Vapor recovery systems reduce fugitive emissions and recover economical quantities of light hydrocarbon vapors from oil and gas storage tanks. Instead of burning off volatile flash vapors created when pressures decrease or temperatures increase, these systems recover …
Why Is Wellhead Monitoring Important? Modern oil and natural gas wells are typically designed to operate unattended for extended periods. Downtime means lost profits, so oil companies are willing to pay a premium for rugged, reliable equipment for their wellheads. …
Choosing the Right Oil Well Pressure Sensors for Extreme Environments When a well is pumping oil, everybody's happy because everybody's making a profit. But when breakdown halts the flow of oil, that same well suddenly turns from a profitable asset into an expensive …
Why Oilfields Need Explosion-proof Pressure Transmitters You’re working at a sun-baked oilfield miles from the nearest settlement. As you know all too well, plenty can go wrong, and the tiniest breakdowns can lead to the largest headaches: Equipment that …
Until you've stood next to one of the behemoth cranes, haul trucks, and hydraulic shovels used in the mining industry , you simply can't appreciate the scale of these machines. Some of these modern engineering marvels weigh hundreds of tons, and all must be operated …
Hazardous Settings Need the Right Pressure Transmitters, ever since Benjamin Franklin flew a kite in a lightning storm, people have embraced new uses for electricity. Yet just as Franklin learned when he touched a key wired to his kite—and received a sudden …
Modern pressure transmitters enable exact control of agricultural chemical application In a risky business fraught with floods, drought, hail, tornadoes, and wildly fluctuating commodity prices, the last thing farmers need to worry about is their machinery. Modern …
Back to the Future with Predictive Maintenance and Pressure Sensors In the 1985 movie “Back to the Future,” Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) wanders upon a 1955 gasoline station and marvels at the number of people waiting on just one customer. One attendant pumps …
You are probably aware that electronic devices receive a basic quality-control check before they go to market, but you might not be aware of the extensive testing that top-flight companies such as WIKA Instrument perform on their electronic pressure measurement …
Failure is a costly proposition in any industry – and agriculture is certainly no exception. The New York Times reported earlier this year that the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated total losses of $15.8 billion from crops harvested in 2012, thanks to a …
Pressure transmitters have become essential parts of virtually all large equipment. Cranes, dump trucks, bulldozers, earth movers, drilling machines, and agricultural combines all use electronic pressure transmitters as highly reliable sensors for their operating and …
Construction sites are unarguably one of the most hazardous work environments, and they’re even more dangerous when the project requires the use of a crane. In fact, cranes are involved in one-third of all construction and maintenance fatalities and injuries …
