Eaton SLV20 Load-Sensing Proportional Directional Valve

Power management company Eaton announces the launch of its SLV20 load-sensing proportional directional valve, a flexible priority-flow-sharing solution for mini and micro machinery.

• Offers greater flexibility and control as well as space and weight savings compared to traditional cast iron control valves for low-flow applications
• Brings priority flow sharing to low-flow machinery with the versatility and serviceability of screw-in cartridge valves
• Designed in sections to enable stacking of multiple functions
• Utilizes Eaton’s new ESV9 four-way three-position proportional solenoid cartridge valve in a hydraulic integrated circuit concept
• Meter-out or meter-in control is achieved through logic elements, which enables flow sharing and flow prioritization in the same valve bank
• Sections are manufactured from aluminum drawn bar, which enables production of small batches of individual sections with added functions
• Can include pilot-operated check valves, counterbalance valves or other bespoke functions that an application requires, reducing need for remotely mounted ancillary valves
• Aluminum sections weigh significantly less than traditional cast iron sections, which can lead to efficiency gains and, in some cases, increased load-carrying capability and battery life
• Patent-pending multifunction meter-out compensator reduces section size by 40%, saving space on the machine
• Flows of up to 60 lpm (16 gpm) at the inlet and 30 lpm (8 gpm) at the work port
• For mini and micro machinery platforms across a variety of industries, including construction, agriculture, material handling and vocational vehicles, as well as auxiliary/accessory control on larger machines