Vega instrumentation, my go to. Matt Smith over there, absolute legend, comes out to site and knows the products inside out. Great lead times and if your in a pinch always do their upmost to get a quick turn around. Bluetooth feature is great for setup, monitoring and fault finding. Can't fault them.
I don’t actually mention it in the video and I don’t go around asking people to speak to camara as I am not that guy but all the stuff were very product knowledgeable and great at the bus
I really rate Vega instruments, their kit is top notch and the guys that work for them are really helpful. Also unlike Emerson etc who buy loads of companies and you can never find the right person to speak to Vega seem to be quite well organised. The cost and complexity of dealing with sources make nucleonic level instruments and last resort. There are normally better options with point level since guided wave and open path radar have come about. The only thing that’s quite impressive with nucleonics is density profilers, in oil and gas separation application we have a horizontal vessel (tank) part filled with well fluids (the stuff we get from underground), they contain oil, gas and water. By dropping the pressure the gas flashes off, by allowing the liquid to sit in the vessel for a period the oil floats on the water. We control the rate water is drawn off by measuring the interface. With a density profiler you have a single nucleonic source in the centre of the vessel. And multiple detectors around the outside. It know a the path length of each and from that can work out the composition based on absorption coefficients.
Some lead times from Emerson are rediculass over the past few years, unless you're building a new oil or gas rig finding the right support can be near on impossible as you've said. Vega seem to have a totally different buisness and support model that seems to fill this void. Brilliant in my opinion from start to finish and support post sale/ install
Open channel flow, the restriction below the level measurement device is called a flume. This restriction caused by the flume causes the water level in front of flume (directly under level sensor) to rise slightly, it is called a standing wave, because it stops where it is. This wave is proportional to the flow through the flume. If you program certain key dimensions and flume type into the controller if calculates flow. Used widely in water and waste water industry, environment agency uses them also for river flow measurement. The EA tend to use a weir as opposed to flume. Wastewater/sewage use gives a whole new take on Log flume!!! Vega are a fantastic company Karl Banberneck now retired was a top engineer
These videos are absolute gold!! Please keep them coming. I have not long started at a plant that has a haver and boecker and a new tech palletizer, seriously impressive! If you could give a run down on Profinet 😅 Process controls is next level.
Mapei in Halesowen, they have some wicked machines there. I think the Haver is a Merc 3 if that means anything to you. We have a check sum error on one of the spouts that keeps coming up. I can imagine you been brilliant on them haha
I used to work on them in cement , benji and Adam’s ( they are normally named after people on the factories children ) it’s been a long time but I know the weights were a sod then but they are solid kit, all be it everything on them is designed to. E hard to replace and repair
@@jamieblatantsparky That’s really cool, I have heard they make a 16 spout 🤯 The one we look after is built like an absolute tank and has been banging out bags since around 2004 I believe. Hardly any sealing issues, mainly inflation hoses and pinch valves replacing. The whole powder plant for that line is being upgraded from an old school Omron plc to Siemens s7 with profinet, so interesting 🤓 I love it haha. Keep up the good content 🫡👍🏻
One downside to having Bluetooth or similar to set things up is security, if someone were to hack in they could change parameters and cause chaos, in some industries this could be deadly hence I doubt they’d entertain using them.
If someone is close enough to your process instrument to “hack it” they’re close enough to manually shut valves or smash things with hammer. Realistically you need to be within 2-5m to get a connection with these in an industrial setting. You can also set passwords etc.
I have a local AP. Using the Shelly's to monitor power thank you for that suggestion. Really good. Application is to bill holiday renters when boiler runs. Not when heating is boosted. I currently do it using an hour's counter but someone has to read it and send photos. The Shelly works brilliantly and allows me to know power usage for when I install solar next September. Property in Ireland so I can do it with a local RECI. I don't plan to do MCS here. Sticking to domestic/commercial. Currently doing course on schematics with Bee Automation. Your stuff is really good.
New stuff is boring. Older mechanical stuff is way more interesting and basically anyone outside of the control stuff has never seem those either. It would be way more fun to watch how a rotating paddle level switch work, instead of just listening someone telling that "this expensive black box emits this invisible signal and this another black box receives it and then tells the plc what it saw".
Agreed , I just can’t and bindcators or any of the old mechanical probes to show off as they are knackerd or very expensive, as I come across them I document and show them like I did the oil dash plot as they are going and they will soon be gone forever
Been getting a lot of experience with Endress and Hauser + Rosemount, nice to see some different kit
Vega instrumentation, my go to. Matt Smith over there, absolute legend, comes out to site and knows the products inside out. Great lead times and if your in a pinch always do their upmost to get a quick turn around. Bluetooth feature is great for setup, monitoring and fault finding. Can't fault them.
I don’t actually mention it in the video and I don’t go around asking people to speak to camara as I am not that guy but all the stuff were very product knowledgeable and great at the bus
I really rate Vega instruments, their kit is top notch and the guys that work for them are really helpful. Also unlike Emerson etc who buy loads of companies and you can never find the right person to speak to Vega seem to be quite well organised.
