British-designed electric actuators that move the valve, understand how it is behaving and tell your BMS when it needs attention. From data centre cooling to water networks, irrigation and fire systems.
Engineered, built and supported from Bournemouth.
BACnet MS/TP and Modbus RTU — no proprietary gateway.
Reduced Induction Field Technology cuts electrical demand.
Automation where mains power is scarce or uneconomic.
A conventional electric actuator moves the valve. A smart actuator moves the valve and reports its position. Both leave the same gap: they confirm what was commanded, not what is actually happening inside the valve.
RIFT actuators are designed to close that gap. Every movement is measured — motor load, position, travel time, supply voltage, temperature and cycle history — and compared against the valve’s own commissioning baseline. When a valve starts to bind, slow or need more torque than it did on day one, the actuator can show it long before a position alarm ever would.
Condition: Healthy · 18,204 cyclesConfirms the command was sent.
Command → MoveConfirms where the valve ended up.
Command → Move → Report positionHelps you plan when it needs attention.
Command → Move → Measure → Trend → InterpretThe RIFT RAT platform is a common core — motor control, firmware, diagnostics and service tooling shared across every variant — configured for each market. Alongside it, the established RAS, RAM and RAL series continue to serve water, utilities and remote infrastructure.
A compact 20 Nm smart quarter-turn actuator for the cooling valves behind AI and high-performance computing — fast, BMS-native and built to show how the valve is actually behaving.
The same intelligent platform configured for building services: open BMS protocols, digital commissioning and valve condition data for FM teams.
See the applicationCompact rotary actuation with low-power operation for AMP8 assets, pressure management and distribution networks.
See the applicationSolar and battery compatible actuation for remote irrigation valves, combined with RIFT field sensing.
See the applicationReliable quarter-turn actuation for fire system valves where knowing the valve will move — and how it moved last time — matters.
See the applicationPart-turn and multi-turn, on/off and modulating, Modbus, failsafe, SMART diagnostics and solar/battery operation — with torque up to 14,000 Nm across the range.
RAT-C, RAT-W, RAT-IR and RAT-FS are platform variants in development; final naming and specifications are subject to confirmation.
RIFT is built in layers. Each one adds context to the last, and the actuator stays fully functional at every level — no cloud connection is ever required for basic control.
RAT understands the valve. Add the Sensor Hub to understand the circuit. Add the Portal to understand the estate.
Six reasons consultants, OEMs and asset owners choose RIFT over a conventional actuator.
Valve Signature™ compares every movement against the commissioning baseline, so rising load or slowing travel is flagged while the valve still works.
Condition states and cycle history give service teams a reason to visit — or a reason not to. Fewer unnecessary inspections, better-targeted interventions.
BACnet MS/TP and Modbus RTU as standard, with commanded and actual position, travel time, load, voltage, temperature, cycle count and condition index. No proprietary gateway.
A 10-second factory default with electronically configurable slower travel — the same actuator suits fast isolation and gentle modulation.
Optional supercapacitor stored energy drives the valve to its safe position under control, with stored-energy health reported to the BMS.
Patented Reduced Induction Field Technology significantly reduces electrical demand, making solar, battery and remote installations practical.
The actuator market is mature. Electric actuation, Modbus, 24 V supply, IP-rated housings and manual override are the price of entry, and RIFT meets them. Strong BMS integration and industrial reliability are where established suppliers compete, and RIFT competes there too.
Where RIFT is different is the layer above: using the actuator itself as a condition sensor for the valve.
| Capability | Typical market actuators | RIFT RAT platform |
|---|---|---|
| Electric quarter-turn actuation, manual override | Standard | Standard |
| Modbus integration | Standard | Standard |
| BACnet MS/TP integration | Available on selected models | Standard |
| 24 V AC/DC supply | Varies by model | Standard |
| IP67 protection | Selected models | Design target across the platform |
| Supercapacitor failsafe | Limited availability | Optional on the standard platform |
| Valve Signature™ baseline comparison | Not offered | Core feature |
| Valve Condition Index™ | Not offered | Core feature |
| Condition-based maintenance data | Limited | Built into the actuator |
| Sensor Hub circuit sensing | Not offered | RIFT system layer |
| Fleet-level portal | Ecosystem-dependent | RIFT Portal™ (optional) |
| Common platform across DC, HVAC, water, irrigation, fire | Product-family dependent | Single core platform |
A smart actuator can tell you the valve is at 65%. RIFT is designed to tell you it reached 65% but needed more torque than at commissioning — and its travel time is increasing.
CDU distribution, bypass, isolation and rotary mixing valves sit between compute and the cooling plant. RAT-DC gives cooling OEMs a compact, BMS-native actuator — and gives operators early warning of valve degradation where a failed valve means lost compute.
Treatment works, pumping stations, reservoirs, pressure management and distribution networks. RIFT’s low-power actuation automates remote assets, and condition data turns routine inspection rounds into targeted maintenance.
Chilled and heating water isolation, bypass and rotary control valves in plant rooms and risers. Open BACnet and Modbus integration, with valve condition states the FM team can act on.
Combine low-power electric actuation with field sensors, solar power and connected data to monitor soil moisture, flow, temperature and valve performance — and make better irrigation decisions from anywhere.
Quarter-turn valves on suppression, sprinkler and priority demand valve systems — where proof that the valve will move, and evidence of how it moved last time, supports compliance and confidence.
Net Zero infrastructure has to consume less energy, run more intelligently and make better use of what is already installed. RIFT’s low-power actuation enables solar and battery operation and replaces routine maintenance travel with condition-led decisions.
From modulating control to failsafe isolation, RIFT’s electric and pneumatic ranges cover process duties up to 14,000 Nm — with SMART diagnostics where visibility matters.
Net Zero infrastructure has to consume less energy, run more intelligently and make better use of what is already installed. RIFT’s low-power actuation reduces electrical demand, enables solar and battery operation where mains power is uneconomic, and replaces routine maintenance travel with condition-led decisions.
Solar + battery + smart actuationRIFT works with cooling-system OEMs, CDU manufacturers, controls integrators and channel partners to integrate the RAT platform at design stage — open protocols, a documented BMS data model and a diagnostics layer that adds value to your product rather than competing with it.
Position, travel time, load, voltage, temperature, cycles and condition index.
BACnet MS/TP and Modbus RTU as standard.
Mounting, torque, speed and failsafe engineered with you.
One platform across DC, HVAC, water, irrigation and fire.
Founded in 2011 and based in Bournemouth, RIFT Actuators designs and manufactures intelligent electric actuation in the UK. Our patented multi-motor and Reduced Induction Field Technology underpins every product we build — from compact 20 Nm smart actuators to 14,000 Nm industrial drives — and the same Valve Signature™ engine runs across all of them.
From 1.5 Nm to 14,000 Nm — SMART, electric and pneumatic actuators, all designed and supported from Bournemouth.
Our Bournemouth engineering team turns enquiries around within one working day — with datasheets, wiring guidance and lead times.
Whether you are specifying cooling valves for a new data hall, automating a remote water asset or integrating actuation into your own product, our engineers can help you match torque, speed, failsafe and communications to the application.