Common Uses of A Pneumatic Valve Actuator

You will find a pneumatic valve actuator hard atuse of hydraulic actuators, like the ability to store
work in many industrial applications, such as oilenergy for emergency uses where electrical
refineries, chemical plants, water management,power is interrupted, the ability to operate under
and even in some deep water marine mining andlarger energy payloads, and energy is not
construction ventures. Made in a variety ofabsorbed in compressed gas system, making
materials such as, plastic, aluminum, and stainlesspneumatic valve actuators a responsible choice in
steel, the stainless steel varieties are commonlyindustrial systems.
found in oil refineries and chemical plants whereThese actuators do not perform as well in
they are used in complex pipe and productsub-zero environments, but there are complex
delivery conduits to direct and manage flow ofversions that deliver compression using heated air
fluids and corrosive liquids.systems that can easily operate in extreme cold
Turtorq actuators are put in place in engineeringclimates without additional performance
and industrial applications where preciseconsiderations. Sensitive fluid delivery networks
movement is required for high load gearboxes,that are located in these cold locations often have
and positioning components. These ultra preciseredundant or back up systems that prevent
pneumatic valve actuators use computerproduction downtime that could seriously impact
controlled systems to regulate the requiredproduction schedules and delivery.
amount of compressed air maintaining precisionUnderwater mining operations, demolition projects
movement. These systems are primary controlledthat use explosives, and other complex fluid and
from remote locations where direct managementliquid direction systems require emergency and fail
would be hazardous, where corrosive liquids orsafe systems that can override or regain control
chemicals are being transported or directed.of management systems in the event of failure
In chemical production plants that use dangerousor other serious operations malfunctions. These
or hazardous products, safety and securitysystems can be managed using mobile controls
precautions are put in place in the form of manualthat can deploy in minutes where they are
butterfly valves that are either integrated into theneeded.
pneumatic valve actuator or installed individually inSuperior and precise flow and direction of
the same pipe segment. Safety is furthercorrosive fluids, chemicals, and dangerous liquids
protected with flow sensors that are installedrequire robust hardware that are capable of
within the valve actuator that are connected to aworking under high payloads while maintaining
central management system that can monitorprecision movement and flow direction within
and manage flow of fluids within pipe networkscomplex pipe networks possible. These are the
groups and individually.systems that rely on the power of pneumatic
These complex flow direction systems offer avalve actuators.
variety of commercial benefits that outweigh the