With an ever-expanding catalogue of over 12,000 references, we offer a wide range of products for industrial automation (pneumatic components) as well as fluid control components (solenoid and pressure operated valves). Their reliability, sturdiness, performance and ease of installation are qualities for which they are highly recognised.

Unique square core enables new processvalves to achieve 20 million – cycle service life on host of fluids

31 January 2006 - Asco/Joucomatic ASCO Joucomatic's new 256 – 356 series of 1/8' process valves offer a service life of up to 20 million cycles on a wide range of fluids and gases thanks to a unique design of square core. The valves are designed for tasks such as shut-off, dosing, filling and actuator piloting in a host of applications including sanitary equipment, industrial laundries, food machinery, compressors, heating and refrigeration equipment, washing machines, petrochemical milking machines animal feeders, car washes and welding machines.

Sizing valves correctly is essential for precision

13 January 2006 - Asco/Joucomatic The precision and quality demanded in process operations today mean that the importance of sizing process valves correctly is paramount. What is not acceptable is the traditional 'rule-of-thumb' method where the valve is oversized 'just to be on the safe side': in fact, experience shows that oversizing is as bad in its effects as undersizing.

Asco Joucomatic launches stainless steel namur & body ported pilot valves

19 December 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic ASCO Joucomatic's new 551 series of stainless steel (316L) valves has been developed for use in corrosive and hazardous environments in the petrochemical, process, chemical, oil and gas and food industries. ATEX approved for all categories including 1GD (zones 0/20) and/or SIL level 4, the marine grade (316L) stainless steel valves are particularly suited to piloting process actuators in hazardous areas, both on and offshore.

New valves provide complete hermetic separation on acids & regents

02 December 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic ASCO Scientific's new 110 Series of miniature fluid isolation valves is designed to control acids and basic fluids and reagents in applications where the fluid must be completely separated from the valve control mechanism. Rated for a minimum of 1 million cycles operating life, the Series 110 valves are designed high levels of reliability in equipment such as medical and gas analysers and also biotechnology operations.

New extended service for pneumatic/process/electronic panels

27 November 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic Asco Joucomatic is meeting to growing market demands for systems that reduce costs and improve time to market, with a new extended design and build service providing high-tech pre-assembled automation systems and custom designed control cabinets. Catering for designers and engineers in markets such as petrochemicals, food, process, automotive, general engineering and oil and gas, the new extended service exploits ASCO Joucomatic's unique ability to combine pneumatic equipment, process valves and electrical control equipment into tailor-made integrated packages of any size and configuration, including those that require non-metallic enclosures.

New high tech systems design and assembly facility at Wolverhampton for Asco

12 November 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic Asco Joucomatic is meeting to growing market demands for more high-tech pre-assembled automation systems and control cabinets by opening a custom design and assembly facility near Wolverhampton. Catering for designers and engineers in markets ranging from petrochemicals to emergency security systems, the new unit is strategically placed close to the motorway network in the Midlands, improving product delivery times and reducing costs.

Products provide OEM solutions where standard offerings cannot meet complexity of modern machines

29 October 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic ASCO Joucomatic is meeting the requirements of machine builders and OEMs who require specialised products, with a new service that provides bespoke solutions in the areas of general automation, medical, biomedical and analytical applications, dust collector applications, packaged control systems and even petrol vending. Products provided by the new service can simplify equipment designs, making them more competitive, more compact and easier to assemble.

New flat spring valves aor analytical/medical & general industrial tasks

15 October 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic ASCO Scientific's new flat spring solenoid valve offers an operating life of 1 billion cycles when used with neutral gases. Designed to meet the needs of the medical/analytical and industrial sectors, the new valve combines energy saving operation (0.6W) with response times of less than 10ms for faster analysis, and guaranteed protection against fluid contamination.

New high-flow balanced poppet valve achieves highest levels of safety

27 September 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic ASCO Joucomatic's new, TUV certified (IEC 61508) 327 series of poppet valves satisfies the requirements for the highest levels of operating safety SIL-4/AK-7 in explosive and hazardous environments. The 327 series is intended for high flow applications in oil, gas and chemicals industries, where there is a requirement for large process valves and actuators (especially diaphragm types) to be opened and closed, quickly and safely.

