Whether in the chemical industry, in petrochemical companies or in the processing of crude oil and natural gas: Numerous processes contain methane, which also damages the climate via fugitive emissions. Any escape of this greenhouse gas or any similar substance via the …
Process safety
Pesticide production with backup pressure measurement
Jing Lyu | ApplicationsThe high requirements placed on pesticides and their production are also reflected in the pressure measurement in the process. A WIKA customer has therefore supplemented the electronic instrumentation for pressure monitoring with a mechanical backup. For this …
Plastics production: Safe pressure measurement up to 330 °C
Jing Lyu | ApplicationsPressure 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 …
Pressure monitoring in the pharmaceutical industry with a universal instrument
Jing Lyu | ApplicationsPressure monitoring in the pharmaceutical industry is a demanding task with a wide variety of requirements. However, a corresponding diversification in instrumentation does not have to be an inevitable consequence. This is demonstrated by the use of a universal process …
Five reasons why force measurement is important
Markus Heidl | Know-howWIKA 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 …




