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  • Safe, Reliable and Accurate Loading and Unloading Operations

    Jim Cahill
    Loading and unloading operations for chemical producers must be performed safely, reliably, and accurately. I caught up with Emerson’s Martin McDonough on ways to mitigate risks and improve operational performance. These operations can be some of the highest-risk operations within a facility and account for as much as 80% of transport-related incidents. In addition to mitigating risks to personnel and the environment…

  • Accurate Level & Flow Measurements for Sludge & Sediment Processing

    Jim Cahill
    You may have seen the news earlier this year, Emerson’s Non-Contacting Radar Transmitters Improve Efficiency in Water, Wastewater and Process Industry Utility Applications . The news release highlighted the Rosemount 1208 level and flow non-contacting radar transmitter series that: …help increase the operational efficiency of water, wastewater and process industry utility applications. The performance of the 1208…

  • Accurate Level Measurements in Boiling Hydrocarbon Applications

    Jim Cahill
    The stated mission of our blog is to connect you with the experts here at Emerson from around the globe. Occasionally, I get copied on communications between a visitor to the blog and one of our experts. In the case of one I saw this morning. I wanted to share a generic version of the exchange and highlight some key points from a presentation shared. The blog visitor asked: I’m currently working in the Permian Basin…

  • 4 reasons why radar level is superior to ultrasonic level technology

    Jim Cahill
    4 reasons why radar level is superior to ultrasonic level technology: Radar and ultrasonic level measurements are both widely used in industrial and environmental applications for measuring the level of liquids and solids in lift stations, tanks, and open channel flows. Both technologies work on the principle of measuring the time of flight between the transmission of the signal and its reflection from the surface…

  • How Advanced Automation Technology Helps to Increase Capacity at LNG Regasification Plants

    Jim Cahill
    Increasing demand for LNG has led to some regasification terminals in Europe importing and managing much larger volumes than usual. However, when plants are operated above their nominal capacity, this increases safety risks in what is already a hazardous environment. Organizations must therefore find ways of increasing the operational efficiency of their assets, to optimize capacity whilst still ensuring that safety is…

  • How Advanced Automation Technology Helps to Increase Capacity at LNG Regasification Plants

    Jim Cahill
    Increasing demand for LNG has led to some regasification terminals in Europe importing and managing much larger volumes than usual. However, when plants are operated above their nominal capacity, this increases safety risks in what is already a hazardous environment. Organizations must therefore find ways of increasing the operational efficiency of their assets, to optimize capacity whilst still ensuring that safety is…

  • Optimize operational efficiency and reduce costs in water and wastewater applications with level measurement sensors

    Jim Cahill
    In water applications, both within process industry utilities or the water and wastewater industry, it is important to optimize processes to reduce manual rounds while also ensuring sustainable resource management. The Rosemount 1208 Level and Flow Transmitter Series are cost-effective radar sensors that help operators make their processes more efficient and less costly, while also offering ease of use in every step,…

  • Optimize operational efficiency and reduce costs in water and wastewater applications with level measurement sensors

    Jim Cahill
    In water applications, both within process industry utilities or the water and wastewater industry, it is important to optimize processes to reduce manual rounds while also ensuring sustainable resource management. The Rosemount 1208 Level and Flow Transmitter Series are cost-effective radar sensors that help operators make their processes more efficient and less costly, while also offering ease of use in every step,…

  • Versatile and Robust Non-Contacting Radar Level Measurement

    Jim Cahill
    You may have seen the news released earlier this week, Emerson Introduces Easy-to-Use, Bluetooth Technology Enabled Radar Level Transmitter to Ensure Safe, Optimized Operations . This Rosemount 3408 Non-Contacting Radar Level Transmitter , using Bluetooth communications technology, simplifies commissioning, operation, and maintenance, enhancing safety and plant performance. I caught up with Emerson’s Lovisa Rogestedt…

  • Versatile and Robust Non-Contacting Radar Level Measurement

    Jim Cahill
    You may have seen the news released earlier this week, Emerson Introduces Easy-to-Use, Bluetooth Technology Enabled Radar Level Transmitter to Ensure Safe, Optimized Operations . This Rosemount 3408 Non-Contacting Radar Level Transmitter , using Bluetooth communications technology, simplifies commissioning, operation, and maintenance, enhancing safety and plant performance. I caught up with Emerson’s Lovisa Rogestedt…

  • Rosemount 3051 Pressure Transmitter New Capabilities

    Jim Cahill
    Emerson’s Brad Burton and Connor Oberle presented the new capabilities added to Rosemount 3051 pressure transmitters at the recent 2022 Emerson Exchange conference. Here is their session’s abstract: The world’s most popular transmitter has just been elevated to address some of the most relevant challenges that users face today with pressure instrumentation. The new capabilities on the 3051 focus on key issues relating…

  • Rosemount 3051 Pressure Transmitter New Capabilities

    Jim Cahill
    Emerson’s Brad Burton and Connor Oberle presented the new capabilities added to Rosemount 3051 pressure transmitters at the recent 2022 Emerson Exchange conference. Here is their session’s abstract: The world’s most popular transmitter has just been elevated to address some of the most relevant challenges that users face today with pressure instrumentation. The new capabilities on the 3051 focus on key issues relating…

