Today, changing requirements and increasing digitalisation mean that many plant operators need smart electric actuators that provide high levels of connectivity to ensure efficient and reliable valve automation.
So what should they do when a new control system is introduced, or new requirements for diagnostics are beyond the capability of the existing actuators? Is it sufficient just to retrofit new communication interfaces to the existing actuators, or would it be better to replace the entire actuators? How to proceed with manually operated valves that need to be automated?
As part of the AUMA Retrofit Service, experienced AUMA experts provide comprehensive advice on all these questions, working closely with the client to develop a custom plan to modernise the plant’s valve automation technology. AUMA takes care of the entire project management: from a detailed analysis of the requirements, through the selection and sizing of suitable actuators, to installation and commissioning by qualified AUMA service technicians.
“For us, the focus is always on finding the most reasonable and resource-saving solution for the plant in question and then ensuring that the new actuation technology is implemented smoothly and on time,” explains Thomas Knecht, Director After Sales & Service at AUMA. The AUMA service team has already completed a large number of successful retrofit projects in a wide range of plants, from power generation to water and wastewater treatment and tank farms.
Source: AUMA Riester GmbH & Co. KG
