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Touch Panel Tank Monitor
L&J Engineering (USA) recently launched its MCG 3630 Touch Panel Tank Monitor. The MCG 3630 boasts a number of significant improvements over its predecessor, the MCG 3600, including a more user-friendly interface. The touch screen LCD panel includes a built-in 1.6 GHz CPU and a 2.5’’ HDD bay. Additionally, the MCG 3630 can interface with multiple tanks to display level, temperature, BS&W and density via L&J Tankway, Modbus, GPE and even wireless protocols. “The MCG...
New Low Cost Level Transmitter
L&J Engineering (USA) recently announced its new, low-cost MCG 2420 Transmitter. The MCG 2420’s versatile design allows it to be easily installed into existing applications. The MCG 2420 can easily couple to the Shand & Jurs Model 92302 & 92303 Liquid Level Indicators, and also the Varec 6700 Liquid Level Indicator. The MCG 2420 boasts a number of key features present in its sister-transmitter, the MCG 2000MAX, including Absolute Magnetic Encoding. The MCG 2420 runs on ultra-l...
New Pressure Transmitter Series for Hazardous Areas
Asentec Process Technologies GmbH (Germany) announces the introduction of a complete series of ATEX approved pressure transmitters. With an accuracy of better than ± 0.15% FS, the PT EEXi series can be used as a calibration reference or in applications where high accuracy pressure measurement is required, from safety valve checks, to system pressure verification. This certificate will allow the PT EEXi (See pictured) to be used in any industry, where there is a risk of flammable gases. T...
Differential Pressure Measurement with Even Better Zero-Point Accuracy
Sensirion’s (Switzerland) digital differential pressure sensors in the SDP600 series have been used successfully in medical equipment and HVAC applications since 2009. The results from practical experience and tests exceed even the ambitious expectations. In particular, the zero-point accuracy specification has been improved significantly and is now stated as a maximum deviation of 0.2 Pa. The first dynamic digital differential pressure sensor from Sensirion, the SDP600 series, was awaite...
L&J Engineering Announces MCG 3630 Touch Panel Tank Monitor
Touchscreen and Wireless Technology Make Tank Monitoring Easier than Ever. L&J Engineering has announced its new MCG 3630 Touch Panel Tank Monitor. The MCG 3630 boasts a number of significant improvements over its predecessor, the MCG 3600, including a more user-friendly interface. The touch screen LCD panel includes a built-in 1.6 GHz CPU and a 2.5’’ HDD bay. Additionally, the MCG 3630 can interface with multiple tanks to display level, temperature, BS&W and density via L&...
Level Detection Based on Frequency Sweep Technology
With the FlexLevel Switch 4101 Baumer (Germany) presents a new sensor which is based on frequency sweep technology. The device detects the level of liquids, viscous fluids and dry media. Due to the smooth, very small sensor head even adhesive media don’t stick whereby the adhesion error is very low. The level switch is suitable for overfill protection, low level detection, dry running protection and phase separation. It can be installed in any position and even at points difficult to acces...
Deltatop Flowmeter Fits Lines from 1/2 to 24 Inches
Endress+Hauser (Germany) announces the Deltatop differential pressure (DP) flowmeter for measuring gas, liquid and steam in 1/2 to 24-inch pipes. Deltatop is a complete flow monitoring solution including an averaging pitot tube, and it offers customers the most accurate and reliable DP flow technology in the industry. Deltatop features precision-machined orifice plate primary devices complete with flanged unions, manifold and transmitter—designed specifically for applications in accordance...
Range of Pressure and Temperature Switches Achieve SIL2
K-Tek (Netherlands) have announced that the company’s Beta line of pressure and temperature switches have been certified for operation in SIL2 (Safety Integrity Level 2) environments. Beta switches are the only complete range of switches in the industry to be certified to the exacting IEC 61508 safety standard. To obtain SIL2 certification, the products must be analyzed based on quantitative data and tests indicating the length of time between failures and expected performance in the fiel...
