http://support.asepco.com/activekb en-us http://support.asepco.com/activekb ActiveKB NX activekb@asepco.com Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:29:00 CDT 20 http://support.asepco.com/activekb/questions/150/ http://support.asepco.com/activekb/questions/150/ We do electropolish (EP) and passivate our valves prior to shippingThe 'orange peel' is a common issue in the industry. After discussing this with our electropolisher, we came to the conclusion t ... Mark Embury Wed, 26 May 2010 13:43:23 CDT http://support.asepco.com/activekb/questions/153/ http://support.asepco.com/activekb/questions/153/ Depending on your usage and environmental conditions this will vary. When manual actuators have a regular preventive maintenance procedure for replacing the seals then they average 5 years without ... Mark Embury Wed, 26 May 2010 11:25:34 CDT http://support.asepco.com/activekb/questions/152/ http://support.asepco.com/activekb/questions/152/ Below is a table cross referencing grit finishes with Ra finishes: US Ra Ra UK GRIT µ inch µm GRIT 125 3 120 8 ... Mark Embury Wed, 26 May 2010 10:48:08 CDT http://support.asepco.com/activekb/questions/101/ http://support.asepco.com/activekb/questions/101/ Yes, all of these diaphragm materials meet USP VI:SiliconeEPDMSilicone PlusEPDM PlusIf you would like an example of a USP VI Certificate of Conformance, just email a request to: info@asepco.com. Mark Embury Tue, 25 May 2010 19:31:48 CDT http://support.asepco.com/activekb/questions/151/ http://support.asepco.com/activekb/questions/151/ No, you can close the valve anytime after autoclaving.The diaphragm materials used in Asepco valves are rated for temperatures of 135 deg C or more, depending on material. Additionally, all actua ... Mark Embury Tue, 25 May 2010 19:28:25 CDT http://support.asepco.com/activekb/questions/149/ http://support.asepco.com/activekb/questions/149/ The following table shows the internal volume of our standard valves with a 1.25" straight fitting and the diaphragm installed. VALVE SIZECU. IN. LITER 0.5" 2.21 0.04 1" 11.76 0.19 1.5" 29.96 0.49 ... Mark Embury Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:45:22 CDT http://support.asepco.com/activekb/questions/147/ http://support.asepco.com/activekb/questions/147/ Your username is the email address you used to register. Mark Embury Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:04:22 CDT http://support.asepco.com/activekb/questions/148/ http://support.asepco.com/activekb/questions/148/ Our temperature ranges for our diaphragms are:Silicone: -40 to 135 C (-40 to 275 F)EPDM: -40 to 135 C (-40 to 275 F)Viton: -17 to 204 C (0 to 400 F) [Note: This material is not intended for ... Mark Embury Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:04:05 CDT http://support.asepco.com/activekb/questions/146/ http://support.asepco.com/activekb/questions/146/ Yes, for each product type there is at least one datasheet or brochure. The following links will take you to the datasheets for each product:Radial valvesActuatorsPolyMixerAsepconnect Mark Embury Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:40:17 CDT http://support.asepco.com/activekb/questions/124/ http://support.asepco.com/activekb/questions/124/ Viscosity, in simple terms, is the thickness of a fluid. The higher the viscosity, the thicker the fluid. Dynamic viscosity is most commonly measured in centipoise (cps).For example, water is lo ... Mark Embury Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:40:00 CDT