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New Emerson Level Instrumentation User Handbook for the refining industry supports product selection decisions
User handbook addresses the needs of managers, instrument engineers, project engineers and instrument technicians Emerson Process Management has introduced an informative user handbook on level measurement for the refining industry !esigned to su""ort the decision making "rocess# the handbook $ill hel" managers# engineers and technicians assess the range of technologies and "roducts available# and choose the one most a""ro"riate for their needs %he handbook also considers different level measurement challenges that refineries can encounter $hen o"timising their "rocesses and suggests ho$ these can be addressed %he handbook "rovides information on the different level technologies# guidance on their use# a""lication e&am"les# and a section on radar 'best "ractice( for the instrumentation technician ) to ensure o"timum installation and configuration of radar "roducts *+ccurate level measurement is vital in the refining sector to hel" "rocess engineers meet stringent health and safety re,uirements# reduce maintenance costs and im"rove reliability#- e&"lains .arah Parker# +""lication Manager# Emerson Process Management */hat $as once a sim"le level s$itch or transmitter for monitoring and control "ur"oses may no$ be a "o$erful source of valuable long)term "rocess data %he user handbook "rovides an overvie$ of the different "roducts and technologies available to hel" engineers assess "otential solutions ,uickly and effectively and take full advantage of their different benefits and a""lications Emerson has over 50 years e&"erience in level measurement in the "rocess industry and over 05 years e&"erience in advanced radar level measurements %he range of Emerson level measurement technologies includes radar# ultrasound# differential "ressure and

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"oint level s$itches %he use of radar and ultrasonic level transmitters is gro$ing ra"idly due to their "roven reliability# lo$ maintenance re,uirements and the "rocess of re"lacing older mechanical devices !ifferential "ressure 1!P2 transmitter level systems benefit from im"roved system construction# si3ing and installation "ractices# giving increased installed reliability# $hile "oint level s$itches are $idely used to meet safety standards for high4overfill and lo$ level measurements Pioneering develo"ments in ne$# yet "roven# level technologies such as radar and vibrating fork s$itches are driving the change from old mechanical devices to$ards more advanced solutions# hel"ing customers to get the most out of their "rocesses %o re,uest a free co"y of the user handbook for the refining industry5 e)mail5 level marketing6emerson com Ends

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Notes for the Editor About Emerson rocess !anagement Emerson Process Management 1$$$ EmersonProcess com2# an Emerson business# is a leader in hel"ing businesses automate their "roduction# "rocessing and distribution in the chemical# oil and gas# refining# "harmaceutical# food and beverage# metals and mining# "ul" and "a"er# "o$er# $ater and $aste$ater treatment and other industries + division of Emerson# >osemount 1$$$ EmersonProcess com4>osemount2 is a global leader in high)"recision "ressure# tem"erature# level# and flo$ instrumentation >osemount best)in) class technology and e&"ertise "lays a key role in the Emerson mission of combining su"erior "roducts and technology $ith industry)s"ecific engineering# consulting# "ro?ect management and maintenance services Emerson brands include Plant/eb@# Aisher@# Micro Motion@# >osemount@# !aniel@# !eltaB%M# Cvation@# and +M.@ .uite About Emerson Emerson# based in .t 7ouis# Missouri# 9.+# is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to create innovative solutions for customers through its net$ork "o$er# "rocess management# industrial automation# climate technologies# and a""liance and tools businesses .ales in fiscal 200D $ere E24 D billion and Emerson is ranked 94th on the Aortune 500 list of +merica(s largest com"anies Aor more information# visit $$$ Emerson com

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