Actuator Services

New installations and actuator upgrades

IPT Engineering provides actuators for new installations, as well as upgrades for obsolete, high-maintenance and unreliable hydraulic and electric actuators, re-engineering each application with modern electric actuation. Typical applications include fan vanes, dampers, valves, diverter gates and fluid coupling controls. Replacing hydraulic power packs and worn electric drives removes high-cost maintenance, process weaknesses and environmental hazards. New AUMA GS and GST gearboxes are available from stock.

We look after the whole project, from the first enquiry and site survey through to supply, installation, commissioning and long-term support, using our own dedicated team.

Our experience covers power stations, glass works, energy from waste, steel works, refineries, gypsum works and limestone plants. We are the UK agent for Beck electric actuators, and use them across our projects. Beck drives are fit and forget: some of our installations are still working after 18 years and more. Every Beck drive is sold complete with a three year warranty.

What We Do

Re-engineering Existing Applications

We re-engineer existing applications using Beck electric actuators, including fan vanes, dampers, valves, diverter gates and fluid coupling controls. In many cases we have retrofit mounting plates to allow quick, drop-in upgrades of existing actuators.

Application Reviews & Site Surveys

We review the application and survey the site, so the right drive is selected for the duty from the start. Product demonstrations are also available.

Specification Writing

We can write the actuator specification for new installations, based on the application review.

Supply

We supply Beck electric actuators, and every Beck drive is sold complete with a three year warranty. If your existing actuator is obsolete or no longer supported, send us the nameplate details or photographs through Find a Part and we will help identify a replacement.

Installation & Commissioning

Our own dedicated team provides installation and commissioning assistance on all our drives, supported by the Beck Link Assist™ programme.

Training & Aftersales Support

Aftersales support is available 24/7, including troubleshooting assistance, spares support and field service engineers. We can also provide on-site training.

Applications & Experience

We have re-engineered a wide range of applications using Beck actuators, including:

Power Stations

We have replaced obsolete and unreliable hydraulic and electric actuators on fan vanes, dampers and valves, improving reliability, removing the environmental hazards of hydraulic power packs and, at one site, allowing a section of the feed system to be recommissioned after many years out of service. Read the power station case study ›

ID, FD, BOFA and PA fan vanes
Secondary air dampers
PA cooler dampers
Boiler feed valves
Fuel feed diverter gates
Water treatment plant
Boiler feed pump fluid coupling control

Glass Works

We have supplied, installed, commissioned and supported Beck actuators on glass furnaces, forehearths and gas skids, and support a glass level probe actuator still in service after more than 20 years. Read the glass furnace case study ›

Gas skid valves and combustion air valves
Stack breaker damper
Fore hearth combustion dampers
Middle hearth combustion damper
Furnace pressure damper
Cooling conveyor
Tempering reheat valves
Glass level probes

Energy from Waste

Oxidation air zone dampers
Recirculation air zone dampers
Outside air flow dampers
Gasification air flow control valves
Overfire air dampers
Underbed burner combustion air dampers
Flue gas recirculation dampers
ID fan dampers
Underfire air fan dampers
Overfire air fan dampers
Overbed burner air intake dampers

Steel Works

BOS and Kish fan fluid coupling control

Refineries

Boiler ID vane control
Hot charge pump fluid coupling

Gypsum Works

Mill fluid coupling

Limestone Plants

Kiln air control dampers

See also our Industrial Dampers, Valves and Fluid Couplings & Spares pages, and read more about our installations and biomass plant work.

Water & Wastewater Treatment

Under AMP8, water companies are being asked to reduce equipment failure, move to proactive maintenance and improve the resilience of critical assets. Continuous modulating duties on critical valves and dampers are a good fit for Beck actuators, which have no duty limits and no routine maintenance requirements.

We are happy to arrange discussions and product demonstrations for water companies and their contractors. Applications, installations and customer videos are on our water & wastewater page, and the full case is set out on our Beck Electric Actuators page.