Product category:
Temperature measurement: Conventional
News Release from: ABB Automation Tech (Instrumentation + Automation)
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 24 October 2007
Temperature transmitters in
pharmaceutical project
A major pharmaceutical company has ordered ABB temperature transmitters worth GBP60k as part of an expansion project at one of its British manufacturing sites
The project is on-going and the total value of the ABB transmitter order will probably rise to between GBP80k and GBP100k once the current phase is complete ABB transmitters are already used extensively throughout the site, following a GBP200k order two years ago
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 17 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The majority of the transmitters in the latest order are the ABB TF02 Foundation Fieldbus units, which communicate with the site plant-wide control system.
Also supplied are several bespoke assemblies based on the ABB TH02 Ex SIL2 devices for safety-critical applications.
Each TH02 unit is mounted in a specialised safety assembly alongside one of the TF02 transmitters.
Each assembly receives a split signal from a duplex temperature sensor.
One part of the signal goes to the TF02 transmitter and from there to the wider plant control system.
This helps to ensure that the measured temperature is maintained within acceptable limits under normal circumstances.
The other part of the signal passes to the HART-enabled TH02 Ex SIL2 transmitter as part of a local back-up control loop, which will bring the temperature down to a safe level if the remote control system fails to do so for any reason.
As well as the ability of the transmitters to meet the particular technical specifications required by the project, the client's decision to opt for ABB technology was also influenced by the support and flexibility shown by ABB.
For example, ABB engineered its products to fit the applications by supplying the standard transmitters with non-standard mountings.
The current expansion is a fast-track project, scheduled to take between 12 and 14 months.
Delivery of the ABB transmitters began in January.
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