When choosing a pressure sensor, one of the many factors to consider is its measuring range. Having the optimal range avoids the risk of overpressure without a loss of accuracy or resolution. Pressure sensors play a key role in the safety and efficiency of …
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Three Ways to Prevent Gauge Failure from Vibration
Hardy Orzikowski | Know-howJust for starters, simply reading a gauge mounted to a vibrating piece of equipment can be difficult. Vibration also can move a gauge’s pointer mechanism “off zero” — making readings inaccurate. If you don't address vibration risks in your production lines, …
How a WIKA Instrument Audit Streamlined a Plant’s Gauge Installations to Improve Reliability, Lower Costs
Hardy Orzikowski | Know-howA recent case study involving a large chemical processing facility provides useful perspectives on the value of a comprehensive facility instrument audit. It will also give you a good idea of how WIKA's Full Audit Service Team can help you reduce the complexity of …
Preventing Gauge Failure from Ambient Corrosion
Hardy Orzikowski | Know-howAmbient corrosion is ever present in chemical, petrochemical and refining operations. Plant processes often involve the use corrosive materials that leak trace amounts into their nearby surroundings. Over time, even the lowest concentrations of these corrosive agents …
Gauge Inventory: 3 Ways to Lower Costs, Improve Reliability
Hardy Orzikowski | Know-howGauge inventory has a way of mushrooming, leaving storerooms stocked with duplicate and obsolete items that can create uncertainty about purchasing and replacing parts. In fact, Instrument Audits of more than 300 processing plants showed that on average a …





