Rotary Paddle Bin Monitor

Economical point level control sensors for the detection of dry bulk materials.

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Fail-Safe Rotary Paddle Bin Monitor

The SafePoint® rotary paddle bin monitor provides the ultimate in fail-safe performance wherever critical continuous operation must be ensured. Detection of both material presence/absence and its own operational status is performed on a continuous basis.

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RF Capacitance – MK2

TrueCap® RF capactance probes are designed to provide a high level of sensitivity, stability and durability for powder and bulk solids applications, as well as liquid and slurry applications. The Model MK2 is a state-of-the-art sensor providing maximum performance, reliability and value.

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RF Capacitance – MK2e

TrueCap® RF capactance probes are designed to provide a high level of sensitivity, stability and durability for powder and bulk solids applications, as well as liquid and slurry applications. The model MK2e provides high quality and performance at the lowest possible price.

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Proximity Switch

Solid state compact capacitance-type point level devices used to detect the absence or presence of bulk solids.

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Vibratory Probe – PZP

The vibrating probe principle eliminates problems associated with temperature, humidity and material changes, while providing state-of-the-art electronic reliability and accuracy that requires no calibration. The Model PZP provides the ultimate in sensitivity and performance.

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Vibratory Probe – VibraRod™

The vibrating probe principle eliminates problems associated with temperature, humidity and material changes, while providing state-of-the-art electronic reliability and accuracy that requires no calibration. The VibraRod™ provides reliable point level sensing in a wide variety of applications within powder and bulk solids markets.

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Diaphragm Switches

The flush mount, non-intrusive BINATROL® units are ideally used when vessel size or internal clearance is limited, or where protrusion into a vessel is not acceptable.

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Tilt Switches

The Model TC-3 and TC-1 units can be used as high level indicators to eliminate bin overflow or to control levels in open piles.

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Global Flour Processor Uses Flexar® Guided Wave Radar

A large global flour processor and food products company recently began using the Flexar® guided wave radar in a total of eighteen (18) silos and bins to manage their finished product inventory.  Readings from these continuous level sensors is reported as being reliable and accurate, even during pneumatic filling, contrary to their previous measuring system.  A previous non-performing ultrasonic system was replaced by the Flexar level sensors.  Flexar guided wave radar level sensors were chosen as the best for pneumatically filled dust laden flour silos.

Eight (8) Flexar level sensors are installed in load-out silos that fill bulk trucks with processed and finished flour.  These silos are 12ft in diameter and 35ft tall.  The finished flour is pneumatically conveyed into these silos.  During filling the internal environment of the silos is very dusty and turbulent.  The finished flour in these silos is used for loading bulk transport trucks for distribution.  In addition, ten (10) Flexar level sensors are installed in 40ft high bins that contain bran.  This material is also sent by bulk transport to end users.

All of the Flexar level sensors are equipped with an RS485 digital communications output that is connected to a PC with a graphical user interface for inventory management purposes.  Monitor’s SiloTrack™ inventory management software is used by the facility to monitor and manage material inventories of both the finished flour and the bran.  SiloTrack allows for multiple user viewing and data access via LAN and this is how the facility will be using the software that provides a flexible, graphical user interface, alarms, report generation and history analysis functions.

Guided wave radar is especially well suited to level measurement applications of dusty powder materials even when measuring during pneumatic filling.  Flexar guided wave radar utilizes TDR (time domain reflectometry) technology.  Radar pulses are continuously transmitted down the sensor’s probe and guided to the material surface where they are reflected back to the electronics along the wave guide.  The time-of-flight of the pulses is measured and directly related to the distance to the material surface and its level.

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