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“ Today ’ s technology has enabled us to offer a more affordable technology that can withstand the challenges in the application .”
— Jenny Leion , Chemical Solutions Manager
Non-contacting radar is ideal for when the instrument should not touch whatever is inside a tank .
Ideal use in chemical applications
The development of non-contacting and guided wave radar for industrial usage through the years has been a path from solving the issue of how to measure with radar on tanker ships , then coming to land and being able to measure accurately on tank farms and then , moving forward , to the general process industry and not the least the chemical industry
“ Now , we have also had a development with frequency modulated continuous wave technology , and come from a four-wire to a two-wire device , this meant a step change in performance for non-contacting radar , where you had a wave that came back with a lot more information continuously than the pulse radar ,” Leion says .
“ Following the release of our FMCW two-wired technology , what we saw in the chemical industry was that there ’ s also a need for ease-of-use ,” she continues . “ In response to this need , we worked to digitize the capabilities of the products to align with our customers ’ expectations and ultimately offer an easier to use device .”
She points to the Rosemount 3408 transmitter , saying that when you install the device , the ability to leverage Bluetooth-enabled technology creates the opportunity for operators to easily connect via a phone or tablet . This technology also helps operators with safety because no one has to climb tanks . “ You can stand on the ground or in the control room and do the configuration there . And you have a graphical interface that ’ s much easier than it used to be , so you basically see if you do anything wrong .”
This evolution puts radar technology at a usability and cost-efficiency place where the chemical industry is able to fully embrace it .
Stepping into chemicals
With the broad market opportunities for chemical industries , Emerson is evolving its radar technology to fit the challenges those markets face . Some of those emerging markets involve agrichemicals , such as fertilizers and pesticides . In the current climate , chemicals for the agriculture sector are a growing opportunity and the diminishing costs for radar technology have helped that sector embrace the technology .
Leion adds that Emerson has established a new portfolio for the water and waste water sector as well . She says it will be interesting to see how sites with chemical processing plants and wastewater facilities match radar technologies from that one portfolio .
There are many applications for radar within chemical processing and they continue to evolve . Leion and Emerson are ready to tackle the next application on the horizon .
2017
Emerson introduces the Rosemount 5408 Non- Contacting Radar Level Transmitter , a safetycertified non-contacting level radar to help increase plant safety and worker efficiency .
2018
The Interactive Plant Environment at the Mölnlycke site is inaugurated . This new environment provides a totally immersive and real-world application scenario for hands-on training and demonstrations and also allows for further development and testing of the next generation of level devices .
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