New mini-solenoid valves combine universal operation on air, gases or vacuum

07 September 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic ASCO Joucomatic has extended the range of operation for its 302 Series of mini-solenoid valves, with new 2/2 (NC-NO) and 3/2 (NO-U (Universal) and Uvacuum) versions. In common with existing valves in the 302 series, the new additions offer the lowest energy consumption on the market: just 0.5 W for a flow rate of 11 litres/minute. They are designed for use in the medical, automation packaging and process control sectors.

New cylinder rod locak has unique features that improve operator safety

21 August 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic The twin benefits of improved operator safety and greater safeguarding of machinery are provided by ASCO Joucomatic's new range of dynamic and static rod-locking devices, the latter with integrated manual unlocking. The new devices enable the piston rods of loaded cylinders to be locked in any position in the event of pressure loss, preventing any movement due to load.

New mini-solenoid valve combines lowest energy consumption with IP67 protection

21 August 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic ASCO Joucomatic's new 302 Series mini-solenoid valve offers the lowest energy consumption on the market: just 0.5 W for a flow rate of 11 litres/minute. Designed for use in the medical, automation and process control sector, the 15 mm mini-solenoid valve offers users the benefits of IP67 protection for high integrity operation in aggressive environments, and the option of an intrinsically safe 'ia' version for use in areas (0-20 (II 1GD) where combustible gas/dust pose a continuous danger.

Asco Joucomatic launches full range of ATEX certified pneumatic cylinders, valves & air service units

18 August 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic ASCO Joucomatic has launched one of the widest ranges of non-electrical, ATEX certified pneumatic products for use in potentially explosive gaseous and dust laden atmospheres. The new products complement ASCO Joucomatic's range ATEX certified solenoid operators & enclosure types, which is one of the most extensive available.

Asco Joucomatic offers single source supply for widest range of ATEX certified solenoids

10 August 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic The introduction of a full range of non-electrical, ATEX certified pneumatic products means that ASCO Joucomatic is now able to offer users and OEMs in all industry types a single source supply for the widest range of ATEX certified solenoids, enclosures and automation products for use in potentially explosive gaseous and dust laden atmospheres.

New clean line cylinders offer full European compliance & maximum installation flexibility for OEMs

09 August 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic The new square profile barrel of ASCO Joucomatic's PES III range of pneumatic cylinders offers the twin benefits of cleaner lines for use in hygiene conscious environments, and also the option of 'T' slots or dovetail grooves to give OEMs the maximum choice and flexibility in respect of sensor mounting positions.

Asco Joucomatic achieves cost reduction of nearly 50% on new version, minature sub-based mounted valves

28 July 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic ASCO Joucomatic's new and improved design for its Micro 10 range of miniature sub-base mounted valves has achieved a cost reduction of almost 50%, as a result of using Polyamide in the valve construction rather than metal. The new design also offers OEMs more flexible electrical connections; both vertical and horizontal 5.08mm and 2.54mm spacing options are offered, and also connection via flying leads.

Compressed air leaks can seriously damage company's financial health

12 July 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic Today, compressed air is used in every conceivable sector of industry. The fact that it is so commonly used has, for decades, led British industry to conclude that it is 'cheap' to produce. The truth, however, is that it never has been. Compressed air is produced using electricity; its generation being equivalent to about 10% of industry's total electricity usage, rising to 30% in some sectors. These are weighty figures and highlight why companies have compelling reasons to investigate the potential for energy saving in this area.

High-flow minature valve islands are smallest & lighest to ensure machine downsizing

06 July 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic ASCO Joucomatic's new Compact 8 valve islands are the smallest and lightest 8mm section units on the market, consuming less than one third the space of competitive units for an eight station island, and weighing in some cases, just half as much. These benefits make the Compact 8 the ideal system for OEM's looking to downsize their machines while, at the same time, enjoying the advantages of high flow performance (280l/min), plus the flexibility of simplified assembly and connection and Fieldbus communications.

New positioner units extend process valve operation into precise proportional control of liquids & gases

01 July 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic ASCO Joucomatic's introduction of modular positioner units for its well-proven E290 and E390 ranges of process valves, provides users in a wide range of industries: process, food, pharmaceutical, automotive, water treatment and medical. with a cost effective, space-saving and flexible method of achieving precise proportional control of liquids and gases.

The greater the risk the higher the SIL

30 June 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic The continuing drive to improve upon the performance, reliability and standardisation of safety systems has led to the development and introduction of a number of international standards including IEC 61508, 'Functional Safety of Electrical/ Electronic/Programmable Electronic Safety Related Systems,' and IEC 61511 'Functional safety instrumented systems for the process industry sector.'

