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The changing demands of major industries are being met with a range of innovative valve systems. Julia Pierce looks at the benefits of some of them.

World demand for industrial valves is growing. The market earned revenues of more than £13bn in 2007 which, according to analyst Frost & Sullivan, will increase to just under £25bn in 2014.

While much of this is from emerging economies where the need for clean water and changing eating habits requiring increased food processing are driving markets forward, innovation is also taking place closer to home following pressure from legislation.

is launching a number of pneumatics safety products to help manufacturers comply with

. Part of this legislation stipulates health and safety requirements for the design and construction of machines.

The company's MS6-SV soft-start and exhaust valve offers maximum safety in safety-relevant areas through rapid venting in the event of an emergency stop. It serves as a decentralised or centralised unit for supplying machines and systems with compressed air and consists of a self-testing mechatronic system with built-in redundancy, ensuring reliable exhausting even if defects occur within the valve.

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