San Diego, CA—April 30, 2008—Precision Engine Controls Corporation, a leading designer and manufacturer of industrial and marine engine controls, announces the retirement of its first-generation VG series of gas fuel metering valves. The VG series was first designed and manufactured in 1974. Commonly known as the “PECC” valve, the VG1.5 revolutionized the fuel metering valve industry by introducing the first all-electric fuel metering valve specifically designed for gas turbine applications. With over 8,000 VG’s operating on turbine engines throughout the world, the VG valve has been the work-horse of Precision Engine Control’s( PECC) fuel metering valve family for the past 34 years. To continually provide customers with industry leading solutions, PECC periodically retires older products and focuses more resources on developing the latest technological innovations. Ultimately, this allows PECC to provide the customer with the best fuel metering and actuation products in the industry.
The last date PECC will accept limited quantity orders will be May 30, 2008. The VG1.5 gas fuel metering valve product line will then be transitioned to a “support only” status on July 31, 2008. Precision Engine Controls plans to support repairs on fielded units through July 31, 2012.
The XVG Next Generation valve replaces the widely successful VG1.5. Building on Precision Engines Controls’ 34 years of electric fuel metering valve experience, the XVG gas valve offers the latest technology in flow control, flow measurement and contamination resistance. Using integrated sensors, this flow-through design automatically compensates for pressure and temperature providing precise fuel flow under varying conditions. Digital electronics, RS485/Modbus communication and increased flow capabilities are just a few features of the XVG that is a flange-to-flange replacement for the retiring VG1.5 fuel valve.
The XVG is now in its fourth year of field operations. The installed base of over 300 units has logged more than one million hours of operation under a variety of rugged process conditions. “When we first deployed the XVG more than four years ago, we deliberately sought the toughest operating environment we could find to field test the new technology designed into the new valve,” said Dan Lemire, Aftermarket Sales Manager for Precision Engine Controls. The first production XVG valve has now logged approximetley 40,000 hours of continuous operation, running 24/7 at a major Gulf Coast gas processing plant.
To assist in the transition PECC is offering incentives to upgrade to the XVG valve. PECC end-user customers may be eligible to receive a trade-in credit on their new purchase of a XVG Next Generation all-electric fuel metering valve.
For further information about the XVG gas fuel metering valve, for applications engineering assistance, or to obtain a quote, call 1-800-200-4404
