| Industry: | Oil & Gas - Onshore |
There are various methods to actuate valves: manual, air, electric to name a few, and when you look at manual options handwheel or lever are industry standard.
Handwheel operation can be a difficult task, particularly on larger valves, and automating the valve can be a costly exercise. In some cases, retrofitting a continuous-rotation torque tool, commonly known as a ‘valve actuation tool’, can be a cost-effective solution.
We specified and supplied the RAD 350 SL pneumatic torque tool for valve actuation for our onshore O&G customer. We selected this particular tool because of its robust design and industry acceptance as the ‘tool of choice’. We supplied the valve adaptor kit which replaces the handwheel and provides a reaction point for the torque tool. The RAD 350 SL is also ATEX rated for use in areas where sparks and flames could cause an incident.
Valve actuation tools are not only common in the O&G industry. They are commonplace in mining, chemical processing, paper and pulp, pharmaceutical and any other industry in which the actuation of large valves is required.
