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Float Switches and Sensors for Lean Manufacturing

If you’re in the manufacturing industry in any capacity, you’re undoubtedly familiar with lean manufacturing principals: the elimination of waste across manufacturing processes by eliminating overburden and uneven workloads, maximizing process efficiency and using a minimum of materials. The goals …
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Liquid Level & Temperature Sensors for Sugar Refineries

The refinement of sugar cane or sugar beets into usable sugar results in the creation of molasses (sometimes “black treacle”) and magma, highly viscous byproducts that are sometimes used as ingredients in baking and cooking. As with all food processing …
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How Do Temperature Sensors Work?

In industrial applications involving the use and measurement of liquids, accurate temperature sensing is of crucial importance. Accurate maintenance of liquid temperatures is vital for everything from the proper brewing of beer to the prevention of meltdowns in nuclear power …
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The Pros and Cons of Ultrasonic Liquid Level Sensors

Ultrasonic level sensors work by utilizing principals of sound to offer continuous measurement of both liquid and solid media. The top-mounted sensor emits a high-frequency pulse of ultrasonic sound (meaning on outside the hearing range of humans), then records the …
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Float Switches for Sewage Pumps and Septic Tanks

While most new houses and homes in the United States and the United Kingdom are built with sewage systems hooked up their city or town’s main sewer line, some older homes or those in more rural locations may still rely …
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Safety & Liquid Level Sensing in the Nuclear Power Industry

As the world’s energy demands grow and fossil fuels become both scarcer and more controversial, one option for energy production promoted by many is a nuclear power. Of course, nuclear power isn’t without its controversies as well, due largely to …
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Float Switch Material Selection and Chemical Compatibility

Some of the most important factors to consider when choosing a float switch or level sensor is chemical compatibility and material selection. From potable water to the highly corrosive acids, level sensors are necessary for measuring a near-endless number of liquid …
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Tank & Liquid Level Sensors in the Oil & Gas Industries

Other than water, perhaps no other liquid resources are as necessary to our way of life as oil and gas. As worldwide demand for fossil fuels increases due to the growing technological advancement in the developing world, oil companies are …
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The Custom Sensor Design Process

As process controls and automation have become more and more necessary to many modern industrial processes, the need for accurate, reliable sensor technology has also increased. This has partly meant a boom in the availability of standard sensor designs, available …
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