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Flow Level Pressure
Reduce Spillages and Downtime Whilst Maximising Safety
Honeywell Enraf (Netherlands) recently announced it has signed an agreement with Magnetrol International Incorporated, a supplier of level and flow measurement equipment, to enhance its existing terminal market product portfolio with Magnetrol’s expertise in safety and compliance.
To ensure Honeywell customers are able to operate terminals safely and comply with increasing stringent regulation and environmental standards, the new partnership will see the incorporation of Magnetrol’s spillage prevention and tank overfill protection products into Honeywell Enraf Safety Solutions’ Alarm Scout service group. The Alarm Scout product portfolio is designed to allow users to automatically collect performance data and be alerted of system trouble-spots. The new partnership is a further step into bringing Honeywell customers an all-encompassing safety solution, with the enhanced instruments available for purchase from March 2012.
John Heiser, chief operating officer, Magnetrol commented: “Not only is it of upmost priority to ensure workers are able to
operate within a secure and safe environment, it’s also important that equipment is aimed at reducing plant down times and increasing efficiencies. By partnering with Honeywell Enraf, we can combine our understanding of the process market along with Honeywell’s reach into the terminal market to spread this message and improve industrial safety and preparation for future events.”
“Increased awareness of the regulation in protecting workers and the environment has led to a drive in the adoption of process safety solutions in recent years” said Tony Tielen, Vice President and General Manager, Engineered Field Solutions, Honeywell Process Solutions. “We partnered with Magnetrol due to their deep expertise and market knowledge in the process safety industry. Enhancing our products using Magnetrol technology will bring significant benefits to our customers looking to apply their awareness into the real working environment.”
Reader Reply Card No 106 Spotlight on New Technology
ClampOn (Norway) has been named as recipient of a "Spotlight on New Technology Award" by the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) for its development of the company's Subsea Corrosion-Erosion Monitor (CEM). The award showcases technological developments and products that are leading the oil and gas industry into the future.
Corrosion and erosion represents a huge challenge to operators, and subsea operators in particular. ClampOn’s Subsea Corrosion-Erosions Monitor has been designed to operate in water depths down to 3000 metres, and the product's development has been supported by BP and Innovation Norway. The Subsea CEM measures changes in wall thickness over entire sections of pipe up to two metres in length and is an enormous technological leap forward. So far, the system has been delivered to BP and Total.
ClampOn began developing a topside version of the technology 10 years ago, and this technology has now been adapted for subsea use. The award represents an important step forward for ClampOn, which until now has been best known for its highly regarded topside and subsea sand monitors, PIG detectors and leak monitors.
Reader Reply Card No 107 Flow Switch/Monitor Receives Zone 2 Approvals
Engineers in search of a low-cost flow verification solution for process analyser sampling systems that is suitable for hazardous plant environments will be pleased to learn that the advanced Model FS10A Flow Switch/Monitor from US based Fluid Components International (FCI) has received ATEX and IECEx approvals.
With ATEX and IECEx approvals, the FS10A Flow Switch/Monitor is suitable for continuous flow verification applications supporting process analyser sampling systems operating in hazardous plant areas in the European Community and elsewhere worldwide. The ATEX and IEC approvals specify design criteria for flow meters and other electrically-powered instruments for use in areas where combustible gases may be present. These approvals assure the instrument has been designed and tested to operate safely in these hazardous conditions.
The Model FS10A Flow Switch/Monitor represents the next-generation, lowest-cost solution for continuously verifying flows within liquid or gas process analyser sampling systems. It is a small, lightweight instrument featuring superior low flow sensitivity, a relay alarm trip point, an analog output and an RS232 interface. The FS10A’s advanced electronics and thermal dispersion flow sensing technology provide a superior overall solution to sampling system flow assurance. It is ideally suited for continuous monitoring of analyser sample flows to provide the highest integrity process analysis without interruption.
The breakthrough FS10A Analyser Flow Switch features a precision flow sensor element with no moving parts to foul, clog or maintain, ensuring continuous reliability and requiring virtually no maintenance. Unlike capillary bypass flow meters and controllers, the FS10A has no cavities, orifices or dead-legs that can trap fluids and lead to contaminated samples, which preserves sample integrity and provides faster system sampling times. The instrument’s wetted parts are corrosion-resistant 316L stainless steel with Hastelloy-C22 sensor tips.
Reader Reply Card No 109 April / May 2012 •
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