Strategic New Level Product
Adds To
Solutions Arsenal
Elburn,
IL – Monitor Technologies LLC is
pleased to introduce its newest solution for continuous
level measurement! The Flexar™ guided wave
radar level measurement system increases Monitor’s
ability to apply the right technology for virtually
any powder and bulk solids continuous level application.
The
Flexar guided wave radar sensor uses proven TDR
(Time Domain Reflectometry) technology. The
product line is being manufactured in Monitor’s
Elburn, IL manufacturing facility. Flexar technology
is proven, having been used in thousands of bulk
solids applications worldwide, and has been strategically
acquired by Monitor Technologies LLC.
According
to Joe Lewis, Vice President - Marketing & Sales, “with
nearly a half-century of expertise in level monitoring
solutions for powders and bulk solids, Monitor
Technologies LLC uniquely combines Product, Knowledge,
Service and Inventory Management Software to deliver
solutions that only we can imagine.”
Monitor
Technologies LLC is a leading supplier of level,
flow, particle emission and aeration
instrumentation for the worldwide powder and
bulk solids market. The experience and market knowledge
gained from over forty-five years has earned
Monitor
a reputation for providing high quality, reliable
product solutions. Monitor is located in Elburn
Illinois, give us a call today and let us put
our creative solutions to work for you!
The TrueCap® Model MK-2
RF Capacitance point level probe is designed to provide a superior
and stable sensitivity threshold making it suitable for a variety
of powder / bulk solids and some liquid or slurry applications.
Advanced features of the Model MK-2 include: > Automatic immunity to material build-up on
the probe by its driven shield design > Push-button calibration > Enhanced temperature compensation > Maximized reliability via smart sensing algorithms
like “self-validating” fail-safe protection > Visible status LED on ordinary location units > Versatility through a variety of configuration
options including: hazardous location version, split architecture
design, quick-connect process connection, stub probe, cable extensions,
solid extensions, Nylon® probes, Ryton® - equiv. probes,
etc.
A practical application for the TrueCap would be to use this level sensor where
a residual material build-up on a different sensor would cause a false material
level indication.
Principle of Operation for the TrueCap RF Capacitance Level
Probe:
The vessel wall and the active probe element establish an impedance reference
between each other when exposed to air which has a dielectric constant of 1.
When materials with a dielectric constant greater than 1 are in close proximity
to the probe, the impedance of the sensing field between the sensor and the vessel
wall will change. Once the amount of change exceeds a threshold that was electronically
determined during the calibration process, an output relay will either be energized
or de-energized depending upon the position of the fail-safe selector on the
probe’s electronic circuit board. A change of as little as .5 pico-farad
is all that is necessary for the probe to sense the presence of material.
