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  • Migrating to low maintenance level technologies

    Peta Glenister
    With low oil prices and reduced demand, producers are under pressure to maximise the efficiency of their existing offshore assets by minimising maintenance, reducing costs, and maximising process availability. Read how users are migrating to modern, low maintenance level measurement technologies such as guided wave radar (GWR), non-contacting radar and vibrating forks here. http://bit.ly/1JPDzSA #pauto #wireless

  • How to Manage Your Storage Tanks

    Jim Cahill
    If you’re like me, a technical article that begins, “How to…” attracts me like a bear to honey. And so it was, when I saw the ControlGlobal.com article, Managing vapor space-how to accomplish total tank management . Control , Control Design and Industrial Networking magazines executive editor, Jim Montague recaps a presentation by Jeff Wolendowski with Emerson local business partner Novaspect . Jim quotes Jeff…

  • Emerson Technology Award 2015

    Peta Glenister
    I wanted to share some exciting news! The Rosemount 3308 Wireless Guided Wave Radar has won the 2015 Emerson Technology Award! Congratulations to everyone involved in producing a world first product and creating a unique solution for automating level measurements economically, even in locations that were previously inaccessible.

  • Rosemount level switch for safety critical storage tank application

    Peta Glenister
    See how a Rosemount 2130 SIL2 vibrating fork level switch provides pump protection and high and low level alarms in safety-critical toxic chemical storage tank application #pauto http://bit.ly/1EkDadz

  • Level measurement in underground tanks

    Peta Glenister
    Ingemar Serneby provides some interesting insights into optimising level measurement performance in underground tanks. Read his article here. http://bit.ly/1Pah3Yw

  • Continuous Monitoring Recommendations in Pump Seal Global Standard

    Jim Cahill
    Last year around this time, the fourth edition of API Standard 682 – Pumps—Shaft Sealing Systems for Centrifugal and Rotary Pumps was released. This standard: …specifies requirements and gives recommendations for sealing systems for centrifugal and rotary pumps used in the petroleum, natural gas, and chemical industries. This standard has evolved alongside technology advancements since it was first introduced…

  • Improving Plant Heat Rate with Better Heater Level Measurement

    Jim Cahill
    Author: Douglas Morris Improving heat rate is something that most power generators consistently look to do because it translates directly into lower fuel costs. In India, there are government legislated heat rate targets for plants where financial penalties or rewards are available depending on which side of the equation a plant lands. As most know, there are many ways to go about improving heat rate. These range…

  • Improving Terminal Operations and Efficiency

    Jim Cahill
    Terminals are instrumental in the supply chain for holding moving oil and petrochemical products. An oil depot or tank farm : …typically has tankage, either above ground or underground, and gantries (framework) for the discharge of products into road tankers or other vehicles (such as barges) or pipelines . An animated, non-narrated 5:13 YouTube video, Take Control of your Tank Farm , shows how tank gauging systems…

  • Increasing personnel safety with Rosemount wireless level instruments

    Peta Glenister
    Our latest proven result shows how an oil field company increases personnel safety and automates their well pads using Rosemount 3308 Wireless Guided Wave Radar and Rosemount 2160 Wireless Vibrating Fork Level Switches. Read more here: http://bit.ly/1E82dLq

  • Interesting article on overfill prevention

    Peta Glenister
    There is a very interesting article on recurring accidents with overfilling vessels and the lessons we should be learning on the IChemE website. You can read it here: http://bit.ly/1FpPFz3

  • Level Switches in Tank Overfill Safety Applications

    Jim Cahill
    Level measurements, especially in safety critical applications such as tank overspill protection, continue to advance in capability, accuracy and reliability. Marianne Williams Marketing Product Manager In this 3:16 YouTube video, Prevent overfills & decrease operating costs with Rosemount 2100 vibrating fork level switches , Emerson’s Marianne Williams shares how the Rosemount 2100 series of liquid level switches…

  • Onshore Oil Storage Tank Wireless Level Measurement

    Jim Cahill
    The post Onshore Oil Storage Tank Wireless Level Measurement appeared first on the Emerson Process Experts blog. Yesterday , we looked at some applications for wireless measurement in upstream and downstream oil production. Today, let’s look specifically at wireless level measurement in oil & gas production. Matt Brummer Level Product Specialist In this quick 1:48 YouTube video, Wireless Level Measurement Solutions…

