New calibration facility sets standards worldwide

Uniformly high product quality is one of the most important goals set by Endress+Hauser. In meeting these objectives the private family-owned company is prepared to invest significant sums in its production facilities. The flowmeter calibration facility in Reinach embodies an outstanding concept, with the backing of a 22-strong team of highly qualified engineers, technicians and designers. They channeled the 30-plus years of experience amassed by Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG into this project.^

The new calibration facility produces measurements that deviate no more than ±0.015 percent from the reference value - equivalent to about the contents of one champagne glass in one thousand liters of water. Thirty influencing variables in all were taken into account in order to achieve the excellent performance of this facility. A regimen of constant checks and controls ensures that the high requirements on calibration accuracy are reliably satisfied. Dr. Hugo Bissig from the Federal Office of Metrology (METAS) in Bern and Mr. August Schaub from the Swiss Accreditation Service (SAS) represented the Swiss accreditation authorities at the opening, and had the opportunity of seeing for themselves just how this reliability is implemented.

Highly accurate calibration satisfies all requirements

"The new facility enables the Promass F Coriolis flowmeters we manufacture in Reinach to be calibrated accurately to the specified figure of ±0.05 percent”, explained CEO Dr. Gerhard Jost to the guests. "That represents the very best in the international league.” Accuracy of this nature enables the company to cope with increasingly stringent customer requirements in future-oriented sectors such as life sciences, chemicals, foodstuffs and petrochemicals. "As well as performing reliably, our flowmeters must present certification for their high measuring accuracy”, emphasized the CEO.

Throughout the production process, Endress+Hauser subjects all the components to constant and rigorous checking. The fully assembled flowmeters are then tested, calibrated and adjusted in state-of-the-art calibration facilities. Calibration means that the flow indicated by a meter is compared with the reference value furnished by the calibration facility, and the meter is then adjusted accordingly. Customers throughout the world benefit in a number of ways: they can dependably measure and process costly raw materials and intermediate products, comply with what are often extremely strict quality specifications, and implement optimum process automation to minimize their costs. This is particularly important for custody transfer applications, for example fuel loading.

Same calibration concept for locations all over the world

As an international player, Endress+Hauser operates in accordance with internationally accepted standards for the accreditation of its products and test methods. One unique facet of the company's operations is that all Endress+Hauser's flow calibration facilities are accredited by widely different national authorities - including for example SAS, A2LA and CNAS - in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025. Since all test resources are seamlessly traceable back to national standards, customers can invariably look to Endress+Hauser to provide the same uniformly high standard of quality, be it in product quality or in field testing of their process facilities.

Established in 1977, Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG is a global leader in the provision of flow measuring technology for industrial process engineering. Based in Reinach (Switzerland), the company employs about 740 people in production, product management and research and development. Other sites and plants of the company with another 440 employees are located in Cernay (France), Greenwood (Indiana/USA), Aurangabad (India) and in Suzhou (China).

The Endress+Hauser Group

Endress+Hauser is a global leader in the provision of measurement instrumentation, services and solutions for industrial process engineering. With over 7,000 employees, the group of companies generates annual sales of over one billion euros.

Structure

Company-owned Sales Centers and a network of partners and agencies guarantee competent support world-wide. Product Centers in ten countries respond quickly and flexibly to customer needs and requirements. The holding based in Reinach (Switzerland) coordinates the group of companies. As a successful family-owned business, Endress+Hauser is set to remain free and independent in future.

Products

With a wide range of sensors, instruments, systems and services, Endress+Hauser covers the areas of level, flow, pressure and temperature measurement as well as liquid analysis and measured data acquisition. We support our customers with solutions and services in automation, logistics and information technology. Our products set standards in quality and technology.

Industries

Customers are primarily from the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, food, water & wastewater, base material, paper, cellulose and the shipbuilding sectors. With support from Endress+Hauser, they optimize their process engineering while taking into consideration environmental protection, safety and economic efficiency.

History

Endress+Hauser was founded in 1953 by Georg H. Endress and Ludwig Hauser. For more than 50 years, the company has developed consistently from being a specialist in level measurement to a provider of complete solutions for industrial measuring technology and automation, while continually breaking into new markets.  

For further information, please visit www.endress.com

Contact

Maria Baur              

Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG                                   

Kägenstrasse 7

4153 Reinach BL 1

Switzerland

E-mail: maria.baur@flowtec.endress.com
Phone +41 61 715 66 12
Fax +41 61 715 11 80