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How Level Sensors Are Used for Food Processing

November 15, 2017

Level sensors play an integral role in many industries. From monitoring critical liquid levels to ensuring safety, the applications are vast. In the food processing industry, the ability to prevent harmful contamination, spoiling, or machine malfunction, are just a few …

The Role of Float Switches and Level Sensors in a World of Rising Sea Levels

October 25, 2017

Taking a look at the headlines, it’s hard to ignore the looming threat that rising sea levels pose to coastal communities around the globe. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), global sea levels are rising at an …

Float Switches for Effluent Pumps & Ejector Pumps

July 26, 2017

For many of us in the modern world, waste is something we flush and forget. We don’t need to know where it goes, or how to gets there. But for people who live with septic tanks or holding tanks instead …

Float Switches for Well Pumps

July 19, 2017

Wells have been an important part of the human infrastructure for thousands of years. Water is essential for everyday life, and wells make it possible to rely on a clean, ready source of fresh drinking water right beneath one’s feet. …

Float Switches for Water Tanks: Horizontal and Vertical Options from SMD Fluid Controls

July 12, 2017

Large water tanks are instrumental to the everyday operation of scores of diverse industries. From agriculture and irrigation to waste treatment, manufacturing, and food and beverage processing, water tanks are essential. For most (if not all) industries where large water …

The Importance of Float Switches During Hurricane Season

June 9, 2017

Hurricane season is here on the East Coast, and from Florida to Maine it’s past time to prepare for the worst of what the season can offer. When hurricanes strike, flooding caused by heavy rain and wind is usually one …

Multi-Point Level Detection with Custom Switches from SMD Fluid Controls

May 4, 2017

When point-level sensing is required at multiple points in a liquid tank or container, there are two basic options. Multi-point level detection can be done through either of these options: With individual point-level sensors mounted at each level of the …

Float Switches for Fire Sprinkler Systems & Fire Sprinkler Manufacturers

April 5, 2017

Whether you manufacture or install fire sprinkler systems, you understand just how essential they are to keeping people safe and avoiding the damaged property. But, after this system gets added to a building, its functionality needs to be properly maintained …

Multi-Level Hot Liquid Level Sensors: Extreme Temperature Level Sensors

March 3, 2017

In extreme temperature environments, how does a tank or similar container know when a liquid inside has gotten too hot? A fluid switch is there to send a signal. Ideal for laboratory environments and food equipment applications involving ambient and …

Non Contact Ultrasonic Liquid Level Sensors for Semiconductors

February 15, 2017

Designed for fluid measurement and monitoring, non-contact ultrasonic liquid level sensors deliver continuous and more detailed detection for semiconductor applications. Here, the sensor uses reflected sound to estimate the objects in front. In doing so, it emits sonic waves out, …

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