Hot-tap sensors on pharmaceutical plant.

Over 50 Torbar pitot tube flow sensors have been supplied for use at Wyeth Medica Ireland: these Hot-Tap versions are retractable under line pressure to allow line cleaning.

Major pharmaceutical company 'Hot Taps' it for flow measurement and specifies Torbar.

Wyeth Medica Ireland, part of the global pharmaceutical manufacturer Wyeth, has specified Torbar Flowmeters for its plant in Newbridge, County Kildare, said to be one of the largest pharmaceutical plants in the world.

Over 50 of the Torbar Hot Tap retractable averaging pitot tube sensors have been supplied to measure chilled, process and effluent water, steam and air flows in pipeline diameters ranging from 50mm (2in) to 600 mm (24in).

Wyeth has operations in Europe, North and South America, Africa, Asia and Australia, manufacturing pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and healthcare products for consumers and animals.

The Newbridge plant, employing over 1000 people, manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products and is one of four Wyeth facilities in Ireland.

The Hot Tap Torbar flowmeters have been developed for safe and easy insertion and retraction in pressurised pipelines where units need to be removed for inspection, or during pipeline cleaning and maintenance processes.

They have stainless steel pressure chambers and dual draw bolts with graphite ribbon or Teflon gland packing, and a precision gearbox designed, in conjunction with gear specialist Davall, to act on the draw bolts to provide precise, reliable and, most importantly, easy insertion and withdrawal.

Suitable for liquid, steam and gas flow measurement the Torbar is available with threaded fittings for high or low pressure, and flanged fittings for higher-pressure ratings with ball or gate process isolation valves.

The standard range of Torbars is available for pipelines from 15mm to 10m diameter at pressures up to 100 bar and temperatures up to 450 deg C, and for square or rectangular ducts.

Standard construction is 316L stainless steel and the design allows exotic metals and other materials to be specified.

Units are manufactured to BS, ANSI, ASME, ISO and DIN standards, and for Europe are marked CE, complying with the latest PED directive.

Material test certificates to EN 10204 (DIN 50049), pressure test and certificates of conformity are available for each instrument.

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