Process Instrumentation Case Studies and Articles

Siemens has been in the cement industry for over 100 years, and offers a broad portfolio of process instrumentation solutions that includes flow, pressure, temperature, weighing, valve positioners, and, of course, level measurement.

Silos equipped with robust, reliable continuous radar level instrumentation capable of transmitting data directly to the control system in real time results in reduced safety risks, better transparency into silo inventory and lower operating costs.

From this efficient manufacturing facility to the road beneath your car tires, Lafarge Tarmac and Siemens work together to keep you safe. 

From reducing the waste stream of materials headed to landfills, to ensuring environmental regulations are being closely followed, Siemens’ wide portfolio of instruments are the eyes and ears of the cement plant. Kiln dust’s second life is guaranteed by the precise monitoring of devices that reliably operate in this rugged environment.

J. McCoy Equipment and Oshawa Bearing Service use SIWAREX SP231 weighing instrumentation for concrete manufacturing plant integration.

Clamp-on ultrasonic flow meters are valuable tools for helping district energy providers, building owners and managers, measure and manage their system performance in a number of ways. These units provide the baseline and load profile information needed to effectively optimize system efficiency and reduce energy consumption – and costs.

Siemens FEC920 Thermal Energy Calculator accepts flow inputs from any flow meter (including Siemens FS220 clamp-on and MAG5100W magnetic flow meters) and temperature (working the same as the FUE1010) to provide chill or hot water energy efficiency calculations.

In any district cooling operation, a well-balanced system based on accurate and reliable flow and temperature measurement is extremely important. 

Remaining aware of exact energy consumption levels at different campus locations throughout the day and night has allowed the university to optimize the performance of its cooling system, resulting in considerable energy savings, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and an improved bottom line.

Throughout the generation process, Siemens process instrumentation helps monitor and control operations, increasing efficiency and reducing maintenance.

The SITRANS LR560 78 GHz operating frequency has a signal beam angle of just 4 degrees. This allows the radar transmitter to reach deeper into the silo than other radar transmitters operating at much lower frequencies.

A unique feature of the SIPART PS2 valve positioner from Siemens is its extremely low air consumption. In the balanced condition, the PS2 valve positioner consumes virtually no air.  

SITRANS F M Transmag 2 from Siemens guarantees consistently high measuring accuracy, zeropoint stability and signal strength regardless of impurities in the medium or fluctuations in the magnetic field.

The refinery was able to take advantage of a Totally Integrated Automation solution from Siemens by integrating all instrumentation (including magnetic flowmeters) and control systems into one industrial network to enhance efficiency and decrease installation costs.

Calibration of the belt scales hasn’t changed that much since their introduction. What has changed is the evolution of scale designs, each requiring slightly different calibration. This article discusses changes to belt scale calibration procedures.

The solution had to take this bi-directional flow into account because of water flowing to the turbine during the day and water being pumped back up to the reservoir at night.

A large hydro-electric plant required a system that would measure bi-directional flow and also provide and indication in the case of an unexpected flow variance.