Emerson introduces highest flow rate Coriolis meter
Emerson Process Management has unveiled the latest Micro Motion® ELITE® High Capacity Coriolis meter that covers DN250-DN300 (10”-12”) line sizes and can handle flow rates up to 3,266,000 kg/hour. This new meter adds to the existing DN2-DN200 (1/10”-8”) ELITE line size range, enabling Emerson to deliver the industry’s broadest Coriolis offering. Manufacturers are challenged with reducing production costs and optimising processes in tough applications that d...
Relief Valve Leak Detection System Reduces Risks and Costs
Pressure Relief Valves (PRVs) are used extensively in oil refineries, chemical plants, pipelines, power plants, and other industrial applications as part of pressure-relieving systems to protect piping, boilers, vessels, and other pressurized assets from dangerous over-pressure conditions. To help users ensure that these systems are supplied in accordance with recognised good engineering practices, a number of industry-specific standards exist. For example, American Petroleum Institute standard...
Pressure Sensor Production Facilities Expanded
Following recent investment in their Torque and Load cell manufacturing facility, Scan-Sense (Norway) now unveils further expansion of its pressure sensor production and calibration department. With fully automatic pressure and temperature cycling, hydraulic testing and calibration, the pressure production department has gained a 175% capacity increase. Temperature Chambers Data Acquisition Unit Pressure generators -40°C-200°C Max 2600 bar. Scan-Sense is a leading organization for the d...
A New Addition to the Portfolio of Metallurgy Fairs: Valve World Expo to Premiere End of 2010 in Düsseldorf
A new and highly promising trade fair has joined the ranks of international metallurgy fairs hosted by Messe Düsseldorf. From 30 November to 2 December 2010, the international trade fair Valve World Conference & Exhibition will premiere in the Düsseldorf exhibition halls, accompanied by a congress for industrial valves. Valve World opened its gates in 1998 and took place bi-annually in Maastricht, The Netherlands, until it grew too large. In 2008, the Messe Düsseldorf GmbH (Ge...
L&J Engineering Announces MCG 2420 Transmitter
L&J Engineering has announced its new, low-cost MCG 2420 Transmitter. The MCG 2420’s versatile design allows it to be easily installed into existing applications. The MCG 2420 can easily couple to the Shand & Jurs Model 92302 & 92303 Liquid Level Indicators, and also the Varec 6700 Liquid Level Indicator. The MCG 2420 boasts a number of key features present in its sister-transmitter, the MCG 2000MAX, including Absolute Magnetic Encoding. The MCG 2420 runs on ultra-low power a...
New Handheld Pressure Calibrator
The new HPC400 Series of handheld pressure calibrators from Ametek Calibration Instruments (USA) are true field instruments designed for easy and reliable check and calibration of pressure. The HPC400 Series is suited for process control applications such as verification or calibration of pressure gauges, transducers, transmitters, pressure switches and safety valves. The high-quality and user friendly features of the HPC400 make calibration tasks easy to perform. All relevant information is sh...
Versatile LM80 Laser Level & Positioning Transmitter For Dry Bulk and Liquid Level Applications
K-Tek (USA), today announced the ATEX approved LM80 laser transmitter for non-contact level measurement and positioning. Designed for a variety of applications, the LM80 measures positions over very long ranges; up to 500 feet (150 meters). The device also accurately measures level at distances up to 100 feet (30 meters). Whether handling plastics, coal, grain, or aggregates, the LM80 can measure any solid surface at any angle. The small wavelength of the laser means a narrower beam with virtu...
Differential Pressure Transmitter Features Remote Housing
Vega (Germany) has introduced a new differential pressure transmitter; Vegadif 65. It comes with a metallic, piezoresistive measuring cell, has ranges from 10mBar to 40 bar and very good accuracy; < 0.075 %. This will guarantee reliable measured values in flow, density and interface applications. The Vegadif 65 has special features, like the IP 68 version with remote electronics, for deployment in very wet or humid areas, poorly accessible locations, or simply where the display can be read mo...
