Automatic Controls of Virginia

09/26/2026

https://blog.acva.com/2026/09/where-electric-valve-actuators-are.html

Ask a water plant superintendent what they want from a valve actuator, and the answer is usually short: open when I say open, close when I s...

07/27/2026

https://blog.acva.com/2026/07/the-three-toughest-valve-and-actuator.html

Every gallon of drinking water and every gallon of treated effluent passes through dozens of valves before it gets where it needs to go. Mos...

03/28/2026

https://blog.acva.com/2026/03/top-3-reasons-to-choose-automatic.html

When a valve fails at a water treatment plant, or a power generation facility needs a custom-actuated valve that doesn't exist off the shelf...

01/28/2026

https://blog.acva.com/2026/01/three-valve-automation-shifts-that-will.html

By 2026, most industrial plants will no longer think of valve automation as a collection of actuators and positioners bolted onto piping. Th...

12/22/2025

11/30/2025

https://blog.acva.com/2025/11/emerson-bettis-electric-actuators.html

The industrial infrastructure spanning Washington, DC, Virginia, and West Virginia operates under conditions where valve automation failure ...

09/08/2025

https://blog.acva.com/2025/09/from-planning-to-performance-acvas-half.html

When industries and municipalities invest in new piping systems, they rely on more than just products. They rely on the technical judgment a...

07/30/2025

https://blog.acva.com/2025/07/automatic-controls-of-virginia-over-50.html

For more than half a century, Automatic Controls of Virginia (ACVA) has established itself as the trusted authority in municipal valve and v...

05/27/2025

https://blog.acva.com/2025/05/precision-in-motion-exploring-usis.html

USI Technologies has developed a reputation for producing reliable, high-performance electric actuators, and their SmartStep and SmartStep X...

03/20/2025

https://blog.acva.com/2025/03/engineering-reliability-acvas-half.html

Automatic Controls of Virginia began operation in 1973 with one goal: to deliver high-caliber solutions for industries that cannot afford d...