Electric Car Manufacturer Switches to High Performance Utility Valve

Application:

An electric car manufacturer was experiencing leakage problems with resilient seated butterfly valves used in utility service applications.  Cycling these valves several times a day was causing leakage at the 6 o’clock and 12 o’clock positions on the valve’s resilient seat. Resilient seat butterfly valves are known to wear at the seat due to rubbing as the valve rotates. Over time the constant wearing eventually leads to leak paths.

Assured Automation was consulted to discuss the issue and to suggest a utility valve that would solve this issue.

Solution:

Result:

The electric car manufacturer has standardized on the HP Series high performance butterfly valve in water and HVAC utility applications. Using the HP Series has helped to eliminate shutdowns and the constant replacement of the resilient seat butterfly valve seats.

“Having a single actuator that will work in any portion of the plant, whether there is AC or DC power, saves us from having to maintain multiple electric actuators in our storerooms.” ~Plant Engineer

Synopsis:

Customer Type	Electric Car Manufacturer Utility Valves
Application	Butterfly Valve for Utility Services
Valve Series	HP Series, high performance soft seated, metal seated, fire safe butterfly valve- available in carbon steel or SS with wafer or lug style connections. 150# or 300# ANSI rated with manual handle or pneumatic or electric actuators. 2” to 12” line sizes. Full range of accessory items available including limit switches, solenoid valves and positioners. Typical Applications include Power, Water, HVAC, and Steam applications.
Actuator Series	S4 Series Universal voltage industrial actuator. A quarter turn multi voltage (24 to 240 VAC/DC)electric valve actuator. IP67 weatherproof enclosure; Output Torque from 170 to 2600 in/lbs
Limit Switch	2-SPDT Mechanical Switches, dry contact

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