Burkert’s new ELEMENT system is a modular programme of process control products, including valves for on/off and modulating control, and sensors for ph/ORP, conductivity and level; plus digital positioners, control heads and actuators, all of which are designed for valve mounting, delivering maximum space saving and performance. In addition, the integration of backlit displays and coloured status lights on many ELEMENT products, enables users to have more interaction and transparency in their systems, by being able to quickly determine diagnostic messages at a glance.
The ELEMENT platform features clean- line control products that combine the chemical characteristics of engineered polymers with the endurance and finish of stainless steel. As a result, ELEMENT products are easy to clean: there is no paint to flake, no interstices to collect dirt, and – importantly- no pneumatic lines to protrude.
ELEMENT valves and sensors can be linked via Burkert’s AirLINE 8644 system. This overcomes plant standardisation and communication protocol issues, by integrating Burkert high performance solenoid valves with analogue and digital I/O modules and fieldbus communications from all market-leading PLC vendors, including Siemens, Rockwell, GE Fanuc, Bosch, Beckhoff, Phoenix Contact, WAGO and Hitachi.