  • Accurate, Reliable Measurements for Saturated Steam Measurements

    Jim Cahill
    As summer winds down here in the Northern hemisphere, many manufacturers and producers must contend with the effects of falling ambient temperatures on their production processes. For some level measurements, pressure diaphragms, wet legs, and any liquid line can suffer damage when process fluids solidify and expand, potentially causing unplanned unit or plant shutdowns. For example, in last year’s big freeze event in…

  • Accurate, Reliable Measurements for Saturated Steam Measurements

    Jim Cahill
    As summer winds down here in the Northern hemisphere, many manufacturers and producers must contend with the effects of falling ambient temperatures on their production processes. For some level measurements, pressure diaphragms, wet legs, and any liquid line can suffer damage when process fluids solidify and expand, potentially causing unplanned unit or plant shutdowns. For example, in last year’s big freeze event in…

  • Why Radar Gauges are a Better Choice than Servo Technology for Liquefied Gas Applications

    Jim Cahill
    In tank gauging systems for cryogenic vessels that contain liquefied gases such as LNG and LPG, reliable level measurement is vital for inventory management and custody transfer purposes, and to prevent overfills. Servo gauges have often been used to perform level measurement in these applications. However, in a Tank Storage magazine article, ‘ The right level measurement for liquefied gas ’, Johan Sandberg, business…

  • Why radar gauges are a better choice than servo technology for liquefied gas applications

    Jim Cahill
    In tank gauging systems for cryogenic vessels that contain liquefied gases such as LNG and LPG, reliable level measurement is vital for inventory management and custody transfer purposes, and to prevent overfills. Servo gauges have often been used to perform level measurement in these applications. However, in a Tank Storage magazine article, ‘ The right level measurement for liquefied gas ’, Johan Sandberg, business…

  • Rosemount IO-Link Technology Portfolio – Quick and effortless installation of sensors

    Jim Cahill
    IO-Link has been hailed as the biggest revolution since the invention of the programmable logic controller. Emerson offers numerous accessories to support IO-Link installations, such as IO-Link enabled level and temperature transmitters, IO-Link software, IO-Link masters, IO-Link USB communicators, and supporting cables. IO-Link Communication Protocol – What is it? IO-Link is a powerful communication protocol…

  • Rosemount IO-Link Technology Portfolio – Quick and effortless installation of sensors

    Jim Cahill
    IO-Link has been hailed as the biggest revolution since the invention of the programmable logic controller. Emerson offers numerous accessories to support IO-Link installations, such as IO-Link enabled level and temperature transmitters, IO-Link software, IO-Link masters, IO-Link USB communicators, and supporting cables. IO-Link Communication Protocol – What is it? IO-Link is a powerful communication protocol based…

  • Rosemount 1408 helps to optimize food and beverage applications

    Jim Cahill
    In the food and beverage industry, the ability to accurately and reliably measure the level of materials in storage tanks and process vessels is essential, as it helps to reduce product loss and maximize production capability. Manufacturers also need to consider vital criteria, such as compliance with the industry’s stringent hygiene and food safety standards and compatibility with the process conditions and tank layout…

  • The Rosemount™︎ 1408 helps to optimize food and beverage applications

    Jim Cahill
    In the food and beverage industry, the ability to accurately and reliably measure the level of materials in storage tanks and process vessels is essential, as it helps to reduce product loss and maximize production capability. Manufacturers also need to consider vital criteria, such as compliance with the industry’s stringent hygiene and food safety standards and compatibility with the process conditions and tank layout…

  • Level Instrumentation for the Brewing Industry

    Jim Cahill
    In today’s highly competitive and rapidly evolving market, brewing operations are in constant need of improving production throughput and flexibility, while reducing costs and meeting sustainability targets. An excessive amount of downtime and a lack of flexibility can increase operating costs, and product losses or inefficient energy usages can also erode an operation’s profitability. Additionally, inefficient processes…

  • Level Instrumentation for the Brewing Industry

    Jim Cahill
    In today’s highly competitive and rapidly evolving market, brewing operations are in constant need of improving production throughput and flexibility, while reducing costs and meeting sustainability targets. An excessive amount of downtime and a lack of flexibility can increase operating costs, and product losses or inefficient energy usages can also erode an operation’s profitability. Additionally, inefficient processes…

  • Effective Radar Level Measurement in Reactor Applications

    Jim Cahill
    For chemical and specialty chemical manufacturers, reactors are used to perform many of the chemical reactions in the path to finished products. These reactors can be batch or continuously operated depending on the type of chemical reactions sought. In a World of Chemicals article, Improving Process Batch Performance in the Chemical Industry , Emerson’s Varshneya Sridharan shares considerations for effective reactor level…

  • Effective Radar Level Measurement in Reactor Applications

    Jim Cahill
    For chemical and specialty chemical manufacturers, reactors are used to perform many of the chemical reactions in the path to finished products. These reactors can be batch or continuously operated depending on the type of chemical reactions sought. In a World of Chemicals article, Improving Process Batch Performance in the Chemical Industry , Emerson’s Varshneya Sridharan shares considerations for effective reactor level…

  • Solving Solids Level Measurement Challenges

    Jim Cahill
    For manufacturers and producers with solids in storage need accurate level measurements for inventory management. In a Power & Bulk Solids article, Meeting the Level Measurement Challenges at Lime Processing Plants , Emerson’s Kurt Gieselman describes some level measurement technologies to meet the challenges in solids storage. Kurt opens describing processes such as lime, limestone and clay: …with products crushed…

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