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Rotork is excited to introduce its fully integrated ethernet actuator, which is compatible with EtherNet/IP Modbus TCP and PROFINET protocols. This innovative technology marks a significant leap forward in industrial automation, offering unprecedented data connectivity, speed, and operational efficiency. With the introduction of Rotork’s integrated Ethernet solution...

The new features include increased speeds for the IQT3F Pro electric modulating actuators, independent open/close speeds for part-turn actuators and closed-loop control for the multi-turn and part-turn actuators. The optional increased speed for the IQT3F Pro electric modulating actuators is available for sizes 50, 100 and 125. Adjustable speed, including a slow mode fo...

Based in Montreal, Canada, Hanbay designs and manufactures precise, miniature electric actuators which offer a compact profile and high torque design for use with small valves and instrument valves for use in hazardous and non-hazardous applications. “This is an exciting new technology platform for us as the electric actuation of small valves represents a great market o...

This evolution enables the continual development of new features that drive digitisation and future-proofing of electric actuation. The Rotork App provides intelligent control and communication capabilities for the IQ3 Pro and is a handy way to operate and configure the actuators using a smartphone. The new app introduces smart features, including a virtual Rotork Blue...

GASHCo is one of Gatwick Airport’s main fuel tank farms and has been using Rotork products for over 30 years. The actuators installed on the site are used on the fuel hydrants housed at Gatwick Airport. Rotork’s site services team carried out an obsolescence survey and identified the older equipment on site. Gatwick was made aware that in the event of a failure or brea...

The new actuator uses a rack and pinion drive for a torque output of up to 1,000 Nm (737 lbf.ft). The SI range of actuators combine the simplicity of electrical operation with the precision of hydraulic control and the reliability of mechanical spring-return fail-safe action. Typical applications for Skilmatic SI actuators include functional safety-related Emergency Sh...

They were upgraded from older manual-operated valves to electric actuators with intelligent functionality built in. This project included the construction of an underground wastewater balancing tank with a capacity of 16,000 cubic metres, a plant house with a ventilation system and improved deodorising facilities. These changes will increase the amount of wastewater th...

A glass plant in the Mersin area of southern Turkey, run by Şişecam, installed 33 ROMpak electric actuators. The ROMpak units replaced existing underperforming actuators to operate butterfly valves, controlling the flow of hot air at the heart of the glass manufacturing process. Glass manufacturing produces items like packaging, flat glass (e.g. in construction and comme...

Rotork has been awarded a contract to supply IQ3 and Skilmatic SI range actuators to an essential and unique industrial decarbonisation project in Norway. Northern Lights is developing the world’s first open-source CO2 transport and storage infrastructure. It is a major milestone towards decarbonising Europe, and as a first-of-its-kind operation, it is trailblazing for...

The service offering ensures that the most appropriate response is provided based on the criticality of the customer’s application. The new three-tiered approach provides the customer with options on the level of cover required for their assets, and Rotork will work with customers to help identify their unique requirements and put together a tailored package appropriat...

More than 100 Rotork IQ3 and IQT3 intelligent electric actuators and GT, LP, CP and GP pneumatic actuators have been installed at ArcelorMittal’s coking plant in Gijon, the largest city in the northern region of Asturias. The plant is the only one in Spain which produces steel from iron ore. The actuators have been installed on knife gate and butterfly valves in the cok...

Northvolt specialise in the production of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and have working collaborations with new technical battery programmes at Luleå University of Technology in north Sweden. Northvolt are working to create the “world’s greenest battery” and Rotork’s products will play a key role in their development. Northvolt Ett is a factory in Skellef...

Rotork has a long-standing history with Fluxys Belgium, which operates 4,000 kilometres of pipeline, a liquefied natural gas terminal and an underground storage facility in Belgium. The IQT actuators ordered by Fluxys Belgium operate butterfly valves on boilers in unmanned gas pressure reducing stations across Belgium that reduce the pressure of natural gas so that it ca...

Valve positioners adjust an actuators position based on a control signal to meet specific process parameters (such as flow, pressure or temperature). This precise control of a valve actuator’s position makes Rotork’s smart positioners ideal for process control applications. The addition of enhanced diagnostic capabilities makes these positioners a great asset for on/off ...

This activated sludge/tertiary filtration plant has the capacity to process approximately 18.75 million gallons of water every single day and provides wastewater treatment for the City of East Lansing, Michigan State University and the Meridian Charter Township. Over 100 actuators have been ordered, consisting of various IQ3 and IQT3 range part-turn electric actuators, ...

