Valve automation allows remote operation or position indication of valves within a process. Instead of requiring manual adjustment, automation improves operational efficiency with quicker, more accurate valve action, fail-safe protection for process upsets or loss of power, and improved safety for workers in hazardous environments.
Valves can be automated for on/off or modulating service, or simply have limit switches added to provide position indication in your control room. Actuators provide the required force to move your valves, while positioners modulate the valve and actuator assembly based on process parameters for precise process control. Cross Process Solutions offers a full line of name-brand actuators (pneumatic, electric and hydraulic), positioners (linear and rotary applications), and valve automation accessories (limit switches, solenoid valves, bracketry, etc.) for a complete automation solution.
What if you could get the efficiency and safety benefits of valve automation with minimal disruption to your operation? Cross can come to your facility during shutdown to maintain, install or upgrade your actuators and positioners, saving you the time and expense of sending equipment to our valve shop.
Work we have performed on-site includes:
- Retrofitting valves with new pneumatic / electric actuators and positioners to automate manual processes.
- Replacing / upgrading existing valve actuators to provide more functionality or improve performance.
- Site surveys of valves, actuators, and positioners to identify obsolescence, consolidate inventory, and provide a customer with a working list of their assets.
- General troubleshooting of actuator and positioner installations to optimize performance and ensure existing installations are working properly.
- Tuning and calibration of actuator and positioner installations to confirm the complete valve assemblies are operating per vendor and customer specifications.
Our valve services team has decades of experience maintaining, troubleshooting and repairing all types of industrial valves. They are thorough but efficient, since they know time working on a valve costs money. Any work by the team also comes with complete documentation, for your records and any audit or safety requirements.
Contact Cross today to get the benefits of valve automation with minimal costly downtime.
