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ISSUE FOUR

Leeds JoinFlow

British Valve & Actuator Association


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One earth, one sky. And under that skyyoull find Rotork actuators hard at

work, year in, year out.

Theyre chosen not just because of theirsolid engineering and unmatched reliability

critical as that is in many tough workingenvironments.

And its not just because of the supreme level oftechnical back-up we provide, from 150 offices in 75

countries reassuring though that is.

Rotork also hits the mark with engineers who respond toour constant, iterative innovation. Weve never broken themould; weve never had to. But Rotork actuators areconstantly being refined and improved to ensure that ourcustomers always have the very best actuators on themarket.

And thats as true today as it was with the first Rotorkactuator, developed 50 years ago.

Rotork:

Electric Pneumatic Hydraulic Electrohydraulic Gas over oil Direct gas Control systems Gearboxes

Isolating Modulating Multi-turn Direct drive quarter turn Linear Bus connectivity Non intrusive

www.rotork.com


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BVAA Welcomes Greg JohnsonOn 21st August, BVAA were delightedto welcome to their Banbury HQMr. Greg Johnson, President ofUnited Valve of Texas, USA. Gregis a key member of the Valve RepairCouncil, which is affiliated to theValve Manufacturers Association of

America (VMA). Topics discussedincluded valve repair guidelines andtraining initiatives. Further dialoguebetween the organisations is planned,particularly as BVAA are set to studythe topic of valve repair in somedetail in the coming months.

If you have views on the state ofvalve repair in the UK and beyond,let us know.

Left to right: BVAA Valve WG ChairmanGeoff Newman, Technical ConsultantPeter Churm, Director Rob Bartlett, Greg

Johnson, BVAA Chairman David Caines andComids Alex Simmons.

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BEL Valvesis a leading supplier of Gate,

Ball, Globe and Check valves in sizes up to 42

and pressures up to 15,000 psi for Subsea, Topside

and Onshore oil and gas applications. The products are

supplemented by a range of actuators and controls.

A recent addition to this product portfolio is the

E-Ball Valve, a double block and bleed all metal

sealing eccentric ball valve.

BEL has a vast experience in design of products for

Deepwater, High Pressure and HIPPS applications, working

with all leading Contractors and Oil & Gas Companies. BEL

currently have subsea valves hyperbarically tested to 3000

meters and in service at depths up the 2200 meters.

BEL VALVES

BELValvesSt. Peters . Newcastle Upon Tyne . NE6 1BS . UK

Tel: +44 (0) 191 265 9091Fax: +44 (0) 191 276 3244E-mail: [email protected]

www.belvalves.co.uk


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Yet More New Members!Membership of BVAA continues to grow at an impressiverate, with five new members since our last issue.

Hardide Coatings: Head of Communications Jackie Robinsonand Technical Sales Manager Robin Gillham, receiving theirBVAA Membership plaque from BVAA Director Rob Bartlett.

James Walker: Compression Packings Manager, Andrew Goulding, beingpresented with a Membership plaque.

The Active Spring Company: Barry Shaw receives his membership plaque.

Aeon International: Commercial Director Martin Topps and Rob Bartlett.

BKW Instruments: Valve Business Manager Mick Beavers,

MD Paul Baker and Rob Bartlett

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Contact details for all BVAA members are available from www.bvaa.org.uk


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BVAAOn TourBVAA committees have continued to hold their meetingsat various places of interest over the last few months.The Marketing Committee met at Flowserves HaywardsHeath site in September, and the Valve Working Groupmet at James Walkers impressive manufacturing facilityin Cumbria in October.

BVAAs Marketing Committee at Flowserve Flow Control

BVAA are always keen to hear from possible hosts

- if you have an interesting application or associated

process, please contact BVAA on Tel: 01295 221270.

Also pictured isBVAAs Director RobBartlett, but whereis he? Theres 50to the charity of yourchoice if you can correctly identify this beauty of theworld. First correct email to [email protected] wins.

Our congratulations to Ian Miller-Hall of M W Kellogg Ltd,

Greenford (UK), who was the first of many to correctlyidentify that Sebastian Heap was pictured in the lastissue of Valve User with a 1962 Chevrolet Corvette. Acheque for 75.00 has been donated to the Shooting StarChildrens Hospice, for whom MWKL staff have alreadyraised 25,000 this year!

Pictured left is BVAAsneighbour, Bob Allen, whowore a BVAA hat duringhis sponsored run atStowe School for CancerResearch UK.


