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Multivoltage Electric Actuator Launched American actuator manufacturer, Indelac Controls Inc., released its ProVolt (PV) Series multiple voltage quarter-turn rotary electric actuator.
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Multivoltage Electric Actuator Launched
American actuator manufacturer, Indelac Controls Inc., released its ProVolt (PV) Series multiple voltage quarter-turn rotary electric actuator. The new actuator series offers the flexibility of universal voltage and optional battery backup feature. The ProVolt Series is UL Listed, built in a NEMA 4/4X/7 enclosure and allows users the capability of operating on any one of five voltage inputs with the flip of an internal switch. Input voltages include: 115vac, 230vac, 24vac, 24vdc or 12vdc.
Available with four torque output options from 400 in-lbs. though 1500 in-lbs., ProVolt actuators can be ordered as a standard open/close actuator or with modulating control options for precise valve and damper position control using 4-20mA, 0-10V or 1-5V external input signal. When equipped with the optional integrated battery backup, the ProVolt can be configured in the field to fail open (CCW) or fail close (CW) if power is lost, switching to battery power without operator intervention. indelac.com
New Four-Piece Assembly Valve
The V1-R metal-seated ball valve, an addition to the V Series from ValvTechnologies, provides customers a lower cost of ownership overall by making it easy to service and maintain by the customer. The new V1-R boasts a four-piece assembly design that simplifies removal, keeping end connections in line, allowing for maintenance without cutting or welding.
The new V1-R design includes integral seat, the company’s patented RiTech hard coating, blowout-proof stem and live-loaded packing. The design and construction provides an extra safety margin crucial to maintaining productivity, giving customers increased security, less downtime and lower maintenance, and it’s backed by the company’s zero-leakage guarantee. Valv.com
New Steam Trap Monitoring Solution
IMI Critical Engineering has launched a steam trap monitoring solution to reduce losses and excess downtime in industrial applications resulting from blocked or leaking steam traps.
The STM-10 steam trap monitoring solution comprises wireless compact sensors monitoring critical process conditions and software, which uses data from the sensors and smart algorithms to instantly confirm whether a steam trap is blocked or leaking.
The smart algorithms used within the STM-10 have been developed with IMI Critical Engineering’s extensive experience in steam process and control.
Combined with proactive maintenance schedules, the STM-10 cuts energy costs and CO2 emissions while reducing the risk of wet steam erosion damage.
The solution’s compact design is easily installed to exposed pipes on either side of the steam trap. The associated asset monitoring cloud-based dashboard gives operators and maintenance staff the ability to instantly diagnose steam trap failures, allowing corrective actions to be initiated before problems begin to harm production yields.
It uses wireless long-range communications and thermal energy harvesting, making it a self-contained solution that can be installed by any member of the plant maintenance team. imi-critical.com
Cryogenic Valve Designed to Help Control Fugitive Emissions
Flowserve Corporation launched the Worcester cryogenic series of reduced-port, quarter-turn floating ball valves for liquefied natural gas (LNG), hydrogen, and other industrial gas and cryogenic applications.
Available in three-piece (CF44 series) and flanged (CF51/CF52 series) configurations, Worcester cryogenic valves feature a high-strength stem and provide exceptional fugitive emissions control from an improved live-loaded stem seal. They also incorporate a modular bolted bonnet design, which provides customers with cost-effective flexibility and enables them to reduce spare parts inventories. Total cost of ownership (TCO) is reduced as a result.
The redesigned bonnet configuration offers robust stem sealing for fugitive emissions compliance throughout the thermal ranges. Live loading ensures a long service life and continued compliance. The high-strength stem improves reliability, extends service life, and provides for increased maximum allowable stem torque (MAST) while complying with API 608 and ISO 17292.
The modular bolted design also simplifies maintenance compared to the previous conventional welded design. Customers also benefit from worldwide availability and competitive lead times now possible because Flowserve standardized the Worcester Cryogenic valve design, materials and construction. flowserve.com
Explosion-Proof Quarter Turn Actuators
The ProMation Engineering explosion-proof actuators are designed for use in hazardous locations. They meet the latest Class I and Class II Division 1 standards per UL 1203. The explosion-proof actuators share the same electronic and mechanical components as the ProMation Standard Location products and give you the same reliability and performance that you’ve come to expect from our Standard Location quarter turn actuators.
The ProMation explosion proof actuators feature: a standard raised indicator allowing easy identification of actuator position; an anti-condensation heater; two auxiliary switches; ISO 5211 mounting; permanently lubricated locking gear train and a clutchless, manual handwheel. In addition to on/off control, the actuators can have proportional control with 4–20 mA, 0–10, 2–10, and 1–5vdc input and feedback.
Also available: torque switch to protect motors and valves, additional auxiliary switches, and 0–220 degree rotation
The actuators range in torque from 300 to 13,250 in./lbs and are available in 24vac, 24vdc, 120vac, and 230vac voltages. The output gearing and mounting patterns are the same as our standard product and therefore, fully compatible with valve, damper couplers and linkages that are used for nearly any industrial application. promationei.com
Pilot-Operated Relief Valve for Storage Tanks
Emerson introduced the Fisher 63EGLP-16 pilot-operated relief valve for installation on pressurized bullet tanks used to store liquid propane and anhydrous ammonia. This type of pressure relief valve (PRV) is typically installed on tanks fabricated by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), that provide them to end users, engineering firms or contractor customers. The new valve is certified under UL132 and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Section VIII.
Emerson’s Fisher PORV 63EGLP-16
Photo Credit: Emerson
With a pre-installed NPT-thread standard 2-in. male hex nipple, this new product serves the need for a solution with a connection that provides the same benefit as traditional multi-ported valves, but with simplified installation and maintenance. For this application, the PRV must be connected directly to the tank, with no isolation valve between the tank and the PRV. This National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 58 code requirement presents challenges when testing the PRV while the tank is pressurized and in operation. emerson.com
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