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Bürkert ON/OFF control tops bring pneumatic valve control, position feedback, diagnostics, and communication directly to the valve. Types 8682, 8683, and 8691 provide flexible automation options for hygienic process valves, helping simplify commissioning, improve visibility, and standardize valve automation across your process.
A flexible control head for automating common hygienic process valves across multiple valve manufacturers.
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Designed for more complex hygienic valve automation, including double-seat and multi-position applications.
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Designed for integrated automation of Bürkert ELEMENT process valves with valve position feedback.
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An ON/OFF control top automates the opening and closing of a pneumatically actuated valve while also monitoring and reporting its position. Bürkert control tops can combine pneumatic control, position feedback, status indication, diagnostics, and communication directly at the valve.
The primary difference is the complexity of the valves they can automate. Type 8682 is designed for butterfly, ball, and single-seat valves. Type 8683 supports those valve types as well as double-seat valves and multi-position actuators requiring additional pilot valves. Type 8683 also offers additional functionality such as configurable cleaning features and more advanced valve control and diagnostics.
The Type 8691 is designed primarily for Bürkert ELEMENT Type 21xx pneumatic process valves, including Types 2100, 2101, 2103, 2104, 2105, and 2106. Adaptation to certain third-party pneumatic actuators is also available depending on the valve and application.
Yes. Types 8682 and 8683 are designed to work with compatible hygienic process valves from different manufacturers using the appropriate Bürkert adapter. The correct control top and adapter should be selected based on the valve type, actuator, and automation requirements.
Bürkert control tops use valve position sensing along with color-coded LED indication to provide visual feedback directly at the valve. Depending on the model and configuration, valve position and diagnostic information can also be communicated back to the plant control system.
Selection depends on the valve type, actuator configuration, number of valve positions, communication requirements, and existing automation platform. In general:
Oliver M. Dean can help evaluate your existing valve and automation requirements and identify the appropriate control top, adapter, and configuration.
