Millions of cubic metres of liquids or gases flow through the pipes of industrial processes every day. In order to be able to transport, control and monitor these correctly, the flow rate must be calculated beforehand. The flow rate, also called volume flow, is a …
Measuring instruments
Unscrupulous: Faking the website of WIKA China
Stefan Schneider | WIKA insightTrademark pirates won't even stop at faking a website in order to distribute counterfeit products via the internet. WIKA has now also been affected by such criminality – under the domain www.wika-wika.cn, a company from Shanghai faked the homepage of WIKA China. …
Monitoring the level in liquid gas tanks with a Cryo Gauge
Hardy Orzikowski | Level, ProductsIn the past, monitoring the filling level in liquid gas tanks using differential pressure has always been a challenge. This is because the manufacturers of tank equipment had to construct their own measuring systems in order to record the liquid level and the operating …
Why the calibration of (force) measuring instruments is important
Markus Heidl | Calibration, ProductsEveryone involved in measurement technology knows the somewhat flippant – but very catchy – statement: “If you measure a lot, you measure nothing!” What is meant by this is: You can measure a lot. But the values are only useful if you can validate them. In …
Diaphragm seals for stable flow measurement in deep seas
Jing Lyu | ApplicationsDiaphragm seals make it possible to adapt measuring instruments to even the most extreme conditions. One example is the deep-sea extraction of oil and natural gas. For offshore companies in this industry, a particular OEM company manufactures flow measuring systems …