Even during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, WIKA was able to ramp up production of components for medical equipment and custom manufacture a 106-inch Venturi tube for a refinery customer. In the first few months of the global pandemic, WIKA’s …
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Getting Out of the Lab: WIKA USA’s Newest Testing Facility Features Full-size Processing Unit
| Robert Torgerson | ApplicationsEven the best laboratory tests cannot duplicate real-life conditions, and testing in active processes is sometimes inefficient and even impossible. To test measuring instruments under specific conditions and configurations, WIKA USA built its own full-size process unit …
HF Alkylation Units: How to Prevent Dangerous Emissions and Leaks
| Jennifer Breunig | Know-howAlkylation units use very strong catalysts, such as hydrofluoric acid, to produce the components for high-octane gasoline. That’s why refineries need process gauges and other pressure instruments that can withstand highly corrosive environments. Petroleum …
Case Study: Refiner Benefits from WIKA’s Flexible Radial Temperature Measurement Solution for Hydrotreaters
| Robert Torgerson | TemperatureA major U.S. refiner was disappointed with the performance of its thermocouple arrays in hydrotreaters, as the cheaper sensors failed after almost every turnaround. WIKA solved the problem by replacing the old sensors with the high-performance Gayesco Flex-R ® …
Sour Crude Oil Calls for NACE-Compliant Stainless Steel Pressure Gauge
| Tony Maupin | PressureA NACE-compliant stainless steel pressure gauge is the perfect solution for refineries and other petrochemical applications that work with sour crude oil, whose higher sulfur content has greater potential for corroding instrumentation and causing costly problems. …