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Liquid Level Sensors with No Moving Parts

August 4, 2017

For many people, a “liquid level sensor” is synonymous with “float switch.” Traditional float switches work thanks to a magnetic reed, breaking or connecting an electrical circuit when liquid levels reach a specified point via a specialized float. For most …

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 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 …

Float Switches and Level Sensors for Restaurant Equipment

May 25, 2017

Cooking professionally is all about getting levels right. The right amount of each ingredient, each spice, time and temperature come together to make amazing meals. So it follows that when manufacturing commercial restaurant and kitchen equipment, precise level measurement is …

Magnetic Float Switches: OEM Reed Switches & Tank Level Sensors

May 10, 2017

Magnetic float switches are common for tank level sensing, low-level alarm systems, high-level cut-off systems, and more. Common applications include manufacturing, bilge pumps, wastewater processing, and more. Magnetic float switches work with internally mounted reed switches and can be configured …

Float Switches for Refrigerant Recovery Tanks

April 20, 2017

For technicians repairing HVAC systems, one of the most common yet potentially unsafe tasks performed is refrigerant recovery. Part of making repairs and doing standard maintenance, the procedure – with liquid, vapor, and push-pull methods used – involves two possible …

How Do Float Switches Work: The Ins and Outs of Measuring Liquid

January 23, 2017

Float switches can be found in applications that range from sump pumps to chemical storage tanks to toilets. With that said, most don’t realize exactly how these devices work, and their importance to devices that can be found all throughout …

Liquid Level Sensors for pH Neutralization in Wastewater Treatment

July 20, 2016

pH neutralization is an important part of the wastewater treatment process. Government regulations at national and local levels set standards for wastewater discharge into sewers, streams, and lakes, groundwater, and more. Proper pH balance of discharge is required not only …

Float Switches for Boilers from SMD Fluid Controls

April 1, 2016

Boilers are relatively simple machines that can be used for a variety of purposes: water heating, central heating in homes and other buildings, to generate steam for power, sterilization, cooking, and more. Composed in the most basic sense of a …

High Temperature Float Switches from SMD Fluid Controls

December 22, 2015

We often think of water and other fluids as things that are cool and refreshing, but in many industrial applications there are liquids that can make boiling water look safe by comparison. Food processing, pressurized fryers, steam tables, water purification, …

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