Pressure sensors and level switches for hygiene-critical processes

The food and pharmaceutical industries are home to a great variety of processes. Continuity is crucial in these, whether mixing, filling, evaporation or cleaning according to CIP and SIP. The right measurement technology is indispensable for this. VEGA is therefore expanding its portfolio with pressure sensors and level switches for hygiene-critical applications. Reliable, robust and versatile, as you would expect from VEGA.

Safety and efficiency are paramount in the food and pharma industry. With new series of compact instruments, VEGA now completes its measuring technology portfolio for hygiene-critical processes. The VEGABAR (pressure sensors) and VEGAPOINT (level switches) product families prove that automation can be very simple and at the same time highly efficient, without having to compromise on safety, hygiene and accuracy. Managing director Peter Leemans: "With its modular plics® system, VEGA is garnering particular success, especially for complex applications. After all, each element of the sensor can be chosen according to the application. This gives the user more than 300,000 configurations to choose from. But not all applications are so complex that they require a customized solution. This is why we have also developed a standard range. With the same quality. With the necessary certifications. But at a competitive price."

The uniform and flexible hygienic adapter system of the new series of instruments cuts costs and keeps inventories to a minimum.

360° INDICATION OF SWITCHING STATUS

The new measuring instruments VEGABAR and VEGAPOINT are thus ideally tailored to standard applications, where, however, no concessions should be made to quality and food safety. And there are further advantages. The short delivery times, for example, or VEGA's uniform hygienic adapter system. This provides the flexibility needed to keep costs and inventories at a sensible level. The process connections can be selected based on the application and adapted to the requirements on site. Ease of use, in other words. "Important in the development of this range is that the needs and experiences from the market were central," Leemans further adds. "A good example of this is that the switching state is immediately perceptible from any angle thanks to the colored ring, regardless of the orientation of the display. This allows you to see at a glance whether the measurement application is working or the sensor is switching and whether there might be a fault in the process."

WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

The new compact series is packed with intelligent sensor technology: the standard protocol IO-Link ensures universal and at the same time very simple communication. This provides the instruments with the standardized communication platform that enables seamless data transmission and easy system integration. An additional feature is the presence of Bluetooth. Leemans: "Pressure sensors can sometimes be awkwardly positioned, set up in hard-to-reach places or in unsafe environments. Thanks to Bluetooth, it is possible to maintain sufficient distance and still do everything that is necessary: commissioning, reading values, reconfiguring ... An incredible asset in, for example, clean rooms or production areas where temperatures can be high."

Peter Leemans: "What is important in the development of this range is that the needs and experiences from the market were central."

SAFETY, FLEXIBILITY AND REPRODUCIBILITY

The new VEGABAR pressure sensors and VEGAPOINT level switches represent an important milestone for VEGA. With very easy process integration and a hygiene-optimized design, users not only receive the entire range of level and pressure measurement technology from one supplier, but also a demand-oriented combination of safety, flexibility and reproducibility in food and pharmaceutical processes.