--- title: Portable Valve Actuators Blog | Bruno Martin (3) description: "Responsable Marketing & Commercial - \nSales & Marketing Manager - \n\nMODEC Moteurs et solutions pneumatiques (3)" --- [![modec-logo](https://blog.modec.fr/hs-fs/hubfs/modec-logo.png?width=2500&height=599&name=modec-logo.png "modec-logo")](https://modec.fr) - [Products](https://modec.fr/en/products/) - [Air motors](https://modec.fr/en/air-motors/) - [Pneumatic tools](https://modec.fr/en/air-motors/pneumatic-tools/) - [Flanges and shafts](https://modec.fr/en/air-motors/flanges-shafts/) - [Accessories](https://modec.fr/en/air-motors/accessories/) - [Options](https://modec.fr/en/air-motors/options/) - [Resources](https://modec.fr/en/resources/?product=motor) - [Applications](https://modec.fr/en/applications/) - [Portable valve actuators](https://modec.fr/en/portable-valve-actuators/) - [Resources](https://modec.fr/en/resources/?product=pva) - [Applications](https://modec.fr/en/applications/) - [Company](https://modec.fr/en/about-us/) - [About us](https://modec.fr/en/about-us/) - [Services & support](https://modec.fr/en/services-support/) - [Technologie and innovation](https://modec.fr/en/technology-innovation/) - [Resources](https://modec.fr/en/resources/) - [Air motors](https://modec.fr/en/resources/?product=motor) - [Technical documentation](https://modec.fr/en/resources/?type=technical-data-sheet-doc&product=motor) - [Manuals & Guides](https://modec.fr/en/resources/?type=user-manual&product=motor) - [Catalogues & brochures](https://modec.fr/en/resources/?type=catalog&product=motor) - [Maintenance](https://modec.fr/en/resources/?type=maintenance-video&product=motor) - [Portable valve actuators](https://modec.fr/en/resources/?product=pva) - [Technical documentation](https://modec.fr/en/resources/?type=technical-data-sheet-doc&product=pva) - [Manuals & Guides](https://modec.fr/en/resources/?type=user-manual&product=pva) - [Catalogues & brochures](https://modec.fr/en/resources/?type=catalog&product=pva) - [Maintenance](https://modec.fr/en/resources/?type=maintenance-video&product=pva) - Blogs - [Air motor Blog](https://blog.modec.fr/en) - [Portable valve actuators Blog](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators) - [Contact](https://modec.fr/en/contact/) - [Contact us](https://modec.fr/en/contact/) - [Find a distributor](https://modec.fr/en/find-distributor/) - EN - [![francais modec](https://blog.modec.fr/hubfs/Files_Modec/images/fr.png)](https://blog.modec.fr?hsLang=en-us) - [![](https://blog.modec.fr/hubfs/Files_Modec/images/es.png)](https://blog.modec.fr/es/motores?hsLang=en-us) - [![](https://blog.modec.fr/hubfs/Files_Modec/images/de.png)](https://blog.modec.fr/mobileventilantriebe?hsLang=en-us) # Portable Valve Actuators - [PVA Applications (40)](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/tag/pva-applications) - [PVA Safety (38)](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/tag/pva-safety) - [PVA Sector (29)](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/tag/pva-sector) - [PVA Case studies (25)](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/tag/pva-case-studies) - [PVA Range (21)](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/tag/pva-range) - [Why a PVA ? (18)](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/tag/why-a-pva) - [PVA Options (16)](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/tag/pva-options) - [PVA - Distributors (12)](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/tag/pva-distributors) - [PVA Testimonies (12)](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/tag/pva-testimonies) - [PVA Technical characteristics (10)](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/tag/pva-technical-characteristics) - [PVA - Valve maintenance (9)](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/tag/pva-valve-maintenance) - [PVA Exhibition (5)](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/tag/pva-exhibition) - [PVA Atex (2)](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/tag/pva-atex) - [modec connect (1)](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/tag/modec-connect) [![Switch to air motor blog](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1845083/046074cf-eb88-4d12-9abb-650677a84f72.