New free catalogue highlights the latest in electro-pneumatic proportional control technology

23 June 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic ASCO Joucomatic has produced a new publication dealing with all aspects of electro pneumatic proportional valve control, including the latest fuzzy logic and piezo technologies, which are consolidating and expanding the role of proportional control into all areas of industry and medical technology.

Dry Solenoid valves ensure total separation of valve parts

11 June 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic ASCO Scientific has extended its range of valves for use in medical and analytical applications with the introduction of the 283 and 383 series of 'dry' solenoid valves. Designed for use in medical analysers, biotechnology and gas analysers, the valves are ideal for applications where contact with valve internal parts and controlled mediums, such as corrosive fluids and gases, must be avoided.

New integrated design compact cylinders enable designers to produce smaller & economical machines

11 June 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic The ability of ASCO Joucomatic's Compact PEC range of cylinders to reduce space requirements on machines by 65%, when compared to standard cylinders, is being extended further with the launch of a new design that integrates both ports on the same end of the cylinder. The new design enables OEMs to reduce component and installation costs and also makes the task of installation itself much easier. As a result, designers are able to produce smaller and therefore more economical machines and systems.

Fuzzy logic & piezo technology optimise valve operation in generation of electronic systems

02 June 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic The latest developments in fuzzy logic and piezo technology are consolidating and expanding the role of electro-pneumatic proportional valves in all areas of industry and medical technology say David Share of ASCO Joucomatic.

Coaxial valves overcome extreme differential pressures to effectively control high pressure

01 June 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic Asco has introduced a range of 2/2 and 3/2 coaxial valves for demanding media control applications with high viscosity, abrasive or aggressive fluids/gases at operating pressures from vacuum to 40bar. The ability of the valves to provide fast actuation and long service life under high differential pressures means that they are ideal for use in applications such as industrial furnaces, lubrication circuits, machine-tools, pumping equipment, water treatment, cutting machines and test benches.

New high flow spool valves provide better environmental protection where hygiene is paramount

31 May 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic ASCO Joucomatic's new 552 (G3/8) and 553 (G1/2) series of body- ported valves are designed to be non-breathing, providing better environmental protection in clean areas and places where hygiene is paramount. Designed to provide long-term reliability under harsh operating conditions, the valves also offer high levels of environmental protection against the ingress of dust, liquids and other foreign matter.

New ASCO scientific valve range provides standard & bespoke control solutions

27 May 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic ASCO Scientific is exhibiting a full range of valve products specifically designed to provide fluid control solutions to the medical, biomedical and industrial analytical markets. The comprehensive ASCO Scientific range is designed to provide solutions where standard products are unsuitable.

Digital proportional valve offers greater interface capabilities to optimise manufacturing processes

19 May 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic The ability to maximise continuous automated production processes in all sectors of industry is provided by ASCO Joucomatic's new digital SENTRONIC D proportional valves. Simple to set-up, and highly dynamic and transparent in operation, the SENTRONIC D valves enable PID control loops to be optimised quickly with extreme levels of sensitivity and with minimum levels of hysteresis.

ASCO Scientific pinch valves provide precision

15 May 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic The Whitley Automated Spiral Plater range of spiral platers, designed and manufactured by Don Whitley Scientific Ltd, lead the world in precision, speed of sampling and reliability. Used extensively for microbiological sampling in the food, water, dairy and public health sectors, the unique WASP units employ silicon tube pinch valves from ASCO Scientific.

New valves reduce equipment costs

11 May 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic ASCO Joucomatic is enabling OEMs and end users to reduce equipment costs, by providing higher flow performance (860 l/min) from a 25% smaller body size with new manual and mechanically operated versions of its 551 (G1/4') range of valves. The new operators, push button, lever (2 and 3 position) roller and foot pedal, complement the existing range of solenoid and air operated 551 valves, providing the ultimate in control versatility from one valve series.

Mega valve islands & VCS system are keys to lowest installed cost in pneumatic systems

07 May 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic In addition to the perennial demand from OEM machine builders for more performance from a smaller product envelope, the current 'holy grail' is Lowest Installed Cost. In today's global manufacturing environment competitiveness is paramount. Lowest installed cost helps OEMs to achieve competitiveness by providing reductions in cabling, both on the product and in the control cubicle, and (commensurate) reductions in materials, labour and commissioning costs.