BVAA Mad Hatters

Mad Hatter Bob Allen


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James Walkers Bryan Stephenson, explaining water-jet cuttingof thin rubber gaskets to BVAA Valve & Actuator WG members- just part of a highly informative day.

Gearboxes your chance tocommentBVAA have issued for publiccomment the latest draft of ourguideline on Manual Actuators /Gearboxes. This is very much adraft for development, but wewould welcome comments from all

manufacturers and users of suchequipment. For a free copy of thedraft, go to the BVAA website,www.bvaa.org.uk and follow thelinks.

Manual Actuators/Gearboxes Guide


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Information and registration:

www.valve-world.net/vw2008

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4-6 November 2008

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It is with great sadness that we announce the death ofMatt Smith, Joint Managing Director of BiS Valves, whodied in July this year at the age of 42, having battledcancer for several months. Matthew was extremelywell-liked and respected and remained full of drive andenthusiasm to the end. He will be greatly missed by allwho knew him.

Matt and his co-director David Kelly formed a strong andsuccessful partnership that saw BiS achieve continuedgrowth in recent years. With a strong management team

and reliable work force already in place, earlier this yearthe Directors decided the time was right to promotetheir products and services more actively, and in AugustBiS were pleased to welcome Mark Harris, formerlyof Hale Hamilton Valves, in the new role of BusinessDevelopment Manager. BiS are confident that Markswide market experience and contacts throughout thevalve industry will contribute greatly to the companys

continued success.

BiS Valves, Tel: 01202 896322.

Matt Smith sailing, his passion

BiS Valves

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Mark Harris, the new Business DevelopmentManager at BiS Valves


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Certification for Russia- Meeting the standards

SGS UK Can Help

Russia is an important market that cannotbe overlooked by UK manufacturers, but thecertification requirements that allow goods topass through customs and for equipment to beused can seem complex and often hold back UKcompanies from exporting.

For Russia, CE marking and most other Europeanand international quality certificates or declarationsare not recognised nor accepted in their own right.

With nineteen mandatory certification systems currentlyregulated by Laws of the Russian Federation, it can seema daunting process.

The types of certification that industrial products mostcommonly attract are GOST R, GOST R Ex-proof andRTN permit. GOST R & GOST R Ex-proof certificationis required for customs clearance and at point of use.Certification can be for a single shipment, ideal forbespoke products and for testing the Russian market, orSerial certification for 1-3 years.

The RTN permit can be valid for a single contract/shipment or for 3 years. It is not required for customsclearance but will be required at point of use to operatethe equipment.

The requirements in order to gain the certification willdepend upon the product, its function and the validityof the certification sought. Documentation will certainlybe required; an audit by the Russian Expert is associatedwith 3 year certification. The documentation submissionneeded for the RTN permit must include GOST R andGOST R Ex-proof certification, where applicable.

It is also important to note that Russian certification canalso act as a sales tool particularly when the equipmentis not being sent directly to Russia but integrated in toa larger package.

SGS United Kingdom Ltd: Will guide your company through the whole process

from start to finish Is the only certification body in the UK accredited

by Rostekhregulirovanie authorised to issue GOST RCertificates of Conformity

Will provide a Russian translator for Audits where

required

For further information please contact:Charlie Fleming: 01276 [email protected]



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ISO 14000& FDAAPPROVALSFOR HARDIDESurface engineering company, Hardide Coatings

Limited, has been awarded ISO 14001 certification,

the internationally recognised standard for

Environmental Management Systems (EMS) for its

tungsten carbide coatings manufacturing plant in

Bicester, Oxfordshire.

The ISO 14001 certificate represents a worldwidebusiness standard designed to help an organisationmanage environmental risk and minimise its impact onthe environment.

Measuring Hardide coating with CMM

Jim Murray-Smith, CEO of Hardide plc said: I amextremely proud that Hardide has been awarded ISO

14001 as it recognises how seriously we take ourquality and environmental management responsibilities.

Attaining this stringent standard has required commitment

to continual improvement in environmental performance

from all levels and functions of the organisation which is

a credit to all our staff.

Environmental standards make good business sense

particularly in the chemicals sector. Achieving this

standard gives further confidence to our customers in

industries including oil and gas, and aerospace that

Hardide is a responsible and participative company

committed to the highest operational standards.

