CONTROL & AUTOMATION
High performance stainless steel valves and pressure switches for tough environments
Versatile Controls Ltd was established in October 1987 by the current owner Mr Jon Slim and the late Mr Edward Dowty .
The Company started as a distributor for The Versa Products Inc of New Jersey to serve the Oil and Gas industry in The North Sea with high quality pneumatic and hydraulic control valves .
During the following years , the company acquired other distribution rights with ITT Neodyn pressure switches , ITT Conoflow regulators , Ruelco switches and regulators and Deltrol flow control products .
In recent years , the company has made progress in the manufacture of high quality mixing systems for The Pharmaceutical industry and was responsible for many of the systems required during the recent covid epidemic .
AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS INNSWORTH TECHNOLOGY PARK GLOUCSTER , GL3 1DL sales @ versatilecontrols . co . uk 01452-731447 www . versatilecontrols . co . uk
Innovative horizontal and vertical monorail system
Unicar and Multicar are network monorail track systems with autonomous trolleys or cars which can move anywhere on the track network . The track can be installed horizontally , vertically and at any gradient . Unicar has a carrying capacity of up to 15kg , whilst the larger Multicar system can carry up to 45kg including any load handling device .
The ability to transport payloads both horizontally and vertically without any requirement to transfer the payload to a separate lifting mechanism delivers an innovative and extremely flexible intralogistics solution .
Both Unicar and Multicar can be routed at high level and within service areas where the track can be kept well away from production floors and other logistics systems , only dropping to load / unload areas in the immediate vicinity of the process to be served . This has the significant benefit of keeping the working floor clear of obstructions and traffic , and makes the most efficient use of the process space .
Both Unicar and Multicar transactions can be initiated either through HMI
( touchscreen terminals ) or integrated with SCADA and WMS for automated control . Interface with other automated systems , such as automated load / unload stations is easily delivered through local PLC interfaces . The trolleys themselves also present both power and digital I / O for sophisticated load handling systems if required .
A feature of both Unicar and Multicar is the ability to keep the payload perfectly
horizontal during transportation , no matter whether the trolley is moving horizontally or vertically . This can be achieved either using a gravity pendulum system or a dynamic powered solution .
Both Unicar and Multicar are well established solutions in Europe and beyond and are now available in the UK through Quirepace . Contact us today and find out more about these innovative and flexible systems .
Quirepace Ltd | sales @ quirepace . co . uk | www . quirepace . co . uk | 023 9260 3700
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