Drives and control
Actuators are used in a wide range of valves, gate valves and butterfly valves;
depending on the type of auxiliary energy, electric, pneumatic and hydraulic actuators and combinations thereof can be distinguished. The control section is directly related to the topic and includes positioners and other accessories for actuators.
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May
2023
Endress+Hauser aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero
Endress+Hauser supports the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 degree target. By 2050 at the latest, the distributor for measurement and automation technology aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to net zero. The company ...
Mar
2023
Turkish glass factory equipped with actuators
Rotork electric actuators have been installed at a glass factory in Turkey, enabling efficient combustion and reduced emissions. A glass plant in the Mersin area of southern Turkey, run by Şişecam, installed 33 ROMpak ...
Nov
2022
Flexible actuators proven in Cape Town water treatment
AUMA’s new PROFOX actuators have been in operation for more than a year at Zandvliet wastewater treatment plant in Cape Town, South Africa. The customer is particularly happy with the reliability of the new actuators ...
Apr
2022
New actuator for the oil and gas industry
AUMA’s new TIGRON actuators are designed to meet the exacting requirements of the global oil and gas industry. Building on AUMA’s more than 50 years of experience as a leading electric actuator manufacturer, TIGRON ...
Apr
2022
Innovative development for the chemical industry
One basic requirement for any control valve design is easy adaptation to given process data. In almost all cases, this requires the replacement of the valve plug and/or seat ring. Furthermore, the plug and seat ring are ...
Apr
2022
Reducing (fugitive) emissions with electric actuators
The hydrocarbon market is experiencing an electrification and Mokveld is part of that with electric actuated valves. At present still, a vast amount of (control) valves in remote locations is actuated by natural gas and ...
Apr
2022
New actuator for the oil and gas industry
AUMA’s new TIGRON actuators are designed to meet the exacting requirements of the global oil and gas industry. Building on AUMA’s more than 50 years of experience as a leading electric actuator manufacturer, TIGRON ...
Apr
2022
Electronically controlled actuator for use in the IIoT
The intelligently networked successor to the ARIS Tensor, which is widely used in plant engineering, offers a fantastic range of options. In the actuator segment, it radically alters the principle and scope of ...
Mar
2022
AUMA actuators foster geothermal power in Taiwan
AUMA’s proven electric actuation technology is helping to boost green energy in Taiwan. 40 AUMA actuators are installed at Qingshui, Taiwan’s first new-generation geothermal power plant. The operator’s decision ...
Apr
2021
Successful retrofit using AUMA PROFOX actuators
AUMA PROFOX actuators are proving themselves in the district cooling network of Qatar Cool, one of the leading district cooling suppliers in the Middle East. The compact and smart actuators are installed in the district ...
May
2020
Combi switchbox: New solution for explosive range
The GEMÜ 4242 combi switchbox is awarded ATEX approval for use in AS-Interface and DeviceNet fieldbus ...
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Industrial Valves – 2022
Year: 2022What steps are important now to enable a stable but sustainable economy? The international edition of "Industriearmaturen+Dichtungstechnik" would like to accompany you in these steps and show you what is already possible today in industrial valves ...
Electric actuators: Insights into the black box
Author: Michael Herbstritt
Topic: Industriearmaturen
Year: 2012
Once all settings are customised, electric actuators take up their day-to-day duty behind the scenes. Fit & forget, the sought after turnkey solution for operators. Modern plant concepts however claim a more thorough glance at device parameters and ...
Compact, autonomous electrohydraulic valve actuators
Author: Marcus Grödl/Babak Farrokhzad
Topic: Industriearmaturen
Year: 2012
Hydraulic valve actuators have an ambivalent image on the market. On the one hand, system planners and valve manufacturers welcome their power density, high rigidity and easy integration of safety functions. On the other hand, users see considerable ...
Safety shut-off devices for industrial plants
Author: Uwe Krabbe
Topic: Industriearmaturen
Year: 2010
The article describes safety shut-off devices that must be used in the industrial sectors of energy generation, chemicals, petrochemicals, metallurgical plants, water management, tank facilities and other industries here plants are subject to high ...
Safe communication, simple diagnosis: Electric actuators in a steam power plant
Author: Michael Herbstritt
Topic: Industriearmaturen
Year: 2010
The Rhine port steam power plant blocks one to three, built in the 1950s and 1960s, are equipped with classic actuators - geared motors with mounted electric motor and mechanical sensors for recording both valve end positions and torque. Reversing ...