Enhance Your Tank Gauging Benefits Without Heavy Expenses

September 29, 2010

Reducing field wiring leads to huge savings in infrastructure, design and the labour required for installation and commissioning. At installation costs of up to 70% less than wired systems, Emerson’s Smart Wireless solution gives you access to tank gauging data that used to be technically or economically out of reach.

Lower CAPEX is only part of the picture. No hot work is required and production downtime is minimized. In addition, compared to other systems, the time between project start-up and an up-and-running wireless system is drastically reduced. No costly site surveys are required.

Rosemount Tank Gauging, with the well known TankRadar^® Rex and TankRadar PRO gauges, is the world’s leading tank gauging system and industry benchmark. The Smart Wireless technology from Emerson is based on IEC 62591 (WirelessHART), the industry standard in use at thousands of plants around the globe.

“ Why should I retrofit wireless devices into my existing tank gauging system?”

Several reasons. Your old wiring might need replacing, or you might want to increase reliability with redundant communication paths. In emulation situations you could unlock the full capability of your TankRadar REX and add the possibility of remote servicing.

“ Will this wireless stuff match our safety and security demands?”

Most certainly. The system uses WirelessHART technology with digital communication, protected by 128-bit encryption, authentication, verification, anti-jamming, and reliable key management.

“ Our tank farm has obstacles. Might that affect the system’s reliability? ”

Not at all. There is no need for line of sight between the gateway and each device. All devices act as mesh network nodes, and can relay data around obstacles.

To learn how to get more out of your existing Tank Gauging system please contact Colin Robertson.