Sustainability is the megatrend for the several-hundred tyre plants worldwide. Among other things, this includes increasing both energy and production efficiency by avoiding rejects while simultaneously shortening production cycles. Despite all the electronic …
Pressure switch
Pressure switches in booster pumps
| Gaston Dorren | ApplicationsThe invention of the pump itself was a major breakthrough for mankind. It significantly simplified the supply of drinking water. With growing demands for a stable water supply, largely free from pressure fluctuations, and at the same time increasing demands on the …
SIL pressure switch: Safety in tyre manufacturing
| Jing Lyu | ApplicationsNumerous industrial processes have an inherently high risk potential. Special pressure switches support the safety of people and the environment. Example: the vulcanisation of tyres for motor vehicles. To monitor this process, leading manufacturers use the model MW …
Switch with “CCC Ex” for the Chinese market
| Iris Benkstein | Know-howCCC - without proof of China Compulsory Certification, many industrial goods are denied access to the "Middle Kingdom". Since 1st October 2020, this compulsory marking has also extended to products with explosion protection. Therefore, all WIKA instruments that fall …
Mechanical pressure switches: How does one set the switch point?
| Melanie Höfling | Know-howMechanical pressure switches are usually supplied with a factory-set switch point. Nevertheless, some users want to make this configuration themselves, as, for example, the pressure conditions in the application can change. In the case of pressure switches with a …