--- title: Indelac Control Blog | Olivier Tisserand (3) | Indelac Controls, Inc. description: (3) --- [![Exit](https://www.indelac.com/hubfs/img/ico-exit.svg)](https://www.indelac.com/blog/author/olivier-tisserand/page/3#) ![quarter-turn-nema-4-1](https://www.indelac.com/hs-fs/hubfs/quarter-turn-nema-4-1.png?t=1542365996520&width=275&height=217&name=quarter-turn-nema-4-1.png) ### Subscribe to Email Updates ## Categories # ICI's Actuator & Valve Industry Blog ## Olivier Tisserand ## Recent Posts [![](https://www.indelac.com/hs-fs/hub/149978/file-988939503.jpg) ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/electric-rotary-actuators-optimize-ethanol-blending) ## [How Electric Rotary Valve Actuators can Optimize Ethanol/Gasoline Blending at Truck Terminals](https://www.indelac.com/blog/electric-rotary-actuators-optimize-ethanol-blending) Posted by [ Olivier Tisserand ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/author/olivier-tisserand) [ 0 Comments](https://www.indelac.com/blog/electric-rotary-actuators-optimize-ethanol-blending#comments-listing) The ethanol blending process is a critical part of a gasoline terminal operation and has a significant impact on... [Read More](https://www.indelac.com/blog/electric-rotary-actuators-optimize-ethanol-blending) Tue, Jun 10, 2014 [![](https://www.indelac.com/hs-fs/hub/149978/file-935401216.jpg) ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/when-failure-is-not-an-option-fail-safe-actuators) ## [Fail-safe Actuators: When Failure Is Not an Option](https://www.indelac.com/blog/when-failure-is-not-an-option-fail-safe-actuators) Posted by [ Olivier Tisserand ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/author/olivier-tisserand) [ 0 Comments](https://www.indelac.com/blog/when-failure-is-not-an-option-fail-safe-actuators#comments-listing) Actuators are a small part relative to the overall systems they live in. Many of these devices weigh in at only ten or... [Read More](https://www.indelac.com/blog/when-failure-is-not-an-option-fail-safe-actuators) Mon, Jun 02, 2014 [![](https://www.indelac.com/hs-fs/hub/149978/file-863089783.jpg) ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/valve-actuators-and-positioners-go-digital) ## [Valve Actuators and Positioners Go Digital](https://www.indelac.com/blog/valve-actuators-and-positioners-go-digital) Posted by [ Olivier Tisserand ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/author/olivier-tisserand) [ 1 Comment](https://www.indelac.com/blog/valve-actuators-and-positioners-go-digital#comments-listing) #### "Digital Fieldbus Technologies Catch Up to Valve Actuators and Positioners" **Fieldbus** is the name of a family of... [Read More](https://www.indelac.com/blog/valve-actuators-and-positioners-go-digital) Tue, May 27, 2014 [![](https://www.indelac.com/hs-fs/hub/149978/file-804942756.jpg) ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/345520/manual-actuators) ## [When are Manual Actuators a Good Fit?](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/345520/manual-actuators) Posted by [ Olivier Tisserand ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/author/olivier-tisserand) [ 0 Comments](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/345520/manual-actuators#comments-listing) Actuators can have many different sizes, shapes and functions, but all of them require some sort of input power to... [Read More](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/345520/manual-actuators) Mon, May 19, 2014 [![](https://www.indelac.com/hs-fs/file-760325771-jpg/images/could_electric_actuators_have_prevented_the_great_flood_of_paris_1.jpg) ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/345087/could-electric-actuators-have-prevented-the-great-flood-of-paris) ## [Could Electric Actuators have prevented the Great Flood of Paris?](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/345087/could-electric-actuators-have-prevented-the-great-flood-of-paris) Posted by [ Olivier Tisserand ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/author/olivier-tisserand) [ 1 Comment](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/345087/could-electric-actuators-have-prevented-the-great-flood-of-paris#comments-listing) Since the middle of the 20th century, to regulate the level and the flow of water of a river, many cities use sluice,... [Read More](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/345087/could-electric-actuators-have-prevented-the-great-flood-of-paris) Mon, May 12, 2014 [![](https://www.indelac.com/hs-fs/file-720141086-jpg/images/3_passive_fire_protections_for_actuators-resized-600.jpg) ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/344425/3-passive-fire-protections-for-actuators) ## [3 Passive Fire Protections for Actuators](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/344425/3-passive-fire-protections-for-actuators) Posted by [ Olivier Tisserand ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/author/olivier-tisserand) [ 