Burkert Fluid Control Systems

The NEC Birmingham sees the return of the Total Processing & Packaging Exhibition from June 4th-6th, with Bürkert Fluid Control Systems showing a range of new and innovative process control products on Stand M50 - in addition to sponsoring the Interphex Theatre. Dedicated to providing manufacturing solutions for the pharmaceutical industry, the Interphex area of the exhibition houses leading manufacturers and their latest products designed to help the industry implement the latest process technologies.

Bürkert Fluid Control Systems is a leading specialist manufacturer of fluid control and measuring systems and also a provider of extremely high quality training courses. This year Bürkert UK is continuing to offer free training courses to those involved in the process industry. The courses on Steam, Gas Handling, Valves and Hygienic Processing are run regularly at the company’s new headquarters in Cirencester, UK.

The ATEX directive has been in force for some years now; but the important criteria that must be considered when selecting an ATEX-certified device, such as a level sensor, a valve, a flow sensor, a pump - or any other piece of equipment for use in hazardous, potentially explosive environments, are often misunderstood. Now, Bürkert is helping users across all process markets to overcome this problem with the production of a useful ATEX poster.

Bürkert has released a highly informative booklet covering its extensive range of products used in the production of clean steam. The pictorial information highlights a range that meets all steam user needs - from large scale bespoke projects, to smaller OEM solutions - enabling designers to determine the most effective clean steam control and measurement solution for their needs.

The first areas that instinctively spring to mind when a process professional is challenged to reduce process control costs are usually purchase cost and installation. Why not? They are the obvious ones and they are the easiest to define and list, when viewed as part of a system however, purchase cost plays only a small part; managing the multiple signals from sensors and transducers differently can radically affect the total cost of ownership for that process system.

The AS-i communication bus facilities, remote visualisation capability and easy clean, stainless steel construction of Bürkert’s Element range of diaphragm valves has resulted in their specification by Unither, as part of a major modernisation of the company’s plant at Gannat, France.

On Friday 1st February, 2013, Bürkert GB hosted the official opening of its new headquarters to celebrate the successful move into its new, purpose-built premises constructed around a modern factory building in Cirencester. Throughout the day Bürkert opened its doors to customers, distributors, members of the press, the local mayor and even Moto GP rider, Danny Kent.

An astounding 134 teams from universities in 34 countries competed against each other in racing cars they had designed and constructed themselves at the famous Silverstone circuit in this year’s Formula Student Competition.

Bürkert Fluid Control Systems is continuing to offer free training courses to those involved in the process industry. The courses on Steam, Gas Handling, Sensors, Valves and Hygienic Processing are run regularly at the company’s new headquarters in Cirencester, UK.

Bürkert UK is extending its ability to provide complete process solutions across key industries with the introduction to its range of Butterfly isolation valves. Available in sizes up to 12”, the valves offer the key advantages of being light weight and reducing installation size compared to other types of isolation valves where space is at a premium.

Exceptional growth for its products and systems across all process markets: food & beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, water treatment and chemical, has resulted in Bürkert UK moving to new and more fit-for-purpose headquarters in Cirencester, close to the strategic M4 technology corridor.

Bürkert’s modular ELEMENT system, which is setting new benchmarks for cleanline operation and cost reduction in hygienic process measurement and control, has been expanded to include process valves with orifice diameters up to 50mm (DN 50) and process actuators in sizes up to 130mm.

Amazingly the modern process valve has been with us for over 300 years, regulating the flow of liquids under pressure. Since then, the basic process valve has remained the same in principle, but with the ever growing automation of drinks, food and confectionary production the control of process valves has inevitably become more complex.

Bürkert’s stainless steel AirLINE Quick valve island solution has cut installation costs, improved operating integrity and is delivering ongoing economies in the control of up to 2000 pneumatic process components operating on a new dessert and yoghurt line installed by FrieslandCampina at its plant in Gutersloh, in the Westphalia region of Germany.

Variable-area flow meters have generally been specified in process applications where cost is a major consideration and high accuracy is not always required. However, the nature of modern processes with their demands for low maintenance and reduced downtime to optimise production, means that another more accurate flow meter is required.

Burkert’s new Steam Site Guide is the ideal tool to help process engineers to size, optimise and ensure the safe designs of their steam systems. The free-of-charge Guide is an integral part of Burkert’s established training courses for Steam engineering and management and contains references to most of the material used on the comprehensive courses.

In addition to piloting larger valves and controlling pneumatic automation systems, where they proliferate, small solenoid valves also perform a huge number of tasks hidden in devices that dispense, analyse, or process fluids in small quantities; anything from a lab sample analyser to a vending machine.

In food and beverage industries, typically breweries and dairies the key to finding the best possible automation solution is a thorough analysis of each individual part of the plant or installation. In this way, the question of where plant intelligence should rest can be answered: i.e. does the nature of the application require centralised control interfacing to non-intelligent nodes, or does the physical size of the system mean that control has to be decentralised – using a fieldbus system and intelligent valves and actuators.

Burkert has been awarded the contract to deliver its patented, space- saving ROBOLUX range of multi-port process valves, and all process fittings, at the new 164- million- Euro Life Sciences plant currently being operated by B. Braun Melsungen AG, one of the leading companies in the international pharmaceutical and medicals sectors.

Burkert’s new Select Catalogue is a short form publication covering premier, fast moving products in Burkert’s extensive range of fluid control products. The free publication provides a quick and easy aid for selecting valves and sensors for use in the food processing, pharmaceutical, water, petrochemical, medical, bio-medical, beverage and general process control industries.