Exeeco recently successfully completed an actuated valve and control panel upgrade in the University of Glasgow’s boiler house after one of the actuated valves controlling the amount of steam being released from the two boilers at the University’s main campus buildings stopped functioning properly, creating boiler inefficiencies due to increased and uncontrolled steam supply. Both the actuator and control panel were obsolete and spare parts were not available, so replacement was essential. Exeeco provided the solution by sourcing a new valve and a Rotork actuator, designing and fabricating the valve/actuator adaptation and a new control panel after interpreting the existing schematic wiring diagrams and control philosophy. Critical to the design was the need for a very slow valve opening rate, which was achieved by a dual speed timer in the actuator, controlling alternate opening and delay periods. All the new equipment was installed and commissioned by fully qualified Exeeco engineers and the customer was supplied with a complete set of ‘as built’ Solid Edge CAD drawings, earning the company ‘top marks’ for its performance.