The recovery of drinking water from ground water has top priority in many countries. In Germany, this method has a share of about 70 per cent in the water supply. The water drawn from depths of several hundred of meters below the earth’s surface is normally in perfect hygienic condition.The ground water is pumped up … Read more
In the renowned book series “Die Bibliothek der Technik” (library of technology) a volume about electronic pressure measurement was released with the technical support of WIKA. Recession-proof on their book by the authors: “Our customers and colleagues at WIKA have repeatedly asked us to concisely and comprehensibly sum up the basics of electronic pressure measurement. … Read more
Mineral-insulated cable, often also abbreviated to MI cable, consists of a metal sheath and ceramic-insulated internal conductors. The ceramic is a metal oxide powder (standard material is MgO) with a purity of > 99.0%, which ensures the insulation of the internal conductors from each other and also the insulation of the conductors from the outer … Read more
As soon as a preset pressure is reached, an electronic pressure switch opens or closes a corresponding switch contact. There are various designs of electronic pressure switches which are used in a multitude of industrial and technical processes. Particularly in machine building, electronic pressure switches are frequently used. The advantages of the electronic version of … Read more
The T32 is the flagship of WIKA’s temperature transmitters – and a bestseller, too: The instrument of serial number 1000000 has already undergone manufacturing.As one of the first temperature transmitters worldwide, T32 has complied with all requirements of the standard for functional safety to IEC-61508, also known as SIL (Safety Integrity Level). The WIKA in-house … Read more
Through the “lean workshop for value innovation”, learn more about customers and their needs and find solutions together with them.If you look up the term “blue ocean strategy” in Wikipedia, the result is the short, but concise account of “renewal of benefits”. Using several examples, it can be demonstrated that specific companies have used this … Read more
In addition to the EAC certificate, when importing measuring instruments into the Eurasian Economic Zone (members 2017: Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan) and into the other member states of the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan), the “metrological certificate” is also required. When and … Read more
Among a lot more than 2,000 large employers nationwide, WIKA was named one of Germany?s most effective companies 2020 by the business enterprise journal Wirtschaftswoche. An extensive study ? conducted right across Germany by the ?Service Value? institute ? evaluated how ?valuable? a company is. A value judgement based not upon turnover, profits or market … Read more
Somewhat less illuminated than the conventional application areas of force measurement, but no less important, is force measurement in the field of geotechnology. Here Studies depends, to a high degree, on know-how and experience.Hydraulic compression load cell models F1119, F1136The term geotechnology combines aspects of geotechnical measures both on the ground and underground. Force measurement … Read more
Within the European Community, intrinsically safe pressure sensors may only be used in hazardous areas if they are installed together with an Ex barrier. The combination of pressure sensor and Ex barrier must meet the ?Proof of intrinsic safety? relative to the 94/9/EC ATEX directive. Not all combinations of sensor and barrier from different manufacturers … Read more