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Valve control heads eliminate need
for the wasteful venting of air
n all process industries the objectives piloted valves on production and process lines
Saving energy and
reducing waste are key
to achieving improved
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are to improve efficiency and maximise centralise pneumatic control around valve
profitability, at the same time as islands in a control cabinet or enclosure. This
ensuring repeatable product quality. arrangement means that the pipework carrying
efficiency and maximised
Moreover, these all have to be achieved within the pilot pressure to the actual valve from the
profitability in food and
beverage plants.
the required environment of high hygiene valve island can travel for many metres before it
standards, where reliable assurance of clean reaches the valve head. As a result, the venting
and cleanable pipework and equipment is cycle of the valves operation will exhaust
Les économies d’énergie
paramount, such as in food and beverage plants. proportionately more air than is necessary.
et la réduction des pertes In pursuit of these objectives, companies The solution to this problem is Burkert’s
sont essentielles pour
are prepared to invest heavily in new plant type 1066 valve control heads. Developed for
améliorer l’efficacité et
and equipment. However, in many cases, real use in the food, beverage and pharmaceutical
optimiser la rentabilité
savings and improvements in efficiency can be industries, these units provide a decentralised
dans les usines agro-
achieved relatively simply and at relatively low method of opening and closing of process
alimentaires.
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cost by focussing on
cutting energy usage and
Energie sparen und
reducing product wastage.
Abfall reduzieren sind With valves, pumps
wesentlich beim Erreichen and fans used widely
besserer Effizienz und
in food and beverage
maximierter Rentabilität
production, the
für Lebensmittel- und
possibilities for energy
Getränkewerke.
savings are considerable.
Take compressed air, for
example; its generation
is equivalent to about
10 per cent of industry’s
total electricity usage,
rising to 30 per cent
in some sectors. This
highlights why companies
have compelling reasons
to pursue energy saving
initiatives in this area,
typically by avoiding
leakage in their systems,
and by employing more
efficient compressor
installations. However,
one area that has been
neglected, until now, is
improved process valve
control techniques, which
can lead to reduced
compressed air use
through the adoption of
on-actuator or
in-actuator pneumatic
solenoid valves.
At present, the Fig. 1. Burkert’s type 1066 valve control heads are developed for use in
majority of pneumatically the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries.
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