Skil Controls Choose Brass for High Precision Components
| Skil Controls have chosen wrought brass for a number of internal components in their extensive range of failsafe electrically operated actuators for valve and damper automation in remote and hazardous environments. | |
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Why Skil Choose Brass
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There are many reasons for
the choice of brass for these high precision components. In the case
of magnetically operating components such as the dual oscillating pump
systems and the solenoid valve, the non-magnetic properties of brass were
found desirable when compared to the high comparative costs of Stainless
Steel. Also, as with Stainless constructed items, no additional treatment
to the natural finish of the brass components is required after machining,
thus preventing oxidation and eventual contamination of the closed loop
hydraulic system.
The good engineering properties of brass ensure that all components have the strength to withstand the impact and seismic forces maintaining the equipment’s operational integrity. This applies during both developmental testing and later in the field, often where human safety is reliant on this. Finally the speed and ease with which free-cutting brass machines, ensures that Skil equipment is very competitively priced and is constructed from recyclable materials. |
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