ATEX Approval for US Bulk Liquid Specialists
L&J Technologies, (USA) specialise in bulk liquid management and continue to promote ATEX approval through its various product offerings in order to better serve the European and as well as other international markets. ATEX certification is the European standard for any equipment operating in a potentially explosive environment. ATEX is a group of EU directives designed to standardize legislation across sister-countries, unifying national standards under a single provision. The end result i...
Sensors with Super Shield Housing
MTS Sensor Technologie GmbH’s (Germany) new Temposonics® RS and GS sensors with super shield housing ensure long-term linear position and liquid level measurement in harsh environments, making them ideal for outdoor use, as well as applications requiring highpressure wash-down cleaning. Hermetically sealed with a housing completely made of stainless steel, they meet the requirements of protection modes IP68 and IP69K and are reliably shielded against corrosion and penetration of dirt...
Wireless Temperature Measuring System with ATEX Approval and Electronic Modules up to 125°C
More versions have been added to Jumo’s (Germany) Wtrans temperature measuring system, taking into account diverse customer requests for products covering a wide variety of different areas of application. New to the product line is a transmitter with ATEX approval. Also new to the Wtrans family of products are transmitters containing a highly temperature-resistant electronics module, that can be used up to a temperature of 125°C . Transmitters with ATEX approval can be put directly in...
World’s First ATEX Approved Portable Ultrasonic Flow Meter
The new ATEX approved portable ultrasonic flow meter, available exclusively from Able Instruments and Controls (UK), provides up to 24 hours of uninterrupted liquid or gas flow metering on a single charge (battery life depends on configuration and use). The optional "continuous flow" battery pack provides ongoing flow metering with minimal downtime during battery change. With its newly designed power source and rugged aluminium case, this self-powered precision transit time flow meter...
Proven control valves for cavitation control
Cavitation with entrained particulate creates a challenging, severe condition for a control valve. If the control valve does not perform as required, your facility could experience unscheduled downtime. Entrained particulate can shorten control valve life by plugging the cage and causing material erosion of the plug, cage and seat. Cavitation leads to unacceptable noise and vibration, and damage to control valve trim. Emerson has introduced Fisher® cavitation control technologies ideal for...
Hazardous Location Syringe Pump
260 ml capacity – up to 7,500 psi The 260HL pump handles a broad range of fluid delivery and dispensing applications in locations where equipment must be rated for Class 1, Div 2 (gas groups ABCD). Flow rate is settable from 0.001 up to 64 ml/minute, with a 7,500psi (517 bar) pressure limit. The programmable HL controller gives you instant access to menu screens - even when the pump is running – to enable on-the-fly changes in limits and other operating parameters. An optional exten...
Storage Project to Secure Baltic Gas Supplies
Underground gas storage has provided one of the latest success stories for Rotork’s (UK) valve actuators in Latvia. The unique geological conditions in the country are ideal for the underground storage of natural gas, for both the country’s domestic use and for gas en-route from Russia to other Baltic countries. These facilities are being developed to secure the supply of natural gas to Baltic countries by the upgrading of existing facilities. Capacity of the storage site at Incuka...
Close-Coupled Manifold System Simplifies Process Level Measurement Applications
A new highly-integrated manifold concept is offering users a radically simpler means of installing level measurement instrumentation to process tanks and vessels. Two single-piece manifolds integrate all of the valves and features required for connecting the upper and lower pressure sensing points to a differential pressure transmitter. The approach eliminates a huge amount of weight, size and potential leak paths compared with conventional ’hook-ups’ fabricated using discrete valves...
Differential Pressure Measurement with Even Better Zero-Point Accuracy
Sensirion’s (Switzerland) digital differential pressure sensors in the SDP600 series have been used successfully in medical equipment and HVAC applications since 2009. The results from practical experience and tests exceed even the ambitious expectations. In particular, the zero-point accuracy specification has been improved significantly and is now stated as a maximum deviation of 0.2 Pa. The first dynamic digital differential pressure sensor from Sensirion, the SDP600 series, was awaite...
