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Engineering and Manufacturing Capability

Specifically for Oil Refinery, Power, Steel and Aluminum Industries

Do you need automated systems that:

  1. Actuate Valves and Dampers
  2. Motion Control
  3. Position Control
  4. Proportion Control
  5. Measure
  6. Strip Guide
  7. and Measurement of Strip 

to lower your operating costs, increase production and bring new safety to your operation? 

Consider what MEA Incorporated has to offer in engineering and manufacturing.

MEA Incorporated designs, engineers and manufactures mechanical and electrical automation systems for oil refining, electrical power, steel and aluminum companies world-wide.  These systems contribute to increased safety, lower operating costs, simpler maintenance and improved output for your operation.

  • Creativity:
    • Identifying a need and then developing a creative solution is an MEA Incorporated hallmark.  We designed the first high performance servo control for electro-hydraulic slide valve actuator for oil refineries in 1978 and we've been reinventing them ever since.  MEA Incorporated has more proven field installations on steam turbines for the electrical power industry than any other manufacturer of all electric servo drives.  In the steel industry, we were the first to build a revolutionary new laser edge guide system that measures strip edge under all environmental conditions.  MEA Incorporated is the first to build a successful ultrasonic sensor to measure distance from a strip edge of 0.020".
  • Commitment:
    • Nobody is more committed to your company's future and profitability than MEA Incorporated.
      • A 13,000 sq. ft. design, engineering and manufacturing facility in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.
      • Highly trained support personnel including corporate staff and field service engineers.
      • Multi-million dollar state-of-the-art software, testing and manufacturing equipment.
      • Working arrangements with other manufacturers and distributors throughout the world to assure you of a smooth and uninterrupted service.
      • Computer-controlled inventory to get you the parts you need fast.
      • Quality control and inspection system that assures we meet your specifications exactly from initial drawings through final installation.
  • Capability:
    • Our capability includes a full-force engineering staff to work with you throughout installation, start-up and maintenance.  For example, MEA Incorporated has the experience to know when a boilerplate system will solve your problem versus a start-from-scratch system.  This knowledge comes from building, installing and servicing thousands of automated systems over four decades.  The capacity and flexibility to design, build, test and install everything from a single limit switch to ten huge slide valve actuators.

We have the skill to find answers and execute solutions.

Read below if you are in any of the following industries:

  • Refining Industry --- Actuator turnaround capability second to none.  MEA Incorporated has the largest staff available anywhere to meet your schedule.  We are now servicing over 500 slide valve actuators in the field.  Automated Systems for the oil refining industry include: electro-hydraulic slide valve actuators, damper actuators, electronic actuators for steam turbine applications, high speed/performance gate valve actuators, electro-hydraulic butterfly valve actuators and power recovery actuators.
  • Power Industry --- MEA Incorporated developed high speed, high performance Electronic Servo Drives for turbine speed control.  A major Midwest utility uses two MEA Incorporated electronic actuators in their boiler feedpump turbine operation. The result has been more precise control of the valve operation and significantly reduced operating costs.  Automated systems for the electrical power industry include electro-hydraulic control actuators, induced and forced draft actuators for boilers, electronic actuators for turbine control and gate valve actuators.
  • Steel and Aluminum Industry --- Our new LE-205 Laser Edge Guiding Sensor has a smaller size, longer life and increased sensitivity.  The all solid-state design rejects ambient light, delivers high response rate and even improves operation of all competitive edge guide systems. Automated systems for the steel and aluminum industries include:
    1. Edge Guide Control
      • Uncoiler or payoff reel
      • Tension reel or recoiler
      • Center guide control
      • Strip width measurement
        1. Laser
        2. Ultrasonic

All of the above can be applied to all steel and aluminum industry process lines.  Please contact MEA Incorporated for further information.