Time Saving Solution For Seafood Processing

The Challenge
A leading Belgian manufacturer of sea food processing machinery was searching for a fast switching compact valve with a long service life. A key requirement was that the valve islands should be modular, preferably without empty stations and simple to install into their stainless steel cabinets.

The Solution
Parker presented the Moduflex Valve System to the customer, who required that all flow controls be located within the cabinet, due to the positioning of the down stream actuation devices and the need for accessibility. The ultra lightweight DIN rail mounted Moduflex Valve Islands with flow controls prove to be the ideal choice. The valves' excellent service life, compact design and user friendly, easy-to-configure system suited the customer's applications.

• The valve islands are one compact block, assembled with flow controls and
  connectors, delivered fully tested
• Ceramic slide valve system with fast changeover and long service life
• Reduced the assembly time by 45 minutes per machine
• Moduflex System provided smaller valve islands, resulting in smaller, less
  expensive stainless steel cabinets, reducing cost by 24 euros per cabinet
• Customer has fewer parts to order and less stock to carry
• Resulted in significant cost savings

Moduflex Valve System
Provides stand-alone valves, short-build valve islands or large valve island configurations. Gives machine builders maximum flexibility for automation system design using basic modules. Peripheral stand-alone or integrated modules for added functions.

Stainless Steel Fittings
For more aggressive beverage packaging applications. Includes O-ring face seal, 37° flare, flareless bite type and metric bite type tube fittings.

Nickel-plated Brass Fittings
Compact push-to-connect fittings are specially designed for low-pressure circuits where fast assembly, disassembly and reassembly are important. FDA-compliant; chemical-resistant.

Stainless Steel Flow Controls and Function Fittings
Stainless flow controls are used to regulate the speed of a cylinder rod as well as gas flow in environments with high mechanical or chemical constraints. Compact, flexible and reliable function fittings enhance the efficiency and security of your pneumatic installations.

Composite Fittings
Compact and lightweight. Excellent for air, inert gases and vacuum applications found in food and beverage packaging.