Fully Automated Multi-Media Test Bench for Valves

Valves used in the food and pharmaceutical industries must operate reliably even when exposed to changing media, high temperatures and numerous switching cycles. To simulate these conditions, Fäth developed and built a fully automated multi-media test bench for Bürkert.

The custom-built system allows users to set test media, temperatures, pressures, cycle counts and switching times individually. This enables fluid control components to be tested for functionality, resistance and service life under reproducible conditions.

What Requirements Must Valves Meet in the Food and Pharmaceutical Industries?

In hygiene-sensitive production processes, valves regularly come into contact with different liquids and gases. They must also withstand repeated cleaning and sterilisation cycles. The test bench reproduces these stresses under controlled conditions, making it possible to examine valve functionality, resistance and service life.

Variable parameters include:
– Test medium
– Temperature and operating pressure
– Number of test cycles
– Valve switching times
– Duration of the test
– Sequence of media

Combining these parameters makes it possible to run a wide range of reproducible test scenarios.

A Custom-Built System from Fäth

The multi-media test bench was tailored to Bürkert’s requirements. Fäth combined media supply, piping systems, test chambers, tanks, measurement and control technology, and automated controls into a complete system.

The project demonstrates the Fäth Group’s expertise in building custom systems for applications involving different media and demanding process conditions.

Learn more about our system and modular construction services and our piping systems for high-purity media.