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Jim Cahill
4 Jun 2012
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Mining Applications Require New, More Powerful Actuator Designs
In today’s guest post, Emerson’s Mike McQuade shares how a mining pipeline valve application with huge torque demands necessitated a new valve actuator design to meet the challenge. Three miles above sea level in the mountains of central Peru is the Toromocho...
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