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Featured Product: Series 100 NPT Pressure Relief Valves

Evacupod Enters Marketplace with Smart Products #306/315 Pressure Relief Valve

Acrylic - The Best Choice for Applications Working with Mineral Oils 

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Featured Product: Series 100 NPT

Pressure Relief Valves 

If your design criteria calls for a 1/8" NPT pressure relief valve, then our Series 100 NPT Valves are an excellent solution.

Ideal for any industry, the Model #103 and Model #109 (the reverse flow option of #103) fit 1/8" NPT and can easily be mounted into plastic, metal, or other materials.  They work especially well for storage tanks, bladders, and a variety of other applications. Smart Products offers the following customizable features for both the #103 and #109:

• Body Material choice of polypropylene (with color-coding option), polycarbonate, ultem, and nylon 
• O-ring choice of Buna-N, Ethylene-Propylene, Viton®, and Silicone
• Spring Pressure from 0.07 to 20 PSI

If you require a larger NPT pressure relief valve, Smart Products can create a custom size, and we are also capable of increasing the valve's flow rate. 

To avoid damaging the valve, we recommend you use a 7/16" wrench or socket with very low torque or manually twisting it into place.  Once installed, the valve's low profile limits the possibility of it getting hit or caught on external objects.

For questions or to begin building your customized #103 or #109, call a Product & Application Specialist at (800) 338-0404.

Evacupod Enters Marketplace

Smart Products Provides Pressure Relief Valve
to Evacupod, an Emergency Evacuation Device   

Floods! Explosions! Fires! When disaster strikes, the Evacupod is capable of safely transporting patients from hospitals, nursing homes, as well as serve a variety of other entities.  New to market, The Evacupod is designed to lay over an existing support surface, which allows caregivers the ability to activate the device and quickly evacuate a patient.  See how it works by clicking here.

Developed by clinicians and bio-med engineers, Evacupod uses one of Smart Products' Series 300 Modular Check Valves.  This series allows customers to mix and match any two end pieces, and Evacupod used this design solution to pair a #306 Barbed inlet with a #315 Foot Valve outlet. Together, the #306/315 valve serves as a pressure relief valve to control flow and ensure the device does not over-fill with air.

"Before developing the Evacupod, I worked as a mattress distributor for long-term acute care facilities and was familiar with Smart Products' valves. When we began to develop Evacupod a few years ago, I called them, and we were able to sample and quickly determine the right valve for our product," says Evacupod Owner/Partner Paul Kimbel.

"We just celebrated our first sale to the Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Medical Center, and we are looking forward to serving other industries in the future."

By working closely with Evacupod, Smart Products was able to create a custom valve to meet the application's specific needs, which included pressure relief, flow requirements, and the ability to work in a variety of climates.

The Evacupod can be used now or in the event of an emergency and is available in three different models to comply with required policies and procedures of hospitals and other facilities. For more information about Evacupod, visit http://evacupod.com/. 

The versatility of the Series 300 Modular Check Valves allows it to offer the widest range of options for applications ranging from Evacupod in the medical industry to Hydroplane racing in the automation industry (as featured in the September 2010 SmartTalk). Call us at (800) 338-0404 to start building your custom valve today.

Acrylic

The Best Choice for Applications Working with Mineral Oils  

When working with mineral oils, acrylic is your best option because it has an excellent resistance to these types of oils.  Available in a majority of our Series 100 Standard and Specialty Valves (Model #120 pictured), acrylic's attributes include:

• Transparent
• A good UV Resistance
• Can be gamma radiated
• Can be solvent bonded
• Works with hot or cold environments with a temperature range from -76°F (-60°C) to 194°F (90°C) and at a melting point of 212°F (100°C)
• Very strong (rated as having a good tensile strength)

Smart Products has extensive experience working with acrylic in a variety of markets, particularly the industrial sector.  Questions about acrylic or other body materials we offer? Call us today at (800) 338-0404.