Hardide-T, the unique tungsten carbide-based componentcoating developed by Hardide, has been approved by theU.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use onfood processing equipment.

This opens up significant opportunities for HardideCoatings to build on its existing European position

where Hardide-T is already being used successfully infood processing applications. As a result of the FDAgo-ahead, the company has entered tests with one ofthe worlds leading manufacturers of high-pressurehomogenisers and homogenisation systems, which has


FDA Approval


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Hardide coated ball valves

www.velan.co.uk

GENERAL INFORMATION

Tel: +44 116 269 5172 Fax: +44 116 269 3695

[email protected]

Gate Globe Check Butterfly BallKnife Gate Steam Traps

chemical petrochemicaloil & gas cryogenic

cogeneration pulp & paperfossil & nuclear power

A World Leading Valve Product Range

global distribution to the food, dairy and beverageindustries.

The opportunities for Hardide-T in foodmanufacturing are primarily in valve, pump andactuator applications where the company hasproven success in other industries. Hardide-Toffers an unprecedented combination of ultra-hardness, toughness, low friction and chemicalresistance when applied to components madefrom a wide variety of metals. Unlike mostceramics and carbides, Hardide-T is not proneto chipping or flaking, as it will flex with thesubstrate under severe impact.

Jim Murray-Smith, said: This is a majordevelopment for Hardide as it opens up a vastrange of new opportunities for us internationally

where we can offer a solution to the many food

manufacturing applications where part failure

due to wear, corrosion and galling is an issue.

We are already working very successfully in

this sector in the UK. An example is one of the

worlds largest food and beverage companies

which was having repeated failures with a

hard chrome coating which was puncturing

and flaking under abrasive conditions, causing

the galling of critical ball valves and seats.

The life of the parts was increased in excessof 20-fold after being coated with Hardide-T.

Hardides entry into the food processing sector

is a natural progression following the Groups

success in the valve and pump markets within

high wear industries such as oil and gas, power

generation and chemicals.

Hardide-T is widely used around the world inaggressive wear or chemical environments inindustries including oil and gas, aerospace,valves and pumps. Its unique combination of

properties include: Up to 3500 Hv accurately controlled thickness ranging from

5 to 100 microns resists 3000 microstrain deformation

without damage to the coating

binder-free nano-pore, dense, homogeneous structure superior bond strength due to chemical bond low coefficient of friction excellent anti-galling properties and can be used

against itself without galling concerns satin-like as-coated surface finish

The coating is also compliant with the new EU REACHregulations and is viewed as an attractive possiblealternative to hard chrome and HVOF.

Hardide Coatings is a Hardide plc (AIM:HDD) company.The company has manufacturing facilities in Bicester,Oxfordshire in the UK and Houston, Texas in the USA.

Hardide, Tel: + 44 (0) 1869 353830



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NEW Keystone BREWSEALSEAT FOR HYGIENIC VALVESTyco Flow Control has announced the addition of a new High Temperatureseat for its popular Keystone Optiseal range of butterfly valves, which hasbeen widely specified in the food and beverage industry for over a quarter ofa century. The new Brewseal will extend the operational life of typical unitsin some common applications especially in the onerous brewing conditionsincluding hot wort while still remaining competitive in price.

Importantly the one-piece wafer-thin disc stem of the Keystone Optisealcombines high strength with positive disc control while offering minimal discobstruction to flow. The disc stem can be offered with a polished finish makingit ideal for hygienic duty.

The new seat is rated for 150 degrees centigrade constant service while alsooffering excellent abrasion resistance for brewing, a variety of other hygienic

applications and semi-aggressive chemical industries. As with previous modelsthe primary seat formed by the seat/shaft/hub assembly exceeds the pressurerating of the valve ensuring that the body is totally isolated from the flowingmedium.

The valve body is also finished in silver Ameron PSX700, a unique high glossengineered siloxane to suit the rigorous requirements of the hygienic market.

Tyco Valves & Controls Distribution, Tel: 01858 467 281



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Leeds Valve, the Leeds-based manufacturer of

butterfly valves, has been acquired from its founding

shareholders, Steven and Gordon Heap, by the

Sheffield-based Flow Group Ltd, suppliers of specialist

valve solutions to the global energy industry.

Leeds Valve, established 18 years ago, has an excellentreputation for supplying butterfly valve solutions forniche applications in many diverse industries including oiland gas, LNG, power generation, industrial gas and navalmarine, in materials from carbon steel to aluminiumbronze, stainless steels and titanium. Steven Heap, whowill continue with the business as Sales and Marketing

Director, comments: This is a great opportunity toaccelerate the growth of the Leeds Valve business.

