Rotork : electric actuators installed in glass factory help improve reliability and reduce emissions
February 16, 2023 at 12:09 pm
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Rotork electric actuators installed in glass factory help improve reliability and reduce emissions
16/02/2023
Electric actuators have been installed at a glass factory in Turkey, allowing for efficient combustion and reduction of emissions.
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 commerce), fibreglass and speciality glass (tableware, lighting, cookware).
In order to achieve complete and efficient combustion, the exact ratio of fuel and air within a furnace to produce the right amount of heat must be precisely controlled to produce a lean burn. Complete combustion offers reduced running costs and less unnecessary fuel, so a reduction in emissions and environmental pollutants. The control offered by Rotork's ROMpak electric actuators assist in the essential process of optimal efficiency.
ROMpak actuators offer quiet and reliable operation for smaller ball and butterfly valves. They have a continuous position indicator that is always available and can work in an ambient temperature of up to +70° C (158° F). Importantly in a glass application, they are watertight and dustproof to IP68 10m for 100 hours. The customer chose them after a successful period of consultation that included Rotork supplying sample actuators.
Rotork plc published this content on 16 February 2023 and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 16 February 2023 17:08:03 UTC.
Rotork plc is a United Kingdom-based global provider of flow control and instrumentation solutions for the industrial actuation and flow control markets. These include oil and gas, water and wastewater, power, chemical process, and industrial applications. Its segments include Oil & Gas, Chemical, Process & Industrial and Water & Power. The Oil & Gas segment is a supplier of electric critical duty actuators and related services to the global oil and gas sector. The Chemical, Process & Industrial segment is a supplier of specialist actuators and instruments for niche applications in the broad chemical, process industry, and industrial sectors. Water & Power segment supplier of premium actuators, predominantly electric, and gearboxes for applications in the water and power generation sectors. Its products include electric actuators, pneumatic & hydraulic actuators, process control actuators, pneumatic valves & manifolds, services & support, gearboxes & accessories, and control networks.