Electric Actuated Lug Butterfly Valve

Electric Actuated Lug Butterfly Valve – Motor-Operated Lug Design for Automated Dead-End Service

Electric actuated lug butterfly valves combine lug-style body construction (threaded inserts enabling dead-end service and downstream removal) with electric motor operators, delivering automated control in African tank farm isolation, process equipment applications, and installations requiring maintenance flexibility without continuous two-way pressure. This configuration addresses applications where wafer butterfly valves cannot function (single-sided pressure scenarios) while providing electric actuation benefits: SCADA integration, precise positioning, and operation without compressed air infrastructure.

The lug body design enables critical operational capabilities: automated tank isolation where only upstream pressure exists during filling/emptying operations, heat exchanger inlet/outlet control allowing equipment removal for cleaning while maintaining pipeline pressure, and pump discharge isolation providing downstream maintenance access without complete system depressurization. For African oil terminals, chemical plants, and water treatment facilities requiring automated control combined with operational flexibility, electric lug butterfly valves optimize functionality versus pure isolation (manual lug valves) or continuous-service limitations (electric wafer valves).

Electric actuation integration with lug bodies serves African infrastructure automation: municipal water tank level control, industrial chemical storage management, and process equipment sequencing in facilities deploying SCADA or PLC control systems without compressed air availability. The threaded lug construction withstands actuator weight and dynamic torque loads during automated cycling, while electric MOVs provide position feedback and fail-in-place operation maintaining last position during power outages—acceptable for tank isolation and many process applications where spring-return fail-safe is unnecessary.