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News Release from: Beamex | Subject: Multifunction calibrator, vacuum calibration pump
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 05 February 2007
Multifunction calibrator, vacuum
calibration pump
Georgia Power's Plant Yates utilise Beamex's MC5 multifunction calibrators, vacuum calibration pumps, both high and low-pressure calibration pumps and QD3 documenting software.
"Safety is based on never exceeding the established operating parameters (reactor power and cooling capacity, etc) Only with a measurement system that is periodically calibrated against universal references, is it possible to establish the actual operating points and their proximity to limits imposed by safety", Mr Cejalvo adds
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 30 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Instruments and Controls department is responsible for maintaining and calibrating all instrumentation at Plant Yates, including transmitters and switches.
Jeff Cason is a Senior Instruments and Controls Technician at Georgia Power's Plant Yates.
Calibration of process instruments is considered essential at Plant Yates.
"Proper calibration ensures the best possible plant performance,increases efficiency, and reduces risk of problems", Jeff Cason states.
"It provides safety from potential hazards due to undesirable operating conditions", Jeff continues.
The main objectives achieved through calibration are increased performance, reliability, efficiency, and safety.
Transmitters, switches, gauges, transducers, frequency devices and pulse counters, among other things, are calibrated at Plant Yates.
"We calibrate control instrumentation on a yearly basis, and indication instruments every eighteen to twenty-four months" Jeff Cason explains.
At Plant Yates, they utilise Beamex's MC5 multifunction calibrators, vacuum calibration pumps, both high and low-pressure calibration pumps and QD3 documenting software; the results have been very satisfying.
"Beamex equipment was chosen because the MC5 offered the most options as far as module ranges, devices that could be calibrated and put into the database, HART communications, and database functionality", Jeff Cason reveals.
"The MC5 is very versatile, powerful, and compact.
All-in-one functionality means no need to carry several different gauges, manometers, and ammeter into the field", Jeff Cason describes.
"Also, the accuracy of the MC5 modules is very good", Jeff continues.
In addition, the QD3 documenting software has proven to be very efficient.
"The software makes it easy to send a list of instruments to be calibrated to the MC5 and then to work from that list, without needing to do paperwork out in the field", Jeff Cason points out.
Using Beamex's calibration equipment has provided many benefits such as smooth, effortless calibrations.
"Easy upload of calibrations to a PC and easy-to-read calibration certificates show the accuracy of the instrument", Jeff Cason explains the benefits of the Beamex calibration system.
"It also allows the ability to search for instruments that are due for calibration", Jeff adds."utilising the Beamex calibration system has reduced the amount of equipment and paperwork that has to be taken out in the field", Jeff Cason concludes. Request a free brochure from Beamex ...
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