WIKA in Saudi Arabia: Thinking beyond the oil
Think global and act local: In keeping with this motto, WIKA has opened a production and service centre in Saudi Arabia at the end of 2018 to extend its local services to customers and business in the kingdom. The company is based at Al-Khobar on the Gulf Coast.Over the past years, the WIKA Middle East […]
Application of sapphire thermocouples in gasification reactors
Gasification reactors, because of their harsh process conditions, place high demands on the instruments used there. Many manufacturers have reacted to this and adapted their products correspondingly. But what are the optimisation possibilities for thermocouples for use at higher process pressures?The challenge: ?Gasification reactors?In ไดอะแฟรม ซีล , there’s an exceptionally aggressive process atmosphere and, with […]
Pressure measurement in precision: 50 years of Mensor
Without doubt, Mensor plays a prominent role in the world of electronic pressure measurement. This WIKA Group company is based in San Marcos (Texas) and it was founded precisely 50 years ago. Since then, time and again it has set new benchmarks in the precision instrument sector, among others, with pressure controllers.How it all beganWith […]
Record! 18-inch flow nozzle manufactured in just 20 weeks
At the end of 2018, for a flow measurement application in India, the WIKA Group manufactured a PTC-6 nozzle with a diameter of 18 inches for the first time ? and in a record time of just 20 weeks. The entire amount of this nozzle, including upstream/downstream piping, is 13.3 metres.Trusting cooperationThe order was executed […]
Pressure transducers in semiconductor manufacturing: There’s no way around UHP
The production of semiconductors places high demands on pressure measurement technology. Pressure transducers there, for example, are deployed in a UHP “ultra high purity”) design. This article explores the question of why such high-quality instruments are necessary and what properties they must have.During semiconductor production, the pressure transducers are exposed to highly aggressive, toxic or […]
Worldwide use of Ex instruments and Ex pressure sensors due to international IECEx approval
Pressure sensors and electronic devices may only be used in hazardous areas if they have been tested and approved by a recognised authority in terms of their explosion protection features. So far, this was mostly carried out by a national institution which, after successful testing, issued a national declaration of conformity.Having to obtain เกจวัดแรงดัน for […]
Why it is important to choose explosion-proof pressure transmitters carefully …
In order to be safe for use in the hazardous locations, pressure sensors that are suitable for use in that hazardous area need to comply with one of the many protection types available. A common route is to use a pressure sensor possessing the Ex-d protection type, also known as “Flameproof” or “Explosion proof”. These […]