Chemicals distribution 4.0 – Digital transparency through VEGA sensors and VEGA Inventory System |
Typical chemical products in the Brenntag portfolio include acetates, alcohols, alkalis, acids, bleaching agents and disinfectants, solvents, as well as toluenes and xylenes. Manufacturers, and thus suppliers, are well-known, globally active companies in the field of wholesale and specialty chemicals. Their job now is to "design" exactly the product the customer needs, using a selection of these basic chemicals and diluting or mixing them, and making the product available in the desired quantity at the right time and place. For this they need qualified employees who identify with the customer's requirements, as well as sophisticated technology for storing and monitoring everything safely and intelligent logistics that ensures delivery exactly as the customer specifies.
Recording, transmitting and visualising measured values
With all the prerequisites in place, implementation of the planned measures could begin. At one location, the acid storage facility, which encompasses ten new 30 m³ PE tanks for sulphuric, hydrochloric and acetic acid in different concentrations, was equipped with proven VEGASON 61 ultrasonic sensors for level measurement. A VEGASCAN 693 gateway supplies the sensors in HART multidrop mode and provides the signals for the company network via the Ethernet interface. The ten existing underground solvent tanks with a total of 30 chambers are gradually being retrofitted with modern measurement technology. Existing sensors based on older generation guided radar have been replaced by VEGAPULS 64 radar sensors for level measurement. The sensors have an intrinsically safe supply via VEGAMET 624 controllers. These provide switching contacts for a pre-alarm and an end shut-off of the safety valve at maximum filling. Here, too, the level values are delivered to the company network via the Ethernet interface.
VEGA Inventory System as a software solution
Software solution for remote monitoring and inventory control
Further applications in different industries
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