Pumps and Valves

Parker Hannifin, has launched an innovative new series of proportional directional control valves featuring integrated electronics. Called the D*FB Series, the new valves offer easy installation with high levels of accuracy, repeatability and reliability that are key to achieving simplicity in hydraulic operations, helping both OEMs and end users to improve productivity and profitability.

Festo has further extended the capabilities of its popular VTSA pneumatic valve terminal, which can now accommodate 55 mm ISO size 2 valves, as well as 18 mm, 26 mm and 42 mm valves. This additional capability enables the terminal to handle flow rates as high as 3,000 l/min – 30% more than the previous model – and opens up entirely new application areas in medium to large machine control.

Know something about pumps and mixers? In a test you might not want to come up against Ewald Green, who has received the rare and coveted Royal Award in Denmark for long and faithful service, after completing an incredible 50 years with Landia.

Anyone installing or rebuilding a large engine should consider a pre-lube system. A substantial part of large engine lifetime wear occurs at dry starts after the lube oil has drained from the bearings and the oil galleries during shutdown. An upfront investment in a pre-lube system can pay for itself many times over by greatly extending an engine's service life.

Pumps and mixers made by Landia have reduced energy costs at Holstebro Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) in Denmark by well over £20,000 pa. As well as saving 224,000 kWh, Landia have also significantly improved recirculation at the 220,000 PE plant.

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation announced the introduction its new Vickers® direct-acting, poppet style, relief valves. They provide a compact and cost-effective solution for handling high pressure and flow requirements in Primary Metal, Press (metal and non-metal), Marine, Offshore, Civil Engineering, and general market applications. They are an ideal solution for safety circuits.

Durable pumps and mixers designed and made by Landia are maximising BiogenGreenfinch’s anaerobic digestion process at Milton Ernest near Bedford.

Sensortechnics GmbH expands its product portfolio of fluidic control devices as Certified Distributor of miniature liquid and pneumatic diaphragm pumps from the Hargraves Technology Corporation. As a leading supplier of high quality sensors, actuators and custom sensor designs as well as integrated sensing and fluidic control systems these new products add to the existing range for OEM device manufacturers in the medical, analytical, laboratory and instrumentation market.

Sensortechnics presents the new 2-way and 3-way Ten-X solenoid valves. The Ten-X series is available with integrated 'Hit and Hold' drive electronics which significantly reduces the power consumption and heat generation using pulse width modulation (PWM). These lightweight miniature valves are ideally suited for many portable, medical and analytical device applications.

Burkert’s innovative Type 6650 3/2 isolation valve uses patented flipper technology to set a new benchmark for miniature solenoid valves employed in clinical, life-science, analytical and fluid handling equipment. Suitable for use on vacuum, at up to 7-bar, and providing medium isolation for aggressive fluids, the direct-acting Type 6650 - at just 4.5mm wide - is a significant step towards miniaturisation, while outperforming comparable 10mm and 16mm designs.