The Series 5000 solenoid meets industry demands for reliable, high-pressure fluid solutions.
Youngstown, OH – Spartan Scientific, a leading manufacturer of high-quality fluid and pneumatic automation components, proudly announces the launch of its innovative Series 5000 Operator System. Designed to meet the demands of applications requiring higher pressures and increased flow rates, the Series 5000 fills a void in the market for reliable, high-performance solenoid solutions.
Featuring a range of orifice sizes from 0.6mm to 4.0mm, available in both 2-way and 3-way configurations, the Series 5000 offers versatility to suit a wide range of industrial fluid applications. With options including DIN spaded or flying lead coils, and a future provision for a 12mm connection option, the system provides flexibility and ease of integration into existing setups.
Constructed with all stainless-steel tubes and multiple seal materials, the Series 5000 is engineered for durability and reliability in demanding environments. Its robust design ensures longevity and consistent performance, making it an ideal choice for critical applications across various industries.
"The Series 5000 Operator System represents our commitment to innovation and meeting the evolving needs of our customers," said Phil Muntean, product expert and engineer at Canfield Industries, parent company of Spartan Scientific. "With its combination of high-pressure handling capabilities, increased flow rates, and versatile configurations, we are confident that the Series 5000 will deliver exceptional value and performance to our customers."
Spartan Scientific is dedicated to providing top-quality fluid automation components, backed by extensive industry experience and expertise. As an ISO 9001-certified manufacturer, Spartan Scientific ensures adherence to the highest quality standards, offering peace of mind to customers worldwide.

For more information about the Series 5000 Operator System and other Spartan Scientific products, visit www.spartanscientific.com.

Innovation, modularity, and unparalleled performance unite to create a custom valve solution.
Spartan Scientific recently collaborated with a fast-food equipment manufacturer to address a unique challenge – perfecting mix ratios for consumer beverage dispensing. The manufacturer faced space constraints, complex components, and difficulties in servicing their existing valve. Seeking a streamlined and customized solution, they turned to Spartan Scientific for a one-stop, user-friendly, and reliable valve.
CHALLENGE
The manufacturer's need for a precisely engineered valve to achieve the ideal mix ratio in beverage dispensing was complicated by space restrictions. The existing valve proved too large for the confined area and lacked the modularity required for ease of maintenance. The manufacturer envisioned a comprehensive solution that would simplify their operations and provide the precision demanded by the fast-food industry.
SOLUTION
Spartan Scientific's team of experts worked closely with the manufacturer, taking into account all machine constraints and requirements. The result was a custom-designed Beverage Dispensing Metering Valve that perfectly aligned with the manufacturer's needs. This innovative valve incorporated a one-way check valve and a turbine, complete with a switch to detect and respond to the action. Designed for use with various types of juices, the valve featured FDA and NSF approvals, ensuring it met the highest industry standards. Spartan Scientific's engineers also provided a compact yet powerful solution to optimize the valve's size to fit within the manufacturer's restricted space.
RESULT
The Beverage Dispensing Metering Valve from Spartan Scientific exceeded the manufacturer's expectations in every way. Its modularity and user-friendliness simplified maintenance and servicing, making it a breeze to ensure optimal performance. Spartan Scientific's rigorous quality control processes, including testing and certification, meant that the manufacturer could install the valve with confidence, knowing it was ready to perform flawlessly. The valve's 120-voltage capability, along with its compatibility with AC and DC power sources, provided further flexibility.

High quality valves in a low weight class solves both design and cost challenges for this manufacturer.
A car wash manufacturer in the Midwest region found themselves needing a cost-effective solution that would fit their stringent space requirements. This manufacturer provides smaller systems used for locations servicing rental cars as well as semi-truck fleet establishments utilizing larger machinery. Spartan Scientific was brought on to provide a valve solution for both types of systems.

CHALLENGE
The company designed a new car wash system, requiring valves that would provide speed and reasonable results, but at a lower price than their previous system. This was needed in more than one application as the car wash manufacturer designs smaller systems for rental cars as well as larger systems for entire truck fleets. Their requirements created a need for a more efficient and smaller profile valve that could provide the necessary flow requirements.

