Product category:
Pressure measurement systems
News Release from: PVL | Subject: Beck Model 901
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 25 October 2005
Pressure switch has a steam resistant
diaphragm
Beck has equipped its Model 901 pressure switch with a newly developed diaphragm material, using a saturated steam-resistant FKM elastomer material
Beck has equipped its Model 901 Pressure Switch with a newly developed diaphragm material The basis for the saturated steam-resistant version is a special, newly developed FKM elastomer material
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 14 Mar 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
New range of industrial limit switches
PVL has brought limit switch design into the 21st Century with the launch of a compact, rugged and easy to mount range of limit switches with anodised aluminium bodies
This new material allows direct contact possible with aggressive saturated steam for example.
As a result, the series 901 pressure switches are advancing into new temperature zones up to 140C and, depending on the model, can be adjusted to provide switch-points from 100 mbar up to 12 bar without material fatigue.
Conventional elastomers can quickly lose their elasticity when used with saturated steam, resulting in a detrimental shift of the switch-point.
In extreme cases, they become brittle or cracked and so represent a potential danger as a result of failure.
Also, a new diaphragm suitable for food processing is available from Beck. Request a free brochure from PVL ...
EPDM meets the requirements of the FDA Standard (21-CFR 177.2600).
• PVL: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Processingtalk email newsletter
• Processingtalk Home Page
Search the Pro-Talk network of sites
