Valve Actuators: A Brief Guide to Force and Direction Controls

by ATI Staff | Sep 12, 2022 | Valve Actuators

There are two ways valve actuators deliver force: rotary or linear. The force they must provide to the valve has to be sufficient to effectively operate it. However, it can’t be so great that the stems or seats become damaged. This is why valve actuators, or at least...

7 Industries That Use Valves, and Their Applications

by ATI Staff | May 14, 2020 | Valve Actuators

Valves are an incredibly versatile tool that can be found pretty much everywhere. It’s under the streets, in our homes, power plants and paper mills, refineries and a wide variety of infrastructure and industrial facilities. 7 industries that use valves The valve...

How Valve Actuators Can Help Improve Process Control

by ATI Staff | Apr 11, 2020 | Linear Actuators, Pneumatic Actuators, Valve Actuators

Valve actuators can be the difference between process failure and success. This is because no matter what your process objective is, flow rates have to be controlled at a number of points throughout the process. Variables such as temperature, pressure, tank levels,...

ATI Adds Valve Actuators to New Electric Power Facilities

by ATI Staff | Apr 24, 2017 | Linear Actuators, Valve Actuators

HOUSTON, TX (April 24, 2017)  Automation Technology (ATI) recently provided linear valve actuators for two state-of-the-art natural gas-fired power generation facilities currently under construction.  The plants, Middletown Energy Center in Ohio and the Kings Mountain...

How Market Demand and Changing Operating Conditions Impact Valves and Actuators

by ATI Staff | May 22, 2014 | Linear Actuators, Valve Actuators

ATI’s Chief Executive, Cooper Etheridge is quoted in an article by Power Engineering International, exploring the latest in state of the art power facilities and their impact on valves and actuators. Read the full article here: Power Engineering International,...

ATI Automates Existing Main Line Valves

by ATI Staff | Nov 6, 2013 | Valve Actuators

ATI’s Gas Motor Actuator is automating thousands of manually operated main line valves in action around the world.  Utilizing the existing valve gear box, the gas motor actuator can be adapted to motorize the hand wheel shaft of the gearbox. This design is a...