Saf-T-Gard Actuators

Reliable actuation for surface applications

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Saf-T-Gard Actuators
Extensive Product Offering..................................................................... 1
One Source One Choice...................................................................... 1
Bonnet Assemblies................................................................................. 2
MA Series Pneumatic Diaphragm Actuators........................................... 3
MP Series Pneumatic Piston Actuators.................................................... 4
MH Series Hydraulic Actuators............................................................... 5
MHW Series Hydraulic Wireline Cutting Actuators.................................. 6
Hydraulic and Pneumatic Wireline Actuators.......................................... 7
ME Series Full Electric Actuators............................................................. 8
Accessories............................................................................................ 9
Safety Control Systems.......................................................................... 10
Worldwide Quality and Service............................................................... 11

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Saf-T-Gard Actuators
Designed to shut in operating wells in hydrocarbon producing
scenarios and most environmental conditions, Camerons Saf-TGard actuators and accessories are an integral part of control

reliability. When incorporated into a safety system, these actuators

help protect the environment and equipment by shutting in the
well when most needed.
Saf-T-Gard actuators are designed to actuate Camerons
FL, FLS, and M gate valves, as well as valves produced by
other manufacturers.

Extensive Product Offering

Camerons actuators and actuator products are available in a wide
range of types, including:
Pneumatic actuators diaphragm and piston
Hydraulic actuators rising and non-rising stem
Wireline cutting actuators pneumatic and hydraulic
Electrical arctic and desert
Actuator accessories limit switches, hold-open devices, and
manual overrides
Safety control systems self-contained, hydro-pneumatic, and
custom designed
In addition to a full offering of actuators, accessories, and
controls, we offer a comprehensive line of bonnets and stems for
interfacing with our gate valves or gate valves produced by other
manufacturers. From API general service AA trim to sour service
HH trim, our bonnets complete the actuator line.

ONE SOURCE ONE CHOICE

From the wellhead to the flowline, gate valves
to actuators, chokes to safety control systems,
Cameron offers the advantage of being the one
supplier that can fulfill a variety of needs.
When asked to supply a safety control system, we
begin the design process by incorporating vast
product knowledge and technical expertise to help
customers select the appropriate components.
The system design then is set to interface with the
preferred actuators and known well characteristics
such as the shut-in tubing pressure, flowline
pressure, and produced hydrocarbon properties.
Each complete well system starts with our highly
successful S and IC conventional wellheads. Next,
we offer a choice of popular gate valves, including
our rugged FL or FLS Series. The addition of our SafT-Gard actuators, controlled by our safety control
systems, and the installation of our production
chokes completes the Christmas tree design.
Additional benefits come from our CAMSERV
aftermarket services program, providing a full range
of installation, maintenance, and repair services
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anytime and anywhere in the world.

Bonnet Assemblies
Camerons actuator bonnet assemblies are designed to
provide the interface between the actuator and gate valve.
They are compatible with our FL, FLS, and M gate valves,
as well as gate valves provided by other manufacturers.
The bonnet assembly isolates the wellbore fluids contained
in the valve body from the actuator. Including the valve
stem, our bonnet assembly designs are based on years of
field-proven experience.

When required, bonnet assemblies can be designed to

meet NACE MR-01-75 standards.
Single body penetration, primarily used when
backseating the valve and injecting lubrication,
promotes system integrity by preventing wellbore fluids
from entering the actuator assembly.
A wide array of stem materials, packing, and seals
are available for optimized performance under harsh

Additional features include:

operating conditions.

Standard bonnet designs allow interchangeability

Trouble-free designs allow the actuator orientation in

among the pneumatic diaphragm, pneumatic piston,

bolted designs to be changed easily. Featured blunt-

and hydraulic actuators.

started threads for threaded bonnets also allow for ease

of installation and maintenance.

Stem
Packing Retainer
Bonnet

Packing

Grease Injection
Fitting

Valve Body

FLS Gate Valve with FLS Bonnet

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MA Series Pneumatic Diaphragm Actuators

Camerons MA Series pneumatic diaphragm actuators are

Top shaft seal provides extended seal life and safe and

designed to be used with most manufacturers gate valves.

easy removal for seal inspection and replacement.

The simple design and operating principle make these

actuators inherently trouble-free. Recommended when
instrument air or sweet and dry well gas is available, the
MA Series is reliable and cost-effective.
Additional features include:
Strong diaphragm material results in longer service life
and enables higher operating temperatures.
Stackable actuator designs offer control of larger valves
without increasing the OD.
Non-stainless components are coated for longer wear
life and maximum corrosion resistance.
When required, the associated bonnet and stem can be

Bonnet connection allows easy orientation of actuator

so supply ports can be best located for the user.
Standard mounting arrangement is not subject to
bending and shear forces.
Non-standard tools are not required for installation,
removal, and maintenance, significantly
reducing downtime.
Spring pre-loads promote safety, making assembly and
disassembly easier and faster.
Stainless steel spacers installed during initial
manufacturing provide a secondary means of setting
the valve drift.

designed to meet NACE MR-01-75 standards.