Over the last 18 years, we have gradually developed

a well-respected butterfly valve range and we already

have a loyal international customer base. Now, with

Flow Groups manufacturing skills, financial strength

and excellent international network of distributors and

agents supporting us, we can offer our products to a

wider market with confidence.

John Wall, Managing Director of the Flow Group, who willalso take on the role as Managing Director of the LeedsValve business, adds: For several years we have beenlooking to acquire an appropriate butterfly valve business

to compliment our current product ranges. Leeds Valve

and our existing businesses supply many of the same

markets and so there is an excellent fit. We have alreadystarted the process of establishing our fundamental

business principal - only make realistic commitments,

and then exceed them - to the management of the Leeds

Valve business, so that customers and suppliers will soon

enjoy the level of performance that they expect from

Flow.

The Group already has some well-known market leadingvalve businesses - Shipham Valves, based in Hull,

John Wall and Steven Heap

supplies non ferrous and high alloy valve solutions forhandling seawater and other severe fluids to the offshoreand petrochemical industries; Bestobell Valves makescryogenic valves for the industrial gas and downstreamLNG industries, Bestobell LNG makes fire-safe cryogenicvalves for the upstream LNG industry and Conflow is the

worlds leading supplier of water control and monitoringequipment for the underground coal mining industry,all three based in Sheffield; John Mills Valves, basedin Newcastle, supplies bronze and aluminium bronzevalves to valve houses and OEMs. Flow also has its owndistribution business in the USA, based near Pittsburgh,through which the Conflow and Bestobell products aresupplied to the North American market.

Over the last three years, Flow Group sales have beengrowing at a compound annual rate of 30% to $60Min 2007, with exports outside the UK accounting for a

staggering 85% of sales. This acquisition should help tocontinue this impressive performance.

For more information on Leeds Valve and the FlowGroup visit www.leedsvalve.co.uk and www.flowgroup.co.uk respectively.

Flow Group Ltd, Tel: +44 (0) 114 224 0209

Leeds Valve joinsthe Flow Group



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Over the past 70 years BKW have listened to our

customers needs. That is the key to our success.

We pride ourselves on supplying products that the

customer requires on time. We deliver service when

it is required. We carry out emergency and routine

repairs on critical plant equipment efficiently.

We have a vast range of products and services such as

Rosemount pressure transmitters, our own diaphragmseals capability, our Wika temperature assemblies alsomanufactured in-house, and a flow calibration laboratoryusing a fully traceable twenty-meter flow rig. In additionto this we have now opened a valve supply, serviceand repair facility. Being Emersons largest partner inthe UK, we have now teamed up with Fisher to supplycontrol valve equipment. Due to the nature of ourbusiness we have the ability to turn valves around in amatter of hours to the customer specification. We havededicated applications engineers to size and select thecorrect valve fit for the application.

We want to take the hassle out of specifying andprocuring valve equipment by leading the way andkeeping our customers constantly aware of deliveries.We understand that long deliveries are not an option ina very competitive and changing market. With this inmind, we have taken steps to reduce the lead time ofcontrol valves and we are constantly looking for ways toachieve this. One key factor of reducing deliveries is ourwide range of stock on common items like positioners,

positioner mounting kits, actuators and other add-oncomponents. With assembly being carried out in ourworkshops we are able to reduce deliveries by weeks.

With this service at hand we are also able to offer awide variety of equipment to suit your site standard. Ifa Masoneilan valve is required but fitted with a Fisherpositioner then we have the mounting brackets on the

shelf. The support of our extensive machine workshopwith its seven CNC lathes, milling machines, and highprecision drills all adds to the value of fast service andsupply.

Our valve repair facility has been a huge success so farthis year. The number one focus has been on supplyinga service customers struggle to find with other repaircompanies. A lot of investment has been made todesign a facility that meets with the demands of ourwide range of customers. Our first ever repair was foran offshore platform and included third party inspection.

Our quality system and certification was really put to thetest as the 8 control valve required a full overhaul aswell as a new trim. Seat leakage, packing, function andhydrostatic tests were carried out under full inspection.

- Intelligent PartnershipsCompany Overview

Supply, Service, Repair

- On Demand, On Time, Every Time

By Mick Beavers BKWs Valve Business Manager

Control Valve on pre-test

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The job was a success and proved the system that wehad spent so long in putting together.

