Electricity + Control October 2017

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113 GHz +Your Wavelength

FEATURES: · Analytical instrumentation · Control systems+ automation · Cables+ accessories · Earthing+ lightning protection · Pressure+ levelmeasurement

E ndress+Hauser completes its portfolio of radar instruments with Micropilot FMR60, FMR62 and FMR67.The newMicropilot series provides the first instruments with 80 GHz technology which have already been developed according to the safety-by-design concept of IEC 61508. Further- more, they belong to the first generation of level instruments which, like many flow instruments of Endress+Hauser, support Heartbeat Technology. Dhiren Naidoo, Product Manager at En- dress+Hauser, presents the new level campaign. He realises that nobody can do anything with 113 GHz. He just added the frequencies of exist- ing instruments to demonstrate the overall com- petence of Endress+Hauser in the radar range. The new level campaign is called ‘113 GHz + Your Wavelength’. Dhiren describes the idea as such: “We are not concerned with faster, higher, further. At present, everybody is talking about the highest radar frequencies in the industry. But the real is- sue is finding the respectively fitting frequency for each application. In order to accomplish that, we have to listen very carefully to the requirements of our customers so that we can give them really good advice. The aim is to find a common Wave- length that is a common understanding.” In the area of tank gauging, Endress+Hauser launched Micropilot NMR81, the first highly accu- rate instrument with 80 GHz technology for the oil and gas industry. Now, the company is adding Micropilot FMR6x to serve other industries. Also in this case, accuracy is at stake but first and foremost safety and the provision of sim- pler processes for customers. For the first time, an 80 GHz process radar is available which pursues the safety-to-design concept, thus making the life of customers much eas- ier in terms of safety. In addition, the product offers a wide selection of ex-approvals. Im- proved focusing of the radar signal as well as dynamic algorithms provide reliable, stable measurements with a measuring range of up to 125 metres and an increased meas- uring accuracy of ± 1. The measurement is unaffected by baffles or obstacles at the tank

walls. Due to the innovative antenna design, build- up and condensate do not impair the measuring re- sult either. The interactive commissioning software makes this task fast and easy. Heartbeat Technology Instruments with their own pulse beat, Heart- beat Technology, have been only available at En- dress+Hauser in flow instrumentation thus far. The preconditions for predictive maintenance and documented verification have already been creat- ed in the new Micropilot. This means that every measuring point can be verified and documented in assembled condition and without any interrup- tions. A simple, pre-defined procedure leads the maintenance staff through the verification and doc- uments the verification results in an unambiguous manner. The guided SIL proof test according to the safety manual and included documentation also save time and costs. An automatically generated test protocol supports the evidence concerning regulations, laws and standards. The monitoring area of Heartbeat Technology provides instrument and process data, thus facilitating trend recogni- tion for predictive maintenance. The aim is always the optimisation of processes in a targeted man- ner. Therefore, a combination of instrument and process parameters provides all important details for a respective analysis.

Enquiries: Dhiren Naidoo

Tel: +27 (0) 11 262 8000 Email: dhiren.naidoo@ za.endress.com

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