Flow meter suppliers must know their products as well as the companies that manufacture them. Understanding how each flow meter model works and which one will best suit specific applications allows these suppliers to offer customers assistance as well as Continue reading
One of the most popular styles of flow meters available on the market today, magnetic flow meters are used to gauge the speed of liquid as well as the amount of liquid passing through a pipe or tube system. The type of fluid affects physical characteristics of the flow meter, such as the Continue reading
By Steven Pechloff of AW-Lake Company
Plant managers are constantly under pressure to come up with new ways to implement lean manufacturing. In these times of unpredictable economic conditions and continually rising energy costs, the need for continuous process improvement is guaranteed. One area often overlooked that can significantly reduce energy consumption is the monitoring of flow from your vacuum pumps used in pick and Continue reading
Flow Switch Photo Courtesy of Brooks Instrument.
Safety is always a number one concern, regardless of what the context is. Being safety conscious is something every industrial company wants to proclaim as well as having their products associated with the ideal too. For some products, a focus on providing a Continue reading
Ultrasonic Flow Meter Photos Courtesy of Sierra Instruments.
When you are in an industry that depends on a properly running piping system, it can be the best of times or the wettest of times and the wettest time can lose you loads of cash. The purchase of a flow meter is an obvious conclusion for any company that must process liquids, and is particularly Continue reading
Flow Meter Photos Courtesy of Porter Instrument Division, Parker Hannifin Corp.
The measurement and management of the flow of gas and liquid through a system requires a tool that is safe, effective and long-lasting, particularly when the industry within which it functions is dealing with a toxic substance. Although even with a safe substance, like water pipes, a poorly managed system could burst and Continue reading
Flow Meters Photos Courtesy of Kytola Instruments.
Among the many applications that air flow meters are involved in monitoring and managing, there is one that strikes a particularly consonant chord of importance as I type this blog into being on my keyboard and computer. For many technologically advanced machines, a certain amount of air intake is key to keeping it from overheating; when a machine such as a computer is working at such speed and Continue reading
Flow Indicator Photos Courtesy of Dwyer Instruments, Inc.
It may not be the sort of looking glass that allows us to cross into an alternate universe as Alice did in her second Wonderland adventure, but the flow indicators do allow the owners and operators of fluid and gas piping systems to keep a visual eye on their products. Although not nearly as exciting as Continue reading
Water Flow Meter Photos Courtesy of John C. Ernst Co., Inc.
Although water flow meters are utilized in a variety of contexts including the research of natural bodies of water, petroleum and gas companies, water treatment facilities and other academic ventures such as rainwater runoff studies, one particular industry has to do with us all. The sewer system is two-fold, and both sides of the sewer coin require maintenance and study that is aided by the use of water flow meters. The style of Continue reading