls is a unique add to the market. They are ultra-compact, multi-voltage sensing, and can be mounted in any direction.

Global valve and actuation manufacturer DeZURIK has received a Dual Training Pipeline grant of USD $36,000 to provide tuition support for their machinists.

ProMation Engineering will supply electric actuators to the high-pressure industrial water (HPIW) facility at Stennis Space Center.

The ProMation Engineering line of quarter-turn industrial actuators now includes CSA and ATEX certified explosion proof and ignition proof actuators.

Over 300 Rotork K-TORK pneumatic vane actuators were installed at one of Florida’s largest low-pressure ultrafiltration (UF) membrane plants.

The Indelac Controls Safe & Secure Series of fail-safe electric actuators combines the durability of high-quality, American-made actuators with the reliability of an integrated power supply.