Valve Actuators and Positioners Reference Materials

Description: Rotork CVA electric control valve actuation technology is helping Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) to increase efficiency and reduce energy costs at its Wakefield production plant. ...

Description: The Reliance refinery at Jamnagar in India is one of the largest single refinery sites in the world and virtually all of its valves are motorised with Rotork actuators. Almost 3000 Rotork IQ ...

Description: There are more than 180,000 miles of liquid petroleum pipelines across the United States. They connect extracting areas to refineries and petrochemical plants as well as delivering the refined product ...

Description: The ethanol blending process is a critical part of a gasoline terminal operation and has a significant impact on product quality, meeting environmental regulations and profitability. Optimizing the ...

Description: Actuators are a small part relative to the overall systems they live in. Many of these devices weigh in at only ten or twenty pounds. But they are a small component that plays a crucial role: When ...

Description: Fieldbus is the name of a family of industrial computer network protocols used for real-time distributed control, standardized as IEC 61158. Advanced digital fieldbus technology has been successfully ...

Description: Actuators can have many different sizes, shapes and functions, but all of them require some sort of input power to move the valve or the damper they are mounted on. On this blog, we have talked about ...

Description: Since the middle of the 20th century, to regulate the level and the flow of water of a river, many cities use sluice, knife or slide gates. They can be essential in protecting against flooding in ...

Description: There are many dangers when extracting, transporting and refining oil & gas or any other dangerous materials. Two of the major ones are fires and explosions... ...

Description: The common idea of an automated valve is a large valve with a heavy-duty actuator, typically powered by a three-phase electrical supply. Nevertheless, many industrial processes require smaller valves, ...

Description: Entire actuator or automation package replacement can be expensive and time-consuming. In-field repair and modification can allow to resume operations in the shortest time and at the lowest expense. ...

Description: Continued advancements in technology have undoubtedly touched almost every aspect of human lives, giving us more convenience, variety and function than ever before. Recently, even pumps and industrial ...

Description: Lean manufacturing is based on finding efficiencies and removing wasteful steps that don't add value to the product. No need to reduce quality, the cuts are a result of finding better, more efficient ...

Description: Here are 5 arguments showing why, despite more than 5 years of debating and controversy and the project still not being approved, Keystone XL remains in the best interest of the U.S. ...

Description: There are more than 4,300 years between the invention of a threaded screw and the modern industrial threaded screw as it is known nowadays. That's a long period of time since the threaded screw is ...

Description: Domestic Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) production is projected to increase by more than 45% by 2040. What are the resulting opportunities for valve actuator manufacturers? ...

Description: This article presents and explains specifications used in the valve industry in the USA and around the world, with a list of the main organizations responsible for establishing such standards for ...

Description: This article serves as an introduction to the industrial valve industry and is designed to inform about basics such as valve types, design and history. ...

Description: Are you still using hydraulic and pneumatic actuators? You may want to read on and reconsider your decision. Electric actuators are continually gaining popularity over their hydraulic and pneumatic ...

Description: Here is a guide on how to fine-tune a Modulating Electric Actuator AC & DC Controls. The following instructions are a step by step manual for an easy and smooth field calibration. ...

Description: An electric actuator is a mechanical device used to convert electricity into kinetic energy in either a single linear or rotary motion. It automates damper or valve in order to increase process ...

Description: The suitability of a valve for a specific application is defined by the materials used in relation to the transported fluid as well as its mechanical design. Here is Indelac Valve Selection Guide. ...

Description: Here at Indelac Controls, we strive to innovate and always offer new reliable products. In this effort, we have come up with our own NEMA 6P Electric Actuator. Here is how the testing happened and the ...

Description: In an emergency situation such a fire inside a tunnel, electric motor operated dampers in the ventilation system can act to clear smoke from the structure as well as to suppress spreading of the fire. ...

Description: The aerospace industry is encountering heightened competition, as well as increasingly stringent regulatory and security requirements both domestically and in emerging markets. In order to remain ...

Description: Unwanted condensation in/on electrical goods can have severe consequences, especially inside electric actuators. How to prevent it? Find it here... ...

Description: The following list of valve actuator terms may assisted when explaining your automation needs, to help us better serve you. ...

Description: Lack of knowledge about torque can often mislead buyers to inaccurate choices when choosing an actuator for their automation package. Here is a clear definition of what actuator torque is. ...

Description: To ensure automated valve performance in today's sophisticated process control systems it is essential to develop a complete specification for each of the elements in the control package. Though the ...

Description: Here is a guide on how to install a 4-20mA Positioner on any Indelac Actuator. The following instructions are a step by step manual for an easy and smooth field installation. ...

Description: As the process industry continues to achieve more efficient and productive plant design, plant engineers and technicians are faced, almost daily, with new equipment designs and applications. One ...

Description: Picking the right Electric Actuator for a valve is not that easy. Industry buyers ask yourselves these 24 questions before choosing your valve automation solution. ...

Description: Actuators are simply devices used to transform energy into motion. A thermal actuator is a type of non-electric motor made of components such as a piston and a thermal sensitive material capable of ...

Description: A good analogy for initially understanding duty cycle can start with the idea of riding a bicycle.You peddle (period of energy exertion) and then coast (period of rest) using your momentum to carry ...

Description: A wireless actuator is an actuator geographically distributed and interconnected by wireless networks. Nowadays, wireless actuators are simple to use, easy to implement, easy to commission. They ...

Description: The simple short phrase "fail-safe actuator" conjures a vision of a wide range of different actuators. In fact, when you Google "fail-safe actuator," you get 1,910,000 results. It's clear that those ...

Description: When looking at valve automation solutions it always important to know what type of environment the application calls for purchasing an actuator without this knowledge is like driving with your ...

Description: Condensation + Electric Actuators = Issues I probably would not get any arguments if I said it had been a hot dry summer here in the US last year (2012). However, if I told you I had a friend call me ...

Description: Replacing a solenoid valve with a DynaMatic electric ball valve...Why and how? Solenoid valves are typically easy to install and are used in applications utilizing pressure, flow, temperature and ...

Description: In order to make the best technical and economical choice, an engineer must know the factors that are most important for the selection of actuators for plant-wide valve automation. ...

Description: Today's process controls range from complete computer systems to the staff-monitored electromechanical type (push buttons, heavy-duty relays, etc.). ...

Description: No one material can be expected to resist the corrosive action of the wide variety of media found in the complex industries of today. ...

Description: In process plants worldwide, low-power solenoid valves are used as pilot valves to open and close larger ball or butterfly valves, or on control valves for fail-safe air release if there's a loss of ...

Description: FieldQ patented, position sensing system: The FieldQ actuator (1) has a patented, contactless position sensing system. This system consists of a position probe (2) which is rides on a special curve ...