Burkert modular valve and block package

Burkert has released a modular valve and block package that it says is designed to help build systems quickly and easily. The Inox system incorporates a stainless steel pneumatically actuated valve and standard block modules with eight standard port channels.

The ports are drilled open in accordance with block channel design, bolted together and valves screwed in to complete the block system. Strainers, check valves and sensors are easily included in block construction, the company claims.

The system supports media to 180°C, 16 bar and 600 mm²/s viscosity and has high chemical resistance for process media such as water, alcohols, oils, fuels, hydraulic fluids, salt solutions, alkali solutions, organic solvents, steam and air. The company says the system configuration eliminates the use of elbows and t-adapters and minimises connections to avoid leaks and deliver good overall system performance.

A small footprint, flexible configuration and fast assembly make Inox systems suitable for manufactured blocks, including temperature systems for injection moulding or die-casting tools, chemical dispensing in water or mineral processing, steam sterilisation systems and other solutions requiring high system capability and environmental integrity. The Inox is suited to distributing, collecting and mixing systems with individual valve flow of up to 2.4m³/h.

The cast 316L stainless steel body has integrated, self-adjusting packing glands to give good media tightness over the service life. The externally piloted valves have a compact design and are available with threaded, external threaded and welding connection ports. Inox valves, block modules, bushing and other elements are cast 316L stainless steel, with PTFE valve seals and graphite gaskets.