New Ultrasonic Flowmeter for the Hydrocarbon Industry
Siemens Industry Automation Division (Germany) has developed a new ultrasonic flowmeter for the hydrocarbon industry. The Sitrans FUT1010 features the nearly maintenance-free TransLoc mounting system that allows the transducers to be mounted on the outside of the pipe, preventing contact with the medium. This approach, which only Siemens offers, allows the externally mounted transducers to be calibrated for greater accuracy. It also has the additional benefit that it alleviates clogging of cavi...
Award Winning Digital Mass Flow Meters Offers Highest Accuracy Yet
Bronkhorst (UK) has introduced the latest Mass-Stream® D-6300 series of digital mass flow meters and controllers for gases, which brings new levels of performance and sophistication to direct inline measurement. Whilst remaining true to the proven through-flow measurement technology, the new design has more powerful digital processing capabilities, a modern graphic display with push-button control, improved accuracy and a greatly increased measuring range from 0.01 to 5000 Ln/min air-equival...
Revolution in Mass Flow Measurement
Adding yet further capabilities to Rockwell Automation’s Logix platform and its PlantPAx™ Process Automation System solution, Endress+Hauser (Germany) has launched the Promass 83 Coriolis Mass Flow Meter with EtherNet/IP connectivity. Rockwell Automation further complements this hardware development with the software tools for RSLogix™ 5000 and FactoryTalk® View integration as part of a PlantPAx system. Some of the benefits jointly delivered include reduced network count, s...
New In-Line Vortex Gas Flow Sensors Introduced
Trolex (UK) has introduced an in-line version of its vortex gas flow sensor/transmitter. Designed for in-line flow monitoring of air, gases and vapours in pipelines, the TX5926 and TX5927 models are made to the usual Trolex exacting standards. The two models provide the option of either a 1” or 2” nominal bore and applications for these gas flow sensors range from ventilation systems, cooling systems, and plant protection through to high accuracy transfer metering, environmental cont...
Software Integrates Coriolis Mass Flowmeter
A typical application for Endress+Hauser´s (Germany) Coriolis Mass Flowmeter Promass 83 is in blending skids allowing the incoming flow of a number of ingredients to be tightly controlled, helping to maintain the quality of the finished product. As well as measuring mass flow, density and gases, Promass 83 can also measure viscosity in-line in real time. This opens up completely new perspectives in process control, quality assurance and plant protection. Mass flow, density and temperatuure...
Coriolis Mass Flowmeter Integrated in Automation Systems
Rockwell Automation (USA) is an Endress+Hauser (Germany) Strategic Alliance Partner. Promass 83 is the worlds first Coriolis massmeter to work in Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture using EtherNet/IP protocol for interoperability among multiple vendors and sub-networks. A typical application for the Coriolis Mass Flowmeter Promass 83 is in blending skids allowing the incoming flow of a number of ingredients to be tightly controlled, helping to maintain the quality of the finished produc...
Level Transmitter Meets API Standard
The Level Plus® Model MG liquid level transmitter, manufactured by MTS Sensors (USA), meets the requirements for the custody transfer standard as set forth by the American Petroleum Institute (API). The Model MG level transmitter conforms to the Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards’ requirements in Chapter 3, Section 1B, for inherent and overall installed accuracy of an automatic tank gauge. To validate conformity, MTS tests 100% of all Model MG level transmitters on a state-of-th...
Thermal Mass Flow Meter Measures Greenhouse Gas
Magnetrol International (Belgium) announces that their Thermatel Model TA2 Thermal Mass Flow Meter measures greenhouse gases in accordance with the new US Environmental Protection Agency rule (EPA 40 CFR part 98). This new mandate requires companies emitting more than 25.000 tons/year of CO2 equivalent to report greenhouse gas emissions effective January 1, 2010. The Magnetrol Model TA2’s thermal dispersion technology provides an accurate and economical method to measure the amount of emit...
New Electromagnetic Flowmeter
Arkon (Czech Republic) are pleased to announce the launch of their new MAGB1 battery powered electromagnetic flowmeter. This new addition to the range makes it possible to install a reliable flowmeter virtually anywhere, without sacrificing accuracy or performance if mains power is not available. It is powered by 2 x 3.6V lithium batteries placed inside the transmitter. Battery life is up to 5 years. Communication is done via USB using MODBUS RTU protocol. Compact and remote versions are availab...
