The GW fork type pneumatic actuator features a sealed cast aluminum alloy shell with excellent weather resistance, making the GW fork type pneumatic actuator more impact-resistant, energy-efficient, and adaptable to high-temperature environments—ideal for demanding industrial control scenarios involving control valves.
Modular Design
The GW fork type pneumatic actuator adopts an advanced modular design concept, integrating cylinder modules and spring modules. This modular structure of the GW fork type pneumatic actuator facilitates on-site configuration and inventory conversion, enhancing compatibility with various control valve systems.
High-Strength Bolted Connection
The GW fork type pneumatic actuator is equipped with a high-strength bolted connection structure, boasting superior strength and sealing performance. This design ensures the GW fork type pneumatic actuator maintains stability under extreme conditions, while its enhanced impact resistance and high-temperature adaptability make it a reliable choice for control valve actuation.
Unit Bolt Design
The GW fork type pneumatic actuator utilizes forced meshing of the fork connection with limit bolts, delivering substantial torque output. The surface contact between the fork connection and limit bolts in the GW fork type pneumatic actuator significantly improves pressure-bearing capacity and extends service life. Additionally, the GW fork type pneumatic actuator supports ±5° angle adjustment, optimizing alignment with control valve installations.
Output Shaft & Waterproof Design
The GW fork type pneumatic actuator is integrated with a protective cover that shields bolts, lock pins, and other critical components from rainwater and dust erosion. The secure connection of the lock shaft in the GW fork type pneumatic actuator ensures stable operation in harsh climatic conditions, providing consistent performance for control valve systems in outdoor or dusty environments.
Wear Resistance
The GW fork type pneumatic actuator incorporates precision-machined piston rods paired with high-wear-resistance guide sleeves. This combination enhances the service life of all sliding parts in the GW fork type pneumatic actuator, ensuring long-term reliability when driving control valves in high-cycle applications.
Safety Spring Module
The GW fork type pneumatic actuator’s spring module is welded into a modular assembly for easy disassembly and assembly. The added spring connection in the GW fork type pneumatic actuator improves operational convenience and safety, a key advantage for control valve systems requiring frequent maintenance or adjustment.
Adjustment Range
The GW fork type pneumatic actuator allows precise adjustment of opening and closing positions via adjusting screws. This fine-tuning capability of the GW fork type pneumatic actuator ensures accurate positioning of control valves, meeting strict process control requirements.
Working Air Source Pressure
The GW fork type pneumatic actuator operates efficiently within an air source pressure range of 0.5MPa-0.6MPa, providing consistent power output for control valve actuation in standard industrial pneumatic systems.
Standard Connection Size
The output flange connection size of the GW fork type pneumatic actuator complies with the ISO5211 standard, ensuring seamless compatibility with most quarter-turn control valves and reducing installation complexity.
Anti-Corrosion
The GW fork type pneumatic actuator (WYE series) is coated with multiple layers of high-quality anti-corrosion paint. This protective coating safeguards the cylinder surface and piston exterior of the GW fork type pneumatic actuator against corrosion, extending its service life in harsh chemical or marine environments where control valves are commonly deployed.
High Transmission Efficiency
The GW fork type pneumatic actuator features a unique fork connection design that ensures stable power transmission. Equipped with precision guide rails and high-accuracy bearings, the GW fork type pneumatic actuator significantly improves transmission efficiency while reducing bearing load and piston rod wear—critical for maintaining control valve responsiveness.
Working Temperature
- Standard: NBR butadiene rubber seal (suitable for general control valve applications)
- High Temperature: EPDM ethylene propylene diene monomer, HTN polyurethane (for high-temperature control valve systems)
- Low Temperature: Low-temperature fluorine rubber, HTN polyurethane (operating range: -40°C to 70°C, adapted for low-temperature control valve environments)
Application Range
The GW fork type pneumatic actuator is specifically designed for actuating quarter-turn valves (ball valves, butterfly valves, plug valves) and other 90° rotation mechanisms, serving as a core component in control valve systems across industries. The GW fork type pneumatic actuator supports customized control designs and can be tailored with various air circuit connection solutions to meet specific control valve application requirements, ensuring flexibility and compatibility in diverse industrial settings.
The GW fork type pneumatic actuator combines robust construction, precise control, and long-term reliability, making it the preferred choice for optimizing control valve performance in oil and gas, chemical, water treatment, and other critical industries.