Standard 1/2 Nonproductive time (NPT) supply/exhaust
port reduces opening and closing times and minimizes
the possibility of a restriction caused by the buildup of
supply system contaminants.

MA Series Diaphragm Actuator

12, 16, and 20

MA Series Diaphragm Actuator

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MP Series Pneumatic Piston Actuators

Camerons MP Series of pneumatic piston actuators are
designed to be used with most manufacturers gate valves.
The simple design and operating principle make these
actuators inherently trouble-free. Recommended when
instrument air, sweet well gas, or sour well gas is available,
the MP Series offers a reliable and cost-effective option
when a robust actuator is required.
Additional features include:
Easily removable piston allows for quick seal inspection
and replacement.
Non-stainless components are coated for longer wear
life and optimized corrosion resistance.
When required, the associated bonnet and stem can be
designed to meet NACE MR-01-75 standards.

Top shaft seal provides extended seal life and safe and
easy removal for seal inspection and replacement.
Bonnet connection allows easy orientation of actuator
so supply ports can be best located for the user.
Standard mounting arrangement is not subject to
bending and shear forces.
Non-standard tools are not required for installation,
removal, and maintenance, significantly
reducing downtime.
Spring pre-loads promote safety, making assembly and
disassembly easier and faster.
Stainless steel spacers installed during initial
manufacturing provide a secondary means of setting
the valve drift.

Standard 1/2 NPT supply/exhaust port reduces opening

and closing times and minimizes the possibility of
a restriction caused by the buildup of supply
system contaminants.

MP Series Piston Actuator

13, 17, and 20
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Dual Piston Actuator 18

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MH Series Hydraulic Actuators

Camerons MH Series hydraulic actuators are designed
to be used with most manufacturers gate valves. Like
our pneumatic actuators, the simple design of the MH
Series actuators make them inherently trouble-free.
Recommended for high-thrust applications required for
large-bore and high-pressure valves when there is no gas
source or when the well gas is too sour the MH Series

When required, the associated bonnet and stem can be

designed to meet NACE MR-01-75 standards.
All pressure-containing components are housed in the
actuator head.
Rising stem (RS) and non-rising stem (NRS) models
are available.

offers a reliable and robust actuator that can be installed in

Visual position indicator is included on NRS models.

harsh and remote environments.

Top-mounted and side-mounted limit switches

are included.

Additional features include:

Special actuator head incorporates a single-piston design
featuring a top-loaded seal. It also is easily replaced by
rotating the quick-break stub ACME threads on the

Non-stainless components are coated to promote longer

wear life and optimized corrosion resistance.
Standard 1/2 NPT supply/exhaust port reduces
opening and closing times and minimizes the possibility

actuator head.
Reduced swept volume requirements minimize closing
time with less fluid displacement.

of a restriction caused by the buildup of supply

system contaminants.
Available for both arctic and desert conditions.
Bonnet connection allows easy orientation of actuator so
supply ports can be best located for the user.
Non-standard tools are not required for installation,
removal, and maintenance, significantly
reducing downtime.
Spring pre-loads promote safety, making assembly and
disassembly easier and faster.
Stainless steel spacers installed during initial
manufacturing provide a secondary means of setting the
valve drift.
No Pressure

Pressure

Pressure

MH70
NRS Single-Piston
Hydraulic Actuator

MH70
RS Single-Piston
Hydraulic Actuator

CLOSED

OPENING

OPEN

MH70 Single-Piston Operation

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MHW Series Hydraulic Wireline Cutting Actuators

Camerons MHW Series hydraulic wireline cutting actuators
are designed to provide enough force to shear wireline,
braided line, or coiled tubing in the event that the well
must be shut down during an emergency condition.
Like all of our actuators, the simple design of the MHW
actuators makes them inherently trouble-free. The MHW

When required, the associated bonnet and stem can be

designed to meet NACE MR-01-75 standards.
All pressure-containing components are housed in the
actuator head.
RS and NRS models are available.

Series contains the same features as the standard MH

Visual position indicator is included on NRS models.

Series, along with added springs that provide the thrust to

Top-mounted and side-mounted limit switches

perform the cutting force required. MHW Series actuators

offer a reliable and robust design that can be installed in
harsh and remote environments.

are included.
Non-stainless components are coated to promote
longer wear life and optimized corrosion resistance.

Additional features include:

Standard 1/2 NPT supply/exhaust port reduces opening

Special actuator head incorporates a single-piston

and closing times and minimizes the possibility of a

design featuring a top-loaded seal. It also is easily

restriction caused by the buildup of supply

replaced by rotating the quick-break stub ACME

system contaminants.

threads on the actuator head.