Turbine Flowmeter is Ideal for Large Pipe Metering
A new range of insertion turbine flowmeters for applications where installation and removal from the pipeline without interruption to flow, is more important than extreme accuracy, are now available from Filton Process Control (UK). Series 5000 flowmeters are simple to install and remove and are particularly suitable for large pipelines, where the cost of inline meters can be prohibitive. These low cost flowmeters can be installed and removed through a suitable valve while the flow line continu...
Reduce process costs with the NEW Unistat 905w, from Huber
With 6kW heating power, cooling powers from 4,5kW @ 0°C and 0,7kW @ -80°C and a temperature range of -90 to 250°C the new Unistat® 905w brings a tailored cryogenic solution to lower volume reactors. The Unistat® range was introduced to the market in 1991. With a temperature range from -120 to +425°C, the Unistats® are designed for demanding temperature control applications where reliability, predictability and tight control are a necessity in a constantly changing...
Wireless Functionality for Tank Gauging Systems
A hefty 70% reduction of installation cost for high precision Rosemount tank gauging is now made possible through the launch of Smart Wireless field communication. The Rosemount TankRadar Rex and Pro tank gauging system from Emerson (Sweden) now includes Emerson Smart Wireless functionality. High precision tank gauging with better inventory and loss control can be made available anywhere on the plant at a much smaller cost than before. Many tank storage facilities that would benefit from mode...
New Level Transmitter
L&J Engineering (USA) recently announced its new, low-cost MCG 2420 Level Transmitter. The MCG 2420’s versatile design allows it to be easily installed into existing applications. The MCG 2420 can easily couple to the Shand & Jurs Model 92302 & 92303 Liquid Level Indicators, and also the Varec 6700 Liquid Level Indicator. The MCG 2420 boasts a number of key features present in its sister-transmitter, the MCG 2000MAX, including Absolute Magnetic Encoding. The MCG 2420 runs on u...
V-Cone Flow Meter Proves Itself As Easy-To-Use,Economical Solution For Oil/Gas Applications
With thousands of units installed worldwide during the past 20 years, McCrometer (USA) V-Cone® Flow Meter has proven itself in a wide range of installations from the most challenging offshore oil/gas applications to refining and chemical plants, providing superior flow measurement, exceptional reliability, low cost installation, virtually no maintenance and long life. Oil/gas process engineers will find the V-Cone Flow Meter provides a low-installed and low life-cycle cost solution to measu...
New VIP Flow Conditioner Significantly Reduces Flow Meter Straight-Run Requirements
A breakthrough, patent-pending flat panel flow conditioner, Model VIP, has been introduced by the Vortab® Company (USA). This revolutionary flow conditioner maximises flow meter performance with minimal pressure drop in a simple to install, lightweight thin panel. The VIP blends the proven performance and superior low pressure drop of Vortab tab-type flow conditioning technology with the low cost and ease-of-installation of an insertion panel type flow conditioner solution. Vortab tab-type...
New Flow Switch/Monitor Optimised for Process Analysers and Sampling Systems
With a space-saving design incorporating advanced electronics, the new Model FS10A Flow Switch/Monitor from US manufacturers Fluid Components International (FCI) represents the next-generation, lowest-cost solution for continuously verifying flows within liquid or gas process analyzer sampling systems. The breakthrough FS10A Analyser Flow Switch is a small, lightweight instrument featuring superior low flow sensitivity, a choice of electronic outputs and a no-moving parts design that ensures ma...
Sensor systems continue to monitor MC252 leak
The leak from the MC252 oil well in the Gulf of Mexico continues to be monitored using sensor systems on remotely operated vehicles.BP, which owns a 65 per cent stake in the operation of the well, is using the sensor systems to keep track of the two remaining leaks.However, one valve that was allowing a broken drill pipe to leak has now been closed, shutting off the escaping oil on that part of the site.A 100-ton containment dome is now being shipped to the area and aims to limit any further lea...
