In my last article I introduced you to how the “basic” proof of intrinsic safety can be provided for instruments and pressure sensors approved to ATEX in Europe. Each installer or operator must ensure that the employees in the plant are not endangered and …
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Selection criteria for digital indicators
Anna Zeitler | Know-howIn many electronic pressure measurement applications there is a need to have the measured value displayed on site - either as an additional option alongside the processing of the signal within the control system or as a sole control instrument. If the transmitter …
Ex-d vs Ex-i … why should I care?
Ahmad Desuki | Know-howI was a freshly graduated mechanical engineer when I started my career in the maintenance department of a petrochemical plant. One of the many jobs that we needed to attend to was checking the status of the pressure transmitters that were installed on our production …
What is a pressure transmitter?
Anna Gries | PressureThe manufacturers of pressure sensors use many different terms for the various designs of measuring instruments, such as pressure sensor, pressure transmitter, pressure transducer, etc. At WIKA, the term: “pressure transmitter” is commonly used to refer to a …



