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Breese to carry Severn’s butterfly valve strategy

 Global engineering specialist Severn Glocon Group has appointed Mark Breese to head up its butterfly valve product development strategy.

Acrodyne introduces high-thrust gear operator

The Limitorque MT series available from Acrodyne is a superior combination of a bevel gear operator torque housing with a new thrust base design ideally suited for torque-seated valve applications and applications involving elevated process temperatures.

SIL advancement from AUMA actuators

 A new module designed by AUMA provides enhanced Safety Integrity Level (SIL) capability for the company’s electric actuators.

Overtorque Protector available

 Acrodyne introduces the Acro-Gears Aunspach Torque Master Handwheel Overtorque Protector, was developed after observing that many valves and actuators are damaged each year by excess operating torque.

Comatrol introduces PSV12-34

newsitemComatrol-a global leader in the design, manufacture and sale of engineered hydraulic cartridge valves-introduces the new PSV12-34 proportional directional control valves.

K-TORK achieves long-term success

 The unrivalled performance of the Rotork K-TORK vane type valve actuator has solved a difficult flow control application found in many coal-fired power plants – high-pressure bottom ash spray valve control.

New generation treatment plant selects Rotork

Rotork’s innovative CVA electric control valve actuation technology has been selected for a demanding duty involving continuous modulation at what is described as a “new generation” waste water treatment plant in southwest France.

Rotork’s valve gearboxes assist supply of freshwat

Valve gearboxes manufactured by Rotork Gears have been supplied for the operation of giant butterfly valves in a RMB 17-billion project designed to increase, improve and secure the future supply of fresh water to the city of Shanghai.

Acrodyne actuation for the fire-fighting industry

 Acrodyne has developed the Koei Unic-05 24 V DC electric actuator as the industry standard for actuation of quick opening ball valves for firefighting trucks.

PI Ceramic introduces new Piezo Bimorph

Bimorph piezo actuators achieve a mechanical amplification effect by different layers expanding at different rates. The new actuators are co-fired, i.e. they are monolithic and all layers are produced in one step.