Pressure measurement in the production of PBAT, a biodegradable plastic, faces a special challenge: Temperatures of up to 330 °C prevail in the process. For a PBAT producer, therefore, WIKA has designed a model IPT-20 process transmitter with a flush diaphragm seal …
Operating conditions
Extreme conditions: MH-4 pressure sensor for mobile working machines
| Arndt W. Jahns | Applications, Pressure, ProductsMobile working machines are often used in the harshest and most remote areas of the world, from frozen tundra to scorching-hot desert. Thus they are exposed to extreme and, moreover, constantly changing operating conditions. Some of the machinery even runs non-stop. …
Development of an OEM pressure sensor for mobile working machines
| Arndt W. Jahns | Applications, Pressure, ProductsDue to their diverse scope of tasks, OEMs have a wide range of requirements and needs for their applications. Manufacturers of mobile working machines have a particular expectation of the properties that a pressure sensor should possess. WIKA has been guided by this in …
Mechanical pressure switches: What principle do they work on?
| Melanie Höfling | Know-howMechanical pressure switches in compact design ensure safe pressure monitoring in, for example, pumps, compressors and mobile working machines. Regardless of the application, they function in accordance with the principle of the preloaded spring, with a diaphragm or a …
Diaphragm seal system with diaphragm monitoring – also digital
| Tobias Hench | Pressure, ProductsA diaphragm seal system with diaphragm monitoring from WIKA meets the highest safety requirements in sanitary applications. The model DMSU21SA with process transmitter and HART ® protocol (cover picture) can also be integrated into digitalised environments. Why …