Barksdale intelligent transmitters reduce costs of downtime, maintenance

Barksdale intelligent transmitters from Wainbee

Wainbee Limited supplies an impressive variety of equipment dedicated to predictive maintenance – a function needed in modern industrial environments where continuous operation is vital to profit. A good predictive-maintenance solution alerts businesses when maintenance is required on a piece of equipment to prevent impending failure. A key example is Barksdale’s Series 450 and 450X intelligent transmitters, or BiT. These series are part of the manufacturer’s new line of high-pressure transmitters designed with advanced electronics and sensing technologies to maintain stability while reducing downtime, maintenance, and calibration costs.

With HART communication protocol

Series 450 of these intelligent transmitters is designed for high-pressure test and measurement and for general industrial applications, while Series 450X is designed for hazardous-area applications in the oil and gas industry. The latter series of BiTs comes with an explosion-proof rated enclosure.

An important feature of these Barksdale intelligent transmitters is their optional HART communication protocol, with diagnostics and field calibration. This enables the devices to provide additional information beyond the normal process variable, offering diagnostics, device status, and other calibration capabilities, such as remote span adjustability and Zero trim.

Barksdale’s BiTs from Wainbee are also raising the bar for high accuracy and long-term stability with their thin-film sensing technology. The stability of this technology increases the time between calibration intervals, which decreases maintenance costs and maintains accuracy between calibration intervals.

Original equipment manufacturers benefit from the accuracy and long-term stability of Series 450, which reduces the calibration cycles necessary to maintain transmitters used for validating and monitoring product quality and to perform factory acceptance tests. The diffused silicon and thin-film technologies of this series combine for a pressure range from vacuum to 30,000 psi, while proprietary digital linearization enables accuracy of up to 0.1 per cent FSO.

Series 450 BiTs are designed to be environmentally rugged with a corrosion-resistant, all-welded stainless steel design with select standard and optional features to meet oil and gas needs. Their digital remote calibration and range turndown capabilities are ideal for hard-to-reach remote or offshore locations, reducing maintenance time and the need for spares.

For more information, contact Wainbee.

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