Category: Industry Specific
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Brewing Industry Leaders Rely on Valves & Flow Meters to Improve Batch Quality
Valve Solutions for the Brewing Industry Beer brewing is an art form that utilizes microbiology, chemistry, engineering and mathematics, the perfect mix of these disciplines ends in a consistent, high quality beer. For reliable performance, flexibility and endurance, manufacturers require valves and flow meters which can deliver an extended cycle life with minimal space requirements.…
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Flavor and Fragrance Companies Improve Inventory Control, Compliance and Increase Capacity with BatchMetrics Software
Building good working relationships is vital to succeeding in today’s increasingly competitive valve industry. One of the reasons Assured Automation has such a positive industry reputation is that they strive to forge mutually beneficial relationships by being knowledgeable of their customers’ industry and processes, allowing them to anticipate and suggest valving solutions as needs arise.…
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Thermal Safety Shut-Off and High Performance Butterfly Valves for Biofuel Producers
Assured Automation’s High Performance Butterfly valves, Angle Seat and Safety Valves provide durability and reliability to meet stringent demands of the biofuel industry As energy consumption is predicted to increase by 84 percent by 2035, new sources of energy, including biofuels, will play a crucial role in meeting this demand. With the dramatic growth of…
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Emergency Block Valves with Fusible Links & Electro-thermal Shutoffs Increase Safety Factor
The FM Fire-Safe Electro-Thermal Link ball valve is activated by either heat or signal from smoke detector to dump flammable fluids to another source. The fire safe thermal shutoff closes to prevent fueling of a fire in petroleum and chemical processing plants. In his presentation on Emergency Block Valves (EBV) to the AIChE sponsored Global…
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Hair Dye Manufacturing Facility Uses Kates Flow Rate Controller
Kates automatic flow control valve instrumental in maintaining constant deionized water flow rate in hair color manufacturing process Industry: Cosmetic (SIC code: 2840-4) Application: A major cosmetic manufacturer needed to control the blending of hot deionized water and hot oils with cold deionized water from scale-operated batching tanks in the manufacture of hair dyes. Where…
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V Port Ball Valve Meets Stringent Requirements of Flavor Manufacturing Plant
V Series V Port Ball Valve instrumental in improving reactor temperatures Problem: A major flavor manufacturing plant was seeking to improve their reactor temperatures without incurring the high cost of typical globe control valves. Globe control valves have a high initial cost as well as a high maintenance cost, as they often need to be…
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Soft Drink Bottling Facility Uses Kates Flow Rate Controller
Kates automatic flow control valve instrumental in maintaining constant flow rate in Beverage plant Industry: Beverage (SIC code: 2080-1) Application: Treating water from a filtration system to be injected with CO2 to provide carbonation. It is then fed to a proportioner where syrup is added to produce the soft drink. Where in the process: Assured…
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Heat Activated Pneumatic Shut-Off Valve Improves Fire Safety Systems
Problem: A major pharmaceutical company was seeking to improve its fire safety systems. They were currently using either fusible plugs or plastic tubing on their automated valves. The fusible plug/plastic tubing would melt under high temperatures venting the valve actuators and sending the valves to their fail positions. Their onsite fire department, comprised of plant…
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Manifold Reduces Space Requirements and Simplifies Piping
Problem: A major automobile manufacturer needed to run compressed air lines to a number of different machines but had no space available for valves to be mounted at the machine location. They wanted to automatically turn on different compressed air legs from an existing PLC controlled solenoid panel. In the event of power or air…
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Compact Valves for Plastic Injection Molding, Blow Molding, and Thermoforming Equipment
Industrial manufacturers of plastic injection molding, blow molding and thermoforming equipment rely on Assured Automation for valves with high life cycle and smaller footprint. Machinery used to mold plastic into usable components or finished products must meet specific, demanding requirements. For reliable performance, flexibility, availability, and endurance, manufacturers require valves that can deliver an extended…
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Filter Gets Automotive Power Air Tools Up and Running
Problem: The power air tools of a well known automobile manufacturer were failing after only a few months in service. Filtration failures were causing water corrosion and excess oil build up in the pneumatic air lines, which lead to power tool malfunction. The filter units being used kept water out of the system for a…
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Assured Automation’s Kates Flow Rate Controller Used on Test Stands
Problem: Automotive Engineers needed a reliable flow rate controller for their emissions test stands. These stands test the efficiency of engines using gasoline at varying temperatures to determine which temperatures produce optimum combustion. The flow of gasoline needed to be held at a constant rate as it was warmed by passing over heating coils, the…