For plant operators a permanent temperature sensor’s drift tends to be a pain in the neck. This defect usually becomes apparent at a following calibration – in other words: too late! Until then it might have caused a false temperature measurement and compromised …
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Interface measurement with two floats
| Andreas Krüger | Know-howOne speaks of an interface measurement when two different liquids in a tank or container are measured independently of one another. Such an interface measurement is always useful when the liquids are not miscible with each other, as is the case with oil and water, for …
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 …
Electronic differential pressure measurement for level monitoring
| Bernd Reichert | Know-howDifferential pressure measurement is widely used as a method for monitoring the level of closed vessels. In many cases, operators use individual instruments with an output signal or on-site display. In contrast, a more precise and fault-immune solution is the measuring …
Magic million – the success story of T32
| Stefan Schneider | WIKA insightThe T32 is the flagship of WIKA's temperature transmitters – and a bestseller, too: The instrument of serial number 1000000 has already undergone manufacturing. As one of the first temperature transmitters worldwide, T32 has complied with all requirements of …