An electropneumatic positioner for a pneumatic actuator to operate a control device of a processing plant can include two modular pneumatic slots and a pneumatic control output. The two modular pneumatic slots can engage with a respective modular pneumatic component. The two pneumatic slots and the pneumatic components can be modularly matched to one another such that their respective pneumatic interfaces merge into one another when a pneumatic slot is engaged. The pneumatic control output can output a pneumatic control pressure signal to the pneumatic actuator. The two modular pneumatic slots and the pneumatic control output can form a pneumatic series connection.

A valve modular system, comprising individual block components (1 to 4), each of which has a plurality of emerging connection points on at least one part of the free end faces thereof, for the purpose of holding connection components, such as insert valves (29, 35), pressure balances, nozzle or screen inserts (43), fluid lines, blind plugs (13, 15), pressure and temperature displays, hydraulic accumulators (9) and comparable fluid-influencing or fluid-evaluating or fluid-storing components, and which abut each other with the adjacent end faces (11) thereof in a longitudinal direction, in pairs, to form a longitudinal linkage and in this respect are connected at least partially to each other in a fluid-guiding manner, is characterised in that transversely to the longitudinal linkage at least one further block component (45, 49, 51, 59) is placed on at least one of the other block components (1 to 4) to form a vertical linkage in a fluid-guiding manner.

The invention relates to a connecting apparatus, provided for fluid-conducting connection to at least one main component (10), which component has a plurality of mutually adjacent fluid passage points (P1, P2, P3, Pn . . . Px), said connecting apparatus having a main body (12), which serves to control a fluid flow by means of at least one functional component (14), such as a valve device; a plurality of further fluid passage points (P1, P2, P3, Pn . . . Px), which can be connected to each other in a fluid-conducting manner via the functional component (14) with assignable fluid passage points in the main component (10); and at least one shut-off part, which shuts off the respective fluid passage point (P2, P3, Pn . . . Px1 in the main component (10) and/or in the main body, said fluid passage point remaining unaffected by the functional component (14). Said connecting apparatus is characterised in that there is in each case a fluid-conducting connection line (30, 32) inside the main body (12) between the further fluid passage points (P1, P2, P3, Pn . . . Px) and the functional component (14), which fluid-conducting connection line can be shut off by a separate shut-off part, as long as the associated connection to the functional component (14) remains unused.

A Control Valve Compensation System for producing both a pre-compensated and a post-compensated load sensing hydraulic directional control valve module, wherein both configurations use the same components except for a sliding compensating component. The Control Valve Compensation System generally includes a hydraulic directional control valve housing which is adapted to be easily-interchangeable between a load sensing pre-compensated pressure configuration and a load sensing post-compensated pressure configuration by simply removing and replacing a different compensator assembly within the housing. The compensator assembly is adapted to direct oil flow through the housing while simultaneously providing compensation for the valve function. Directional valve assemblies may be provided, with the valve assemblies functioning to provide post-compensated functions, pre-compensated functions, and mixed pre- and post-compensated functions. These directional valve functions can be re-configured in the field by simply swapping the compensator assemblies to produce the desired functionality of the end-user at that particular time.