Pharmaceutical

StoneL provides solutions that help reduce installation costs through easy setup, faster commissioning, and enhanced valve identification. Bright electronic indication combined with optional remote wireless access provide enhanced risk management and improved safety.

The explosionproof Hawkeye, with its stainless steel enclosure, is designed for service in harsh process environments. It features a solid state proximity sensor which is encased in a shock absorbent urethane potting material.

Submitted by StoneL
StoneL Prism PI

The Prism PI integrates an advanced position sensing system and integral pneumatic control for sanitary diaphragm and other linear applications. Compact and durable, the PI is suited for corrosive, heavy washdown and hazardous areas.

Submitted by Russ Rochambeau, Engineering Manager, IFPS Hydraulic Specialist, Valin Corporation

When discussing fluid power, pressure is the basis for producing any kind of work.  Work cannot be achieved without pressure.  In order to understand the finer points of fluid power, one must first understand the concept of pressure

Submitted by Corey Foster || Valin Corporation
Wireless Connectivity Offers Distinct Advantages for Industrial Applications

A growing trend in industrial plant design is wireless connectivity. Recent technological advances have made wireless protocols significantly more robust and reliable than previous versions, enough so to rival traditional hard-wired connections.

Submitted by Jon Monsen, Ph.D.

The principle difference between the nature of the flow of gas and the flow of liquid through control valves is that liquids are incompressible and gasses are compressible.

Submitted by Process Heating Magazine
Training Ensures Proper Tracing System Operation

Proper training in product, maintenance and system startup was an essential part of a successful startup of the heat tracing system at the power plant.

Submitted by Corey Foster || Valin Corporation

Factory automation mobility is not just about iPads. Companies of all sizes need to think about the software needed to push context-sensitive information to operators and managers.

Submitted by Tim Tritch
Run-Away Reservoir Populations Ruin Lube-Oil Reliability

While demographers busily count the world's population, manufacturers' world-wide fight a different battle against growing particle populations within lube-oil and hydraulic systems.

Submitted by Parker Hannifin Corporation
Should I use Pipe or Tubing?

Standard fluid line systems were for many years constructed from threaded pipe of assorted materials and were assembled with various standard pipe fitting shapes