“The product is suitable for use in Zone 1, as well as for use in Class 1, Div 1.” This statement is heard or read again and again in the descriptions for products for use in hazardous areas. But what is the …
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Pressure transmitters and pressure gauges can be adapted to almost any process condition using valves, protective devices and/or fittings. WIKA offers such combinations in the form of a "hook-up", an …
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Again and again, we are asked the question about the difference between an absolute pressure measurement and a gauge pressure measurement. To answer this question it helps to look at the definition of gauge pressure and …
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Dementia is one of the main causes of disability in later life, with over 850,000 people currently diagnosed with the disease in the UK. A team of twelve from WIKA UK took part in a 25-kilometre march organised by the …
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Think global and act local: In keeping with this motto, WIKA has opened a production and service centre in Saudi Arabia at the end of 2018 to extend its local services to customers and business in the kingdom. The …
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It is a numeral on the alarm clock that tells me when I should get up. For example today, a perfectly ordinary Thursday. The week is already well advanced and I am correspondingly tired. But none of that is of any help, …
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In almost all fairground rides, a hydraulic power pack is operating, hidden somewhere behind the beautiful facade. This power pack is not only responsible for driving it, it also guarantees the safety of the attraction. …
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Somewhat less illuminated than the conventional application areas of force measurement, but no less important, is force measurement in the field of geotechnology. Here it depends, to a high degree, on know-how and …
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