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Rotork products, including pneumatic actuators and digital smart positioners, have been ordered by an innovative Swedish battery manufacturer. Northvolt specialise in the production of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and have working collaborations with new technical battery programmes at Luleå University of Technology in north Sweden. Northvolt are working to create the “world’s greenest battery” and Rotork’s products will play a key role in their development.
Northvolt Ett is a factory in Skellefteå, northern Sweden, that is due to begin production in 2022. It will be Northvolt’s primary site for manufacturing, cell assembly and recycling. It will be powered entirely by clean energy, as part of their overall commitment to sustainability. Precise control of the processes involved is key. Rotork have currently provided 1250 valve actuators (RC200) to Northvolt Ett, working alongside valve supplier Onninen. It is anticipated that the total number of actuators supplied will top 1,400. The actuators will be operating valves on the battery production line. RC200 units are compact pneumatic actuators. They are available in both double-acting and spring-return configurations (both have been ordered for the Northvolt project), providing high start and end torque output.
此外，已经为最先进的建筑物的水和加热系统订购了Rotork的50个YT-3700数字智能定位器。
Northvolt之所以选择Rotork的RC200执行器，部分原因是它们是在瑞典的Rotork遗址生产的（可以轻松获得备件和服务是理想的）。质量，专业解决方案和向Northvolt工厂快速交付的声誉也是RC200s选择的相关因素。Northvolt需要快速控制和故障安全功能，这两者都可以提供RC200范围内的执行器。