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Paul Slaughter, Managing Director of Actuated Solutions Ltd, considers the dynamics of the actuation market and the impact of technology on the growth of electric and pneumatic actuation in two major markets. Developments in technology, the increasing mechanisation of manufacturing and process automation; along with the growth of our cities, transport links and infrastructure ...

Actuated Solutions Ltd (ASL), one of the UK’s leading providers of valve automation products, has introduced a new switchbox to its very popular APL range. The new APL 9 features all the benefits of its best-selling APL 2 – including IP67 enclosure, beacon indicator, stainless steel shaft and mounting bracket but, uniquely for a product at this price point, the APL9 comes with ...

The UK’s leading independent provider of valve automation products, Actuated Solutions, has announced the exclusive availability of the KEH series quarter turn actuators from Quifer. The KEH electro-hydraulic features a compact modular design, incorporating a spring return actuator and closed loop hydraulic pump. The springs provide a true failsafe action making the KEH ideal ...

Actuated Solutions is announcing the launch of the new APL7 switchbox to the UK market. Designed with safety in mind, the product boasts an ATEX approved aluminium body (for use in hazardous environments) and, unusually for this type of product, an integral single coil solenoid valve. The APL7 can offer a cost-effective solution when compared to a standard switchbox with a sep ...

Change is in the air. The global oil market is on the up. Not only did Brent crude surpass the $71 marker for the first time in three years at the start of the year but some experts are predicting that 2018 will see stability finally return to the market.  However, as a recent Financial Times article pointed out, the increasing cost of Brent Crude brings with it a number of kn ...

The UK’s largest independent provider of valve automation products, Actuated Solutions, is launching a highly advanced general-purpose actuator to the building services sector. Available in Europe exclusively via Actuated Solutions, the HQ-005 electric quarter turn actuator packs a serious punch, making it an ideal solution for larger sized valves within heating and cooling sys ...

A month after Brent crude surpassed the $71 marker for the first time in three years, specialist provider of value automation products, Actuated Solutions, is calling on the oil and gas sector to embrace agile supply chain practices to capitalise on the anticipated demand the recovering market is likely to yield. Keen to keep their finger on the pulse of market fluctuations an ...

One of the UK’s leading valve automation providers, Actuated Solutions, is announcing it now offers the widest range of genuine APL switchboxes on the market, and has even more product developments in the pipeline. With six different APL switchboxes currently available - starting with the very competitive aluminium bodied APL2 and extending to the new high specification, ATEX ...

The UK’s leading independent provider of valve automation products, Actuated Solutions, has hailed the HP Pneumatic actuator range a ‘best buy’ for the general process market, thanks to its high specification and relatively low cost. The only pneumatic actuator range at an affordable price point to boast a SIL rating, Actuated Solutions believes the HP pneumatic range offers c ...

Actuated Solutions was started in 2003 as a joint venture between two friends and colleagues, Paul Slaughter and Chris Hickey. The pair previously held senior sales positions for one of the largest multinational providers of valve automation products. When the firm closed its UK office, Paul and Chris decided to embrace the opportunity and give the market what it had, in their ...