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Lock-out of actuated valves for operator safety

For all standard actuated valve packages ESI have designed a special oversized coupling drive and drilled a hole through it which, along with a hole drilled through the mounting bracket sitting between the valve and actuator, allows the maintenance engineer to fit a pin through the bracket.

7 features that allow Habonim give a 7 year warranty with their Compact Actuator

How can the Habonim Compact 4-piston actuator come with a 7-year warranty when 2-piston manufacturers only give a 1 year warranty?

Ball Valves with no graphite to contaminate process

Habonim ball-valves eliminate graphite from the process stream with the patented Hermetix stem seal, with up to 500k high-cycle operations

How do I detect pressure-gauge diaphragm failure?

Problem: When a pressure-gauge diaphragm fails, be it due to poor design or mishandling, the gauge can still read the system pressure as the media takes the place of the fill fluid which has disappeared into the batch.

Pipeline Insulation in Aseptic Clean Rooms. Prevent Operators Getting Burnt

Retro-fitting insulation in a confined aseptic or clean area, using T-Tubes insulation. Benefits for health and safety, and energy saving

The cost benefit of high-cycling bursting discs for autoclaves

Prevent premature failure of rupture discs under vacuum on autoclaves. CDC HPX disc with 5,000,000 cycles, the highest in the industry.

SIL Certified Ball Valves and Actuators: a brief review of SIL

The required safety level of a process plant is classified in accordance with IEC 61511 and depends on the risk constituted by a plant

Can I get my pressure-gauge diaphragm repaired?

Gauge Diaphragm Repair: ESI Technologies provide a comprehensive repair and calibration service for most types of instruments and diaphragm seals

High performance HPX reverse-acting discs available at higher burst pressures

High pressure bursting discs: HPX rupture discs from CDC, the industry standard in rupture discs, are now available in expanded pressure ranges

Conductive PTFE Filter Housing – eliminate dangers of Static Discharge

A fully conductive carbon impregnated PTFE filter housing to replace Hastelloy or PTFE-lined housings. FDA complient, Rated for full vacuum

High Performance Butterfly Valves – design features to consider for High Pressure and Temperature Applications

High performance butterfly valve design features that will ensure long & trouble free service for critical applications – EBRO have a proven track record

Filter housing for corrosive product

Tantaline filter housing for use in harsh environments and with corrosive fluids. Superior resistance to many corrosive chemicals, e.g. acids

Temperature control module skids for biotechnology industry

TCM skid (temperature control module) skid design and fabrication for biotechnology-industry reactor-vessel jacket services

Oil and Gas Industry Injector Skid

Self-contained skid, fabricated in stainless steel, for injection of corrosion inhibitor for the oil & gas industry

Knife-gate valves for the water industry

Stafsjö WB & MV Knife-gate valves suitable for waste water and water treatment industries

Knife-gate valves for the mining industry

Stafsjö SLV, SLF, SLH & SLX valves are all suitable for the most abrasive and demanding slurry where operational reliability and low life-cycle costs are emphasised