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In the process industry, the requirements for automation engineering are rising. Systems that are ever more powerful and more flexible, covering the entire range of metrological applications, are to be operated at the lowest possible costs. Along with this, the complexity for the user is continuously increasing due to the wide variety of measuring tasks and the instrument families available for them from various ven-dors. The requirements with respect to operational safety and system availability are increasing simultaneously. Both aspects result in the call for uniformity and consis-tency in field instrumentation growing ever louder. The NAMUR has now also for-mulated this demand in the recently published recommendation NE 131. The rec-ommendation describes a NAMUR standard instrument that, among other things, has uniform instrument operation for field devices. As the first provider, En-dress+Hauser has now implemented this demand in a new concept based on two-wire technology for the flow and level measurement parameters. The concept en-ables a conceptual transformation to simplicity by means of uniformity and thereby sets new standards with respect to safety and efficiency in field instrumentation. Whether in planning, purchasing, operation, or maintenance, the new concept features impressive, one-of-a-kind benefits for the operator.
Uniformity perfected
The compact and robust housing design features outstanding convenience for instal-lation and operation as well as maximum operational safety, even in a harsh process environment.
The entire instrument concept has a modular structure and is therefore highly versatile. Housing components such as covers, couplings, terminal strips, or I/O electronics modules and displays are suitable for all instrument types. This reduces storage costs while also increasing system availability through the flexible interchange-ability of subcomponents.
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