Monee, IL – March 3, 2010– Today, Bimba Manufacturing introduced a new safety valve (lock out – tag out style) to its line of Air Preparation Products. The Pneumatic Isolation Valve (PIV Series) is available in nine sizes from 1/4″ to 1-1/2″ with a full range of accessories to help companies conform to OSHA and ANSI/PMMI standards. Many competitive models fail to comply with these standards due to reduced-sized exhaust ports and designs able to lock in a “partially on” condition. Current industry regulations require a lockout valve installed on all air-operated equipment to isolate the equipment from its air supply and to exhaust all downstream air pressure making the equipment safe for maintenance. (Reference OSHA 29 CFR 1910.147 and ANSI/PMMI B155.1-2006).
“We remain focused on our growing line of air preparation equipment” said Jerry Scherzinger, Bimba’s Air Preparation Product Manager. “We feel the addition of this pneumatic energy isolation valve will help our customers conform to current industry requirements set forth by OSHA and ANSI/PMMI, and perfectly complement Bimba’s line of air prep products.”
The new PIV Series catalog is available in electronic format on the Bimba website. Learn more about Bimba’s Pneuamtic Isolation Valve, reference safety standards and view real-time pricing and delivery information at www.bimba.com.