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multiple sensors is a breeze. One VEGA representative set up the first VEGAPULS 6X and then copied its settings using a PLICSCOM module. From there, all that needed to be done was to paste the settings to the other three VEGAPULS 6X units in the tank farm. Thanks to the intuitive setup features provided by VEGAPULS 6X and the PLICSCOM module, all four sensors were up and running within an hour.
RELIABLE INSTRUMENTATION AND EXPERT SERVICE ALL UNDER ONE ROOF Equipped with VEGAPULS 6X sensors and backed by the support of VEGA’s expert service team, the company now enjoys a clearer view of their asphalt inventory, allowing them to run their plant and produce shingles more efficiently than ever before. The high precision of VEGA’s sensors is matched by their high reliability, meaning plant personnel do not have to worry about trudging up slippery steps in the cold of winter to make level measurements. VEGA’s easy-to-use instrumentation gives users the confidence to operate and configure their level measurement sensors to best fit their needs. And with VEGA’s robust support options backing them, the company does not have to worry about being stuck with malfunctioning equipment. That is what makes VEGA the partner of choice for so many companies in the building materials industry looking to optimise their processes.
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DATA SECURITY FREE OF CHARGE IN THE VEGA TOOLS APP
data with it into retirement. However, the settings and measured values are not lost, because a new VEGA software tool saves everything that matters.
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Smartphones and tablets are now standard equipment in industrial plants. Almost 40 per cent of all VEGA sensors for level, point level and pressure are parameterised, read out and serviced via Bluetooth and the VEGA Tools app. To be sure, lots of “real work” still has to be done on site, but the adjustment of sensors in hazardous zones or hard-to-reach measuring points is made considerably easier with these wireless tools, as it can be performed from a safe distance of up to 50m.
WIRELESS IS NOW THE STANDARD But even in less demanding “standard applications”, wireless operation via app is increasingly gaining acceptance. VEGA product manager Philipp Ketterer knows the reasons: “For Industry 4.0, there has to be fast, continuous data communication.” Besides continuous transmission as required by IIoT, it includes above all an increase in convenience and speed. “Actually, the same arguments for Bluetooth in industry apply to the private use of wireless: It saves an enormous amount of wiring and time, and ultimately, costs.”
BACKUP AND RESTORE FOR BETTER PROCESSES
Universally accessible process data is one of the most important prerequisites for reliable, cost-effective production. Sensors monitor the status and quality of the individual production steps and store important information on settings, diagnostics and the status of machines and systems. The users of these sensors, in turn, need the certainty that they have access to all sensor parameters at all
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hen a level or pressure sensor is taken out of service and replaced, it takes countless important sensor settings and
times and that backup solutions are available if a worst-case scenario occurs. To provide the best possible support for users, VEGA offers an innovative cloud solution. “Backup & Restore” is the name of a new software tool that VEGA customers can now use permanently free of charge and, as the name implies, offers them the option of backing up and restoring their sensor data.
NO LIMITS ON SECURITY
Convenient access to this service is provided by both the instrument DTMs and the VEGA Tools app. With the app, VEGA sensors can be directly controlled and adjusted via smartphone or tablet. New here under “Instrument adjustment” is the function “Backup & Restore”. Behind the serial numbers, which appear listed here via mouse click, the available backup data can be called up and – if you so choose – reinstalled. “Our customers can access all the data ever collected, because the number of backups is not limited,” says Ketterer. “We thus offer a unique free service that brings significantly more efficiency to automated processes.”
FAR MORE THAN JUST STORAGE In the industrial environment, too, data backup now means much more than just storage. Flexible backups and quick restores are important for ensuring that valuable process data are available for immediate reinstatement of device settings, diagnostics or process analysis. With the software tool “Backup & Restore”, VEGA has solved the problem many companies have, namely, keeping enough storage space available for ever larger quantities of data. All parameters can be saved securely in the VEGA cloud at regular intervals. For medium-sized and small companies, this is an ideal option for permanently securing their complex, ever-growing data flow.
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