Profibus-DP valve island improve OEM competitiveness

04 May 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic The flexibility of ASCO Joucomatic's MEGA spool valve islands to meet all OEM control needs from a single manifold platform has been improved further with the addition to the range of a new Profibus-DP version. Like existing Interbus-S and DeviceNet equipped variants, the MEGA Profibus-DP version is extremely easy to integrate into machines, improving competitiveness by reducing both the cost and the complexity of control installations.

Integrated plug-and-play cylinder can save up to 30% of installation costs

29 April 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic ASCO Joucomatic's new 'Plug and Play' PEC cylinder allows up to 30% to be saved on the costs of installing traditional pneumatic cylinder control circuits. The PEC integrates its own control valve, flow controls and end-stroke sensors, and offers the OEM the time and space saving convenience of single points for both pneumatic and electrical (M12) connections.

Miniature shut off valve is most compact

26 April 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic Small enough to fit into the hand, ASCO Joucomatic's new miniature 290 Series valve offers the most compact and economical solution for the control of water, oil, gases liquids, group 1 & 2, and steam in the food, medical (sterilising) textile, testing and laundering industries.

Patented sprinkler system for fire safety in the home uses ASCO Joucomatic valves

18 April 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic Statistics show that over 80% of fires occur in the home, many with fatal consequences. One effective and increasingly popular answer to this problem is the sprinkler systems designed and developed by Nimbus Fire Protection Systems. Always primed for immediate response, these systems employ 12V floating diaphragm valves from ASCO Joucomatic to isolate domestic supplies during sprinkler operation.

Sprinkler system for fire system in the home uses

14 April 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic Statistics show that over 80% of fires occur in the home, many with fatal consequences. One effective and increasingly popular answer to this problem is the sprinkler systems designed and developed by Nimbus Fire Protection Systems. Always primed for immediate response, these systems employ 12V floating diaphragm valves from ASCO Joucomatic to isolate domestic supplies during sprinkler operation.

ASCO Scientific brings piezo non-heat transfer benefits to medical & analytical processes

09 April 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic ASCO Scientific has introduced a Piezotronic proportional valve for medical and analytical applications where it is imperative that no heat transfer takes place from the valve to the fluid, a condition that could otherwise spoil the accuracy of the process.

New resilient Kalrez1 seal reduces errors

06 April 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic In the design of any analytical instrument (HPLC, GC, sample prep, DNA/protein sequencer, etc) one of the most critical components to consider are the solenoid valves used to control fluid flow. These must be free of the problems of leakage that can cause instruments to produce inaccurate analysis results. However, most of the inert solenoid valves on the market today, use a solid PTFE diaphragm for sealing, which has inherent leakage problems. To address these leakage problems, ASCO scientific has developed a new miniature inert solenoid valve that uses a 'Resilient' Kalrez1 seal in an innovative and cost-effective design.

ATEX is not just about potentially explosive gaseous environments

27 March 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic The impending ATEX directive, which comes into force in July 2003, has concentrated the minds of plant engineers in all sectors of industry on the dangers of potentially explosive atmospheres. Although this is of necessity, it is timely as research shows that there has been a substantial growth in hazardous areas in all sectors of manufacturing and processing industry over last few years; estimates revealing that 50% of all industrial applications now contain a hazardous area of one type or another.

Automotive hydrogen-age begins with proportional valve technology from asco Joucomatic.

18 March 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic The 'clean-age' of the car came a step nearer in Berlin recently, when BMW unveiled the 750hL, the first series-built hydrogen car in the world. The luxury limousines were rolled-out during EXPO 2000 to be used as shuttles during the exhibition. The objective of the launch was to demonstrate to passengers that hydrogen powered cars could meet the most stringent requirements of comfort, dynamics and suitability for workaday use.

New ASCO valve range provides standard control solutions

16 March 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic ASCO Joucomatic, a world leader in solenoid valve technology, has created a new division ASCO Scientific, specifically to provide fluid control solutions to the medical, biomedical and industrial analytical markets. The comprehensive ASCO Scientific range is designed to provide solutions where standard products are unsuitable.

