TPi January 2016

products & developments

Successful performance at Shoshone scheme

filter basin; and the availability of GS part-turn gearboxes, which automate large-scale butterfly and ball valves. Managed by the Shoshone Municipal Pipeline – Shoshone Municipal Water Joint Powers Board, the water treatment plant has a capacity of 23mn cubic metres per annum. The pipeline, supported by contractors including Auma, works to exacting standards to operate and maintain its plant and transmission pipelines to produce a reliable and cost-effective water supply that exceeds US EPA standards. Auma Actuators Inc is headquartered near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Full Auma services are provided, backed by a network of support throughout North America, with regional offices based in the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Gulf Coast and West Coast. Representatives and distributors are

Auma, an electric actuator manufacturer offering modular device design, retrofit abilities and training support, has provided comprehensive services at the Shoshone Municipal Water Treatment Plant located in Cody, Wyoming, USA. An initial assessment was conducted by Auma Actuators, Inc and valve supplier Intermountain Valves & Controls (IVC). The scope of the project that was determined included replacing existing actuators and retrofitting more than 50 Auma intelligent actuators to butterfly valves. Auma services included the on-site mounting of actuation technology and training of Shoshone operatives. Fac- tors in the selection of Auma products included the company’s modular con- cept, which simplifies on-site upgrades; the ability to combine the actuators with 7m-long extensions submerged in the

Auma intelligent actuators retrofitted at the Shoshone Municipal Water Treatment Plant

located throughout the USA, Canada and Mexico.

Auma Actuators Inc – USA mailbox@auma-usa.com www.auma-usa.com Auma Riester GmbH & Co KG – Germany riester@auma.com www.auma.com

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