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Industrial Applications

Ballast control system

May 2013

Ballast control system

for semi-submersible heavy transport vessel‏

Measurement and Instrumentation

Designed to transport megastructures to remote, offshore locations, the Dockwise Vanguard relies on Emerson technologies for ballast control...

Overfill safe operation using guided wave radar

April 2013

Overfill safe operation using guided wave radar

Innovative design of probes

Measurement and Instrumentation

Although approvals like the German Federal Water Act (WHG) obtained from TUV, or the Flemish Regulation on Environment (VLAREM), certify Overfill...

Optical gas imaging camera

April 2013

Optical gas imaging camera

to check for SF6 leaks

Measurement and Instrumentation

Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) is used as an insulating gas in the distribution of high voltage electrical power, but it is also a very potent greenhouse...

Non-contact level meter

March 2013

Non-contact level meter

for large Australian gold mine

Measurement and Instrumentation

In a large Australian gold mine, a non-contact FMCW radar level meter, designed for dusty process conditions, provides a solution for level measurement...

Leak detection equipment

March 2013

Leak detection equipment

protects water supply in Brazil

Measurement and Instrumentation

Leak noise sensors have enabled the Water and Sewerage department in a Brasilian city, to find more than 100 leaks that were invisible before,...

Guided wave radar

March 2013

Guided wave radar

in tar tank level application

Measurement and Instrumentation

At a manufacturer of natural smoke flavors for meat, poultry and food applications, unreliable capacitance-based level measurement devices have...

Portable and fixed gas detectors

February 2013

Portable and fixed gas detectors

for confined space monitoring

Measurement and Instrumentation

Working in confined spaces can be dangerous, risks must be assessed and employers must endeavour to prevent them. Both the assessment and the...

Vortex flowmeters increases OEE

February 2013

Vortex flowmeters increases OEE

for Turkish pulp & paper company

Measurement and Instrumentation

Multivariable Vortex meters allow a Pulp & Paper company in Turkey to perform accurate measurement of saturated steam and consequently optimize...

Online corrosion monitoring

November 2012

Online corrosion monitoring

in the oil and gas industry

Measurement and Instrumentation

Real-time corrosion monitoring replaces conventional lab-based analysis, allowing plant operators to react to corrosion before it can lead to...

Coriolis flowmeters

November 2012

Coriolis flowmeters

improve response and batch cycle times

Measurement and Instrumentation

GF has reduced filling times, improved accuracy and repeatability, and enabled tighter filling tolerances for its high technology filling machines...

Non-invasive, ultrasonic flow measurement

October 2012

Non-invasive, ultrasonic flow measurement

as an alternative to Coriolis

Measurement and Instrumentation

At the moment, there only seems to be one trend on the market for flowmeters: Coriolis, forcing manufacturers to develop more powerful, smaller...

Optical gas imaging camera

August 2012

Optical gas imaging camera

at improves environment and safety

Measurement and Instrumentation

Petrochemical plants often handle invisible gaseous hydrocarbons. They may be toxic, or cause health issues, others are highly flammable, and...

Gas detectors

August 2012

Gas detectors

in floating liquified natural gas facilities

Measurement and Instrumentation

On FPSO’s gas detectors need to offer fast response but also need to be highly dependable even when faced with saltwater spray and the high...

Energy harvesting temperature transmitter

August 2012

Energy harvesting temperature transmitter

passes the test

Measurement and Instrumentation

Energy harvesting technology is enabling Robinson Brothers to make remote temperature measurements without the need for a power supply to the...

pH measuring system

May 2012

pH measuring system

proves itself under adverse conditions

Measurement and Instrumentation

At the Shell Rheinland Refinery, fractions of heavy oil are left at the end of the fuel extraction process. Shell then uses these to operate...

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