The Pneumatic Actuator and Positioner: GF Piping Systems adds further award-winning innovation to its process automation family

29/10/2021 - 12:00 (heure d’Europe centrale)

The Red Dot Award-winning product design manufactured with recyclable composite materials and new sizing options builds further strength into GF's process automation family while significantly contributing to the corporation's sustainability goal of achieving 70% of sales with social and environmental benefits.  

The innovative Pneumatic Actuator and Positioner offer a pneumatic valve pack with a lifetime as long as the entire piping system. Designed for multiple industries, including microelectronics, marine, and chemical processing, both innovations' highly chemical resistant material is ideal for use in applications that support hazardous media.

"As a one solution supplier, the flexible product variants enable an ideal combination for every process. says Sandra Schiller, Head of Global Product Management Industry at GF Piping Systems. "We continue to innovate with our products and solutions, as we aim for a portfolio of innovations with a sustainable lifecycle, and we're extremely proud our Pneumatic Actuator received the Red Dot Design Award."

The lightweight, non-corrosive, plastic Pneumatic Actuator type PPA, made from glass-fibre-reinforced polypropylene (PP-GF), offers optimal application fit and high chemical resistance covering the whole ball valve range from DN10/15 (½ ") to DN 100 (4 "). All possible valve and actuator combinations and the actuator passed significant testing under extreme environmental conditions to ensure a reliable torque performance on the ball valve.

The PPA is available in two versions: compact double-acting or a spring revolver principle offered fail-safe open or fail-safe-close. The spring technology adds application flexibility at the 4.2 bar standard range. A new feature is the integrated NAMUR interface for pilot valves, allowing decentralized supply and eliminating the need for special adapters. The Pneumatic Actuator achieves a minimum of 250'000 cycles and works smoothly even after long periods without operation.

The Positioner offers an optimized application range for GF linear stroke (DIASTAR) and rotary actuators (PPA & its predecessor PA) and the following functionality expansion options: on/off switch, display, PID controller, analog position feedback, LED feedback. The compact design of the positioner and plastic adapter allows lower installation setup height​. It is UL compliant. Both new products are now available in several sizes.

 

Learn more about the Pneumatic Actuator and Positioner: www.gfps.com/ppa

Constanze Werdermann

Constanze Werdermann

Global PR Manager

Marketing & Communications

Georg Fischer Piping Systems Ltd

Ebnatstrasse 111

8201 Schaffhausen

Suisse

A propos de GF Piping Systems   

GF Piping Systems est le fournisseur leader de systèmes de tuyauterie destinés à assurer le transport sûr et durables des fluides à travers le monde. Spécialisée dans les systèmes de tuyauterie plastique, les solutions clés en main et les services, l'entreprise vous accompagne dans chaque étape de vos projets. GF Piping Systems dispose de ses propres sociétés de vente dans 31 pays, pour être au plus proche de ses clients. Nos sites de production sont répartis dans 36 pays en Amérique, en Europe et en Asie ce qui assure une disponibilité suffisante ainsi qu'une livraison rapide et fiable. En 2020, GF Piping Systems a réalisé un chiffre d'affaires de 1'708 milliards de francs suisses et employait 6'893 personnes. GF Piping Systems est une division de Georg Fischer AG, fondée en 1802, dont le siège social est situé à Schaffhausen, en Suisse.

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