A pressure sensor plays a key role in the instrumentation of machinery and processes. When sensors fail, the process often fails, with sometimes costly or even fatal consequences. That leads us to the obvious question of why pressure sensors fail. Sensor failures …
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Pump Maintenance Depends on Top-Quality Pressure Gauges
Hardy Orzikowski | PressurePumps are vital to many different industries – from air conditioning to food and beverage. Pressure gauges can be essential to keeping pumps up and running. Proper maintenance plays a vital role in keeping your pumps pumping. Here's a quick look at …
The Best Gauge for High Vibration Conditions
Hardy Orzikowski | PressureBased WIKA Instrument’s analysis of audit data from more than 250 plants, vibration is one of the most common reason for gauge failure. What are signs of gauge failure? Visible = detached pointer and dust on the inside of the gauge window. Hidden risks = wear …
Three Ways to Prevent Gauge Failure from Vibration
Alina Green | Know-howIn more than 250 instrument reviews conducted by WIKA, a staggering 30% of gauges in a typical processing plant required corrective action. That’s one in four gauges. Vibration is one of the most common causes of pressure gauge failure in production facilities, …
Recurring Gauge Failure
Alina Green | Know-howThere are plenty of articles and sites about automobiles and their woes. In an era of sophisticated cars packed with a myriad of electronic gizmos and digital instrumentation, quality gauges are essential to an automobile’s longevity—and its owner’s long-term …