Pumps and Valves

  Global process solutions enterprise, SPX FLOW has launched two new APV Rannie and Gaulin homogeniser models. With more than 120 years of experience innovating homogenisers, the new 57T and 77T models add to the already high profile line available from SPX FLOW and its APV brand.

It goes without saying that reliable performance of production equipment is important for manufacturers to remain competitive and meet their customers’ expectations - planetary technology gearboxes are vital cogs in delivering the efficient automated processes required. Machines standing idle due to breakdowns of gearboxes or continuous maintenance hits companies’ hard in the pocket and on the production line.

CIRCOR International features high-quality R.G. Laurence on/off control valves for applications demanding rapid opening and sealed closure. ATEX-certified and Factory Mutual-approved R.G. Laurence valves offer reliable performance in high temperature and extreme service conditions.

Modern process control valves offer a wide range of features and benefits for industries that require precise control over fluids, steam and other gases. With so many control valves on the market, it is important to establish the features that will deliver the most cost-effective design for a particular application. Damien Moran, Field Segment Manager, Hygienic - Pharmaceutical at Bürkert, looks at some of the basic differentiators as well as some recent design developments.

Atlas Copco has launched the DZS 100 - 400 VSD+ series of air-cooled, oil-free claw vacuum pumps for particularly harsh applications. The robust pumps increase productivity in conveying, clamping, drying processes or environmental applications due to their low energy consumption and space requirements; as well as handling of pollutants.

Cutting edge diagnosis and genomic equipment depends on high accuracy and speed to deliver results. Operating with micro quantities of fluid in this context presents a significant challenge - which has now been overcome, thanks to Bürkert’s new pressure controller, the Type 8763. 

Atlas Copco has developed an App that allows vacuum pumps to be controlled and monitored in real time from a smartphone. Pumps can also be commissioned optionally by entering fewer setpoints. The first models for which the free VSD+ App is available, in IOS or Android, are the new DZS 100, 200 and 400 VSD+ claw vacuum pumps and the GVS A VSD+ oil-injected rotary vane pump.

Bürkert has increased pilot valve installation options with the launch of the Type 8653, an intelligent pneumatic valve island. The device is designed for installation outside a control cabinet, bringing the valve island closer to process control valves and actuators. 

The UK automotive industry is rich and diverse, from stripped out track day monsters and mind-bending supercars to civilised luxury vehicles and new generation EVs. All need components on short lead times, despite great variance in vehicle production volumes. These OEMs require suppliers who can be flexible and deliver low or high volumes quickly with added cost-effectiveness. This is a flexibility that Mark Water Pumps Limited (MWPL) has brought to the fore of its die casting operations.

The Johnson Pump CM100 from SPX FLOW is a magnetically driven, seal-less pump capable of handling dry running of up to 25 minutes for demanding applications. Suited for high pressure or high flow applications, the CM100 provides design engineers and OEMs with reliable, high quality fluid control.