Level Sensors / Detectors / Transducers
MTS Sensors and OleumTech Provide Customers' Tank Levels on the Web
Low-power draw, reliability benefit storage tanks....
CARY, N.C. (January 8, 2008) - MTS Systems Corp. Sensors Division has been
working with OleumTech Corporation, headquarters in Irvine, CA to provide their
customers with a solution that allows the customer to monitor tank levels via the Web.
MTS Sensors provides the tank measurements and the OleumTech wireless monitors
transmit the data back to the control room, where a Modbus controller with Ethernet
output passes the data onto the Web. In the end, the customer is able to open a webpage
and pull up the latest measurement at anytime.
"The benefits for the customer from this solution are tremendous. The customer
saves money on conduit, cable, and has the added convenience of allowing anyone the
ability to check tank levels from anywhere," said Lee Aiken, MTS Product Marketing
Manager. "MTS and OleumTech are very excited about the success customers are
having with this solution and we are working together to create additional solutions."
MTS Sensors uses its Level Plus® model MG liquid level transmitter to measure
the level in storage tanks. The tank level is transmitted via Modbus to the OleumTech
LevelMate(TM) Monitor that sends the measurement to the control room where the
OleumTech DataHub(TM) is located. The output from the DataHub is connected to a
Fieldbus controller that places the information on the Internet.
The customer can open the website and poll the unit to find out the last collected
measurement. The user can customize the update time of the radios and the web
interface.
The intended application for the current model MG transmitter and LevelMate
Monitor solution is when the tank has line power from a local source but does not have
communication lines back to the control room. MTS has found several locations where
the control room is located hundreds of yards away from the tanks and the expense of
running conduit the full length has inhibited the use of automatic tank gauging on the
tank. However, there is no need for battery-powered gauges and/or radios since power is
located throughout the facility. The solution provided by MTS and OleumTech allows
customers to reap the benefits of automatic tank gauging without having to endure the
costs of running conduit.
Customers choose the model MG transmitters due to its ability to provide 3 in 1
measurement of the product level, interface level and temperature along with offering
volume outputs from 100 point strap tables. The model MG has built a reputation of high
accuracy, reliability, simple installation, and field replacement. Every gauge is built
custom to the application and is available in lengths from 508 mm (20 in.) to 18,288 mm
(720 in.). The model MG can operate on either 12 or 24 Vdc power via its 4-wire
Modbus connection.
For more information on MTS Sensors and level sensing, please contact: Lee
Aiken, MTS Sensors Division, 3001 Sheldon Drive, Cary, NC 27513. Phone: (919) 677-
2373. E-mail: lee.aiken@mts.com or visit www.mtssensors.com.
MTS Sensors, a division of MTS Systems Corp., is the global leader in the
development and production of magnetostrictive linear-position and liquid-level sensors.
Based on MTS' patented Temposonics® technology, the Sensors Division is continually
developing new ways to apply magnetostrictive sensing technology to solve critical
applications in a variety of markets worldwide. With facilities in the U.S., Germany and Japan, MTS Sensors Division is an ISO 9001 certified supplier committed to providing innovative sensing solutions that deliver customers with reliable, cost effective sensing devices.
For More Information, Contact:
Lee Aiken
Product Marketing Manager
919-677-2373
lee.aiken@mts.com
Patricia Staino, BtB Marketing
PR Account Manager
919-872-8172
patricia@btbmarketing.com