The IQ actuators will provide flow control at the plant which produces ethylene, polyethylene and propylene. The project is a joint one between Hyundai Oilbank and Lotte Chemical. It is found 50 miles southwest of the South Korean capital Seoul. The new facility will produce 750,000 tons of ethylene, 750,000 tonnes of polyethylene and 400,000 tons of propylene per year....

Rotork has worked with Jersey Water to replace obsolete actuators at two water treatment sites on the Channel Island. Rotork IQ3 intelligent electric actuators have given Jersey Water increased levels of reliability and efficiency of the flow control on their sites. Jersey Water was founded in the mid-19th century and now supplies up to 20 million litres of water per da...

This treatment plant represents one of the biggest examples of wastewater reuse for irrigation in the world where practically all the treated water can be reused for farm irrigation. It processes the wastewater of a population of over one million people, which equates to an average flow of 3 m3/s. Over 30 Rotork actuators have been installed on jet valves in order to...

The customers purchased the quarter-turn CVQ electric actuators which will operate ball and v-ball valves on separator skids to control the water extraction process at an onshore natural gas production site in the Surat Basin.

The pipeline, which is currently under construction, will stretch across southern India and transport supplies from a key refinery. Due to the large scale of the project, a large number of actuators are required and Rotork’s CMA, IQ and SI ranges have all been specified. The customer selected the CML-1500 and CML-3000 actuators primarily for fail-safe motor operated v...

A Rotork Skilmatic actuator is being used to operate a critical butterfly valve installed on a pipeline feeding the power plant’s turbine at the Repsol site, which is located high up in the Picos de Europa mountains.

Shenzhen Bao'an Three Garbage placed an order for 400 IQ actuators to be used by Shenzhen Energy Environmental Company Ltd at the site, which will have the capacity to process 3,000,000 tonnes of waste per year when complete – the equivalent of 700,000 tonnes of coal per year.

The Mechanical Position Indicator provides local valve position indication. The indicator disc is driven by mechanical gearing directly from the actuator output drive and remains connected during electrical and manual override operation of the actuator.

Third generational IQ multi-turn electric actuators have been installed on eight penstock gate valves to control the flow of wastewater entering the STP in Murrumba Downs, a suburb in the country’s state of Queensland. End user Unitywater owns 17 STPs in the Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast and Noosa regions of Australia. It operates 15 of these sites where sewage is treat...

Located in the oilfields of West Texas and New Mexico, the intelligent systems allow for the remote operation of single-stage isolation and modulating valves to control the flow of produced water in a high-pressure pipeline network. To assist with the water treatment operation, automated valve technology is needed to control flow in the water gathering pipelines, which c...

The new optional modular Rotork plug and socket interface provides a fast connect / disconnect option for IQ3 multi-turn and IQT3 part-turn actuators, encompassing 3-phase, 1-phase and DC (IQT3 only) electrical variants and including many actuators with explosionproof EXd enclosures conforming to ATEX, IECEx, CSA and CSAus international standards. The plug and socket ter...

The controlled release is often undertaken when the gas pressure approaches a pre-set point. However, it is not always clear at what pressure a manually controlled release should be stopped. Without this information, excess vapours can be released, causing air pollution and a loss of cargo. To meet this challenge the VOCON Valve and Reporting System controls the vapou...

Designed for use in the oil and gas industries, the Rotork ELB is a robust, self-contained instrument that combines pipeline pressure monitoring with intelligent valve control. The ELB can also collect detailed operational data for optimising performance and enhancing pipeline safety. The ELB continuously monitors upstream and downstream pipeline pressure dynamics to pr...

Manufactured with an aluminium or stainless steel enclosure, the new switchbox has been tested for operation in temperatures up to 250ºC for 2 hours or 300ºC for 70 minutes. High temperature applications include tunnel ventilation dampers, HVAC plant rooms and other building services environments. Teflon coated stainless steel bushings ensure smooth and low friction sha...

The new AB550M gearbox is manufactured as standard with cast iron housing components, high performance axial thrust bearings, a protected steel input shaft and a polyurethane coating to deal with arduous applications and aggressive environments. The ability to support electric actuators weighing up to 46 kilograms and input speeds of up to 72 rpm offers suitability for m...

Diagnostic graphics present a window into the process, showing the valve torque, usage profiles and service logs, facilitating real-time analysis directly at the actuator. The information-rich backlit display is the focus of attention for non-intrusive wireless communication and multi-functional indication, including user-friendly multi-lingual menus for configuration an...

With the completion of Phase 1A of the project, 274 explosionproof IQ3 actuators fitted with Rotork Gears IB bevel gearboxes have been installed to operate gate valves on flow control applications throughout new import jetty and storage tank facilities. The actuators are monitored and controlled by eight Pakscan P3 120-channel hot/standby master stations, situated...