We have had some real challenges so far this year both inthe logistics of equipment and the timescale given. Ourrecord is six hours for a full overhaul from collection tofitting of the valve back on plant. We have built up goodrelationships with all the leading valve manufacturingcompanies which gives us the ability to deliver serviceand repair efficiently.

Our focus on customer equipment has been essential tothe success and by listening to the customer regardingthe valve sent in for repair, we are able to find a solutionthat ensures we do not receive the valve back with thesame problem. Packing systems have been a focusdrive for us as 80% of valve problems arise from failed

packing systems. With our dedicated team of valvespecialists, we have over forty years experience in thefield. Routine or emergency repairs are carried out withease due to the groundwork BKW have put into this fastgrowing facility.

BKW, Tel: 0161 707 4838

Control valve repair

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There was extensive flooding in the UK this summer

Rotorks double-sealed electric valve actuator

enclosure design has proved its worth in theaftermath of the disastrous flooding of the Severn

Trent Mythe water treatment works at Tewkesbury in

Gloucestershire (UK). In what has been described as

a once in a two hundred and fifty year event, water

from the adjacent rain-swollen River Severn flooded

the entire Mythe site at the end of July 2007, in some

plant areas to a depth of five metres, cutting off the

daily supply of 120 million litres of drinking water

to 350,000 customers in the Gloucester, Cheltenham

and Tewkesbury areas.

It was imperative that the works were cleaned, repaired

and brought back into operation with the utmost urgencyand thanks to the tireless performance of personnelfrom Severn Trent Water and its contractors this wassuccessfully achieved within the remarkably short periodof only four days after the flooding had subsided.

As a part of this colossal task, more than 150 Rotorkelectric valve actuators encompassing A, AQ and IQranges, controlling the automated sequence of watertreatment processes throughout the site had to beinspected for water damage before they could bereturned to service. To assist in this work, Rotork

immediately provided two site service technicians, whenrequested on the first morning of the clean-up, whoinspected and checked actuators in vital areas includingthe low lift pump house, which had been submerged toa depth of three metres.

In all cases they found that where water had entered anactuator, it had only done so through cable entries intothe terminal compartment and had been prevented fromreaching any electrical components within the actuatoritself by the O ring seal fitted around the terminal bung.This design feature, known as double-sealing, wasfirst introduced on Rotork actuators as long ago as the

1960s and has been a benchmark of Rotork designsever since. As a result, all the actuators inspected by theRotork technicians were found to be fully functional andcould be immediately returned to service after cleaningand drying out some of the terminal compartments. Inother plant areas, another Severn Trent Water contractor

Severn Trent Area Manager Andrew Bowkett with one of the Rotork Arange actuators in the low lift pump house. This area was flooded to adepth of 3 metres.

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Flooding proves thewatertight case forRotork Actuators

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reported the same situation among virtually all of theRotork actuators inspected by its engineers.

In Rotorks experience, the flooding at Mythe is thelatest in a long list of worldwide events over the decadeswhere the Rotork double-sealed enclosure design hasprevented serious damage to actuators that have beensubmerged. Severn Trent Water Area Manager AndrewBowkett described the flooding as unprecedented inthe 137 year history of water treatment at Mythe. The

Rotork actuators acquitted themselves well, assisting the

enormous efforts made by Severn Trent staff and our

contractors to bring the plant back into full operation

with the absolute minimum of delay.

Rotork, Tel: 01225 733 200

Rotork AQ and A range actuators in the rapid gravity filter plant area.The flood water level here reached above the ceiling of the chamber.

Andrew Bowkett with a Rotork IQ Actuator outside the GACand ozone treatment building at Mythe. The pedestal mount-ing saved this actuator from a ducking!



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Visibility For Switching

Applications With New

Neles Switchguardby Metso Automation

Neles SmartSolution products

Metso is proud to announce that we are broadeningour Neles SmartSolution product offering with theaddition of a new product - Neles SwitchGuard.SwitchGuard is an intelligent controller for pneumaticon/off valves - it operates with all valve actuatorsand in all sectors of industry. After that NelesSwitchGuard is part of the Neles SmartSolutionproduct family, we can offer a full range of productsthat bring intelligence to your valve applications and

help you to increase process availability and processperformance.

