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The Market-Leading APL: Setting the Standard for Switchboxes - Exclusively from ASL

As one of the most widely accredited switchboxes available, the APL range from Actuated Solutions Ltd (ASL), remains a popular choice for a wide varie...
Valve User Issue 83

Hygienic Butterfly Valve Actuation just got easy!

For many years the task of Automating a Stainless Steel Hygienic Butterfly Valve has been somewhat onerous with very little flexibility being made ava...
Valve User Issue 51

Rotork Master Station launched for increased valve actuator control

Rotork’s latest generation of its innovative system for controlling and monitoring valve actuators and plant equipment has been launched. The Roto...
Valve User Issue 49

Biffi Italia introduces the new CON3000 electric actuator at IVS Bergamo 2019: Innovative electric valve actuation solution display at show

Biffi Italia, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of highperformance valve actuation systems, will introduce ICON3000, the newest release of the ...
Valve User Issue 49

Versatility Meets Design

Modular, resilient, versatile – these are the core properties of the quarter-turn actuator DFPD from Festo. This rack and pinion combination is thus t...
Valve User Issue 49

SmartAct Actuators break the mould when it comes to materials used

At the Smart Actuator Company, we believe in using the best and most applicable materials for the manufacturing of our products. Have you ever won...
Valve User Issue 49

AVA open new UK Facility following a successful 2018

Following a very successful 2018, AV Actuators (AVA) are opening a new facility here in the UK to allow its next stage of development. AVA has spent t...
Valve User Issue 48

Albion Actuated Valves

Actuation is set to play an increasing role in process industries globally, according to a recent report. Here, Les Littlewood - Sales & Marketing Dir...
Valve User Issue 48

AIV acquires Zenith Supply

AIV, LP, a Houston-based global wholesale distributor of valves and actuators for the oil & gas, power generation, chemical, petrochemical, refining, ...
Valve User Issue 45

Hydravalve (UK) Now Stock WRAS Approved Bronze Ball Valves

Hydravalve’s Process Valves & Actuation catalogue was released on the 8th January and since then are pleased to announce the positive feedback and sup...
Valve User Issue 45

‘Supply chain agility crucial to capitalise on recovering market’ claims Actuated Solutions: Actuated Solutions Ltd emplore the Oil & Gas sector to embrace agile supply chain practices

In February, a month after Brent crude surpassed the $71 marker for the first time in three years, specialist provider of value automation products, A...
Valve User Issue 44

Actuated Solutions Offers Widest Range of APL Switchboxes on Market

One of the UK’s leading valve automation providers, Actuated Solutions, is announcing it now offers the widest range of genuine APL switchboxes on the...
Valve User Issue 44

F31K2– Valve Position Sensing with a Global View: Traditionally, limit switch boxes with mechanical, magnetic or inductive contacts are used to detect the position of the valve in valve actuators.

However, open solutions are also gaining in popularity on the market due to their compact design and easy installation. The F31K2 dual inductive senso...
Valve User Issue 43

Take The Stress Out Of Valve Spring Design & Sourcing

Springtech regularly receive enquiries from valve manufacturers and their maintenance networks requesting an engineering review of springs which are p...
Valve User Issue 43

Multiple Orders For Rotork Actuators At Grassroots Middle East Refinery: Rotork fluid power valve actuators have been ordered for multiple applications at a new grassroots refinery under construction in the Middle East.

With a capacity of up to 400,000 barrels a day, the refinery will process crude oils to manufacture petrol, ultra-low-sulphur diesel and fuel oil for ...
Valve User Issue 43

Why Is Compressed Air A Poor Choice? And Not Just For Valve Actuation…

When end users need to decide between pneumatic or electric valve actuation there are many important factors such as cost, speed of operation or physi...
Valve User Issue 43

The Puzzle Solved

The AC Valve Alliance Group is made up of six privately owned, individual companies, each of which is an expert in their own field and built together ...
Valve User Issue 43

Plants based on the Lego principle: modular automation is the answer to volatile markets in process industries

Shorter production runs and increasingly varied requirements from the same plant: these are the market demands which more and more process plant manuf...
Valve User Issue 43

Actuated Solutions - built on experience & a commitment to unparalleled service: Actuated Solutions was started in 2003 as a joint venture between two friends and colleagues, Paul Slaughter and Chris Hickey.

The pair previously held senior sales positions for one of the largest multinational providers of valve automation products. When the firm closed its ...
Valve User Issue 42

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