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Hydrogen Vehicles’ Pressure Sensors Are Key to Safety

Jeff Placek | Know-how, Pressure

The hydrogen tanks of fuel cell electric vehicles are under very high pressure. For safety and reliability, the pressure sensors and pressure transmitters in FCEVs must be able to withstand corrosion, vibration and shock, and hydrogen permeation/embrittlement.  …

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Hydrogen Mobility: The Future of Clean Engines Meets Today’s Standards

Jeff Placek | Know-how

For powering on-road and off-road electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cells hold key advantages over batteries. To ensure safety, governments and standardizing bodies around the world continue to establish and update guidelines, codes, and regulations for hydrogen …

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WIKA Develops Pressure Sensor for Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles

Jeff Placek | Applications, Pressure
Pressure Sensor for Hydrogen Vehicles

In hydrogen-powered vehicles, the gas in the H 2  storage tank has to be regulated through a series of control valves before reaching the fuel cell. Pressure instruments play an important role in this process, but standard pressure sensors fall short in hydrogen …

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WIKA Customizes, Manufactures Pressure Gauges in Record Time for Field Hospitals’ Medical Oxygen Manifolds

Jeff Placek | Applications, Pressure
field hospital

WIKA USA manufactured 4,000 custom-designed pressure gauges in less than three days to make sure field hospitals in New York City had the medical manifolds they need to manage oxygen supplies for COVID-19 patients. As more Americans contract the novel …

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WIKA Pressure and Temperature Products for the Air Compressor Industry

Jeff Placek | Applications
air compressors

Pressurized air powers a wide assortment of equipment and enables a range of processes. To ensure the performance and longevity of air compressors, these units require reliable instrumentation for monitoring pressure and temperature. A multitude of industrial …

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Welcome to the WIKA blog

In our WIKA US blog you can expect many interesting articles on pressure, temperature, level and flow measurement, and also on the subject of calibration technology. Furthermore, there are various insights into the world of the WIKA group of companies – seen from different angles.

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  • 8 Common Reasons For Pressure Gauge Failure

  • Pressure Gauge Know-How: Difference Between NPT and G Connections

  • Pt100 and Pt1000 Sensors: Important Facts and Differences


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