KTM
PNEUMATIC ACTUATORS - AW, AWN SERIES
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL
Emerson.com/FinalControl
© 2017 Emerson. All rights reserved.
VCIOM-02905-EN 19/04
ACTUATOR USE
AW, AWN Type Actuators are suitable for
operating ball valves and V-port valves.
Please use the actuators according to warnings
and cautions described in this document.
Failure to do so could result in an accident
(due to wrong storage, installing, operation,
maintenance and disassembling) and/or
serious damage.
Please keep this manual in a handy place for
immediate reference; be sure to provide it to
purchaser, contractor, piping designer, user,
operator or maintenance technician.
KTM reserves the right to discontinue the
manufacture of, change or modify design and/
or construction of any KTM product during the
manufacturing procedure, without incurring
any obligation to accept for credit, to replace or
furnish or install such changes or modifications
on products previously or subsequently sold.
This document is subject to change without
notice.
SECTION 1 - SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Precautions for using AW, AWN type actuators
safely are highlighted with the following two
warning signs to indicate the level of danger
posed. Please read the postscript carefully to
ensure safety and prevent any damage from
occurring before starting to use the product.
WARNING
A potentially hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION
A potentially hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury.
SECTION 2 - SPECIFICATION
The performance and safety of AW, AWN type
actuators and conformity with your equipment
or system should be checked by the design
engineer or the person specifying your system
based on our catalog or specification data.
Upon arrival, the applicable conditions (double
acting, direct acting, reverse acting, operating
pressure, etc.) should be first checked to make
sure they are correct.
SECTION 3 - STORAGE
CAUTION
The following items should be strictly followed in
order for the actuators to be installed
and operated properly.
1. Do not unpack the actuator from shipping
package until just prior to installing it.
2. Store the package in dry and non-corrosive
atmosphere.
3. When unpacked, plug or cap inlet and outlet
port and direct these ports in horizontal and
downward position to protecting from entering
rain and dust.
Please read through this manual completely before operating the actuators
