Fires are a real risk when transporting coal on a conveyor belt – endangering lives, equipment, and products. Rugged, reliable, and cost-effective, WIKA’s model TCC continuous thermocouple plays an important role in preventing and detecting coal conveyor belt …
Combusting cling wrap, Styrofoam, PVC, and other plastics produces highly corrosive gases that can damage measuring instruments and cause them to fail prematurely. WIKA recently came up with a customized solution that withstands the aggressive flue gases of a waste …
Temperature sensors are essential measuring instruments for ensuring the safety and efficiency of countless industrial processes. While RTDs and thermocouples both provide accuracy and reliability, each has pros and cons that make them better suited for particular …
At a Texas-based syngas plant, the thermocouples in its partial oxidation units were lasting an average of three months before failing. But after switching to WIKA’s TC84 platinum thermocouple with sapphire protection tube, the facility has not had to replace its …
The extreme temperatures and high concentration of hydrogen in partial oxidation (POX) reactors create a harsh environment for measuring instruments that are not equipped to handle such challenges. Partial oxidation (POX), the initial process of turning crude …