Innovative diagnostic features that are now availablefor on/off valves (i.e. not only for control valves)will help in planning maintenance before that onsetof problems that could have a major impact on theprocess!

How to use Neles SwitchGuard diagnostics information



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What is Neles SwitchGuard?Neles SwitchGuard brings intelligence to the operationof on/off applications. Its large pneumatic capacityrange enables SwitchGuard to be used with a widevariety of actuator sizes. The product is designed tomeet the demanding requirements of process-critical

switching operations, particularly in high cyclingapplications. Excellent reliability and large air capacityare essential characteristics for products operatingin such conditions. Neles SwitchGuards integrateddesign cuts installation costs, eliminates the need forsolenoid valves and minimizes engineering work. Italso makes maintenance easier.

SwitchGuards superb design and embeddeddiagnostics guarantee high availability in on/offapplications. Neles SwitchGuard takes switchingapplications to a new level!

What does Neles SwitchGuardbring to process applications?The most important benefit SwitchGuard providesis that you now have visibility - you can see what isgoing on in automated valves in on/off applications.In a number of process applications, on/off valvesare the most critical in terms of process availability,but many such highly critical valves have no provisionfor predicting failure. Also, with the traditionalinstrumentation solution, many components areinvolved and their failure can have adverse effects on

process control. In the worst case, component failurecan cause process shutdown. What if there were ameans of predicting such a failure? What if you couldcheck remotely, before regular maintenance, whetherthe valve needs any such action? These possibilitiesnow exist - with Neles SwitchGuard!

Neles SwitchGuard - Intelligent On/Off Controller with diagnostics

What are the special features of Neles

SwitchGuard?As described earlier, diagnostics are the key featureof Neles SwitchGuard. They analyse the operationof an automated on/off valve while it is operating

in the process, and this diagnostic information isstored within the device. With open communicationtechnology, e.g. FDT/DTM and especially NelesFieldCare, you can bring these diagnostics featuresto the level at which you can use the information toplan your maintenance programme. This ensures highavailability for switching applications and increases thevalves reliability to a higher level.

But there is yet more to Neles SwitchGuard. You canuse it to control valve opening and closing with rampprofiles, i.e. you can define valve opening and closingtimes and the stroking ramp profile. For example, you

can decide that valve opening should take place within10 seconds, with the first phase happening veryslowly and then (after flow starts through the valve)for the rest of the procedure to be much faster. Thisis useful when minimizing pressure impact in piping(water hammer).

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New Tyco5100 SeriesTyco Flow Control

Introduces New Series 5100

Pilot-Operated Pressure

Relief Valve

Tyco Flow Control has announced the launch of theAnderson Greenwood Series 5100 pilot-operatedpressure relief valve. The new modulating-action, non-

flowing, soft seat pilot-operated pressure relief valveis designed specifically for overpressure protection ofeconomisers in fossil-fired power plants in the powergeneration industry.

The Series 5100 valve is the latest design innovationin pilot-operated pressure relief valve technology fromTyco Flow Control and its Anderson Greenwood brandto meet the most demanding applications. It is thefirst non-flowing modulating pilot-operated pressurerelief valve that is certified under the stringentrequirements of the American Society of MechanicalEngineers (ASME) Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code,Section I with steam service capacity certifications inaccordance with Section I and water service capacitycertifications.

Additionally, it is the first all-plastic soft seat and sealedvalve that operates as a non-flowing modulating pilot,

requiring no component changes to handle alternatingsteam and water conditions. This design opens inproportion to relief demand and is suitable for hotwater, flashing water and steam service without theoperational performance problems usually found withspring-loaded pressure relief valves on economiserservice.

Some features and benefits of this pilot-operated

pressure relief valve include:

- Reduced Product Loss. The valve features softseats for premium tightness before and after reliefcycles. The design offers a great alternative to tra-ditional metal seated valves used in these installa-tions.

- Increased System Output. Because of total valvetightness to at least 96 percent of set pressure,the system can be operated closer to set pressurewithout valve leakage. The result is greater systemproduction capability.

- Reduced Maintenance Costs. Resilient seats great-

ly extend service life. Costly and time-consumingmetal seat lapping is unnecessary.

- Requires no elastomer seats or seals. The resultis a modulating, soft-seated, pilot operated valveoffering premium tightness with the ability to han-dle temperatures from -65F to 515F (-54C to268C) and a set pressure range of 15 to 6,170pounds per square inch gauge (psig).

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training course at yourown plant or premises?