  • Changing Guided Wave Radar Probe Length

    Jim Cahill
    The post Changing Guided Wave Radar Probe Length appeared first on the Emerson Process Experts blog. How often do you Google for a solution to a problem you face and land in an online community? It happens to me all the time. This was a lot of the reason for the creation of our Emerson Exchange 365 community several years ago—to provide a place where peer-to-peer problem solving could occur around all the Emerson Process…

  • Selecting Best Solids Level Measurement Technology

    Jim Cahill
    The post Selecting Best Solids Level Measurement Technology appeared first on the Emerson Process Experts blog. This being Engineers Week , I wanted to celebrate all the engineers with a recap of a good technical note on solids level and volume measurement. The paper, Measuring Level and Volume of Solid Materials , describes the various technologies and considerations for the selection of solids level and volume measurement…

  • Measuring Level and Volume of Solids

    Jim Cahill
    The post Measuring Level and Volume of Solids appeared first on the Emerson Process Experts blog. Level measurement is one of the mainstays for the process industries. As technology has advanced over the years from manual measurements including dipsticks, site glasses and tapes to automatic measurement—these advancements have led to improved control, safety, and inventory management. Mark Menezes Measurement Business…

  • How to prevent boiler damage in power plants

    Peta Glenister
    How to prevent damage in boiler plants If the boiler on a power plant runs dry, or the turbine blades get damaged by water induction, the outcome will be dramatic and highly expensive. Robin Hudson, Emerson Application Support Engineer, explains how boiler protection systems can prevent unnecessary downtime and avoid costly boiler damage. See more here: http://bit.ly/1AOkEro

  • Solids Measurement Applications, do you need to measure Level or Volume?

    Peta Glenister
    A great article by Mark Menezes, Emerson Canada, talks through issues around solids level measurement and alternative technologies. See more here: http://bit.ly/1AuTTbv

  • Level Measurement for High Process-Low Ambient Temperature Applications

    Jim Cahill
    The post Level Measurement for High Process-Low Ambient Temperature Applications appeared first on the Emerson Process Experts blog. In an earlier post, Avoiding Cold Climate Measurement Challenges , we mentioned a thermal range expander for differential pressure (DP) level measurement, which can be applied in application with higher process temperatures and lower ambient temperatures. Josh Hernandez Global Marketing…

  • Solids level measurement technical note now available

    Peta Glenister
    Our new Rosemount solids measurement technical note is now available. Providing best practices and selection guidance for our range of solids level and volume measurement products, you will find this technical note invaluable. View here: http://bit.ly/1AG44oj

  • Avoiding Cold Climate Measurement Challenges

    Jim Cahill
    For those here in North America, there is a good chance you’re braving extremely cold weather today. The Weather Channel captures the situation well in a post, Arctic Cold Blast Continues; Wind Chill Alerts For Over Half U.S. Population . And Canada makes this appear balmy . Mark Menezes Measurement Business Manager Back at the Emerson Exchange conference in Orlando this past fall, I recapped a presentation by Emerson…

  • New options for the Rosemount 3308 guided wave radar support new applications

    Peta Glenister
    New probe types and longer ranges are now available for the 3308 Wireless guided wave radar. The new options support new applications such as: Taller vessels (up to 17m / 55 ft) Chemical storage requiring non-SST wetted parts Non-metallic tanks Open applications For more information check out the website here: http://bit.ly/1BuXhSl , or go directly to the product data sheet here: http://bit.ly/1Il9XLP

  • Floating roof tilt detection

    Peta Glenister
    Floating roof tilt detection is an unusual application for the Rosemount 2160 wireless vibrating fork level switch and one that a major oil and gas company used to its advantage recently. Read more here. http://bit.ly/12xshDr

  • Increasing production time with guided wave radar

    Peta Glenister
    A new Rosemount case study describes how Unipac in Brazil increased production uptime and improved their level and volume measurement with Rosemount 5300 guided wave radar. Read more here: http://bit.ly/14hMVsn

  • New non-contacting radar for solids level measurement applications

    Peta Glenister
    Our new Rosemount 5402 non-contacting radar is designed for demanding solids level measurement applications. It is equipped with a new signal processing algorithm and factory calibration for use in solids applications, focusing on small to medium sized silos. See more here: http://bit.ly/11aiRh9

  • Maintenance and safety problems are solved using a Rosemount 5300 Series Guided Wave Radar

    Peta Glenister
    A gas storage company in Germany using an ethanol based filter system to clean the gas, had problems with their level measurement devices getting coated and giving out incorrect signals. As a result the company was finding it necessary to clean the systems twice a year. Our latest proven result shows how the Rosemount 5300 Series Guided Wave Radar solved the customer’s problems and improved maintenance and safety issues…

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