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Simple, reliable and versatile
On the fast road to success
GABAR series 80 –
t track to the right pressure transmitter
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Jan/Feb 2016
Volume 19.1
Editor
Debbie Scott
debbiewnip@mweb.co.za
Graphic Designer /Sub-editor
Melissa Scheepers
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Advertising Sales Manager
Roxanne Bredenkamp
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How do you manage the balancing
act between maximum flexibility
and efficient production? The answer
can be found in the newly built ROWE
Mineralölwerke (Mineral Oil Refinery), in
Worms, Germany. More than 500 different
oils are produced in this ultra-modern
production and filling plant. To ensure
safe operation of the tanks and other
equipment as well as accurate disposition
of raw materials, more than 200 level
sensors from VEGA are installed in the
plant.
In a space of around 82,000 m2,
there are nearly 225 tanks, 32 mixing
vessels and six ultra-modern filling
systems that are all connected through
an ingenious pipeline concept. To
achieve the highest possible level of
safety, yet great flexibility at the same
time, some 250 pumps and 2,800 valves
as well as hose coupling stations had to
be installed in addition to the 65 km of
pipelines. This allows approximately 500
individual products to be produced in
defined quality and filled into containers
according to customer specifications.
Every step in production is
monitored via Profibus with the help
of a process control system. The base
oils and additives are first delivered by
tanker trucks and stored in aboveground
multi-chamber rectangular tanks. At this
point, the VEGA sensors come into play:
in each tank there is a continuous level
monitoring system, complemented by a
separate overfill protection system.
VEGA delivered for all 225 tanks
a continuous level measuring system
(VEGAFLEX 81) in combination with
VEGASWING 63 as overfill protection.
Continuous measurement is applied
for raw materials disposition or for
inventory. In level measurement with
VEGAFLEX 81, microwave pulses are
guided along a cable probe and reflected
by the product surface. The measuring
probe of the TDR sensor ensures that
the signal travels down to the product
undisturbed. Even in applications with
steam, buildup, foam or condensation,
the sensor delivers precise and reliable
readings. Menu-driven adjustment
allows simple, time-saving and confident
setup.
VEGASWING 63 is a general purpose
vibrating level switch for all liquids.
Regardless of its mounting position,
the instrument detects the limit level
reliably and with millimetre accuracy.
The vibrating level switch VEGASWING
63 is the ideal level detector for all liquid
media, regardless of their viscosity.
Users appreciate its exact switching
point because it allows them to utilize
the maximum volume of the storage
container and thus store the product
efficiently, even if the product changes
from time to time.
“The installation of the instruments
went without a hitch,” notes Oliver
Binz, project manager for planning and
implementation.
….. Continued overleaf….
Each tank is equipped with a continuous
level transmitter (VEGAFLEX 81) in
combination with a VEGASWING 63 as
overfill protection.
P O Box 11420
Vorna Valley 1686
South Africa
Tel: 0861 PROCES (776 237)
Fax: 086 723 5321
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