WIKA has been an internationally recognised partner for all measurement tasks for many decades. The product portfolio includes pressure, temperature, force and level measurement, as well as flow measurement, calibration and SF 6 gas solutions. In the following …
Process safety
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 …
Play it safe with double block & bleed
Pratik R. Vishwakarma | Know-howWhat is the safest way to separate a process and the attached pressure measurement technology? The HSG 253 standard must be applied to this question, and it answers unequivocally: by means of an instrumentation valve with double block & bleed (DBB). This …
Pressure switches with metal bellows: Stable repeatability, no risk of leakage
Jing Lyu | Know-howWhat advantages do pressure switches with metal bellows offer and what is the basis for these? The advantages are based on the seamless design of their measuring system. This solution enables permanently stable repeatability and, at the same time, eliminates the risk …
Application of sapphire thermocouples in gasification reactors
Kai Grabenauer | TemperatureGasification reactors, due to their harsh process conditions, place high demands on the instruments used there. Many manufacturers have reacted to this and adapted their products correspondingly. But what are the optimisation possibilities for thermocouples for use …