Bin
Level Indicators Provide
Flexibility and Reliablity
Elburn,
IL – Monitor Technologies rotary
paddle bin level indicators, Models KA/KAX, are
reliable and built to be rugged, while maintaining
a very economical price tag. The KA/KAX bin level
indicator is designed to be used with a wide variety
of bulk materials to eliminate bin overflow and
maintain predetermined levels of powder and bulk
solids materials.
The
rugged design of the KA/KAX rotary paddle units is
compatible with granular, pelletized and powder materials
and can be used for high level indication of materials
over 10 lb/ft³ (160kg/m³) and for low and intermediate
level indication for materials over 5 lb/ft³ (80
kg/m³).
To
increase reliability and exend the life of the motor
and minimize maintenance of the unit, the KA/KAX
will automatically shut off the motor while in a
stalled condition with material present. In addition,
losing cover bolts is a thing of the past now that
the KA/KAX units have a twist on/off cover. Finally,
Monitor offers a variety of interchangeable paddle
assemblies to fit your specific application need.
Monitor
offers a two-year warranty on all units. Contact
Monitor Technologies for more information on our
KA/KAX bin level indicators, or any of our full line
of level, flow, and particle emission or aeration
products.
Monitor's
SiloPatrol® Inventory System has alot to offer
Elburn,
IL. — Monitor's SiloPatrol® Inventory
Monitoring System is a field-proven approach to
reliably monitoring the level of material in bins,
silos and tanks up to 150 ft (45.7m)in height.
The
SiloPatrol system has excellent featurs such as:
• Industry – exclusive
compartment, seals optical sensors from internal
SMU environment too completely eliminate problems
caused by contamination.
• Dual
optical sensors ensure proper end of the cable detection
without using the mechanical crimps or stops that
can become jammed in cable pathway.
• Industry
leading resolution of .01ft.
• Virtually
a maintenance-free rugged design.
Monitor's
SiloPatrol system also features a PC-based inventory
management system. The SiloTrack™ software
package provides a flexible graphical interface upp
to 128 "smart" output sensors.
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.
