Category: Industry Specific
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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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VAX Coaxial Valve Helps Dispose of Bodies
When looking for a topic for this week’s blog post I decided to highlight our VAX high pressure coaxial style valve and how Bio-Response Solutions successfully uses it in their alkaline hydrolysis systems for human and pet disposition. Yes, our VAX is used to help dispose of bodies. Whenever I bring this application up for…
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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…
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Silicone Free Valves for the Automotive and Paint Industries
Assured Automation offers the 26 Series, 36 Series, and 38 Series silicone free valves for paint and ink applications. Assured Automation’s full port, stainless steel ball valve series are silicone free making them the perfect choice for the automotive and paint industries as they eliminate contaminants and the resulting finish imperfections. Silicon based lubricants typically…
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Valve Solutions for the Biofuels Industry
Global ethanol fuel production reached 22 billion gallons in 2012, with the United States and Brazil being the world’s top producers. This accounts for 87% of global production of this biofuel additive for gasoline The world’s largest biodiesel producer, a vegetable oil or animal fat based diesel fuel consisting of long-chain alkyl esters, is the…
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V Port Ball Valve used to Achieve Precision Control in Pharmaceutical Industry
Featured Application: V-Port Ball Valve Series Problem: A major Pharmaceutical plant was having trouble servicing their globe control valves and was looking for an alternative. Process engineers needed to achieve precision control of liquid ingredients in their drug processing lines without incurring the high cost of typical globe control valves. Globe control valves have a…
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GOT VA? Compact Automated On-Off Valve used in Milking Parlors
When I sat down to write my weekly blog post, I was looking for inspiration. Many of our products are used in typical industrial type applications.When I think of butterfly valves, I think of large line water applications; plug valves– chemical applications. I wanted to highlight the not so typical use of our products and…
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Major Food and Beverage Manufacturing Plant uses Assured Automation’s HP Series High-Performance Butterfly Valve to Upgrade HVAC
Featured Application: HP Series High Performance Butterfly Valve Major Food and Beverage Manufacturing Plant uses Assured Automation’s HP Series Butterfly Valves to Upgrade HVAC system Problem: A major food and beverage manufacturing plant was seeking to improve the service life and sealing capabilities of the butterfly valves on their HVAC system. They were using a…