Ultra 5 non-contacting ultrasonic level measurement was supplied to a major chemical manufacturer, resolving a problem they had in the effective gauging of Sodium Hydroxide. The Pulsar equipment replaced ultrasonic equipment previously supplied by a different manufacturer which had not dealt with the multiple echoes from the dome top of the tank.
The versatility of Pulsar’s non-contact ultrasonic range has been demonstrated with a fuel inventory management application at Dover Docks.
Pulsar produces a range of products ideal for use in solids level measurement applications. Single point level measurement such as rotating switches and vibrating probes, with options for varying the length of the probe and high temperatures, and also our world-beating non-contacting ultrasonic range.
Modern ultrasonic devices supplied by Pulsar are able to tackle applications that would have been impossible even a few years ago. Pulsar’s Ultra 5 unit was installed to improve loading efficiency for a large Imerys china clay pit when they feed clay to ships for export around Europe. The unit had to accurately measure level even through a large metal grid.
A quarry crusher works at its optimum when it is "choke" fed, the weight of the stone pushing down into the crusher creates an even feed into the jaws or cone of the crusher.
Quarrying is only one of many industries where the detection of blocked feed chutes is important, but the sheer size of most stone quarries and the remoteness of many conveyors means that their monitoring becomes critical. Contacting solutions such as flap switches are prone to wear and require regular maintenance and frequent replacement. Pulsar’s Blackbox 130 controller with dB3 transducer provide a low cost, non-contacting, zero maintenance ultrasonic solution to the problem. If a chute blocks, an alarm is generated to warn the plant operators of a potential blockage.