SITRANS LR560 2-wire, 78 GHz FMCW radar level transmitter for continuous monitoring of solids in silos to a range of 100 m (328 ft).

SITRANS LR560’s plug and play performance is ideal for most solids applications, including those with extreme dust and high temperatures to +200 ºC (+392 ºF). Unique design allows safe and simple programming using the Intrinsically Safe handheld programmer without having to open the instrument’s lid.

SITRANS LR560 includes an optional graphical local display interface (LDI) that improves setup and operation using an intuitive Quick Start Wizard, and echo profile display for diagnostic support. Startup is easy using the Quick Start wizard with a few parameters required for basic operation. SITRANS LR560 measures virtually any solids material to a range of 100 m (328 ft).

 Benefits

Key Applications: cement powder, plastic powder/pellets, grain, coal, wood powder, fly ash.

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Siemens Sitrans RD500

Sitrans RD500 is a remote data manager providing integrated web access, alarm event handling and data capture for instrumentation, including flow, level, pressure, temperature measurement and weighing.

It enables remote monitoring of inventory levels, process and environmental applications, and provides web access to most types of field instrumentation.  With Sitrans RD500 it is as simple as typing an ip address into your web browser to access the data from remotely installed instrumentation.  It collects and sends sensor data to logistics systems providing up to date, timely and accurate information used in decision making.

Key Applications and Industries

Remote monitoring of inventory and industrial processes is applicable to most industries.  The RD500 is the solution for customers that need to monitor field instruments from anywhere, any time of the day.  These are just a few application examples:

• Hydro carbon processing - inventory monitoring for oil and gas distribution
• Oil and Gas - oil supply retail auto service stations
• Mining, aggregates and cement - pit monitoring of shift production results, monitoring of cement inventory levels on building sites
• Chemicals, e.g. ink supply at newspaper print locations
• Food and beverages - animal feed levels, grains, cereals, and other ingredients
• Environmental monitoring, such as overflow, water treatment and site remediation
• Logistics - reduction of transportation costs for trucking and supply companies

Features and Benefits

• Configurable software supports out of the box operation; no engineering or coding required
• Up to 128 conventional IO devices can be connected per location, with up to 247 Modbus serial devices
• Scalable offering, providing flexible and large number of IO options that can be added over time
• Connectivity to most instrumentation
• Supports Modbus serial instrumentation allowing for read and write access to Modbus devices.
• Remote configuration of RD500
• Remote viewing of instrumentation data
• Remote data collection
• Uses standard web browser, no additional software required
• Ethernet and serial modem communications options
• Alarming, reporting and messaging via SMS text messaging, E-mail, FTP and HTML
• Sends reporting automatically via email or FTP
• Capacity for years of data

Please contact Intec Controls for additional information and pricing.