Microwave Pulse Switch detects material presence.
Press Release Summary:
Compliant with OSHA and FCC regulations, Microwave Pulse Switch is supplied as remote or integral system that enables point level switching for presence or absence of solid and liquid materials. Device is designed as environmentally and personally safe alternative to nucleonic switches. Along with switch-fail relay, unit features watertight, dust-tight, and chemically resistant NEMA 4X enclosure. Switch has 300 ft max range and offers flexibility down to 8 in.
Original Press Release:
Hawk Measurement America Offers New Microwave Pulse Switch
Point level switching presence and absence detection unit yields precise results
MIDDLETON, Mass. - Hawk Measurement Systems, a leading global provider of level and flow measurement technology, offers the new Microwave Pulse Switch, a comprehensive Sender-Receiver Remote or Integral System that enables point level switching for presence or absence of most solid and liquid materials. Comlpliant with OSHA and FCC regulations, this rugged device is an environmentally and personally safe alternative to nucleonic switches.
Offering low-cost installation and cabling as well as switch-fail relay, the Microwave Pulse yields accurate and comprehensive results. Other key features include water-tight, dust-tight and chemically resistant NEMA 4X enclosures, no required site-licensing.
The Microwave Pulse Switch is ideal for applications in which microwave energy is absorbed by the monitored material, including replacement of traditional contact switching devices used in mining, sand and gravel quarries, cement plants, pulp paper, plastic, rubber, coal-fired power plants, steel mills, aluminum smelters, food, pharmaceuticals and other manufacturing fields. It is used for a variety of applications, such as flow/no flow, plugged chute detection, low and high level measurement, product-on-conveyor detection, rail/truck load-out position detection, anti-collision crane detection, blocked feeder pipes, water bottom detection and replacement of tilt switches. The Microwave Pulse Switch is a high power unit with 300ft maximum and maximum flexibility for down to 8-inch minimum.)
The Remote Microwave Pulse System is comprised of three units: a sender unit, a receiver units and an amplifier unit. The Integral System is comprised of two units: the send and the receiver units. The Sender-Receiver units are mounted facing each other and are mounted securely and correctly aligned.
About Hawk Measurement America
Hawk Measurement Systems, a leading global provider of level measurement technology, offers high-quality, high-power products that serve a virtually unlimited variety of fields, such as water and wastewater, cement, paper, power stations, chemical, food and mining. Since its establishment in 1988, Hawk has been dedicated to designing and manufacturing the most precise, innovative and efficient instrumentation on the market.
Headquartered in Middleton, Massachusetts, Hawk Measurement America is a division of Hawk Measurement Systems Pty. Ltd. For more information on Hawk Measurement America's products and services, contact 1-888-429-5538, e-mail Sales@hawkmeasure.com or visit www.hawkmeasure.com.
