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Since 1997, VEGA has been revolutionising the market for level measurement technology with the first intrinsically safe radar sensors in two-wire technology – and in the process, it has advanced to international market leader in this area. The latest development is VEGAPULS 6X, a new, more powerful bulk solids radar sensor. The VEGAPULS 6X is a sensor for continuous measurement of bulk solids under different process conditions. It is ideal for level measurement in very high silos, large bunkers and segmented vessels. Thanks to the very good signal focussing a simple setup and reliable measurement is ensured.

The Friedrich Köster GmbH & Co. KG Maschinenfabrik-Eisengießerei in Heide manufactures castings of iron, steel and non-ferrous metals, sometimes in small batches, sometimes as individual castings of various sizes. The foundry sand required for this is transported, still hot, to large silos after use. Here it is stored and cooled until it is needed again for further processing steps. In order to reliably measure the level in the silos and thus their total content, reliable level measurement is required. Until now, guided radar sensors were used for this purpose. These old sensors, however, intermittently failed to transmit the measurement signals: Due to the very long cable probes, they had difficulties measuring in the sand and sometimes even stopped working completely. The necessary repairs could only be carried out when the silos were empty. This was not only inconvenient, it also caused delays in the production process again and again. VEGAPULS 31 radar sensors

Together with the Digital Data Chain Consortium, VEGA wants to further advance the digital twin of its instruments Transparent data exchange between manufacturers and users is an almost limitless topic, also in the process industry. To make progress in this area, many individual solutions, including some proprietary ones, have to be brought together under one roof. The Digital Data Chain Consortium, with VEGA as a founding member, wants to make documents and data accessible to all by means of a digital type label. Many different manufacturers What looks like a complete system out on the factory floor rarely turns out to be a unified whole when viewed up close: In every production system there are mechanical, electrical, electronic and software components from many different manufacturers. A complex multiplicity that makes itself felt particularly when things are not running smoothly. For example when a sensor needs to be re-parameterised, a valve sealed or a fuse replaced. How efficiently a machine or even an entire system can be repaired or serviced depends largely on how quickly

Sensor operation via smartphone and tablet: new functions to simplify proof testing. On the road, at home, at work – the smartphone is always with us. Mobile devices are now standard equipment in industrial plants as well. This allows machines and production systems to be operated more efficiently and, in many cases, more safely: for example, by enabling the system status to be called up remotely, or by eliminating the need to climb to the top of a tall vessel, or enter a hazardous zone to read sensor measurements. ✅ The combination of reliable and simple The productivity and efficiency of machines and entire plants always depends on how quickly and conveniently their status data can be visualised. The VEGA Tools app is mobile-based software that makes exactly this task easy. In machines and production systems, VEGA sensors deliver data that are not only needed for direct control. Some of these individual process values can also provide decisive information for planning maintenance work or eliminating faults. For almost six years, the

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