Ultrasonic Flowmeter requires only 60 mW of power.
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DigitalFlow(TM) UTX878 loop-powered, clamp-on flowmeter incorporates ultrasonic transducer technology. Low-profile NEMA 4X package has 128 x 64 pixel LCD display for viewing flow rate information, while 6-button external keypad accesses instrument program for verifying meter diagnostics. UTX878 transducer works for pipes ranging from ½-8 in. in diameter.
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GE Introduces DigitalFlow(TM) Loop-Powered Clamp-On Flowmeter
Waltham, MA - March 31, 2004 - GE Panametncs, a unit of GE Infrastructure Sensing and a leading provider of flowmeters, hygrometers and oxygen analyzers, announces its DigitalFlow(TM) UTX878 loop-powered, clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeter
The UTX878 features a patent-pending, low-powered design that requires as little as 60mW of power. The UTX878 achieves low power consumption through new ultrasonic transducer technology, which calls for less excitation energy than is needed for conventional transducers. At the same time, this technology produces exceptional, high-performing ultrasonic signals.
The UTX878 retains all the advantages of clamp-on flow metering -accuracy, reliability, ease of installation, no pressure drop and no calibration.
"Customers have always wanted a loop-powered clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeter because of installation simplicity and cost savings. The low-powered design of the UTX878 makes this possible," said Paul Ceglia, flowmeter product line manager for GE Infrastructure Sensing.
The UTX878 combines the straightforward design of loop power with the performance and full features of an advanced flowmeter. Its low-profile NEMA4X package has a 128 by 64 pixel LCD display for easy viewing of flow rate information. A six-button external keypad accesses the instrument program for verifying meter diagnostics. In addition, UTX878 transducers work for pipes ranging from one-half inch up to eight inches in diameter.
About GE Infrastructure Sensing
GE has united the technological innovation and experience of industry leaders in the design and manufacture of advanced sensing and measurement solutions into one world-Cass business - GE Infrastructure Sensing. This new $500 million company, with operations around the world, offers a broad range of products and services that help customers solve challenges and drive productivity.
GE Infrastructure Sensing's precision instruments and systems measure temperature, pressure, liquid level, humidity, gas
concentration, and flow rate for applications ranging from environmental, medical and pharmaceutical to automotive, aerospace, chemical and petrochemical. Using technologies such as silicon micromachining, infrared detection and ultrasonics, GE Infrastructure Sensing helps customers monitor, protect, control and validate their critical processes and applications.
GE Druck, GE General Eastern, GE Kaye, GE NovaSensor, GE Panametrics, GE Thermometrics and GE Ruska are now under one name: GE Infrastructure Sensing
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