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Level and tank contents instrumentation
News Release from: Gentech International | Subject: DIY EVS or ESS
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 21 February 2003
Build your own liquid level sensor
New "pick 'n' mix" approach to liquid level sensors: Gentech has launched a new facility, enabling customers worldwide to design and "build" top entry liquid level sensors to their own specifications
Switching, sensing and control solutions specialist Gentech International has launched a new facility, enabling customers worldwide to design and "build" top level entry liquid level sensors to their own precise specifications "Although we already manufacture and market a comprehensive standard range of liquid level sensors, and also work in partnership with a variety of customers on pure custom design projects, this new facility provides a valuable third alternative," explains Gentech sales director Norman Forsythe
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 25 Sep 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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In essence, the new facility provides an easy means of customising the basic EVS or ESS by selecting from a wide platform of cable termination options - including DIN, spade, bootlace and flying leads - a variety of headers and sealing washers or grommets, stem lengths and materials, float materials and the number of floats required.
Different circuit options, make or break switching arrangements, resistance steps and values, actuation distances, low level warning switch and similar variations are also identified.
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"These modular product platform options are based on our long experience in the industry and aim to meet the majority of possible applications we have identified," says Norman Forsythe.
"They cover potential applications across a broad spectrum of fluids and industries, including fuels and oils, water - including food grade - aggressive chemicals, solvents and high purity requirements".
Having "built" a sensor to suit their application, design engineers can then email the specification to Gentech for assessment and for costing.
"The majority of our sensors are magnetic reed switch based and as we have been designing and manufacturing reed switches for nearly forty years, our technical support team is well placed to advise on the feasibility of submitted specifications," says Norman Forsythe.
"Once we are satisfied that the sensor will perform as required, we can assemble and supply from the range of stock parts which make up the platform - giving the customer fast access to what might otherwise be a custom product, with all that entails in terms of design time, soft tooling, prototyping and proving.
We believe this new facility for customising standard EVS and ESS products adds a significant dimension to the service we provide to our worldwide customer base and we are currently working to extend it to our other sensing, switching and control products".
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