industry update
Rotork actuation at water park
IQ3 actuators from Rotork have improved and modernised the flow control system at a white water centre in the northeast of England , UK . Opened in 1995 , the Tees Barrage was built to provide for the development and improvement of the area and recreational use of the River Tees by maintaining an upstream river level . It is looked after by Canal & River Trust who are undertaking a project to help to improve the performance of the existing control system . The penstocks on-site feed the water course with river water , prevent seawater from entering the park at high tide ( seawater is undesirable for white water users and will lead
Dinkle DP2.55G sensor / actuator to equipment corrosion ), and maintain water levels into the park to prevent it from flooding in extreme weather conditions . The customer chose to upgrade to IQ3 actuators , Rotork ’ s flagship intelligent electric actuator . IQ3 actuators have high degrees of environmental protection and water ingress protection . They have a double-sealed enclosure ( IP66 / 68 ) and are therefore ideally suited for water applications . The customer was impressed with many benefits IQ3 actuators bring , including the ability to capture historical performance data through the integrated data logger , accurate position and torque sensing , and integral controls .
Krohne seminar on functional safety
Dinkle International announces the DP2.5SG sensor / actuator terminal block family , providing adaptable cable connectivity options for automation needs . A modular design based around DP2.5SG terminal blocks — singlelevel pass-through type mountable on a standard DIN rail — provides flexible installation options . Additional components are available to add easily recognizable color-coded distribution of positive ( red ) and negative ( blue ) power , and ground earth
potential ( green / yellow ) connections as needed . An optional pluggable terminal block is available for even more convenient factory-to-field wiring installation . The resulting assembly provides the advantage of compactly combining all signal connections for sensors and actuators requiring two-wire , three-wire , and four-wire installation while saving up to 75 % of panel space over traditional multi-terminal installations .
Krohne , a manufacturer and supplier of solutions in industrial process instrumentation , announces a free online seminar on Safety Instrumented Function ( SIF ) in the Process Industry , addressing key operating issues from the basics , the latest changes of the IEC 61508 , and ways of optimization of SIF according to the standards IEC 61508 / 61511 . The Krohne Academy event is offered in collaboration with leaders in their respective fields : Phoenix Contact , Auma , Hima , Samson , Exida , Ramsys , Yncoris , and Dow Chemical . The content is educational and not product promotional . Podium discussions offer end-user and manufacturer perspectives on topics such as automating partial
proof tests , designing single-point responsibility by integrating high integrity protection systems ( HIPS ), and actuator sizing according to WIB standards . In addition , ten presentations by industry experts cover a wide range of practical topics on technology , standards , and best practices .
Paladon hydraulic spring return actuators
Paladon Systems announced its Hydraulic Spring Return Actuators ( Model HYS-2- 12-SRO7E-ITR ) will reach Malaysia to start operating for the Tapis RX asset restoration and maintenance support Project , for Exxon Mobil . These actuators have a microswitch house boxing with local indicator , a pilot valve for manual reset operation , a solenoid valve , a filter regulator , and also a safety valve . In case of emergency operations , this control system has two bladder accumulators .
EMA Servo actuators
HyperCyl industrial products are available in Canada through Advanced Motion & Controls Ltd ., such as the EMA series of electro-mechanical actuators . These robust , servo-driven actuators are designed for precision assembly tasks and applications not suitable for standard HyperCyl or IntelliCyl solutions . They are available |
in Roller Screw and Ball Screw configurations . The EMA series comes in load ratings from five to 230 kilonewtons and is capable of ram speeds as high as 500 mm per second and repeatability of 1 / 400 of a mm . The Ball Screw models range from zero to 20,000 pounds of output force , while the units with Roller |
Screw configurations go from zero to 50,000 pounds of output |
force . Other advantages of these actuators from Advanced Motion & Controls include a standard internal non-rotate feature , a standard internal load cell , and over-travel limit switches . Another option is a standard Emerson UniMotor , or the availability to design around the individual motor specifications of the customer . |
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