Due 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 …
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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 …
Diaphragm seals for stable flow measurement in deep seas
Jing Lyu | ApplicationsDiaphragm seals make it possible to adapt measuring instruments to even the most extreme conditions. One example is the deep-sea extraction of oil and natural gas. For offshore companies in this industry, a particular OEM company manufactures flow measuring systems …
Pressure and temperature measurement at extremely low ambient temperatures
Christopher Ott | Know-howStandard pressure gauges and thermometers generally cope with ambient temperatures down to -40 °C. But what must be the features of a mechanical measuring instrument that works perfectly well in polar climates with even lower temperatures? This can be explained using …




