Product category:
Manual Valves
News Release from: Parker Instrumentation | Subject: R-max
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 19 March 2002
Automated stream switching for gas and
liquid
Inovative valve system combines surface mounting and true three-way valves brings new integrity to petrochemical and chemical process analysers and gas chromatographs
Parker Instrumentation has announced an innovative valve system for automated stream switching in gas and liquid analysis applications The new product - R-max - uses surface-mounting techniques to dramatically reduce the size of control systems for process analysers and gas chromatographs, and to provide modularity for assembling compact switches for any quantity of fluid streams
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 16 Jan 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Purpose-designed for automated applications, the pneumatically-operated R-max brings completely new levels of reliability and integrity to this application, through the use of true three-way double-block-and-bleed valve modules that eliminate any possibility of cross contamination of fluid streams, combined with needle valves offering operating lifetimes in excess of one million cycles.
R-max operates over a vacuum to 500psig/34 bar pressure range, and may be actuated using a low air pressure supply of 40psig/3 bar.
Systems are based on three basic components: valve modules, substrates housing the stream switching channels, and a venting unit.
These interconnect using just two screws, allowing the number of streams to be extended without breaking the connections throughout the entire substrate.
The surface mounting approach means that stream switches are much smaller than systems built using standard valves and tubing - by up to as much as 90%.
A complete three-stream switch system for example, can be constructed in an area of around 7 x 7 x 20cm for example.
This has considerable follow-on benefits for users, allowing end users and analyser OEMs to build highly compact systems, which have extremely small dead volumes for faster and more economic purging, and which require much simpler heating arrangements.
Parker also offers compatible filter modules, which bolt onto the side of the stream switching substrate without any intermediate tubing and compression connections. Request a free brochure from Parker Instrumentation ...
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