Available for both arctic and desert conditions.

Reduced swept volume requirements minimize closing

time with less fluid displacement.

Bonnet connection allows easy orientation of actuator

so supply ports can be best located for the user.
Non-standard tools are not required for installation,
removal, and maintenance, significantly
reducing downtime.
Spring pre-loads promote safety, making assembly and
disassembly easier and faster.
Stainless steel spacers installed during initial
manufacturing provide a secondary means of setting
the valve drift.

No Pressure

MHW70
NRS Hydraulic
Wireline Cutting Actuator
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MHW70
RS Hydraulic
Wireline Cutting Actuator

CLOSED

Pressure

OPENING

Wire Sheared

MHW70 Single-Piston Operation

Pressure

OPEN

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Hydraulic and Pneumatic Wireline Actuators

MSV AND MSVW SERIES HYDRAULIC ACTUATORS

MAW SERIES PNEUMATIC DIAPHRAGM ACTUATORS

Camerons MSV Series hydraulic actuators are available for

Camerons MAW Series pneumatic diaphragm wireline

standard service or for wireline cutting applications.

cutter actuators are designed to provide enough force to

A modular design allows the housing and springs to be

shear wireline, braided line, or coiled tubing in the event

removed as one unit, and the MSV is easily converted to

of emergency well shutdown conditions. Featuring an

an MSVW. When supplied as wire cutters, the MSVW

inherently trouble-free design, the MAW Series contains

actuators are designed to provide enough force to shear

the same characteristics as the standard MA Series, with

wireline, braided line, or coiled tubing in the event of

added springs that provide the thrust needed to perform

emergency well shutdown conditions.

the cutting force required.

Additional features include:

Additional features include:

Spring modules are safety sealed for trouble-free

Stackable actuator designs offer control of larger valves

replacement without the need of special tools to

compress the springs.

without increasing the OD.

When required, the associated bonnet and stem can be

Typically shorter-than-standard hydraulic actuators can be

installed in areas with limited space available.
When required, the associated bonnet and stem can be
designed to meet NACE MR-01-75 standards.
Small swept volumes ensure a rapid closing time.
All pressure-containing components are housed in the
actuator head.

designed to meet NACE MR-01-75 standards.

Strong diaphragm material results in longer service life
and enables higher operating temperatures.
Non-stainless components are coated for longer wear
life and optimized corrosion resistance.
Top shaft seal provides extended
seal life and safe and easy
removal for seal inspection

Visual position indicator is

and replacement.

available on all models.

SHUT

Open and closed limit

Bonnet connection
allows easy orientation

switches are included.

Non-stainless components

OPEN

of actuator so supply

MA12S

ports can be best

are coated for longer

located for the user.

wear life and optimized

Non-standard tools

corrosion resistance.

are not required

Standard 1/2 NPT supply/

for installation,

exhaust port reduces

removal, and

opening and closing times.

maintenance, significantly

Non-standard tools are

MAW20

reducing downtime.

not required for

installation, removal and
maintenance, significantly
reducing downtime.
MSVW Hydraulic Piston Actuator

MAW Pneumatic
Diaphragm Actuator

ME Series Full Electric Actuators

Camerons ME Series electrical actuators complete our
offering of API-6A actuators and are designed to be used
with most manufacturers gate valves. The design and
operating principle make these actuators a good fit when
the environmental impact of leaking hydraulic fluid must
be considered and when there is no reliable gas
source available.
Additional features include:
Available for both arctic and desert conditions.
Two basic designs provide either 60,000 or 90,000 lb
of thrust.
1-1/2 hp motor 480/230 VAC is energized only when
opening the valve.
Fail-safe design includes low-wattage 24 VDC solenoid
used to hold the valve open.
Sealed gear box is included.
Standard unit includes open and closed
proximity switches.
Torque-limiting clutch protects motor and gear box.
Adjustable eddy current clutch controls the actuator
closing time.
Non-stainless components are coated for longer wear
life and optimized corrosion resistance.
When required, the associated bonnet and stem can be
designed to meet NACE MR-01-75 standards.

ME60 Electric Actuator

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Accessories
MANUAL HOLD-OPEN DEVICES

FUSIBLE HOLD-OPEN DEVICES

Manual hold-open devices are used to manually

The fusible hold-open device is designed to hold a 2

operate the valve when control pressure is not available.

through 6 reverse-acting gate valve up to 10,000 psi, in

They thread directly to the top of the actuator and are

the open position during wireline operations and release

used with 3 valves or smaller to 10,000 psi. These devices

it in the event of a fire. In addition, a high-thrust unit is

are not intended to be left on the actuator for extended

available for 15,000-psi applications. Like the manual

periods of time.

hold-open device, this device is not intended to be left on

Types of manual hold-open devices offered include:

the actuator for extended periods of time.

