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Industry Automation 

February 2009 IssueVolume 8, Issue 1 



Process Instrumentation News


February 2009



Welcome to Process Instrumentation News.  This quarterly newsletter provides information on the latest product updates, news releases and documentation for Siemens Process Instrumentation and Analytics.




General News

PIA Selector - Web based application for product selection
Use the Service and Support Portal Online Support Request and View Your Case Status Online!
Easy and Cost Effective Portable On-Site Checkmetering
Maximizing Production at a Metal Processing Plant
SITRANS LR260 and LR460 - Level Measurement Performance You Can Count On

Product News

New Vortex Flowmeter
Clamp-on Flow Documentation Now Easier to Find
All Inclusive Kit for Checking Energy Meters in Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
Siemens Clamp-on Flowmeters - Rental and Flow Measurement Services
In the SITRANS Probe LU, how do short and long shots work to improve echo processing?
View LR260 Installation on Youtube

Featured Product

SITRANS LVL Vibrating Liquid Level Switches

Marketing Communications

New Brochures
Revised and New Manuals and Application Guides

Events

Trade Shows

General News


PIA Selector - Web based application for product selection

The PIA-Selector® is a web-based application for product selection, configuration and more for sensors and analytics.
 
The application offers you around-the-clock active support in finding the best process and factory solutions from the extensive Siemens portfolio.
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Use the Service and Support Portal Online Support Request and View Your Case Status Online!

Effective January 1, 2009, users of the Online Support request can view the status of their cases (both new cases, and closed cases) from the support portal homepage.
 
The Online Support Request saves users time and money by proactively suggesting solutions to their query. Today, 22% of users find their answer in these suggested solutions, completely avoiding the opening a support case!
 
For users that are traveling or in critical breakdown situations, the most effective method to obtain support is to call the Support Center at 800-333-7421.
 
A guided tour of the Online Support Request
Service and support portal homepage

Easy and Cost Effective Portable On-Site Checkmetering

When a flowmeter has to be verified while in operation, it usually has to be uninstalled from its location and transported to a facility where the necessary verification or heckmetering can take place.  However, with an on-site verification device this task is made much faster, easier and at a fraction of the cost.
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Maximizing Production at a Metal Processing Plant

The SITRANS LR400, protected by a customer supplied enclosure, withstands temperatures as high as 200 °C (392 °F) at the antenna while measuring liquid iron in a filling nozzle of a mold at a metal processing facility.
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SITRANS LR260 and LR460 - Level Measurement Performance You Can Count On

Siemens offers a "trade-up for performance program" with the latest microwave radar products designed specifically for solids level measurement.
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Product News


New Vortex Flowmeter

SITRANS FX vortex flowmeters provide an all-in-one solution with accurate standard volumetric and mass flow measurement of steam, gases and liquids with integrated temperature and pressure compensation.
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Clamp-on Flow Documentation Now Easier to Find

Siemens recently finished improvements to the clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeter section of the Industry Automation and Drive Technologies Service and Support website where Manuals, Quick Start Guides, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) etc. are downloaded.
More

All Inclusive Kit for Checking Energy Meters in Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning

Siemens has released an all-inclusive kit for verifying the accuracy and performance of flowmeters of any brand or type, without cutting into the pipe. The portable SITRANS FUE1010 Check Metering Kit for the HVAC industry is the perfect tool for district energy cooling and chilled water applications as well as power plants where it is an easy-to-use source for checking the performance and accuracy of existing energy meters.
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Press Release

Siemens Clamp-on Flowmeters - Rental and Flow Measurement Services

The Siemens clamp-on rental program offers liquid, gas, and energy flowmeters for rental on a weekly basis to fit even the smallest budget. This program is ideal for proving applications and situations requiring fast, short term, immediate response to your flow monitoring needs.
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In the SITRANS Probe LU, how do short and long shots work to improve echo processing?

Find out the answer to this Frequently Asked Question and more on the Service and Support Portal
FAQs

View LR260 Installation on Youtube

The SITRANS LR260 Radar Level Transmitter has made a debut on Youtube.  Check out the video.
Youtube Link

Featured Product


SITRANS LVL Vibrating Liquid Level Switches

Liquid Level Heroes  - Sitrans LVL100 and LVL200 are two new vibrating liquid level switches for high, low, demand level alarms and pump protection for liquid applications. The compact switches from Siemens are reliable, easy to use, and are unaffected by changing conditions such as conductivity, dielectric, vapors or bubbles.
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Marketing Communications


New Brochures

General
Service and Support Brochure 
Products
MicroSAM - New opportunities in Process Gas Chromatography
Portable Check Metering Kit
SITRANS FM Electromagnetic Flowmeters
SITRANS FM MAG 8000 Water Meter
SITRANS P Flush Mounted Pressure Transmitter
SITRANS LR 400 High Precision Radar Level
Pointek CLS 100 economical capacitance level switch 
Pointek CLS 200 precise capacitance level switch 
Pointek CLS 300 capacitance level for harsh conditions
 
Industry
Automotive Industry - SITRANS FC Coriolis Mass Flow 
Primary Industries - SITRANS FUS Clamp-on Flow 
Primary Industries - Sensor systems and communication
Oil and Gas - Sensor systems and communication
Pharmaceuticals - Sensor systems
Bio-ethanol - Sensor Systems
Water - Sensor Systems
More Brochures

Revised and New Manuals and Application Guides

Model 353 Process Automation Controller, Design Level B, User’s Manual (UM353-1B, Rev 2, September 2008) - PDF 2 MB
i|config™ Graphical Configuration Utility Software Guide (SG15939-64V4.00, Rev 2; Sept 2008 - PDF 2 MB
353, Design Level “B” MPU Controller Board Firmware, Version 4.00 (September 2008, SR353-11) PDF 41 KB
Fisher GX Valve Actuator for SIPART PS2 Valve Positioner (Kit TGX:16152-665) (15900-766, Rev 2, December 2008) PDF - 200 KB
ABB/Bailey Series AP or Series AV Valve Positioner replaced by SIPART PS2 or ValvePAC Series 760 Valve Positioner (Kit TGX:16152-680) (15900-767, Rev 2, October 2008) PDF - 200 KB
Model 73N Built-In Valve Positioner (SD73, Rev 13, September 2008) - PDF 3 MB
760 Valve Positioner, Output Capacity Kit (Kit 16300-468,469,470)
More Manuals

Events


Trade Shows

February 26, 2009 - ISA Will-DuPage Section Table Top Show - Joliet, IL 
March 9 - 12, 2009 - AGG1 Aggregates Expo - Orlando, FL
March 9-12, 2009 - PITTCON - Chicago, IL
March 12, 2009 - ISA Texas City Section Annual Instrument Trade Show - Texas City, TX
March 17-19, 2009 - InterPhex - New York

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