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Industrial Electric Valve Actuators
- Electricity is generally inexpensive, easy to handle, and readily accessible at most industrial facilities.
- Electric actuators often have a cheaper capital cost per equivalent torque/thrust output unit.
- They are also better for the environment and safer to use.
- Electric actuators may provide greater positioning precision for control or modulating valve duties and advanced process monitoring, data recording, and information feedback.
- Electric actuators include all necessary control functions, resulting in fewer capital costs.
- By providing distributed control, the electric actuator's historically high wire cost is reduced - through efficient and uncomplicated control logic wiring integrated into client SCADA or DCS systems.
- As torque and thrust needs grow, electric actuators weigh less and have smaller footprints than pneumatic actuators.
- Electronic actuators may provide very high output thrust and torque values when combined with external gears.
- With few exceptions, electric actuators cannot guarantee a fail-safe stroke. Nonetheless, they will "fail in place". Fail-safe stroke refers to an actuator's capacity to move a valve to a predetermined safe position when power is lost.
- Electric actuators are more complex than other types of actuators. Electronic technology also demands constant upgrading to keep up with component changes and advancements.
- Electric actuators are less cost-effective than pneumatic and hydraulic actuators and have operating speed limitations beyond a specified size/torque range.
- Electric actuators need more stringent certifications and design characteristics to be safe for use in hazardous areas where explosive process material may be present.
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Welcome to Energy West Controls. EWC has successfully been in business for over 4 decades. We are experts in energy services, process valves & automation, fluid sealing, and boiler level instruments. EWC supports customers across 7 states in the Rocky Mountains, providing solutions to their energy and steam requirements in industries such as hospitality, food and beverage, engineering firms, contractors, mining, refinery, chemical; power generation, and government facilities.
Energy West Controls is a customer-focused and employee-driven organization. Our goal is to provide our customers with the best possible service while empowering our employees to excel personally and professionally. We commit to positively striving for growth as we work to dominate the markets we do business.
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For Industrial Steam Systems, Condensate Draining Is a Must
In a steam system, condensate is a byproduct of heat transfer. It accumulates in the distribution system as a result of unavoidable radiation. It also forms in heating and process equipment due to the desired heat transfer from the steam to the heated substance. The hot condensate must be removed immediately after the vapor has condensed and released its valuable latent heat. Although the available heat in a pound of condensate is negligible compared to a pound of steam, condensate hot water should be returned to the boiler.
During equipment startup and boiler feedwater, the air is always present. Dissolved carbonates in feedwater may also emit carbon dioxide gas. The gases are pushed to the walls of the heat exchangers by the steam velocity, where they may obstruct heat transfer. These gases must be removed along with the condensate; otherwise, the condensate drainage problem is exacerbated.