Remote Digital Displays are used in process instrumentation.
Press Release Summary:
Able to be used with all types of field instruments in varying process conditions, SITRANS RD100 and RD200 enable users to view and access measurement data from remote locations. SITRANS RD100, supplied in NEMA 4X IP67 enclosure, is 2-wire loop-powered unit with 1 in. high LCD suited for hazardous environments. Accepting universal inputs, panel-mount SITRANS RD200 is suited for process instrumentation. Two optional relays can be used for alarm indication and process control.
Original Press Release:
New Universal Remote Displays for Process Instrumentation from Siemens
ATLANTA, Sept. 13, 2007 - Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. today announced the release of the SITRANS RD100 and RD200 universal remote digital displays. These displays enable users to view and access measurement data from a remote location. Easy to set up and program, these displays can be used with all types of field instruments in varying process conditions.
SITRANS RD100 is a 2-wire, loop-powered remote digital display. Easy setup with a simple 2-step configuration allows for quick servicing without interruption of the loop. The date is easy to read on a one-inch high LCD display. With its NEMA 4X IP67 enclosure, the SITRANS RD100 has FM and CSA approvals for use in hazardous environments. Key applications of the RD100 include displaying the process variables for level, flow, pressure, temperature and weighing applications, in a 4 to 20 mA loop.
SITRANS RD200 is a universal input, panel-mount, remote display for process instrumentation. It accepts universal inputs, including current, voltage, thermocouple and Resistance Temperature Device (RTD) signals. Two optional relays can be used for alarm indication and process control applications. Key applications of the RD200 include tank farms, pump alternation control, local or remote display of level, temperature, flow, pressure and weighing instrument values, PC monitoring and data logging with RD Software.
About Siemens
Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. is one of Siemens' operating companies in the U.S. Headquartered in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, Ga., Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. manufactures and markets one of the world's broadest ranges of electrical and electronic products, systems and services to industrial and construction market customers. Its technologies range from circuit protection and energy management systems to process control, industrial software and totally integrated automation solutions. The company also has expertise in systems integration, technical services and turnkey industrial systems. For more information: www.sea.siemens.com.
Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) is one of the largest global electronics and engineering companies with reported worldwide sales of $107.4 billion in fiscal 2006. Founded nearly 160 years ago, the company is a leader in the areas of Medical, Power, Automation and Control, Transportation, Information and Communications, Lighting, Building Technologies, Water Technologies and Services and Home Appliances. With its U.S. corporate headquarters in New York City, Siemens in the USA has sales of $21.4 billion and employs approximately 67,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Eleven of Siemens' worldwide businesses are based in the United States. With its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens AG and its subsidiaries employ 475,000 people in 190 countries. For more information on Siemens in the United States: www.usa.siemens.com.
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Jennifer Seiler
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jennifer.seiler@siemens.com
Michael Krampe
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