Category: Specialty Products
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How NFPA 30 Impacts Valve Selection for Thermal Shutoff in Hazardous Environments
When handling flammable and combustible liquids, safety isn’t optional—it’s a code requirement. The NFPA 30 Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code establishes the standards for storing, transferring, and protecting these liquids to minimize the risk of fire. One critical aspect of compliance involves valve selection, particularly when it comes to thermal shutoff and emergency shutdown functions.…
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How VIP-EVO High-Pressure Coaxial Valves Optimize System Performance
VIP-EVO high-pressure coaxial valves are designed and engineered to help OEMs and system designers get more speed, reliability, and performance from their systems. In demanding applications—where fast actuation, tight shut-off, and long service life are critical—these valves offer a compact, efficient solution that stands up to high pressures and high cycle counts—up to 10 times…
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Low-cost Easy to Use Batch Controller
The new ABC-2020 Automatic Batch Controllerfeaturing the BIG Blinking Blue Button OverviewFlows.com and Assured Automation announce the release of the ABC-2020 Automatic Batch Controller. It is low cost and extremely simple to use. It works with any meter that has a pulse output and either a valve or pump. The operator simply uses the arrow…
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Globe vs. V Port Ball Valves for Flow Control Applications
In most process applications there are two different types of valves used: on/off and control. On/off valves allow full flow or stopping flow completely. Control valves, in contrast have the ability to control the AMOUNT of flow, also known as throttling. V-Port Ball Valves V-Port ball valves are a specialized ball valve that offer: Suitability…
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Coaxial Valves vs. Ball Valves for On/Off Applications
For basic on/off service in process, water, or virtually any application, a ball valve is a common choice. There is, however, another option that should be considered. Coaxial valves are an excellent choice for on/off applications also, and have MAJOR advantages. Read below to learn why a VA Series coaxial valve might be the best…
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Compact Valve for Aerospace Test Application
VA Series Compact On/Off Valve for Aircraft Engine Test Stand Problem: A major aircraft component testing company required a compact valve for a customized panel designed to meter airflow in an aircraft engine sub-component test application. The ball valves currently being used had many limitations. The ball valve actuators were large, requiring a deeper, more…
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Lead Free Brass Hot Water Meter
WM-NLCH Series –Multijet Totalizing Water Meter Ideal for Hot Water Sub Metering Applications The WM-NLCH Series lead free hot water meter is a user friendly, multi-jet totalizing brass water meter. The WM-NLCH Series can handle water up to 194° F and features a removable and cleanable strainer at the inlet of the measuring chamber. Available in…
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Make your Water Flow Meter into a Digital Water Meter
Adding a Remote Digital Display with Reset to a Mechanical Water Flow Meter. Mechanical water meters commonly used for residential and commercial water metering are typically “Totalizer Only.” This means that they simply measure the water that passes through them in their lifetime. The registers can only be read locally at the meter itself. This…
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3 Way Ball Valve Provides Simple Solution for Pools and Spas
PTP Series 3 Way ball valve offers space savings as well as cost savings when adding spas or water features to in-ground pools The PTP Series 3 way ball valve provides the one stop solution for automating transfer systems between pool and spa operations. This full port PVC ball valve saves time, money and maintenance…
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Pumpkin Chunkin Valve Assembly
Assured Automation Butterfly Valve Assembly Enables Air Cannon To Reach New Heights Problem: A local college was designing an air cannon to launch pumpkins for their engineering class project. They were looking for a large diameter valve with a fast acting actuator to provide the air capacity they needed. Solution: Assured Automation was contacted to help find…
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Improved Fire Safety for Pneumatic Control Systems
FireChek® with Quick Exhaust and Pilot Valves Quickly Shutdown Large Pneumatic Actuators in Fire Situations FireChek® FC-4 Series-Heat Activated Pneumatic Shut Off Valve Clark NJ – Now FM approved FireChek® thermal shutoffs * with resettable memory shape alloy can be used to automatically shut down a pneumatic control system when a nearby fire occurs, or…
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Garden Hose Water Meters
Mechanical and Digital Garden Hose Water Meter Its time to take control of your water usage with a flow meter from Assured Automation. We offer a variety of flow meters, with one that is right for you. Our mechanical water meters are non-resettable totalizers which simply measure how much water has passed through them. (WM-PC,…