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Pressure switch in hydrogen-powered train ensures safety

Jing Lyu | Applications
Ein Druckschalter ist Teil der Antriebsüberwachung in einem Wasserstoffzug.

In a newly developed hydrogen train for local transport, a pressure switch from WIKA plays a crucial role. Within the scope of pressure monitoring, it performs the central safety function in the H2 supply system during the journey. The benefits of hydrogen in rail …

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Plastics production: Safe pressure measurement up to 330 °C

Jing Lyu | Applications
Pressure measurement for plastics production up to 330 °C

Pressure measurement in the production of PBAT, a biodegradable plastic, faces a special challenge: Temperatures of up to 330 °C prevail in the process. For a PBAT producer, therefore, WIKA has designed a model IPT-20 process transmitter with a flush diaphragm seal …

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Extreme conditions: Force transducers for space travel

Markus Heidl | Applications, Force, Products
Space force transducers hovered above the earth

In space, temperatures, pressures and forces are different from those in the environments we are familiar with. This means that measurement technology “up there” is exposed to specific stresses. WIKA has now developed, tested and supplied special force transducers …

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Extreme conditions: MH-4 pressure sensor for mobile working machines

Arndt W. Jahns | Applications, Pressure, Products
Extreme conditions are an everyday occurrence for mobile working machines

Mobile working machines are often used in the harshest and most remote areas of the world, from frozen tundra to scorching-hot desert. Thus they are exposed to extreme and, moreover, constantly changing operating conditions. Some of the machinery even runs non-stop. …

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Development of an OEM pressure sensor for mobile working machines

Arndt W. Jahns | Applications, Pressure, Products
Extreme conditions are an everyday occurrence for mobile working machines

Due to their diverse scope of tasks, OEMs have a wide range of requirements and needs for their applications. Manufacturers of mobile working machines have a particular expectation of the properties that a pressure sensor should possess. WIKA has been guided by this in …

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In our English-language blog you can expect many interesting articles on pressure, temperature, level, force and flow measurement, and also on the subject of calibration technology. Furthermore, there are various insights into the world of the WIKA group of companies – seen from different angles.

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