Bradford Offers Valve Automation to Meet Sanitary Processing Requirements.BROOKFIELD, Wis. -- Bradford announces in-house custom valve actuation ac·tu·ate tr.v. ac·tu·at·ed, ac·tu·at·ing, ac·tu·ates 1. To put into motion or action; activate: electrical relays that actuate the elevator's movements. 2. to meet the demanding process requirements of food, dairy, pharmaceutical, and beverage plants. Bradford can build custom configurations to meet precise customer specifications. Valve automation is completed in-house for quick delivery and quality control. Most products are shipped the same day. As part of its quality offering, Bradford actuators possess field rated performance characteristics. The aluminum rack and pinion rack and pinion Mechanical device consisting of a bar of rectangular cross section (the rack), having teeth on one side that mesh with teeth on a small gear (the pinion). If the pinion rotates about a fixed axis, the rack will move in a straight path. actuators provide a double-stroke adjustment of +/- 5 degrees and are available in quarter turn and special 180 degree units. Rack and pinion actuators can be mounted on all Bradford valves. Stainless steel stainless steel: see steel. stainless steel Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of chromium, together with low carbon content, gives remarkable resistance to corrosion and heat. rack and pinion actuators are also available for use in highly corrosive processing environments. Vertical stainless steel actuators are offered in double-acting and spring return for use on all Bradford butterfly valves. Electric actuators are available with many options, and are likewise mountable on all Bradford valves. Bradford makes many options available to customers to achieve the degree of control required. These options include limit switches, solenoid valves, pneumatic or electro-pneumatic positioners, proximity switches, and positioner feedback units, among others. Bradford manufactures and stocks all of its own brackets, couplers and mounting hardware. Therefore, construction and delivery of automated valves is faster than products from outsourcing companies List of Outsourcing Firms<ref name="who" /> Revenue (USD) Logo Company Headquarters Country of Largest Employment Service $3300 million , in addition to being highly price-competitive. Moreover, Bradford quality control requires 100% testing of all actuated ac·tu·ate tr.v. ac·tu·at·ed, ac·tu·at·ing, ac·tu·ates 1. To put into motion or action; activate: electrical relays that actuate the elevator's movements. 2. valves and accessories before foam packing for added protection and shipping to you or your customers. For more information on Bradford's in-house custom valve actuation capabilities, plus its extensive line of other product offerings for food, dairy, beverage and other sanitary processing facilities, contact Bill Duyser at 800-789-1718 or visit bradfordfittings.com. Bradford is a leading supplier of sanitary stainless steel fittings and valves. Its comprehensive product line serves a wide range of industries including dairy, food processing Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw ingredients into food for consumption by humans or animals. The food processing industry utilises these processes. , cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and transportation. Bradford is a member of the International Association of Food Industry Suppliers (IAFIS IAFIS Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (FBI) IAFIS International Association of Food Industry Suppliers ) and the Food Industry Suppliers Association (FISA Noun 1. FISA - an act passed by Congress in 1978 to establish procedures for requesting judicial authorization for foreign intelligence surveillance and to create the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court; intended to increase United States counterintelligence; ). It is a division of Dixon Valve & Coupling Company, a leading international supplier of hose fittings and accessories to industry since 1916. |
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