A pressure transmitter mounted on a stainless process line with gauge showing live reading
Instruments / Pressure

Four pressure modes, picked to the duty.

Gauge for process headers and pumps. Absolute for vacuum and altitude-sensitive duty. Differential for filters, flow, and sealed-tank level. Combined P + T for steam metering.

Vacuum to 1000 bar4-20 mA · HART
What we mean by pressure

The mode you pick depends on what the reading is for.

Pressure is the easiest process variable to measure and the hardest to get right at scale. The technology is mature; the mistakes are usually in mode selection, wetted-parts compatibility, or temperature compensation.

We supply gauge, absolute, differential, and combined P + T transmitters with diaphragm seals where the medium needs isolation, and capillary cooling where the process temperature exceeds the transmitter limit.

Sub-types

Four modes.

  1. 01

    Gauge pressure

    Most common; pressure read relative to atmospheric

    Used on pumps, process headers, hydraulic systems

  2. 02

    Absolute pressure

    Pressure read relative to vacuum; used when ambient is changing

    Distillation columns, vacuum dryers, altitude-sensitive duty

  3. 03

    Differential pressure

    Pressure drop across an orifice, filter, or pump

    Flow inference, filter-clog detection, level on sealed tanks

  4. 04

    Combined P + T

    Pressure and temperature in one tap; saves a nozzle

    Steam metering compensation, custody-transfer applications

Specifications

The shared spec floor.

Range options
Vacuum to 1000 bar depending on model
Accuracy
±0.075% to ±0.25% of span, model-dependent
Signal output
4 to 20 mA, HART standard; Profibus and Foundation Fieldbus available
Process connection
1/2-inch NPT, G1/2, flanged, sanitary tri-clamp
Wetted parts
316L SS standard; Hastelloy, tantalum, Monel for chemical duty
Diaphragm seal
Available for high-temperature or aggressive media duty
Process temperature
Up to 400°C with cooling element / capillary seal
Hazardous area
ATEX zones 0, 1, 2 variants