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WIKA Pressure and Temperature Products for the Air Compressor Industry

02/24/2020 | Jeff Placek | Applications
air compressors

Pressurized air powers a wide assortment of equipment and enables a range of processes. To ensure the performance and longevity of air compressors, these units require reliable instrumentation for monitoring pressure and temperature. A multitude of industrial …

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WIKA’s iSENS HES Limit Switch Offers Unsurpassed Anti-Two Blocking Technology

01/10/2020 | Jeff Placek | Force
Anti-two block switch

A must-have component in lifting machinery, the anti-two block limit switch helps the operator protect equipment, loads, and personnel by preventing the hook block from colliding with the boom. WIKA Mobile Control manufactures the iSENS HES limit switch that is ideal …

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Force Measurement Solutions: Tension Links for Cable Cranes

10/24/2019 | Jeff Placek | Force
Crawler crane

Working machines like mobile cranes are designed to hoist and move heavy loads. Despite their sturdiness, cranes do have an upper limit of how much weight they can handle. That’s where force measurement comes in. For cranes without hydraulics, tension links measure …

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Case Study: Why a Major Agricultural Machinery Company Started Using WIKA’s Level Sensors

10/17/2019 | Jeff Placek | Level
Agricultural vehicle spraying chemicals on a corn field

A U.S. manufacturer of agricultural equipment has long relied on WIKA’s pressure sensors for machine control. It now is starting to use the RLT-1000 in its sprayer tanks, a critical area for level measurement in agricultural sprayers, due to this level sensor’s …

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Force Measuring Instruments for Preventing Overload, Damage in Mobile Working Machines

08/29/2019 | Jeff Placek | Force
Crane booms

In mobile working machines, overload conditions – especially on the booms of cranes, hoists, and lifts – can result in serious safety and operational problems. Force measuring instruments, such as WIKA’s F53 series of thin-film load pins, can help save time, …

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