What Are The Advantages Of Process Sensors?

Factories nowadays, no matter what they produce, follow mostly an automated process through which things move forward from one stage to the other with minimum human intervention. Technology advancements have made it possible to have routinary tasks such as adjusting screws, classifying items according to their size or similar tasks to be done by machines without the need of having an operator worker intervening.

However, no matter how much we trust in the machines and how much we rely on their accuracy, it is still important to be vigilant over the production process and avoid living it unattended.

This is why there are process sensors that play an important role in aiding humans to verify that that automated manufacturing process is being followed without problems or inconvenient. Process sensors ensure that each machine is performing its task correctly and that the final output product meets all the expected requirements and conditions as regards humidity, shape, size, weight or whatever you need to control.

There are different types of process sensors, according to which part of the manufacturing process they have to supervise and what needs to be monitored.

Process sensors are very important because they provide very useful feedback about the condition of the manufacturing process in itself. Thus, the process can be run smoothly and operators can be warned easily if any corrective measure or adjustment needs to be implemented. These kind of supervising devices can be contact or contact-less, meaning that they do not need to touch the parts, environment or products they are checking but that anyway can give useful information to the system. The food industry is one of the main users of process sensors in the manufacturing process of crackers, cereals, potato chips, instant coffee, soya products, powder drinks, roast and ground coffee, tea and milk powders. They are also used in the paper industry, chemicals and animal food products industry.

As it can clearly be seen, process sensors are very advantageous for those industries whose processes can be automated but that, at the same time, require each step of the process to comply with certain requirements such as humidity level, size of the parts, their weight and so on. These devices are especially important as they help to perform and speed up a supervision that not only would be nearly impossible to do for the human eye but also that needs to be done at a specific pace so that the products that are being manufactured do not get delayed.

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Process Sensors And Their Role In Industrial Environments

Just as technical advancements have made our life easier and more comfortable, they have also had a positive and impressive impact in our working environment. Business organizations rely on computers and machines to satisfy their customers' expectations all year round and all day round and in almost every case to ensure high levels of productivity.

Industries and factories also require technical devices to help them perform at their best level, keep up with their clients' expectations and comply with the industry standards. Thus, industries and factories many a time rely on process sensors to make sure that the products being manufactured are being produced within the acceptable standards.

There are different process sensors available in the market. Some of them are specific to some industries while others can be shared by many. Two of the most popular ones are humidity sensors and temperature analyzers. We are going to deal with both of them in this article as they are quite generic and they are widely used in several industries.

HUMIDITY SENSORS

Humidity sensors are also popularly referred to as moisture analyzers or hygrometers. They are highly sophisticated instruments that allow factory owners and operators make sure that the product being manufactured is not exposed to the wrong levels of humidity and that it is being produced in an environment that has the right content of moisture. Believe it or not, this is quite a serious issue that has to be handled with accuracy and care. There are many products that can be ruined if they are exposed to more wetness than what they really need. For instance, if potato chips are packed wet they will taste sour when we eat them and coffee beans may smell sour and rotten if they are packed when they are not well dried enough. The wood industry also needs moisture analyzers: wood has to be dry enough to be able to cut it into pieces but wet enough to remain flexible. Industries use different hygrometers along the manufacturing process to keep close track of the humidity conditions in the environment.

TEMPERATURE METERS

Temperature meters are usually called thermometers and, as their name suggests, they are used to measure the temperature present in the manufacturing environment. They play an essential role in the chemical industry as chemical compounds cannot be exposed to dramatic changes in temperature or to very high or low temperatures under the risk of losing their properties.

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