Actuation Lab
Develops leak-free industrial valves for operators handling hydrogen, natural gas, chemicals and other demanding fluids
Highlights
- New on EvolcAdded 2026-11-07
About Actuation Lab
Actuation Lab develops the Dragonfly stemless valve, designed to prevent gas leakage while handling aggressive, explosive or toxic media and cryogenic temperatures. Its Dragonfly-E product integrates electric actuation.
The company supplies valves for industrial applications, including hydrogen, ammonia, natural gas and chemical systems. Its customers include operators and businesses using flow-control equipment.
Actuation Lab was spun out of the University of Bristol in 2021 and is headquartered in Bristol, UK. It raised pre-seed investment in 2021 and has received investment and government-funded development contracts.
Product: Designs and manufactures stemless Dragonfly industrial valves, including an electrically actuated model, for leak-free flow control.
Jobs at Actuation Lab
Leadership
- Simon Bates · CEOSource: company website
- Michael Dicker · CTOSource: company website
- Tom Llewellyn-Jones · COOSource: company website
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