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f i t t ingsfeature on . . .
Valves and
controls distributor
TYCO Flow Control, part of Tyco
International Ltd, is a manufacturer and
marketer of valves and controls, water
and environmental systems, and thermal
control solutions to industries including
energy, power, water, mining, chemical,
food and beverage, and construction.
Tyco Valves & Controls Italia’s sales
and distribution operation has earned
OHSAS 18001 and ISO 9001 certification,
after an in-depth evaluation of the
company’s quality and health and safety
management systems through SGS.
While Tyco Valves & Controls Italia’s
production facilities already possessed
the most up-to-date certifications, the
sales and distribution arm – which
stocks, assembles, delivers and services
the complete range of Tyco products –
was determined to show its commitment
to quality and health and safety in the
assembly, distribution and sale of all
brands within Tyco products portfolio.
Commenting on the news, operations
manager Adriano Marziali said,
“This demonstrates the whole
organisation’s commitment to improving
our management systems. The
implementation of OHSAS 18001 and
ISO 9001 shows we are ideally placed to
meet the requirements of major industrial
end users, EPCs and other customers,
but it is also helping us to drive continued
improvement into our business.”
Tyco Flow Control – USA
Tyco Valves and Controls Italia – Italy
Single-stage diaphragm high
flow pressure regulators
BESWICK Engineering has launched an ultra-miniature single-stage diaphragm
pressure regulator designed to provide greater flow than the Beswick PRD series
regulators. The high flow regulator is offered in a 10-32 ported version (PRDHF)
and a manifold mount version (PRDHF8).
The PRDHF high flow regulator is claimed to set an industry standard for
miniaturisation. It is suitable for gas and pneumatic pressure regulation
applications and is particularly useful when space and weight are critical. The
PRDHF weighs approximately 35g in brass and stainless steel and about 18.2g
in aluminium. The non-relieving high flow regulator controls output pressures
from 0 to 30 psig and is suited to low pressure regulation such as ½ psig.
Maximum inlet supply pressure is 500 psig. Both the inlet and outlet ports are
tapped 10-32 UNF.
The PRDH8 manifold mount version has similar features to the PRDHF, but weighs
52g in brass and stainless steel; the inlet is a 5/16-24 UNF external thread and outlet
port is through a 0.094" diameter hole at the base of the regulator body.
Applications include hydrogen fuel cells, medical equipment, instruments,
laboratory equipment, ink jet print engines, and semiconductor manufacturing
equipment. Beswick has applied for patent protection on the pressure regulator.
Beswick Engineering Co, Inc – USA
Beswick’s PRDHF and PRDHF8 pressure regulators ▼ ▼