Acro Associates, Inc.
1990 Olivera Road
Suite A
Concord, CA. 94520
PH: 800.672.2276
FX: 925.680.8113
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Overview


Acro’s pinch valves are ideal for any applications that require:
  • Contaminate-free and precise control of sterile fluids.

  • Easy replacement of entire fluid path with each procedure.

  • Protection against spills, debris, and harmful contaminants.

  • Simple, reliable designs for a long trouble-free life.

  • Cleaning without disassembly.

  • Easy tube loading and flexibility in meeting your system design requirements.

Acro's pinch valves have been successfully used in the
below critical applications:

Medical

  • Multi-fluid drug delivery systems to control individual fluids

  • Peritoneal dialysis and artificial kidney cleaning machines to control fluid flow.

  • Kidney dialysis machines as a safety device to stop blood flow.

  • Blood analyzers to control test samples and fluids.

  • Suction lines in surgical equipment for body fluid recovery

  • Arterial catheterization procedures to control saline flushing fluid

  • Peristaltic pump systems to handle on/off and emergency stop functions.

Pharmaceutical/Biotech/Laboratory

  • Dispensing/filling systems for high viscosity fluids and anti-siphon control.

  • Peristaltic pump systems to handle on/off and emergency stop functions.

  • Process control, mixing and sampling.

  • DNA Analysis.

  • Radioactive material handling.

Chemical Processing/Petrochemical

  • Chemical analyzing and sampling.

  • Oil well sampling.

  • Metering and injection.

Food/Beverage

  • Dispensing and filling.

Semiconductor/High Tech

  • Polishing and grinding compounds handling.

  • Wafer processing and photo-resist equipment.

  • Vacuum sputtering.

  • Dispensing of miniature circuits onto panel
    displays.

Industrial

  • Lapping paste control.

  • Abrasive blasting.

  • Ink jet cartridge filling.

  • Dispensing of resins and adhesives.

  • Thermal spray coating.

  • Water jet cutting.

  • Powder feed coating.

Company References

Acro Associates is very pleased to have these companies as valued customers for our pinch valves.

  • Abbott Laboratories
  • Arthrocare Corporation
  • Baxter Healthcare
  • Becton, Dickinson and Company Vacutainer Systems,
    Preanalytical Solutions
  • CardioFocus, Inc.
  • Fresenius Medical Care North America
  • Haemonetics Corporation
  • Medrad, Inc.
  • Pason Systems, Inc.
  • Praxair Surface Technologies, Inc.
  • Quest Medical, Inc.
  • Valleylab, a division of Tyco Healthcare Group LP

 
Our standard pinch valves can usually be tailored to meet the needs of most applications. Nearly all aspects of their designs may be altered.