Past Projects

Plant personnel reported significant reliability issues with the seventy actuators controlling the Bake Oven Manifold dampers.

This valve had an internal linkage failure, causing the valve to slam closed, consequently stopping natural gas flow to the refinery.

The fulcrum lever assembly accommodates high thrusts while maintaining long-term reliability and precision.

CITGO personnel identified ethanol blend valve actuators as a key to improving the blending process at the Lake Charles Truck Terminal.

Personnel at the Nustar Paulsboro Asphalt Refinery, recognized this opportunity to improve heater stability and efficiency.

Philadelphia Energy Solutions, identified an opportunity to improve operating efficiencies and safety of their low-sulfur gasoline production units.

The success of the first installation resulted in subsequent replacement of the ID damper actuators with Beck on all fifteen Cracking Furnaces at this facility.

PPG’s facility had an initiative to reduce fuel and maintenance costs associated with its boilers, therefor replaced their pneumatic actuators over four years.

The Carmeuse lime plant in Maysville, KY has had Beck actuators installed on most of their important control applications for over 50 years.

The upgrade to the Beck 11-409 damper drives resulted in significant improvements in combustion control for automatic dispatch of up to 800MW.

Installing Beck Drives on the windbox dampers, burner tilts, coal mill dampers, fan dampers and boiler feed pump fluid couplings reduced NOx emissions.

Installing Beck Drives on the windbox dampers, burner tilts, coal mill dampers, fan dampers and boiler feed pump fluid couplings reduced NOx emissions.

Beck actuators provide consistent control without dead time, coast, or overshoot.

Applications include the EAF fourth hole (water cooled) damper, baghouse ID fan dampers, and canopy hood dampers.

With the same process conditions, the new Beck actuators track the setpoint closely. The 4 to 6% CO level is quickly reached and maintained.

After three years of service in the waste water treatment plant, the number of corrective work orders for the new Beck equipment was reduced by 95%.

Replacing conventional electric actuators with Beck on the feed and membrane valve on one skid yielded significant benefits.

North Water Reclamation Facility identified an opportunity to improve reliability and reduce maintenance costs associated with their ducking skimmer scum troughs by replacing the multi-rev electric actuators with Beck rotary actuators.