Image showing a gate valve with Handwheel on the left and one with a linear pneumatic actuator on the right. This illustration shows that attaching a linear actuator to a gate valve is fairly straightforward, and allows the actuator to move the stem up and down directly, thereby opening or closing the valve directly.
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