Portable valve actuators

What is a portable valve actuator?

Heavy valves used in various industrial processes pose a challenge, especially from a safety perspective. Different types of turning levers are used, and unfortunately, minor – and sometimes even major – workplace accidents occur. Not to mention that operating a large wedge-slip valve from one extreme position to another is quite strenuous. Valve operating tools can make valve operation easier and safer.

Choosing a portable valve actuator

A new valve might be light, but over time it becomes heavier and heavier. Lubrication no longer helps, and replacement or automation is expensive.

We have good experience performing valve open and close operations using the operating tool.

There are two options available. In both cases, for example, compressed air is used as the power source, which easily provides the required torque.

See presentations for both options.

The advantage of the EasiDrive featured in the video is that it is a small, handy tool. It features a fixed platform that is mounted on top of any existing valve. You can see various options in the photographs above. The tool—the gun—is placed on this platform, and with a press of a button, you can operate the valve to open or close. The device has its own adjustment for the applied torque.

The advantage of the Power Wrench featured in the video is that no fixed platform for the tool is required; instead, as the video shows, the platform can be easily mounted onto the existing valve handwheel.

If you are interested in testing the device at your facility, we are happy to perform a demonstration. We have both tools in stock.