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1845083/046074cf-eb88-4d12-9abb-650677a84f72) ### Receive our monthly newsletter: [![PY68 + attache remorque - Copie](https://blog.modec.fr/hubfs/Applications%20actionneurs%20portable%20modec.png)](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/top-10-applications-for-portable-valve-actuators?hsLang=en-us) ## [Top 10 applications for portable valve actuators](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/top-10-applications-for-portable-valve-actuators?hsLang=en-us) 12 March 2018 [Portable actuators](https://www.modec.fr/our-solutions/portable-valve-actuators/?lang=en) are used to help carry out many different tasks, in many sectors and industries. In particular, they are used to [open all types of valves/stopcocks or...](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/how-to-transform-your-manual-valves-into-motorised-valves-in-the-blink-of-an-eye?hsLang=en-us) [PVA Applications](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/tag/pva-applications) [Read more](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/top-10-applications-for-portable-valve-actuators?hsLang=en-us) --- [![](https://blog.modec.fr/hubfs/actionneur_pneumatiques_.png)](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/3-reasons-to-use-portable-pneumatic-actuators-for-drinking-water-system-operations?hsLang=en-us) ## [3 reasons to use pneumatic portable valve actuators for drinking water system operations](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/3-reasons-to-use-portable-pneumatic-actuators-for-drinking-water-system-operations?hsLang=en-us) 8 January 2018 [Drinking water system operators (DWS) are subject to strong physical constraints](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/all-risks-related-to-manual-valve-operations-safety-first?hsLang=en-us). Their job requires indeed important and repeated efforts for block valves actuation. With... [Why a PVA ?](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/tag/why-a-pva) [PVA Sector](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/tag/pva-sector) [Read more](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/3-reasons-to-use-portable-pneumatic-actuators-for-drinking-water-system-operations?hsLang=en-us) --- [![Oil & gas industry.jpg](https://blog.modec.fr/hubfs/Oil%20%26%20gas%20industry.jpg)](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/advantages-of-portable-pneumatic-actuators-in-the-oil-and-gas-industry?hsLang=en-us) ## [Advantages of pneumatic portable valve actuators in the oil & gas industry](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/advantages-of-portable-pneumatic-actuators-in-the-oil-and-gas-industry?hsLang=en-us) 8 January 2018 With an increasing demand for energy in the long term but quite unstable in the short term, the oil and gas industry is facing many challenges in its complete value chain, from... [PVA Sector](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/tag/pva-sector) [Read more](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/advantages-of-portable-pneumatic-actuators-in-the-oil-and-gas-industry?hsLang=en-us) --- [![gestion d'un parc de vanne avec actionneur portable modec.jpg](https://blog.modec.fr/hubfs/gestion%20d%27un%20parc%20de%20vanne%20avec%20actionneur%20portable%20modec.jpg)](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/how-to-transform-your-manual-valves-into-motorised-valves-in-the-blink-of-an-eye?hsLang=en-us) ## [How to transform your manual valves into motorised valves in the blink of an eye](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/how-to-transform-your-manual-valves-into-motorised-valves-in-the-blink-of-an-eye?hsLang=en-us) 13 December 2017 Do you have manual valves that need actuating, but you don’t want, or are unable, to equip them with a fixed actuator? Are your manual valves becoming difficult to turn and... [Why a PVA ?](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/tag/why-a-pva) [Read more](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/how-to-transform-your-manual-valves-into-motorised-valves-in-the-blink-of-an-eye?hsLang=en-us) --- [![](https://blog.modec.fr/hubfs/JA73%20cl%C3%A9%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9scopique%20-%20Copie.png)](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/what-are-the-possible-solutions-for-daily-manoeuvres-of-your-valves-network?hsLang=en-us) ## [What are the possible solutions for daily maneuvers of your valves network?](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/what-are-the-possible-solutions-for-daily-manoeuvres-of-your-valves-network?hsLang=en-us) 12 December 2017 Industrial valves come in 2 types – a [manually opened valve or a motorised valve](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/manual-or-motorised-valves?hsLang=en-us) operated in proximity or remotly. [PVA Applications](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/tag/pva-applications) [Read more](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/what-are-the-possible-solutions-for-daily-manoeuvres-of-your-valves-network?hsLang=en-us) --- [![](https://blog.modec.fr/hubfs/vanne%20commande%20manuelle.jpg)](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/manual-or-motorised-valves?hsLang=en-us) ## [Manual or motorised valves?](https://blog.modec.fr/portable-actuators/manual-or-motorised-valves?hsLang=en-us) 11 December 2017 Valves are commonplace in industrial plants, particularly in the chemical, petrochemical, water supply and electricity sectors, as well as in many processing industries. The... 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