Archive March 2024

Radar sensor from UWT is the bespoke solution for content measurement Continuous level monitoring devices regulate and control liquid or solid levels in a processing plant, helping to streamline the operation, eliminate human error and thus maximise overall efficiency. And so level control devices should be and are an investment that needs careful research and consideration to ensure that the investment in such kit is wisely made. Our customer, a large paper mill based in the UK, approached UWT UK Ltd to achieve all the above for the monitoring of their coal silo and in a backwater tank. A mechanical system in the coal silo and ultrasonic technology in the backwater tank had both failed leaving the monitoring task being executed manually using a tape measure dropped in through the tops of the silo and tank. Clearly, it was time to upgrade. So the customer approached UWT UK Ltd to visit and inspect the applications and to advise on a long term, reliable solution within budget. Time & consideration During the site visit the UWT…

NEUE HERBOLD - Washing lines for wet recycling of conterminated plastics NEUE HERBOLD Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH, located in Sinsheim/Germany manufactures and sells complete washing lines for the recycling of plastics waste. Prior to re-pelletizing the plastic waste must be size reduced, washed and if necessary foreign materials separated. NEUE HERBOLD washing lines, produce granules or flakes with a high quality even at today`s required outputs. Materials which can be recycled are: - industrial, agriculture, domestic, thin and stretch films - PET bottles - bottles and containers made of HDPE - tanks, bottle cases, rubbish bins - PVC window profiles, car battery cases Depending on the application, material and level of contamination, a recycling line may consist of: - shredder - granulator or wet-granulator (cutting mill) - metal separator - friction washer - intensive washer - floating-sink-tank (swim-sink-tank) - mechanical dryer - thermal dryer - material separator - screening machine -…

Which items or assets should be on your radar? With our innovative EXA81 add-on your phone and tablet can pick up any RFID labelled item within 15 metres. See highlighted assets on-screen, and home in. No line of sight required. Brady’s EXA81 turns any smartphone or tablet into a personal radar that can pick up radio signals from all RFID labelled items, assets, tools and equipment within 15 metres. Easily select any item and home in with sounds and visuals. Find without searching Easily read up to 1000 RFID-labelled items per second within 15 metres, with a single scan. Select the item you need on your smartphone or tablet screen, and quickly home in with sounds and visuals. Line of sight is not required, and you will not need to find, move, flip or rotate items and assets to scan a barcode. Your phone. Your apps. Easily empower your Android and Apple phones and tablets with the EXA81 to add an RFID read range of up to 15 metres. Firmly attach mobile devices with screws or Quadlock and link your phone or tablet via Bluetooth 5.3 or USB-C. Your device now has an ergonomic pistol grip to trigger scans of UHF RFID labels, barcodes, 2D codes and NFC labels for up to 24 hours on a single…

With the new subsidiaries in Denmark and Sweden, which will open in spring 2024, VEGA is actively responding to this development and moving even closer to customers with its modern level and pressure measurement technology. The demand for innovative measurement technology for industry is also increasing in Scandinavia. With the new subsidiaries in Denmark and Sweden, which will open in spring 2024, VEGA is actively responding to this development and moving even closer to customers with its modern level and pressure measurement technology. Scandinavia is not new territory for VEGA. A VEGA subsidiary has been operating in Norway since 2015. In Sweden and Denmark, VEGA was represented by local dealers until now. With the establishment of the two new subsidiaries, VEGA’s presence in the two countries with promising markets will now be consolidated. Customer service is the top priority Jürgen Schuijren, Managing Director of VEGA Netherlands, is currently at the forefront of the expansion into the north. “We want to offer these markets the level of service that customers are used to from VEGA,” he says – in other words, short logistics routes, a common language with customers,…

The terms ‘functional safety’ and ‘safety integrity level (SIL)’ have occurred more frequently since the publication of the international standard IEC 61508/IEC61511. SIL2 for rotating paddle series Particularly in systems with hazard-causing processes, such as in chemical plants, the consideration of functional safety has become indispensable. On this basis safety-related practices, design principles and error considerations must be met in order to minimize the risk of a dangerous failure. Risk mitigation in accordance with SIL2 The UWT engineers focused on this topic and designed the rotating paddle switch Rotonivo® RN 6000 series according to the normative requirements of functional safety to ensure safety functions in a risk mitigation in accordance with SIL2. Typical safety functions are overfill and dry run protection. Full, demand or empty Depending on the requirements, the Rotonivo® rotary paddle switch is used as a full, demand or empty detector in storage silos or process vessels and is suitable for use in almost all solids. With its simple electromechanical measuring principle it can also be adapted for extreme…