Automatic Controls of Virginia: Valve Automation Experts

By combining the industries top electric, pneumatic and hydraulic valve actuators, with its in-house machine shop and fabrication division (Valve Automation Center), Automatic Controls of Virginia has a huge advantage over other valve companies when it comes to design, fabrication, assembly and installation of any valve actuation/automation project. This advantage, along with five decades of hard application experience, makes Automatic Controls an easy choice to be your valve automation partner.

310 Hill Carter Parkway
Suite A
Ashland, VA 23005
Phone: 804-752-1000
Fax: 804-752-1030
https://acva.com

Questtec Solutions Liquid Level Gages and Valves

Questtec Solutions is a company with a long lineage of quality, experience and care in the manufacturing of liquid level gages and valves. The development and engineering of these product lines began more than forty years ago at the former Daniel Level Gage & Valve Company. Today, Questtec Solutions has refined and expanded the Daniel product line to include Magnetic Level gages, High Pressure Steam gages, Electronic Boiler trim and Armored Tubular.

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ARMORED REFLEX GAGES

Glass-Trac (formerly Daniel Level Gage & Valve) Reflex Gages are supplied with specially molded glass having prisms on the process side. The purpose of the prisms are to reflect light in the vapor phase of the process. Where the liquid fills the prisms, the display will be nearly black, regardless of the actual color of the liquid.

ARMORED TRANSPARENT GAGES

Glass-Trac Transparent Gages use clear, flat glass on both sides of the chamber. Both the color and the interface of liquids can be viewed. Back lighting gage illuminators are available for use with transparent gages to provide enhanced viewing of liquid levels in dimly lit areas.

TUBULAR GAGE GLASS ASSEMBLIES

Glass-Trac Tubular Glass Gages are available in any length desired and can be fitted with tubular style gage valves. These gages provide 360° of visibility of the liquid level through strong, clear glass or red line. Guard rods and plastic tubular protectors are available for protection

SEE-LEVEL LED ILLUMINATOR

Illuminator for Transparent Level Gages Certified For Class 1,Division 1, Group B, C, & D Hazardous Locations

For more information about the Questtec Solutions products, contact Automatic Controls of VA by visiting https://acva.com or by calling (804) 752-1000.

Let Automatic Controls of Virginia Do Your "Valve Automation Heavy Lifting"

Automatic Controls of Virginia has the experience, facilities, and field service capabilities to handle any valve automation project.  When it comes to design, fabrication, assembly, and installation, Automatic Controls of Virginia is a solid choice. With five decades of solving some of the toughest valve automation challenges in industrial control and municipal water treatment, Automatic Controls is ready to do the "heavy lifting" with your next valve automation requirement.

Automatic Controls of Virginia
https://acva.com
804-752-1000

Wafer Knife Gate Pinch Valve for the Toughest Slurries and Abrasive Applications

The Flowrox Slurry Wafer Knife Gate Valve (SKW) is designed for heavy duty purposes to isolate flow, even in the most demanding process conditions. The complete valve is built around an ease of maintenance concept and it contains only two service parts: ring sleeves and secondary seal.

• Improved performance - Integrated load distribution ring
• Ease of maintenance  - Universal tower design
• Simple installation - One peace body with lockout pins

Bi-directional flow

Bi-directional flow tolerates backflow. 100% isolation.

Free flow

Full bore enables free flow of process medium.

Wear resistant

Only the ring sleeves in contact with the process medium.

Simple to install and service

Face-to-face according to industry standards. Contains only two service parts; ring sleeves and upper seal.

Typical installations:

• Tailings slurry lines
• Slurry pump isolation
• Thickener feed and discharge lines
• Flotation isolation

For more information about the Flowrox pinch valves, contact Automatic Controls of VA by visiting https://acva.com or by calling (804) 752-1000.

How EIM Actuators Improve Delayed Coker Operational Uptime

A Refinery’s delayed coking unit is not new technology, but is the most common process to upgrade the residual hydrocarbons remaining after upstream processing to remove water and soluble salts in the crude desalter; production of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and atmospheric reduced crude through atmospheric distillation; and the production of heavy vacuum gas oil (HVGO) during vacuum distillation. The vacuum reduced crude remaining after these three stages becomes the principal feedstock for the next process stage – delayed coking.

Read this white paper to find out how EIM actuators helped this US refinery improve uptime and reduce cost.

Automatic Controls of VA
(804) 752-1000
https://acva.com

Questtec Solutions Liquid Level Measurement Products

Questtec Solutions specializes in the development and engineering magnetic level indicators, liquid level gauges and valve product lines. Product lines include:

• Glass-Trac Liquid Level Gauges and Valves (formally Daniel Level Gauge & Valve)
• Steam-Trac Steam and Water Gauges
• Level-Trac Steam and Water Level Indicators and Alarms
• Magne-Trac Magnetic Gauges
• Armored Tubular
• Sight Flow Indicators
• Guided Wave Radar
• LED Illuminators
• Gauge Valves & Steam Valves

For more information, contact Automatic Controls of VA.
https://acva.com
804-752-1000

Protecting Drinking Water Pipelines with Inflow Prevention

Protecting Drinking Water Pipelines with Inflow Prevention was written to assist water distribution system design engineers in reducing the risk to public health from contaminated drinking water by understanding the use of inflow preventer assemblies in water distribution systems.

This paper is not intended to provide all of the information necessary for specifying these devices, but rather to explain their function and performance criteria along with common engineering parameters associated with the application of air valves and cross connection control devices. Successful system design should consider the functions of the air valves and vents together with the need to protect the system from contamination and loss of efficiency.

With this knowledge, the design engineer can better apply American Water Works Standard C514 and American Society of Sanitary Engineering (ASSE) Standard 1063 Inflow Preventers and understand the application, sizing, installation guidelines and code applications that affect their use. The rating information provided is based on generally accepted products and standards which offer valuable information for predicting performance.

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For more information about the proper application of pressure instrumentation, contact Automatic Controls of VA by visiting https://acva.com or by calling (804) 752-1000.