Valves, Actuators & Pump Control


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Steam jackets for valve bodies
January 2003, Spirax Sarco South Africa, Integrated Solutions, Products & Solutions
Mitech's steam jackets are designed to keep the valve body at a set temperature. A hot fluid, such as steam, is circulated around the valve body keeping the fluid inside both warm and in a liquid state. ...

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Factors affecting control valve performance - Part 2: Actuator-positioner design
December 2002, Automation Control Solutions
Positioner designs are changing dramatically, with microprocessor devices becoming increasingly popular

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Effective pump vibration monitoring
December 2002, Temperature Controls
Compact, lightweight and self-contained, the Defender vibration sensor from Monitran allows end-users to easily identify changes in motor bearing or impellor wear over time and therefore predict how and ...

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Factors affecting control valve performance - Part 1
November 2002, Automation Control Solutions
The non-uniformity inherent in raw materials and processes of production is a common cause of variation of the process variable both above and below the set point

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Hazardous chemicals sampling valve
November 2002
DLM, the local distributor for Swiss company, Technova, has recently launched a new sampling valve. The ISV-B series, with sampling bottle, is suitable for the chemical industry as it provides safe and ...

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Mobile valves feature spool position signal for PLCs
October 2002
An electrical spool position signal has been added to Walvoil standard mobile valves available from Ernest Lowe (ELCO). Italian-based leading mobile valve manufacturers Walvoil, part of the Casappa group ...

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Discharge valves for platinum mine
October 2002, Spirax Sarco South Africa
Mitech's locally designed and manufactured discharge valves are being used in a platinum mine to control the level in the floatation cell. Commonly known as dart valves, they are supplied as self-contained ...

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Long-lasting zero leakage ball valves
October 2002, Spirax Sarco South Africa
A range of flanged ball valves is available locally that operate in high temperatures, under high pressures and in corrosive environments. Due to their robust design, the valves are supplied with a 4-year ...

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Easy-to-use low torque electric actuators now available
October 2002
The Industrial Measurement and Control business of Honeywell is offering three new models to its HercuLine family of actuators. The HercuLine 2000 and the HercuLine 2001 and 2002 smart actuators are low ...

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DLM moves to new facility following unprecedented growth
September 2002
DLM is well known to the local instrumentation and control industry with its broad range of product offerings in overpressure protection, flow, level, and density measurement, automation and control. ...

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Some relief for pumps
August 2002
The model 480/490 is a spring-loaded liquid relief valve, certified to BS6759 Part 3 by SAFED/AOTC and is unlike any other valve in its range. The design features of this valve make it suitable for pressure ...

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Fast-acting linear actuator
August 2002, Spirax Sarco South Africa
Mitech recently designed and manufactured a fast-acting piston-driven linear actuator for the power industry. The actuator was fitted to a bypass valve designed to prevent turbine overspeed. The process ...

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Lime dosing control valves
August 2002, Spirax Sarco South Africa
Mitech's locally designed and manufactured lime dosing control valves are erosion resistant and fit in the ring main. They have an anti-clogging design and are trim sized to suit the process data. Rated ...

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Compact actuator delivers high torque with low air consumption
August 2002
The compact pneumatic quarter turn actuator, supplied by Dupleix Liquid Meters (DLM), has been developed to be simple, reliable, and efficient using a patented rack and pinion design. Four separate racks, ...

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High torque rotary actuators
August 2002, Spirax Sarco South Africa
Mitech's high torque pneumatic rotary actuators offer a choice of double crank or scotch yoke mechanisms allowing the user to select the best mode for optimum control and cost effectiveness. Their double ...

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A new generation control valve
May 2002
NelesCV Segment is a complete control valve unit containing decades of flow control experience in developing solutions for various processes

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Erosion resistant dosing control valves
May 2002
The locally designed and manufactured Lime Dosing Control Valves from Mitech, are erosion resistant and fit in the ring main. They have an anti-clogging design and are trim sized to suit the process data. ...

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Maximising control of fugitive emissions
March 2002
Safeset, a range of pilot-operated safety valves from IMI Safety Systems, has been updated in response to a growing demand for a lightweight safety valve. Its makers say that Safeset has been redesigned ...

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User guide for pipeline valves
March 2002
A short precautionary guide to the use of valves in pipelines is now available from DLM, the distributor of Asahi valves in southern Africa. The guide covers the potential dangers involved in installing ...

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The valves we almost forgot - intelligent automation of on-off valves
February 2002, Valve & Automation
With the introduction of the NAF-SwitchIT intelligent on-off valve controller from NAF, a completely new technology has been brought into quarter turn on-off valves

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