Mega delivers the maximum design choices in spool valve islands

15 March 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic ASCO/JOUCOMATIC's new concept in valve design, MEGA spool valve islands, offer the user and OEM total flexibility in their construction, mounting and the type of control that they perform. The MEGA's modular construction requires no tools for assembly yet enables almost any configuration of valves to assembled, enabling all OEM control needs to met from a single manifold platform, which itself is compatible with standard fieldbuses such as Profibus-DP, Interbus-S and DeviceNet.

Intrinsically safe Piezo valve operator is first of its type for use with fieldbus control systems

01 March 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic ASCO Joucomatic's new IS Piezo valve operator combines the benefits of low power energy saving with intrinsically safe operation and the ability to operate in fully distributed fieldbus systems: Profibus PA or Fieldbus Foundation. The unique ceramic multilayer technology of the piezo operator means that just 8.4 milliwatts is required to operate 3 way and 4 way valves with port sizes up to 1' and CVs of up to 13.

Asco introduces s/s process actuator interface valves for hazardous & arduous environments

23 February 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic ASCO Joucomatic has introduced a marine grade (316L) stainless steel valve series in both NAMUR interface and body ported configurations for piloting process actuators in hazardous areas, and also for use offshore and in marine environments where corrosion is a prevalent problem.

New positioner extend valve operation into precise proportional control of liquids & gases.

12 February 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic ASCO Joucomatic has widened the field of applications for its well-proven E290 and E390 process valves, with the introduction of two modular positioner units. These enable the valves to perform proportional control of liquids and gases in a wide range of industries, including process, food manufacturing, pharmaceutical, automotive, water treatment and medical.

New short form catalogue is convenient & comprehensive source for pneumatic requirements.

31 January 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic ASCO Joucomatic's new UK Short Form Pneumatics Catalogue is a convenient, easy-to-use and rapid means of selecting the company's comprehensive range of pneumatic control and air service equipment.

New short form catalogue is a single source for all process valve requirements

28 January 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic ASCO Joucomatic's new, short form Process Valve catalogue is a single source for all process valve requirements, providing a quick and easy aid for selecting valves for use in the water, petrochemical, medical, food processing, petrol vending and process control industries. The new short form catalogue is a complement to ASCO Joucomatic's main process valve catalogue.

Intrinsically safe piezo valve operator is first of its type for use with fieldbus control systems

24 January 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic ASCO Joucomatic's new IS Piezo valve operator combines the benefits of low power energy saving with intrinsically safe operation and the ability to operate in fully distributed fieldbus systems: Profibus PA or Fieldbus Foundation. The unique ceramic multilayer technology of the piezo operator means that just 8.4 milliwatts is required to operate 3 way and 4 way valves with port sizes up to 1' and CVs of up to 13.

Factory assembled enclosure system is key component in emergency shutdown systems

19 January 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic ASCO Joucomatic's new 2oo2D-SOV safety enclosure system is designed as a key component to provide added levels of operating safety in emergency shutdown systems and other critical applications in water treatment, pharmaceutical and petrochemical industries, typically flaring systems on stack pipes. The 2oo2D-SOV is a factory assembled and factory tested enclosure, designed to ensure complete functional reliability and the reduction of spurious tripping in the most critical of process applications. The unit comprises a stainless steel or powder coated steel enclosure, housing ISO-2 solenoid valve assemblies.

Pulstronic offers cost effective proportional solution for tasks requiring variable pressure regulation

07 January 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic Pulstronic, a new pneumatic proportional valve from ASCO Joucomatic, is designed for applications requiring variable pressure regulation. Developed from ASCO Joucomatic's unique Sentronic proportional valve, Pulstronic offers a cost effective solution where the levels of response required by a particular application are not extreme.

Asco Joucomatic achieves cost reduction of nearly 50% on new version, miniature sub-base mounted valves.

07 January 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic Asco Joucomatic's new and improved design for its Micro 10 range of miniature sub-base mounted valves has achieved a cost reduction of almost 50%, as a result of using Polyamide in the valve construction rather than metal.

CE Certified, fully-immersed power pulse tank system 'cleans up' in dust collector installations

02 January 2005 - Asco/Joucomatic ASCO Joucomatic has integrated its market leading Power Pulse range of dust collector valves into a fully immersed tank system, which provides quicker response, higher rates of flow and a neater package for dust collector installations. The new system, by providing a fully certified package conforming to the European Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EEC, overcomes the problem of CE certification for OEM's who traditionally build their own tank systems.