Check our advert on page 26 or

Call: 01295 221270.



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A little more than 5 years ago, Emerson merged

a group of companies to form what is now knownas Emersons Valve Automation division. Thesepreviously independent companies grew on theirown, often in direct competition with each other forover 30 years. From those early years, even with anincreasing number of other competitors, customerservice has improved to meet demands faster thanthe rest, hence the successful growth of the group.Emersons Valve Automation division is now a singleglobal business that is uniquely positioned to workwith its sister divisions within Emerson, such as Fisherand Rosemount, to provide a complete solution for

customers valve automation needs.

Year after year, Emerson has continued to improve itsproducts and local customer support so that at theend of 2007 it is exceeding all targets and is set toexpand even more through the next five years. Indoing so, Emerson has employed a strategy calledThink Customer - a business-wide initiative thatencourages employees to make sure that their dailyservices to customers are based on actions that willensure a benefit to the customer. It may be eitheron a business level by increasing customer revenuesor cutting costs, or on a personal level by reducingcustomer stress or an opportunity for personalkudos.

Formed in early 2001 to combine the market resourcesof the leading suppliers of valve automation productsand services for all the process industries, the leadingbrands shown below are well respected playersin their market segments. In addition, the FieldQactuator, with fully integrated control accessories,was recently released along with a new acquisition(2007) of the Damcos helical spline actuators formarine applications, which are also developed under

the Bettis brand to serve the process / oil and gasmarket.

Bettis, based in Waller, Texas, has beena maker of pneumatic & gas/hydraulicscotch yoke actuators since it was

founded in 1929. Bettis was acquired by Emerson in1999 as part of the Daniel Industries acquisition.

E l - O - M a t i c ,originally basedin Hengelo, The

Netherlands, has been making pneumatic rack andpinion actuators and electric actuators since 1973.El-O-Matic was acquired by Emerson in 1995. Itspneumatic actuators are now made in Nilai, Malaysia.

FieldQ, based in Hengelo, TheNetherlands was introduced in 2002.The FieldQ product provides a fullyintegrated intelligent approach to rack

& pinion actuators and control accessories.

Hytork, originally based inGloucester, United King-dom, makes pneumatic

rack and pinion actuators and automation accesso-ries. Hytork was acquired by Emerson in 1999 as part

of the Daniel Industries acquisition. All products arenow made in Nilai, Malaysia.

Shafer andDantorque,based in

Mansfield, Ohio, supply the oil and gas transmissionindustry with rotary vane actuators, hydraulic powerunits, and custom tailored controls. Founded in 1946,Shafer was acquired by Emerson in 1999 as part ofthe Daniel Industries acquisition.

Damcos, with its head-quarters in Denmark andadditional manufacturing

plants in China and Korea, offers a range of productsrelated to the marine environment including helicalspline actuators and LPUs (local power units).

The innovative products from Emersons ValveAutomation division are key components that powerEmersons PlantWeb digital plant architecture toproven savings of more than 30 percent of projectcosts, and greater than 2 percent operations savings,including benefits of predictive valve maintenance

With just one stop at www.EmersonProcess.com/ValveAutomation you will have access to informationabout all of its products and services, and how tocontact them for all your automation needs.

Emersons Valve Automation Divisionby John Hancill, Marketing Director R&P Products



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Training Dates

Valve training from professionalsBVAA will again be running their very successful

series of Training Courses in the Spring.

Dates are:Introduction to Valves Mon 28th April 2007

Introduction to Actuators Tues 29th April 2007

Control Valves Wed 30th April 2007

Safety Valves Thurs 1st May 2007

Introduction to SILs Fri 2nd May 2007

All product courses are 295+VAT.

BVAA members receive a 30% discount on fees.

Following on from the Warbler piece in the last issue,Neil Kirkbride of BEL Valves supplied this extraordinaryphotograph. In this era when fugitive emissions are sucha hot topic, this endorsement for the BEL Valves product

by a family of Pied Warblers is excellent.

The valves shown have been in service on an onshorewell in the UK for approximately 20 years. It seems theatmosphere next to the valve stem packing is more thanclean enough to bring up these youngsters.

The introduction courses are ideal fornewcomers to the industry or for admin staff.The Control and Safety Valves courses assume abasic familiarity of valves.

Full details are available from the BVAA website,http://www.bvaa.org.uk/H1.asp

Alternatively contact BVAA to register or forfurther details.


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