Fluids Handling Measurement & Instrumentation

Low Power ICO3 Valve With Optimised Safety Performance

Phil Black - PII Editor 15/03/2016

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IMI Precision Engineering, an international market leader in pneumatic motion and fluid control technologies, has demonstrated its commitment to develop technologically advanced energy-efficient solenoid valves with the launch of a low power ICO3 valve from product brand IMI Maxseal.

Designed and certified for use in the most extreme environments, the valve is suitable for applications ranging from offshore platforms to shale gas extraction.

With a power consumption of just 1W, the new IMI Maxseal ICO3-1W is ideally suited to solar powered applications while maintaining industry-leading reliability and performance.

The new product boasts a <60ms changeover speed and a 5kg return spring – three times that of most other products on the market – which ensures 10x force friction ratio (FFR). The full range is certified to ATEX Ex d IIC T6-T4 (-55°C to +90°C) and has an IP66/X8 and Nema 4X environmental rating.

Its operating pressure range is 0-12 Bar (pneumatic and hydraulic) with each fully balanced valve delivering leak-tight performance. To suit limited power applications, such as satellite platforms or shale gas, the range comprises of both 12V dc and 24V dc versions.

The ICO3 range draws on the leading IMI Maxseal ICO technology from IMI Precision Engineering, whose inherent reliability characteristics have provided safe and reliable performance, even in the most arduous environments, across the globe for more than 50 years.

Andy Evripides, Sales & Marketing Director at IMI Precision Engineering, says: “We are continually pushing the boundaries of valve and instrumentation technology and have an established reputation for high-performance products which operate across the oil & gas, petrochemical, chemical, and power generation markets around the world.

This new valve has been optimised to combine minimal power consumption with optimised safety and all the key performance attributes the sector has come to expect from IMI Precision Engineering products.”

IMI Precision Engineering is the new name for Norgren following a rebrand in 2015, and continues to engineer great solutions for fluid and motion control through its portfolio of flagship product brands including IMI Norgren, IMI Buschjost, IMI FAS, IMI Herion and IMI Maxseal.

For further information, please visit www.imi-precision.com