0 Comments](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/344425/3-passive-fire-protections-for-actuators#comments-listing) There are many dangers when extracting, transporting and refining oil & gas or any other dangerous materials. Two of... [Read More](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/344425/3-passive-fire-protections-for-actuators) Mon, May 05, 2014 [![](https://www.indelac.com/hs-fs/file-700060970-jpg/images/origin_2281117465.jpg) ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/343746/2-applications-for-compact-electric-actuators) ## [2 Applications for Compact Electric Actuators](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/343746/2-applications-for-compact-electric-actuators) Posted by [ Olivier Tisserand ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/author/olivier-tisserand) [ 0 Comments](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/343746/2-applications-for-compact-electric-actuators#comments-listing) The common idea of an automated valve is a large valve with a heavy-duty actuator, typically powered by a three-phase... [Read More](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/343746/2-applications-for-compact-electric-actuators) Mon, Apr 28, 2014 [![](https://www.indelac.com/hs-fs/file-652500276-jpg/images/indelac_vavle_actutor_repair.jpg) ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/342106/how-to-evaluate-industrial-valve-actuator-repair-companies) ## [How to Evaluate Industrial Valve Actuator Repair Companies](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/342106/how-to-evaluate-industrial-valve-actuator-repair-companies) Posted by [ Olivier Tisserand ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/author/olivier-tisserand) [ 0 Comments](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/342106/how-to-evaluate-industrial-valve-actuator-repair-companies#comments-listing) Entire actuator or automation package replacement can be expensive and time-consuming. In-field repair and modification... [Read More](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/342106/how-to-evaluate-industrial-valve-actuator-repair-companies) Mon, Apr 21, 2014 [![](https://www.indelac.com/hs-fs/file-651236498-jpg/images/indelac_valve_actuator_technology_sign.jpg) ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/340156/industrial-valves-innovative-and-practical-products-of-technological-advancements) ## [Industrial Valves: Innovative and Practical Products of Technological Advancements](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/340156/industrial-valves-innovative-and-practical-products-of-technological-advancements) Posted by [ Olivier Tisserand ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/author/olivier-tisserand) [ 0 Comments](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/340156/industrial-valves-innovative-and-practical-products-of-technological-advancements#comments-listing) Continued advancements in technology have undoubtedly touched almost every aspect of human lives, giving us more... [Read More](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/340156/industrial-valves-innovative-and-practical-products-of-technological-advancements) Mon, Apr 14, 2014 [![](https://www.indelac.com/hs-fs/file-600048212-jpg/images/indelac_lean_actuator_system.jpg) ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/340021/is-your-automation-process-lean) ## [Is Your Automation Process Lean?](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/340021/is-your-automation-process-lean) Posted by [ Olivier Tisserand ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/author/olivier-tisserand) [ 0 Comments](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/340021/is-your-automation-process-lean#comments-listing) Lean manufacturing is based on finding efficiencies and removing wasteful steps that don't add value to the product. No... [Read More](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/340021/is-your-automation-process-lean) Mon, Apr 07, 2014 [![](https://www.indelac.com/hs-fs/file-593151468-jpg/images/indelac_keystone_xl.jpg) ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/339858/5-good-reasons-to-be-in-favor-of-the-keystone-xl-pipeline) ## [5 Good Reasons to Be in Favor of the Keystone XL Pipeline](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/339858/5-good-reasons-to-be-in-favor-of-the-keystone-xl-pipeline) Posted by [ Olivier Tisserand ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/author/olivier-tisserand) [ 2 Comments](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/339858/5-good-reasons-to-be-in-favor-of-the-keystone-xl-pipeline#comments-listing) Here are 5 arguments showing why, despite more than 5 years of debating and controversy and the project still not being... [Read More](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/339858/5-good-reasons-to-be-in-favor-of-the-keystone-xl-pipeline) Mon, Mar 