Contact Us Careers Emerson.com Library About Us Site Feedback Products Services Industries Served Support 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 EMERSON COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF PENTAIR’S VALVES & CONTROLS BUSINESS On April 28, 2017, Emerson (NYSE: EMR) announced it has completed the purchase of the Valves & Controls business from Pentair plc (NYSE: PNR) for $3.15 billion. LEARN MORE Biffi is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of valve actuators. With an engineering pedigree of 60 years plus and a truly global presence, the company is also the partner of choice for operators seeking not just a comprehensive range of standard actuators, but the finest customized solutions. About Us Locate a Product Any Product Style Any Product Category Any Industry Learn More Where to Buy Industry Links Certification Case Studies Oil and Gas Web-based condition monitoring for unmanned offshore platform Power Electro-hydraulic actuator for geothermal power station Oil and Gas Linear hydraulic actuator is 30% more compact View all Case Studies Events Press Releases May 24, 2017 IVS - Industrial Valve Summit November 13, 2017 ADIPEC 2017 View all events © 2017 Emerson Electric Co. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Notice Terms of Use Site Map

Contact Us Careers Emerson.com Library About Us Site Feedback Products Services Industries Served Support Exceptional Engineering Solutions Home About Us Exceptional Engineering Solutions Linear hydraulic actuator is 30% more compact Print E-Mail Page History Manufacturing Quality Assurance Exceptional Engineering Solutions Corporate Governance Contact Us Careers Locate a Product Any Product Style Any Product Category Any Industry Learn More Where to Buy Industry Links Certification EXCEPTIONAL ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS Linear hydraulic actuator is 30% more compact The project: A linear hydraulic actuator was needed that was small enough to operate the 14” Class 2500 valves that were installed in a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit operating in the North Sea. The solution: Biffi had the perfect solution: the compact linear actuator (HLAS-C). This offers size reductions of 30% in comparison with other conventional actuators. The result: The actuator features a hydraulic cylinder contained inside a spring pack A third party witnessed 100,000 total cycle test qualifies every product It’s also 960 mm shorter than an equivalent conventional linear actuator AST (Air Starting Torque to open): up to 809,000 N SET (Spring Ending Torque to close): up to 144,000 N © 2017 Emerson Electric Co. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Notice Terms of Use Site Map