SOLUTION
Spartan Scientific had previously won the trust of this OEM through providing creative solutions on other projects, so Spartan was a natural fit. After listening to their needs and going through their design, Spartan was able to offer their 6200 Series composite valves for the smaller systems and their 3585 Series valves for the larger systems designed for truck fleet establishments.
RESULT
Each of these valves is proving to be a highly effective addition to their respective system. Their lower weight and price point makes them the ideal choice for both designs. However, the price point hasn’t resulted in a lower performing valve. Spartan Scientific’s commitment to quality has resulted in both valves meeting every performance requirement.

CLIENT NAME
Midwest US Car Wash Manufacturer

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
• Series 6200 Solenoid Valve
QUOTE
“Helping design systems that perform well and are more cost effective is an area that our team has been able to bring some exceptional results. For us, it’s vital to take the time to listen to the different needs that every situation brings. In this project, we were able to provide valves that we knew were going to be a perfect fit for both today and the years to come.”
-Todd Harmon, vice president of Spartan Scientific

As a manufacturer of fluid control products used for medical and analytical processing, Spartan Scientific faces an overabundance of evolving and complex requirements, standards, and regulations along with fierce competition always looking for an edge and the ability to stay ahead.

Over the years, the medical and analytical markets have regularly undergone positive developments and technological advancements. These devices and processes are often made up of numerous components from various manufacturers throughout the world and have a direct relationship with the advancement of the medical and analytical industries.

Fluid power and the ability to control a media, such as a gas or liquid, has remained a fundamental principle of medical and analytical technology. More specifically, isolation valves also known as media separated valves are frequently used in today’s medical industry and are found in many different processes and devices, mostly because of their simple functionality, cost effectiveness, reliability, and repeatability.

To understand the vital role that isolation valves play within medical markets, it’s important to understand the idea behind isolation valves and to recognize that “one size fits all” does not apply. An isolation valve is used to control the flow of a media, while ensuring the media remains isolated or separated from any contaminants or hazardous materials that could potentially cause a device failure, or even worse, put something or someone in danger. Examples of common medical medias include blood, plasma, dialysate fluid, steam, disinfectant fluid, CO2, oxygen, and water. Different media types can, and usually do, belong to different applications, which in turn requires additional variables to be considered such as valve functionality, physical size requirements, actuation or response times, seal or diaphragm materials, dead volume, and/or life span. Some examples of devices and applications that may use isolation valves include dialysis equipment, clinical sterilizers, respirators, ventilators, diagnostic equipment, and medical sanitation.

In order to stay ahead in this evolving market and because of the diverse range of isolation valve applications, manufacturers have combined their capabilities and resources to provide engineered custom solutions specifically focused on meeting critical requirements, exceeding expectations, and creating value for medical providers, practitioners, and patients.

There are many challenges that manufacturers face when designing a custom solution and it’s important that both the customer and the manufacturer have an open line of communication, with complete transparency, throughout the design and development process. Communication, or lack thereof, can dramatically drive up material, labor, and engineering costs, extend a projects timeline or release schedule, and most notably, can cause an increased probability of failure.

According to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, “each year, the FDA receives several hundred thousand medical device reports of suspected device-associated deaths, serious injuries, and malfunctions.” Malfunctions can come from a number of different variables, and don’t necessarily derive from a fluid power component or an isolation valve. However, the FDA and other governing bodies that control the medical market, focus on and pay close attention to malfunctions, failures, and other types of issues.

After reading this quote from FDA.gov, Phil Muntean, chief engineer of Spartan Scientific, explained that “Any device or any media within a valve that can potentially come in contact with the human body necessitates additional approvals or adheres to additional standards. When discussing a new project where we’ll be engineering a custom solution, we keep in close contact with our customers and end users in order to execute any additional testing that may be involved either by our manufacturing facility or by an outside source.” Other ways to ensure an engineered solution has followed the correct testing procedures using the most up-to-date testing parameters is to gather information through market research, competitive research, or related predecessor solutions.

According to the Department of Commerce, “the United States represented about 40% of the global medical device market in 2017 and the medical industry is responsible for approximately 2 million jobs located in the U.S.” The future for manufacturers looks light a bright one, but creating value is mandatory for companies in this competitive market. To survive, manufacturers and companies alike will need to overcome future challenges pertaining to the issues like the emergence of IoT Technology, more innovative product design and product quality, regulatory compliance, and approvals.

SPARTAN SCIENTIFIC, an American manufacturing facility located in Northeast Ohio, specializes and builds fluid control products within the automation industry. Spartan has learned through their many years of experience that, not only the automation industry, but all industries are constantly evolving. New ideas accompanied by new innovations and technologies are regularly assimilating into different types of businesses and manufacturers as efficiency, productivity, performance, and cost savings continue to stay at the forefront of nearly every industry.

