TPi May 2019

Fittings, valves, flanges & connectors

New steering valve provides flexible electrohydraulic or steer-by-wire solution for mobile equipment

steering solutions allow designers to customise equipment, providing options for controlling steering reaction, drift compensation and varying input devices, while improving operator comfort and visibility.” The new valve can be used in conjunction with an orbitrol control in an electrohydraulic steering assembly, or in a fully electronically actuated steer-by- wire system. The valve can be mounted on an orbitrol controller, or remote- mounted wherever space exists on the machine, allowing for more flexible machine design and reduced cab noise. In customer testing, a prototype of the valve allowed machine designers to remove front- and rear-mounted steering wheels, instead using a joystick and steer-by-wire system to allow the operator to control the machine from a 180° rotating seat. The valve also allowed the customer to move all of the hydraulics out of the cab, reducing operator noise. Eaton – Switzerland www.eaton.com

designers to tailor equipment steering performance to the operator’s driving habits or operating conditions, and as a foundation for autonomous vehicles. “Mobile machinery is changing. In a drive to do more with less, machines are increasingly complex, intelligent and efficient,” said Jiri Foukner, a product manager at Eaton. “Advanced

Power management company Eaton has launched the ASV60 Steering Valve, a compact, modular valve that helps reduce cab noise and improve machine flexibility and intelligence. Designed for mobile off-highway equipment in the construction, agriculture and material handling industries, the valve allows machine

The AVS60 Steering Valve is designed to meet safety level PLD and offers an optional load reaction valve

Eurotubi press fittings upgrade to UNI EN ISO 9001:2015 certification

mitigate economic risks; a detailed definition of the actions taken or that can be taken to tackle possible industrial risks; possible actions aimed at managing company risks related to processes and services; implementation of training activities, which are increasingly important in regard to digitalisation and Industry 4.0; and the introduction of new tools for improving knowledge of the degree of customer satisfaction. Eurotubi Europa Srl – Italy

In the opening meeting with the auditors, Eurotubi illustrated in detail its actions to safeguard property, employees, customers and suppliers from potential risks that may occur, in particular those that can cause serious economic consequences. Through risk management, using the recommendations provided by the certifying body, certain practices aimed at improving the management of internal processes were implemented. Five primary action areas were identified: documentation of the activities to

Eurotubi Europa has renewed its UNI EN ISO 9001:2015 certification, a test of quality in managing corporate processes and customer satisfaction. Selling a quality product is not the only essential requirement for growing a business. Companies can be set apart from the rest of the market by the attention they pay to customers. One aspect that is sometimes not given due consideration is risk management, but this is fully assessed in the updated version of ISO 9001.

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