31, 2014 [![](https://www.indelac.com/hs-fs/file-593549333-jpg/images/indelac_history_of_threaded_screws_-_a_hand_full_.jpg) ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/339867/history-of-threaded-screws-small-but-vital-component-of-an-actuator) ## [History of Threaded Screws: Small but Vital Component of an Actuator](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/339867/history-of-threaded-screws-small-but-vital-component-of-an-actuator) Posted by [ Olivier Tisserand ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/author/olivier-tisserand) [ 0 Comments](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/339867/history-of-threaded-screws-small-but-vital-component-of-an-actuator#comments-listing) There are more than 4,300 years between the invention of a threaded screw and the modern industrial threaded screw as... [Read More](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/339867/history-of-threaded-screws-small-but-vital-component-of-an-actuator) Mon, Mar 24, 2014 [![](https://www.indelac.com/hs-fs/file-583797836-jpg/images/indelac_valve_actuator_opportunities_with_shale_gas_in_the_u.s._in_2014.jpg) ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/339342/valve-actuator-opportunities-with-shale-gas-in-the-u-s-in-2014) ## [Valve Actuator Opportunities with Shale Gas in the U.S. in 2014](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/339342/valve-actuator-opportunities-with-shale-gas-in-the-u-s-in-2014) Posted by [ Olivier Tisserand ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/author/olivier-tisserand) [ 0 Comments](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/339342/valve-actuator-opportunities-with-shale-gas-in-the-u-s-in-2014#comments-listing) **Domestic Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) production is projected to increase by more than 45% by 2040. What are the...** [Read More](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/339342/valve-actuator-opportunities-with-shale-gas-in-the-u-s-in-2014) Mon, Mar 17, 2014 [![](https://www.indelac.com/hs-fs/file-572813790-jpg/images/indelac_introduction_to_valve_industry_standards.jpg) ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/338578/introduction-to-valves-industry-standards) ## [Introduction to Valves: Industry Standards](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/338578/introduction-to-valves-industry-standards) Posted by [ Olivier Tisserand ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/author/olivier-tisserand) [ 0 Comments](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/338578/introduction-to-valves-industry-standards#comments-listing) **This article presents and explains specifications used in the valve industry in the USA and around the world, with a...** [Read More](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/338578/introduction-to-valves-industry-standards) Mon, Mar 10, 2014 [![](https://www.indelac.com/hs-fs/file-549251173-jpg/images/indelac_controls_introduction_to_valves.jpg) ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/337614/introduction-to-valves-overview) ## [Introduction to Valves: Overview](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/337614/introduction-to-valves-overview) Posted by [ Olivier Tisserand ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/author/olivier-tisserand) [ 2 Comments](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/337614/introduction-to-valves-overview#comments-listing) **This article serves as an introduction to the industrial valve industry and is designed to inform about basics such as...** [Read More](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/337614/introduction-to-valves-overview) Mon, Mar 03, 2014 [![](https://www.indelac.com/hs-fs/file-538945955-jpg/images/indelac_electric_actuators_popularity.jpg) ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/336824/4-myths-about-electric-actuators-exposed) ## [4 Myths about Electric Actuators Exposed](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/336824/4-myths-about-electric-actuators-exposed) Posted by [ Olivier Tisserand ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/author/olivier-tisserand) [ 0 Comments](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/336824/4-myths-about-electric-actuators-exposed#comments-listing) **Are you still using hydraulic and pneumatic actuators? You may want to read on and reconsider your decision. Electric...** [Read More](https://www.indelac.com/blog/bid/336824/4-myths-about-electric-actuators-exposed) Mon, Feb 24, 2014 [![blue arrow](https://www.indelac.com/hubfs/gray-arrow-reverse.jpg) ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/author/olivier-tisserand/page/2) 3 / [4 ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/author/olivier-tisserand/page/4) [![blue arrow](https://www.indelac.com/hubfs/gray-arrow.jpg) ](https://www.indelac.com/blog/author/olivier-tisserand/page/4)