Valve Islands

Valve Island Configuration

Valve Islands, also known as valve manifolds, system valves or plug in type manifold, are commonly used on machine installations to reduce assembly and downtime and provide easier fault diagnosis. They are configured individually to suit your needs and application.

Valve islands are a collection of valves mounted into one unit, reducing pipework, electrical connections and complexity. We have been offering valve islands for twenty years, currently with the VR, VM and VS series.

Flexibility and modularity have reached new levels with the Norgren VR Valve Island range. A simple plug-in, sub-base style design allows for valves to be easily exchanged for easy installation and maintenance. Expanding the size and functionality of your Valve Island to match the changing demands of your application is a simple “plug and play” experience.

VM has a lightweight, high strength polymer manifold, whilst VS has a diecast aluminium base system, conforming to an ISO dimensional standard, with a choice of soft seal (high flow) or glandless (high cycle life) spool technology.

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Valve Island Ranges

VR10

VR10 has a ZnDC and ADC body, with aluminium spool and NBR seals offering robust yet lightweight construction. It achieves a high flow rate (5/3, 270 l/min; 2x3/2 and 5/2, 220 l/min) from a 10mm valve width. IP40 and IP65 units are available, and there is no restriction on installation orientation. 24V DC & 12V DC Multipole, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, EtherCAT and IO-Link variants are available.

VM10

VM10 has PPA co-polymer body and end plates, with aluminium spool and NBR seals, making it compact and lightweight; the spool valve is indirectly actuated. It achieves a high flow rate (5/2, 400 l/min; 2x3/2 and 5/3, 350 l/min) from a 10mm valve width. Individually wired units are rated IP40 protected, with Multipole and Fieldbus units IP65. Valve slices have integral push-in fittings (PIF) of 3mm, 4mm and 6mm diameter.

VM15

VM15 has PPA co-polymer body and end plates, with aluminium spool and NBR seals, making it compact and lightweight; the spool valve is indirectly actuated. It achieves a high flow rate (5/2, 1000 l/min; 2x3/2, 965 l/min and 5/3, 900 l/min) from a 15mm valve width. Individually wired units are rated IP40 protected, with Multipole units IP65. Valve slices have integral push-in fittings (PIF) of 6mm, 8mm and 10mm diameter.

VR15

VR15 has a ZnDC and ADC body, with aluminium spool and NBR seals offering robust yet lightweight construction. It achieves a high flow rate (5/3, 590 l/min; 2x3/2, 460 l/min and 5/2, 520 l/min) from a 15mm valve width. IP40 and IP65 units are available, and there is no restriction on installation orientation. 24V DC & 12V DC Multipole, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, EtherCAT and IO-Link variants are available.

VS18

VS18 has a die-cast aluminium body and sub-base conforming to ISO 15407-2 Size 18mm. Solenoid pilot operated dual spool technology offers options for either glandless spool (long life) or softseal (high flow – 2x2/2, 550 l/min; 2x3/2, 600 l/min; 5/2 and 5/3, 650 l/min). The units have integrated fieldbus and are field expandable with single add-on stations. Connectivity is via universal PNP/NPN 24V d.c. Multipole.

VS26

VS26 has a die-cast aluminium body and sub-base conforming to ISO 15407-2 Size 26mm. Solenoid pilot operated dual spool technology offers options for either glandless spool (long life) or softseal (high flow – 2x2/2, 1150 l/min; 2x3/2, 1250 l/min; 5/2 and 5/3, 1350 l/min). The units have integrated fieldbus and are field expandable with single add-on stations. Connectivity is via universal PNP/NPN 24V d.c. Multipole.

Feature Comparison

FeatureVR10VR15VM10VM15VS18VS26
Size - 10mm Valve Body
 
   
Size - 15mm Valve Body 
 
  
Size - 18mm Valve Body    
 
Size - 26mm Valve Body     
Flow - > 200 l/min
Flow - > 400 l/min 
Flow - > 800 l/min   
 
Flow - > 1000 l/min     
Control - Fieldbus  
 
Control - Individually wired  
  
Control - Industrial Ethernet
 
Control - IO-Link
  
Control - Multipole
Control - Single station    
Standard - ISO15407-2    
ConfigureConfigure VR10Configure VR15Configure VM10Configure VM15Configure VS18Configure VS26

Spare Valves

We offer a number of spare elements for our VS series of valve islands. VS fully conforms to ISO15407-2 and is available in soft seal versions giving high flow rates.

 

VS18

Spare valves for the VS18 range.
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VS26

Spare valves for the VS26 range.
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