In production processes which require hygienic equipment, it is crucial to have a valve design which can be easily cleaned, contains a low internal volume, a minimum number of connections and excellent control abilities. Working through these design requirements has enabled Bürkert to create a compact valve solution.
Burkert has designed Robolux, which is capable of switching two independent process functions with one membrane. This reduces the installation space requirement, eliminates T-adapters and minimises the overall number of valves and membranes required.
Valve designers have long-recognized the benefits of reducing the internal volumes of their products. Robolux has an internal volume of just 22 millilitres. The smaller internal volume means there is physically less material to clean and less water, chemicals and energy are needed.
Due to small internal volume with no dead flow zones, cleaning and changeover of the interfaces for the manufacture of other products is easier and faster, with less wastage of expensive chemicals and ingredients.
The Robolux valves also cut operating costs by reducing downtime between batches, slashing the volume of consumables needed to clean the system and shrinking the physical and environmental footprint of the production equipment.