Manual Hold-Open Device Rotating handwheel

produces sufficient torque to overcome actuator spring
force to open the valve.

Additional features include:

Mounts on top of our rising stem, pneumatic, or
hydraulic actuators.

Manual Hold-Open Device with Limit Switches This

Non-metallic eutectic plug melts when exposed to

design provides upper and lower limit switches to

preset temperature points, allowing the SSV to

provide position indication and SSV status. The limit

return to the fail-safe position.

switches are adjustable for valve strokes up to 3.

Fusible Manual Hold-Open Device This version
includes a fusible plug for protection under catastrophic
conditions. This device provides additional safety
shutdown protection during extended wireline
operations. If a fire-based catastrophe occurs, the
plug will fuse, allowing the SSV to return to the
fail safe position.

Manual
Hold-Open Device

Manual
Hold-Open Device
with Limit Switches

Fusible Manual
Hold-Open Device

Fusible
Hold-Open Device
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Safety Control Systems

Camerons safety control systems are designed to shut in a

Applying system designs with industry-recognized

well in the event of abnormal conditions or when manually

components, our safety control systems monitor flowline

initiated. These reliable surface safety systems have been

pressure, detect high sand production, perform alarm

installed throughout the world and help protect against

functions, and, if required, shut in the well in the case

damage to the environment and equipment.

of fire or activation of a manual emergency shutdown

Our safety control systems are available to operate single

station. When purchased as a complete package, including

the actuated valve and accessories, our systems offer the

or multiwell installations and can be designed to meet

benefit of single-source supply.

custom requirements. From basic loop systems to fully

enclosed panels, these systems can operate in many
environments. Offering fully pneumatic systems, hydropneumatic systems, fully hydraulic systems, and
electrical-based systems, we provide safety systems for
most applications.

1 Wellhead Systems

2 Gate Valves

S Conventional Wellhead
IC Conventional Wellhead

FLS Gate Valve

FL GateValve
M Gate Valve
M215 Gate Valve

3 SSV Actuators

MPSeries Pneumatic Piston

MASeries Pneumatic Diaphragm
MH70 Series Hydraulic
MHWSeries Wireline Cutting
MESeries Full Electric

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4 Chokes

H2 Classic Positive Choke

H2I Positive Choke
CC Control Choke
5 SafetyControl Systems

Single SSV
SSVand SCSSV (5000 psi)
SSVand SCSSV (10,000 psi)

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Worldwide Quality and Service

Employing some of the worlds most experienced mechanical engineers and designers demonstrates our commitment
to providing quality products. With a worldwide team, manufacturing plants in Longford, Ireland; Houston, Texas; and
Edmonton, Canada, along with a network of CAMSERV aftermarket locations that stock an extensive inventory of spare
parts, we are able to offer customers a wide range of quality actuation products.
Worldwide locations allow Cameron to address customer needs via our CAMSERV aftermarket support and service network.

Edmonton, Alberta

Longford, Ireland

Houston, Texas

(Tanner Road)

EDMONTON, ALBERTA,
CANADA

AGHAFAD, LONGFORD,
IRELAND

Plant Size:
36,000 sq ft (3300 sq m)

Manufacturing Area:
65,000 sq ft (6000 sq m)

Manufacturing Area:
45,000 sq ft (3300 sq m)

Warehouse Area:
6000 sq ft (600 sq m)

Warehouse Area:
32,400 sq ft (3000 sq m)

Warehouse Area:
3000 sq ft (300 sq m)

Workshop Area:
18,000 sq ft (1700 sq m)

Customer Property Storage:

23,000 sq ft (2100 sq m)

Crane Capacity:
10 tons (98,000 N)

Crane Capacity:
5 tons (49,000 N)

Crane Capacity:
10 tons (98,000 N)

Torque Verification:
18,000 in-lb (1,000,000 Nm)

Assembly; hydrotesting;
gas testing; welding; inspection;
machining; post-weld heat
treating; blasting; and painting.

Design; engineering services; heat

treating; manufacturing; NDA
testing; welding; weld cladding;
hydro, gas and design testing;
and machining.

HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA

Design; engineering services;

assembly; hydrotesting; gas
testing; and painting.
Certified to current industry
standards, including API and ISO.

Certified to current industry

standards, including API and ISO.

Certified to current industry

standards, including API and ISO.

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11331 Tanner Road

Houston, Texas 77041
USA
Tel 1 713 280 3000
Fax 1 713 280 3056
3505 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. N.
Houston, Texas 77043
USA
Tel 1 713 469 7000
Aghafad, Longford
Republic of Ireland
Tel 353 43 50600
Fax 353 43 41560
Learn more about Saf-T-Gard actuators at:
www.c-a-m.com

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working environment where no one gets hurt and nothing gets harmed.

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