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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Apr
2022
New actuator for the oil and gas industry
Category: Products
Topic: Drives and control
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
Category: Products
Topic: Drives and control
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
Category: Products
Topic: Drives and control
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
Category: Products
Topic: Drives and control
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
Category: Products
Topic: Drives and control
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
Categories: Economy & Enterprise | Projects
Topic: Drives and control
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
Category: Products
Topic: Drives and control
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 ...
Dec
2020
CONVAL® 11 with new module for automated valve assemblies
Category: Products
Topic: Drives and control
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May
2020
Combi switchbox: New solution for explosive range
Category: Products
Topic: Drives and control
The GEMÜ 4242 combi switchbox is awarded ATEX approval for use in AS-Interface and DeviceNet fieldbus ...
May
2020
bar: New pneumatic swivel actuator for automating valves
Category: Products
Topic: Drives and control
bar GmbH presents bar-agturn, a new pneumatic part-turn actuator. With its special design and maximum flexibility, the drive developed in-house meets the requirements of system planners and ...
May
2020
Electric drives for the process industry
Category: Products
Topic: Drives and control
At its stand at Valve World Expo, Rotork will be presenting its entire portfolio of electric, pneumatic and hydraulic actuators, motorised or manually operated valve gearboxes, controls, bus systems (network solutions), ...
May
2020
Electronic Actuator without permanent power supply
Category: Products
Topic: Drives and control
For the fully electronically controlled “Tensor” actuator from ARIS, now a “Replacement Module” is available. This variant makes possible operations without continuous supply ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Electric actuators in asset management systems
Author: MICHAEL HERBSTRITT
Topic: Industriearmaturen
Year: 2011
Today, data collection and safeguarding is like childs play. Drawing correct conclusions is more difficult though. The case must be solved by both the secret services and the operators of process plants. In this article however, we do not want to ...