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merson Process Management
is making it easier for the process
industry to maximise productivity and reduce downtime by in-
corporating its Smart Wireless technology into the Rosemount 3051
PressureTransmitter.
The Rosemount 3051Wireless PressureTransmitter offering, deliv-
ers a full suite of solutions for pressure, level and flow, providing the
process industry with a new option for monitoring additional assets,
reducing energy costs and increasing process efficiency while provid-
ing a safer environment for its employees. Delivering maintenance-
free performance with 5-year stability and a 10-year power module
life, it is an effective and reliable way to wirelessly monitor assets
and reduce downtime.
Equipment failure is the cause of nearly half of an operation’s down-
time, yet many assets go unmonitored due to cost constraints. With
the Rosemount 3051Wireless PressureTransmitter, users can monitor
many assets throughout an operation with a 40 - 60% cost saving over
wired installations. Significant costs can arise when unmonitored vari-
ations occur, causing quality to degrade and throughput to decrease.
Increasing the number of measurements will provide better insight
into the process and help reduce variation, but the time and cost to add
new measurements can be a barrier.With Rosemount 3051Wireless
devices, operations can install additional measurement points quickly
and economically, providing the precise and stable measurements
needed to reduce variability and maximise throughput.
With the Rosemount 3051 Wireless Pressure Transmitter, users
can monitor flow and pressure in compressed air, steam and water
systems to benchmark energy usage, identify energy savings oppor-
tunities throughout an operation, and provide energy management
and accurate internal billing.
Enquiries:Tel. 011 451 3700 or email
.
W
ith the ever-escalating cost of fuel
these days, the siphoning-off of fuel
from vehicles for illicit sale in commercial
fleets and industry in general is, not surpris-
ingly and most alarmingly, on the increase.
Rototherm, represented locally by Instrotech,
uses the proven Canongate technology.Tank-
i has been developed for level measurement
on the vehicle fuel tank and is a solution that
allows fleet operators to monitor, manage
and ultimately protect their fuel.
A small, non-invasive ultrasonic sensor is
bonded to the external base of the fuel tank.
The system calculates the height of the liquid
in the tank from the time taken for the signal
to be transmitted and then received from the
liquid surface. Signals from the transducer
are fed into the processor and then output to
a separate system. The package is supplied
as a sensor/ processor pair.The system can
be configured to work in a low power mode
which can be controlled from the telemetry
system where required. When combined
with a GRS telemetry tracking system, the
fleet manager can get an accurate and
up-to-date indication of the vehicles’ fuel
consumption and be warned of any excess
consumption, due possibly to fuel theft.
Tank-i is ATEX (safety) approved for haz-
ardous areas where required and easy to
install – with no down-time and no penetra-
tion of the tank vessel. It can be retrofitted
to existing tanks/fleets and is unaffected by
temperature fluctuations. With no moving
parts there is no maintenance on the unit.
Currently, Tank-i has found application
in refrigerant receivers; low pressure gas
(LPG) tanks; distilled spirits vats; beer tanks
and tankers; pure water tanks; liquid chlo-
rine tanks; acid and solvents tanks.Tank-i is
used by leading beverage, pharmaceutical
and chemical companies around the world
for accurate, reliable, simple and safe tank
contents gauging.
Enquiries:Tel. 011 462 1920 or email sales@
instrotech.co.za.
T
ekscan
’s high speed I-scan system has been named ‘product of
the year’ in the ‘Measurement Device, Sensors’ category and
was awarded a Golden Medal by Napędy I Sterowanie, a technical
journal in Poland.
The journal compares and analyses various technologies to deter-
mine the product of the year for each category.
Tekscan’s high speed I-Scan is a pressure and force measurement
system, capable of capturing data from high speed events such as
impact studies and automobile safety and crash testing.The system
provides powerful data acquisition, and software with vivid 2D and 3D
pressure displays, clear graphs and analytic capability with intuitive,
easy to use controls. Dynamic force and pressure distribution events
appear in real-time displays and data is captured as a recording on
your PC. High speed I-Scan uses Tekscan’s patented thin sensors,
which easily fit in tight areas, are minimally disruptive to the true
pressure pattern, and provide output that identifies local, peak, and
spatial pressures.Tekscan’s sensors have a ~5-microsecond response
time with scanning speeds up to 20 000 Hz, ensuring almost instan-
taneous data capture.
Tactile pressure sensing technology has played a key role in re-
search and development, test and measurement, and quality control
applications worldwide.
Enquiries: Email
/
pressure-distribution-measurement-system.
Wireless pressure transmitter increases productivity
Monitor, manage and protect your fuel
High speed I-Scan system
Pressure and level measurement
Electricity+Control
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