Gauge 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 …
Pressure Gauges
All-Welded Systems Help Protect Against Fugitive Emissions
Chi-Che Ma | PressureWIKA's All-Welded System (AWS) meets the EPA’s dual containment requirements, and was designed in partnership with one of the world’s largest chemical companies to protect against fugitive emissions. With the AWS, WIKA welds a diaphragm seal and a pressure …
When A Misapplied Gauge Led to Crisis
Hardy Orzikowski | Know-how, PressureWhen a misapplied gauge led to a crisis, WIKA offered the solutions. Just as life always throws us a curveball, in business there’s always some heartache along the way to a happy ending. WIKA noted this awhile back when a petroleum refinery had trouble with …
Recurring Gauge Failure
Hardy Orzikowski | Know-howThere are plenty of articles and sites about automobiles and their woes. In an era of sophisticated cars packed with a myriad of electronic gizmos and digital instrumentation, quality gauges are essential to an automobile’s longevity—and its owner’s long-term …
How do pressure gauges fit into my reliability initiatives?
Hardy Orzikowski | PressureIn my do pressure gauges fit reliability initiatives in my interactions with safety and compliance officers from large petroleum companies, these themes always seem to be a part of the conversation: I need to increase reliability … and by the way, I also want to …





