Optimizing Chemical Process Automation Control

Your chemical operation requires pneumatic components that can deliver precise, reliable pressure regulation — even in harsh environments. To that end, we offer many robust solenoid valves and air preparation units that will ensure your processes run smoothly with minimal downtime. 

For example, our solenoid spool valves incorporate hard T-seals and flexible O-rings for bubble-tight shutoff, dirt resistance and multi-million cycle reliability, while direct-acting 3/2-way solenoid valves feature PTFE rider rings and graphite-filled seals, reducing friction and eliminating sticking over a long service life.  

And, our air preparation units, such as ASCO™ 641/2/3 Series Aluminum Filter Regulators, maximize your process efficiency by providing industry-leading flow rates and precise pressure regulation to downstream instruments. This media filtration solution — featuring a rugged aluminum design with a specialized coating — prevents your downstream process contamination, improving the safety and reliability of your critical chemical operation. 

Exercising the solenoid valve is critical for your chemical application. If this valve experiences stiction-related failure, your Emergency Shutdown (ESD) valve won’t be able to stop the flow of toxic, flammable or even explosive fluids, leading to possible catastrophe. Though critical for valve maintenance, the problem with exercising the solenoid valve is that it may introduce some costly downtime into your operation.  

To help you avoid this issue, we offer a simple solution that adds a second solenoid valve to the design of the ESD valve, enabling you to test each solenoid individually without ever taking the system offline. Our pre-packaged and proven pilot valve systems, the Advanced Redundant Control System (ARCS) and Redundant Control System (RCS), have no single point of failure and provide built-in redundancy and diagnostics to optimize your plant’s safety, reliability and uptime.  

These systems incorporate various redundant configurations (1oo2, 2oo2 and 2oo3) and consolidate many components — including pressure switches and redundant solenoid valves — into one easy-to-configure package that meets your critical safety requirements. 

In the chemical industry, manufactured chemicals must be stored and packaged in containers to protect them from the environment and also to prep them for shipment or sales. Our durable technology solutions for your vital packaging and handling applications in this sector include electric and pneumatic drives, cylinders, fieldbus platforms and more.  

Designed for even your toughest operating environment, our electric and pneumatic products support the major types of chemical output. If your shipping and handling application involves trucks and boats, for example, choose from our extensive lineup of valves for precise flow control, PLCs for reliable process control and next-level automation platforms for secure, scalable device interconnectivity. These technologies are also suitable if your handling application involves pallets, containers or batch manufacturing processes. 

Other notable products you can choose from include durable, direct-acting angle-body piston solenoid valves and general purpose valves for directional control and piloting applications. These units, which feature a compact size, high flow capabilities and an energy-efficient design, incorporate a pressure shut-off feature that lets you replace individual valves without stopping any processes, keeping your uptime high. 

To easily integrate vital communication interfaces and I/O capabilities into your pneumatic valve manifolds, choose our G3 Electronic Fieldbus Platform, which enables you to channel I/O data from sensors, valves and other devices. With this next-generation electronic platform, your PLC can more efficiently turn valves on and off — all while taking your automated handling application to the next level.