Where Electric Valve Actuators Are Headed in Municipal Water: Smarter, Better Connected, and Easier to Maintain

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Ask a water plant superintendent what they want from a valve actuator, and the answer is usually short: open when I say open, close when I s...

The Three Toughest Valve and Actuator Applications in Water and Wastewater

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Every gallon of drinking water and every gallon of treated effluent passes through dozens of valves before it gets where it needs to go. Mos...

Why Automatic Controls of Virginia Is the Mid-Atlantic's Leading Municipal Water System Valve Distributor

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When a municipal water utility in Virginia, West Virginia, or Washington, D.C. needs a valve specified, automated, repaired, or replaced in ...

Top 3 Reasons to Choose Automatic Controls of Virginia

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When a valve fails at a water treatment plant, or a power generation facility needs a custom-actuated valve that doesn't exist off the s...

Three Valve Automation Shifts That Will Redefine Industrial Operations in 2026

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By 2026, most industrial plants will no longer think of valve automation as a collection of actuators and positioners bolted onto piping. Th...

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Emerson Bettis Actuators: Delivering Reliability Across DC, Virginia, and West Virginia Industrial Operations

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The industrial infrastructure spanning Washington, DC, Virginia, and West Virginia operates under conditions where valve automation failure ...