The boring instrument that's wrong in three quarters of plants we audit.
Temperature is the most-measured process variable and the most often badly installed. Wrong thermowell length, wrong sheath material, wrong accuracy class for the duty. We supply RTD and thermocouple sensors picked to the actual duty, not the catalogue.
The sensor and the thermowell, picked together.
Most temperature problems trace back to the thermowell. A thermowell that is too short reads the pipe wall, not the process. A thermowell that is too long vibrates and fatigue-cracks. The sensor inside it is rarely the problem.
We size the thermowell to the line, the medium, and the flow velocity. The sensor is matched to the temperature range, accuracy requirement, and connection type. The transmitter is integrated where the loop needs HART or head-mount; rail-mount where the control panel handles it instead.
Four families.
- 01
RTD (Pt100, Pt1000)
Process temperatures from -50 to 500°C; the workhorse
Highest accuracy in standard duty; 3-wire or 4-wire connections
- 02
Thermocouple (K, J, T, N)
Higher temperatures (up to 1200°C+), faster response
K-type most common; T-type for cryogenic; N-type for stability
- 03
Sanitary RTD
CIP / SIP loops, F&B process temperature, dairy
Tri-clamp connections, hygienic body design, FDA-grade materials
- 04
Surface / clamp-on
Non-invasive pipe temperature; quick spot-check
Strap-on or magnetic; used for surveys and retrofit measurement
The shared spec floor.
- Sensor types stocked
- Pt100, Pt1000, K, J, T, N thermocouples
- Sheath material
- 316L SS standard; Inconel, Hastelloy for chemical duty
- Process connection
- Thread (1/2-inch NPT, G1/2), flange, sanitary tri-clamp
- Thermowell options
- Tapered, stepped, straight; barstock-machined; available in 316L, Inconel
- Transmitter integration
- Head-mount, rail-mount, or panel-mount; HART standard
- Accuracy class
- Class A standard, Class AA for premium duty
- Temperature range
- -200 to 1200°C depending on sensor type
Got a temperature loop that drifts?
We audit and re-spec.
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