Industrial Air Compressors are used every day within an incredibly diverse range of industries. Industries that are all striving to be more efficient, proficient, and economical. Today, we see that industrial air compressors are core components of engineering, manufacturing, construction, agriculture, mechanical work, factory assembly lines, transportation, and many more. A common occurrence with all air compressors is the natural accumulation of moisture and water. In fact, moisture accumulation attributes to the majority of all problems and maintenance issues within any industry. Those who have experience in engineering and construction are especially aware of this, as these machines are responsible for a great deal of the power used in these industries.

One of Spartan Scientific’s first products developed was the Series CRDV, also known as the “Condensation Removal Drain Valve.” When Spartan Scientific came into existence back in 1987, they were fully aware of this age-old problem and understood what kind of consequences would transpire if the natural buildup of water or moisture began to overtake an air compressor and its air lines by not being drained frequently or correctly. The Series CRDV Condensation Removal Drain Valve dramatically increases the life of air compressor systems, which leads to increased efficiency, productivity, and cost savings. The idea behind the Series CRDV makes it so that the water accumulation can be drained and removed at any point within an air system, using a solid-state timer and a proven solenoid valve operator.

As technology has evolved, Spartan Scientific continued to make positive changes to keep up with their customers’ changing requirements. The Series CRDV has proven to be a great product, but there were ways to increase efficiency even more. The Series CRDV will drain water build-up after a set amount of time, which means that certain conditions, such as low humidity, would generate much less water than normal to high humidity. This would cause the Series CRDV to open up and purge the compressor regardless of the amount of water present in the air compressor. Purging and opening without water would lead to air loss within the compressor system. And overtime, air loss will add up and lead to a loss of substantial amounts of money.

To combat this problem, Spartan Scientific developed the Series CRDV/S in 2008. This enhanced drain valve took the same underlining principle of draining water build up, but made it so that a compressor system could not undergo virtually any air loss. The key component within the Series CRDV/S is its self-learning mode that will open the valve to drain moisture more often or less often based on the sensing of the water and demand thereof. Other features of the CRDV/S include a 24-hour self-cleaning cycle, status indicator lights for easy maintenance, and an environment-resistant design.

In 2019, Spartan Scientific will be releasing an enhanced and more evolved version of their Series CRDV/S. This version is a WiFi-enabled drain valve that uses IoT (Internet of Things) technology. When asking Spartan Scientific’s Chief Engineer Phil Muntean why IoT technology would be an important feature to potential consumers, he explained: “It’s the freedom. There are no boundaries and you don’t have to be restricted to your facility to monitor any of your equipment. You can be at home sitting in your living room watching television and view real-time data that tracks any type of unusual behavior or inconsistencies that your systems might be experiencing. Imagine receiving an email or text message alert, sent directly to your phone, that notifies you that your system is acting erratic or that it may need your attention soon. The IoT CRDV/S drain valve will be able to prevent problems before ever happening.”

The idea of IoT technology might be new to some, but manufacturers, businesses, and organizations alike are using IoT technology in a diverse variety of industries to operate more efficiently with higher cost savings and to better understand their customers, which in turn will enhance customer service, improve all decision-making, and increase the value of their business.

The 2018 Convention will be held at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado. The exposition will be held in Exhibit Hall E&F of the Convention Center. The exposition hall will be open Tuesday, March 27 from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday, March 28 from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Spartan Scientific looks forward to exhibiting at this years show. We've exhibited at this show in the past and it always turns out to be a great time. Denver is an amazing city full of amazing people.

Look for Jim, Todd, and Pat at Booth # 1156!

Spartan Scientific is now offering our Series 3580 with UL Listing (Underwriters Laboratories). The UL listing confirms the products performance and safety features while representing an important benefit for customers who wish to achieve or maintain UL listing. With UL listing, the Series 3580 can now fulfill the demands of customers who require UL-listed components in their applications.

The Spartan Scientific Series 3580 is an engineered composite 2-Way, 2-Position solenoid/air operated valve designed for the control of liquid media and inert gas. It is offered as a normally closed or normally open valve that is made with a glass filled nylon valve body.

The fully encapsulated coils are available in all standard voltages and with spaded, flying leads or with a connector attached. Typical applications are for installations where there
is a need to control inert fluids and gases, condensate drainage, hot water plumbing and sprinkler systems.