New Ultrasonic Flowmeter for the Hydrocarbon Industry
Siemens Industry Automation Division (Germany) has developed a new ultrasonic flowmeter for the hydrocarbon industry. The Sitrans FUT1010 features the nearly maintenance-free TransLoc mounting system that allows the transducers to be mounted on the outside of the pipe, preventing contact with the medium. This approach, which only Siemens offers, allows the externally mounted transducers to be calibrated for greater accuracy. It also has the additional benefit that it alleviates clogging of cavi...
New Flowmeter Meets Mandatory Requirements
Flowmeters that can measure flammable gases are becoming mandatory, due to the increased use of hydrogen in chromatography. The new Restek (USA) ProFlow 6000 flowmeter is ideal for this purpose, being designed specifically with explosive and flammable gases in mind. Because of its wide range of capabilities, this is the only flow meter you need for any type of chromatography gas measurement. It is an electronic device capable of measuring bidirectional volumetric flow for most gases across a ra...
New SIL Pressure Transducer
IEC 61508 defines the requirements concerning safety-related systems in systems. This standard for functional safety describes Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) and categorises them into Safety Integrity Levels (SIL 1 to SIL 4). Afriso (Germany) has evaluated all series DMU piezo-resistive pressure transducers relevant for the process industry according to IEC 61508 (basic) and IEC 61511 (process industry). Two different measuring principles are used to monitor relative and absolute pressure. T...
Flow Meter Measures Flare Gas for Oil/Gas Offshore Platforms and Refineries
Offshore production platform operators and oil/gas process engineers now have a reliable, cost-effective solution for measuring the flow of combustible hydrocarbon waste gases in flare gas system operations. The GF90 Flare Gas Flow Meter from US manufacturer Fluid Components International (FCI) solves the problem of measuring dangerous, explosive and toxic gases that often flow at extremely varying and/or low levels. The GF90 Flow Meter will be exhibited in FCI Booth 7705 at the Offshore Techn...
Getting the Measure of the Thames
From its source about a mile north of the village of Kemble, in England’s Cotswolds, the Thames flows 346 km (215 miles), down through London and out to the North Sea. On its journey it covers 896 km2 of floodplains and is tidal from Teddington, West of London. It is estimated that the Thames carries some 300,000 tonnes of sediment a year and there is a 23-ft (7-m) difference between low and high tide at London Bridge. The Thames Barrier at Greenwich is one of its most recent, yet instantl...
Mini Coriolis Flow Meters for Smallest Flow Rates
Bronkhorst Cori-Tech B.V. (The Netherlands) has released a new model in its series of compact Coriolis Mass Flow Meters/Controllers for accurate measurement and control of (very) low flow rates. With the mini Cori-Flow® model M12 the lowest capacity has been reduced to 0,4…20 g/h. The instruments are suitable for both measurement and control for liquid flow as well as gas flow applications. The unique design of the miniature Coriolis sensor features superior response time and high acc...
New Website Launched for LevelCom
TMS, Inc. (USA) recently launched a new website for its LevelCom line of Tank Level Indicators and Controllers. The LevelCom LC-100 Tank Level Indicator uses advanced bubbler technology. The LC-100 combines pulsed pneumatic depth sensing technology with features that include: SCADA interface; Modbus connectivity (Devicenet & Profibus Available); self diagnostic software and output relays for control or remote alarms. The LC-100 is field configurable, for weight, volume measurement and specif...
Europe’s Largest International Event for the Tank Terminal Industry comes to Antwerp
StocExpo Ltd. (UK) are very pleased to announce that the next StocExpo Europe exhibition and conference is taking place on 30th March – 1st April 2010 at the Antwerp Expo. As Europe’s leading Tank Terminal event, the conference programme during StocExpo Europe attracts some of the industry’s most prominent experts, while presentations from over 25 senior representatives of some of the regions’ key operators and suppliers will facilitate discussion and knowledge-sharing to...