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How to Monitor and Maintain a Hydroelectric Plant for Optimum Efficiency

Jeff Placek | Applications
hydropower plant

A hydroelectric power plant requires constant monitoring for it to operate safely and efficiently. Another essential is regular maintenance, which reduces unplanned downtime and lengthens a facility's lifespan. WIKA has a comprehensive portfolio of high-quality …

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How Does a Hydroelectric Plant Work: A Brief History and Basic Mechanics of Hydropower

Jeff Placek | Know-how
Hydropower plant

The modern hydropower plant is a wondrous innovation based on millennia of human ingenuity. This article, the first of a three-part series, explores this technology's history and the basic mechanics of how a hydroelectric power plant works. Humans have long …

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WIKA’s Digital Pressure Gauge: Optimum Solution for Hydraulic Power Units

Jeff Placek | Pressure

A major engineering company has a customer with very exacting requirements for the pressure instrumentation needed in its mobile hydraulic power units. WIKA’s CPG-1200 digital pressure gauge was the robust, highly accurate device both parties were looking for.  …

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Highly Customizable Level Measurement Solution for Mobile Working Machines: Reed Chain Sensors

Jeff Placek | Level
Level measurement sensor

Accurate level measurement of tanks and vessels is key to cost-effective operations in mobile working machines like agricultural sprayers and fire trucks. However, due to various tank designs, manufacturers of such machinery can’t use standard off-the-shelf sensors. …

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Pressure Measurement and Diagnostics: WIKA’s Field-Proven Solution

Jeff Placek | Pressure
MH-3 Pressure Measurement Sensor

WIKA was the first company to produce a true OEM pressure transmitter with self-diagnostics, designed specifically to meet the challenges of pressure measurement in mobile working machines. The MH-3 has been successfully tried in the field and is a proven solution …

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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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  • WIKA Introduces Revolutionary Liquid-Filled Gauge with Flexible Window
  • WIKA Customizes Direct Drive Pressure Gauges for Aerospace and Military Oxygen Systems

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