In laboratory automation, many heat-sensitive liquids are often used. The media isolation valves typically employ electromagnetic actuation, which is a potential factor for heat conduction to the fluid. Festo's VYKx valve series is designed to minimize media heating.
Whether it's blood, enzymes, reagents, solvents, or buffer solutions, in medical diagnostics, heating temperature-sensitive liquids can significantly affect the reliability of results. Therefore, when developing the VYK series of media isolation valves, Festo strives to reduce temperature effects to a minimum. From heat-optimized designs to solutions like reducing holding current and distributed control of electronic components, every aspect adheres to this principle. Particularly, the VYKA valve hardly heats the media at all. Watch the video to learn more about how this solution optimizes temperature-sensitive applications.
Media-isolated solenoid valve VYKA: Optimizing fluid applications by significantly reducing temperature effects.
Festo's application engineers have studied the factors affecting media heating in valve unit installations and provided specific recommendations. Additionally, they conducted tests on heat conduction to fluids using Festo's media-isolated valves and similar products from other manufacturers. Refer to our application report for comparative test results and recommendations.
