Being faster than a snail is a tremendous challenge for a tunnel boring machine. Students at DHBW Mosbach have mastered this, and have made it through to the final of an international competition with the “Dirt Torpedo”. WIKA co-sponsored the project by providing …
What 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 …
Vent valve instead of vent hole: With this option, the model PG43SA-S hygienic diaphragm pressure gauge is even suitable for pharmaceutical cleaning from the outside with particularly aggressive agents. The closed valve seals the inside of the pressure gauge in …
Fugitive emissions attack the atmosphere and escape through numerous small leaks. Even instrumentation valves can become such points over the course of time. The most effective protection against fugitive emissions is prevention: In the case of instrumentation valves, …
Monoflanges combine the function of up to three valves in a particularly compact body, thanks to a precise network of internal passages and valve chambers. But what really happens inside a monoflange valve, once installed? In a chemical process a high response …
