Liquids and gases flow through every industrial process and into every modern home. The hardware devices used to control flow have remained fundamentally unchanged for decades, and in some cases, centuries. Actuation Lab is developing its first two products to rid the world’s pipework of these energy sapping, high maintenance, outdated devices.

Callimorph

Callimorph

Photo of the Callimorph actuator
Photo of the Callimorph actuator

Dragonfly

Dragonfly

Photo of the Dragonfly Valve
Photo of the Dragonfly Valve

Actuation Lab’s Callimorph Actuator takes the nuts and bolts and springs and shafts of the traditional actuator and replaces them with just a single moving part which is built from corrosion-free composite materials. We are first applying the Callimorph Actuator to operate valves in extreme conditions, working towards relieving the £368 million maintenance backlog of corroded and worn valve actuators in the UK energy industry, and reducing maintenance burdens worldwide.

We have engineered the Callimorph Valve Actuator to have zero metal components and never corrode, for actuators which survive in any conditions.

The Callimorph’s wear-free design is optimised to survive when run for long periods on an air supply which is contaminated with particulates and has a high moisture content.

The Callimorph Valve Actuator is modular and designed to be retrofitted to valves currently in service, replacing failed actuators with minimal downtime.