Electric Actuators for the Water and Wastewater Industry

Drinking water abstraction and distribution and sewage disposal and purification are essential prerequisites for infrastructure development and security. As witnessed by recent events, the security of supply is crucial for the modern water industry.

AUMA is ubiquitous in the water industry due to its broad product portfolio, including multi-turn, part-turn, linear actuators, reliability, state-of-the-art communications, and security. In combination with high corrosion protection, they guarantee a long service life and low maintenance.

Because of this, you'll find AUMA electric actuators around the world in:

• Sewage treatment plants
• Water treatment plants
• Drinking water distribution
• Sewage disposal
• Seawater desalination

For more information about AUMA in the water, wastewater, and water treatment industry in Florida, contact Instrument Specialties. Call them at +1 407-324-7800 or visit their website at https://isisales.com.

The MSA ULTIMA® X5000 Gas Monitor

The ULTIMA® X5000 Gas Monitor is the future of gas detection for oxygen, toxic and combustible gases. MSA XCell® gas sensors with TruCal® technology offer calibration cycles up to 18 months (local calibration respected). The gas transmitter's advanced, multi-lingual OLED display is easy to read and the unique touch-screen interface makes it simple to navigate.

• X5000 Gas Monitor Features:
• Bluetooth wireless technology
• Check status and get alerts up to 75 ft. (23 m) away 
• Modify settings/setpoints/alarms
• Initiate calibration and view progress
• Reduce setup time by at least 50%
• Up to 1.5 YEARS between calibrations!
• Adaptive Environmental Compensation (AEC)
• 12+ Patents
• 5 Yr. Expected Life
• 3 Yr. Warranty

DOWNLOAD THE ULTIMA® X5000 BROCHURE HERE

For more information on the ULTIMA® X5000, contact Instrument Specialties, Inc. Call them at 407.324.7800 or visit https://isisales.com.

Protecting Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants from Surges and Lightning Strikes

Reprinted with permission from DEHN

Water treatment plant are susceptible to lightning strikes.

Well heads and central processing plants found in water production and wastewater processing sites are susceptible to lightning and surge events. It is important to protect them as these events can range from disruptive at the least to damaging at the worst for your system.

As a company or utility involved in water production or wastewater treatment systems, you have invested a lot of time and money into making sure these systems run efficiently – and for good reason, because many of these systems have a large population depending on them for consistent service. Besides this population base, health and safety risks could occur if the systems are not running properly.

Furthermore, many of these systems depend on sensitive electronic equipment. The combination of

the intricacies of the systems and the importance of them means that an efficient lightning and surge protection system should be installed in the facility.

Protect against surges and strikes

The lightning and protection systems for water protection and wastewater treatment systems should be incorporated into the site’s construction, and feature an intermeshed earthing or grounding system. Ideally, these grounding systems should be designed by the engineering firm or department creating the design. Along with this grounding system, strategically placed and appropriately designed and installed surge arresters should be added to ensure the best defense against lightning and surge events.

Lightning and surge protection
by DEHN

To learn more about lightning strikes and their effect on industrial facilities, follow this link.

Or contact:
Instrument Specialties Inc.
3885 St. Johns Parkway
Sanford, FL 32771
Phone 407.324.7800

www.isisales.com

Carbon Dioxide Monitoring in Breweries

Hazardous Gas Detection in Brewing

The brewing industry worldwide produces close to $300 billion in revenue, comprising multinational companies as well as many micro- breweries. Brewing processes generate carbon dioxide and can create environments that may be hazardous to operators working throughout these facilities.

Application

Carbon dioxide is present in fermentation and carbonation processes as well as within other brewing facility processing and bottling areas. Carbon dioxide is considered to be a heavier-than-air gas, with current TWA of only 5,000 ppm. Current IDLH (Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health) is 40,000 ppm, or 4% by volume.

Solution

Infrared gas monitors from MSA permanent instruments recently enabled a global brewer to achieve the best solution for their application. MSA provided a sample draw system using a standard MSA Ultima® XIR Infrared Sensor with range of 0-5% by volume. System design had to meet this facility's instrumentation standard as well as provide necessary outputs and contacts to properly integrate with each facility’s existing communications network. Audible and visual alarms are part of the NEMA 4X system required to function within these very wet areas; a special end-of-line lter was also developed. These systems must operate 24/7 with very low maintenance requirements, resulting in overall low cost of ownership.

Implementation

MSA, working with the brewer, jointly developed the product and program that was introduced to all key instrumentation and electrical technicians as they upgraded each facility. MSA provided not only site start-up, but also site-specific operator training to transition to this new design as transparently as possible. With a nationwide network of eld service personnel, MSA supports these systems in a timely manner, at reasonably low customer cost.

For more information about hazardous gas detection, contact:

Instrument Specialties Inc.
3885 St. Johns Parkway
Sanford, FL 32771
phone 407.324.7800
fax 407.324.1104

www.isisales.com

Simple, Effective Shield Protects Against Hidden Level Gauge Glass Erosion Failures

Eroded glass in liquid
level gages.

It's no mystery why high pressure liquid should command your respect. when you've got 400, 500 or even 10,000 PSI in your process, you've got to pay close attention, even to instruments as trustworthy as your armored class level gauges.

Although armored glass liquid level gages are extremely reliable, leaks can occur due to deferred maintenance, or the rigors of continuous operation under high pressure. Erosion of armored gage glass, for example, is often invisible without inspection of the disassembled gage.

To add a new level of protection, the manufacturer Jerguson has introduced the SafeView safety shield. The SafeView shield made of tough polycarbonate can protect nearby operators from high pressure leaks.  In the video below you can see how it shields a direct hit from a 2000 PSI simulated leak. Additionally, it protects the gauge glass from accidental impact, deflecting even direct deliberate blows.

Installation is simple and takes only minutes per unit. The shield fits Series 20, 32 and 300L Jerguson flat glass gauges plus many gauges made by other companies, so you can retrofit your entire facility.

Let’s hope you never experience a high pressure leak, but using this type of device provides an extra level of safety and assurance just in case.