The cost and complexity of dealing with sources make nucleonic level instruments and last resort.
There are normally better options with point level since guided wave and open path radar have come about.
The only thing that’s quite impressive with nucleonics is density profilers, in oil and gas separation application we have a horizontal vessel (tank) part filled with well fluids (the stuff we get from underground), they contain oil, gas and water. By dropping the pressure the gas flashes off, by allowing the liquid to sit in the vessel for a period the oil floats on the water. We control the rate water is drawn off by measuring the interface. With a density profiler you have a single nucleonic source in the centre of the vessel. And multiple detectors around the outside. It know a the path length of each and from that can work out the composition based on absorption coefficients.
Anyone reading this will spot there is a much if not more information in this post than my video ,
@@jamieblatantsparky You’ve for a great channel, you clearly put sone serious effort in to it. Thank you for all the hard work,
Some lead times from Emerson are rediculass over the past few years, unless you're building a new oil or gas rig finding the right support can be near on impossible as you've said. Vega seem to have a totally different buisness and support model that seems to fill this void. Brilliant in my opinion from start to finish and support post sale/ install
That Nortface logo on the inside roof of the van looks wonky. I had to read it twice to check the spelling. Pure Gold
Not easy to get them nowadays
Ultrasonic, level probes, floats and transducers Ahoy!!!!
All aboard
Open channel flow, the restriction below the level measurement device is called a flume. This restriction caused by the flume causes the water level in front of flume (directly under level sensor) to rise slightly, it is called a standing wave, because it stops where it is. This wave is proportional to the flow through the flume. If you program certain key dimensions and flume type into the controller if calculates flow. Used widely in water and waste water industry, environment agency uses them also for river flow measurement. The EA tend to use a weir as opposed to flume.
Wastewater/sewage use gives a whole new take on Log flume!!!
Vega are a fantastic company Karl Banberneck now retired was a top engineer
Another lod of additional information thanks
Thanks for the mention in the video. interesting content process control.
Any time! Thanks for engaging with out engaging it’s a waste of time
These videos are absolute gold!! Please keep them coming.
I have not long started at a plant that has a haver and boecker and a new tech palletizer, seriously impressive!
If you could give a run down on Profinet 😅 Process controls is next level.
What plant I am something of a Hb expert
Mapei in Halesowen, they have some wicked machines there. I think the Haver is a Merc 3 if that means anything to you. We have a check sum error on one of the spouts that keeps coming up. I can imagine you been brilliant on them haha
I used to work on them in cement , benji and Adam’s ( they are normally named after people on the factories children ) it’s been a long time but I know the weights were a sod then but they are solid kit, all be it everything on them is designed to. E hard to replace and repair
@@jamieblatantsparky That’s really cool, I have heard they make a 16 spout 🤯 The one we look after is built like an absolute tank and has been banging out bags since around 2004 I believe. Hardly any sealing issues, mainly inflation hoses and pinch valves replacing. The whole powder plant for that line is being upgraded from an old school Omron plc to Siemens s7 with profinet, so interesting 🤓 I love it haha. Keep up the good content 🫡👍🏻
One downside to having Bluetooth or similar to set things up is security, if someone were to hack in they could change parameters and cause chaos, in some industries this could be deadly hence I doubt they’d entertain using them.
If someone is close enough to your process instrument to “hack it” they’re close enough to manually shut valves or smash things with hammer.
Realistically you need to be within 2-5m to get a connection with these in an industrial setting. You can also set passwords etc.
It’s got a high level of encryption and everything is a possible in , it can also be turned off
vengaboys are tha shiznit
You like to party
Can you make video on how to install, wire up, align, program these level sensors and probes?
You will have to look on the website mate I don’t have access to the probes
Guys, need a run/hours meter that can connect to internet. Any suggestions, dont think Shelley do one,
How do you want to connect it to the internet?
I have a local AP. Using the Shelly's to monitor power thank you for that suggestion. Really good. Application is to bill holiday renters when boiler runs. Not when heating is boosted. I currently do it using an hour's counter but someone has to read it and send photos. The Shelly works brilliantly and allows me to know power usage for when I install solar next September. Property in Ireland so I can do it with a local RECI. I don't plan to do MCS here. Sticking to domestic/commercial. Currently doing course on schematics with Bee Automation. Your stuff is really good.
New stuff is boring. Older mechanical stuff is way more interesting and basically anyone outside of the control stuff has never seem those either. It would be way more fun to watch how a rotating paddle level switch work, instead of just listening someone telling that "this expensive black box emits this invisible signal and this another black box receives it and then tells the plc what it saw".
Agreed , I just can’t and bindcators or any of the old mechanical probes to show off as they are knackerd or very expensive, as I come across them I document and show them like I did the oil dash plot as they are going and they will soon be gone forever