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Get steam at its set pressure, nearly immediately

| By Mary Page Bailey

The MC-COS multi-control valve (photo) is a fully integrated device consisting of this company’s COS pressure-reducing valve, a separator, steam trap and a motorized actuator. It is designed for steam conditioning, as well as to control either the steam pressure or temperature of steam-heated processes. A major benefit of the MC-COS is its ability to instantaneously supply steam at the set pressure — when the pressure set value is changed, the new target can be achieved quickly and accurately. The system’s feedback-control configuration, as well as its servo-motor-driven actuator with proprietary algorithms, contributes to fast response and avoidance of overshooting and undershooting. The system is appropriate for automated processes requiring that supplied steam be at a stable pressure, and processes with frequent fluctuations in the pressure setting, including corrugation machinery, dryers, presses and jacketed equipment. — TLV Corp., Charlotte, N.C.

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