The Project
Acrodyne was requested to provide a suitable solution to automate an existing manually operated Alligator valve. Previously an operator was required to commute to the pump station to manually operate the valve which presented three main problems:
- OH&S issues for the operator
- Inefficient use of resources
- Inability to gauge the amount of water released
The valve was required to be controlled in a remote control room working seamlessly with a flow control device and their existing SCADA system.
The Solution
Acrodyne supplied the end user with the Limitorque MX Actuator coupled to an ACROGEARS Spur gearbox. The Limitorque MX05 was built and setup utilising Acrodyne’s Quick Response Center (QRC) located in Bayswater. Doing this allowed Acrodyne to easily modify the actuator to the end user’s customised specification and mount the spur gearbox and test the package so that it could be delivered and installed without any issues. An Aunspach overtorque protector was also fitted to the handwheel of the actuator so that if the actuator was required to be operated manually, it could limit the input torque of the operator eliminating potential damage to existing assets.
