On 21st April 2010, VEGA’s Managing Director, Günter Kech was presented the “PCN Europe Award” by the chief editor of PCN, Constanze Schmitz. The radar sensors, VEGAPULS, made this year for the winner of the award.

The VEGAPULS instrument series has completely redeveloped electronics which enables faster, more accurate and intelligent signal evaluation.

A lot has changed with the commissioning of the sensors. Now by describing the application based parameters the deployment of the sensor allow a simple yet optimal adaptation to the particular process conditions. Then all the user has to do is simply select the type of product to be measured, the vessel shape or mounting situation and determine its range.

Special attention was also paid to the development of the asset management functions. Preventive maintenance, especially in large scale industrial plants can be very economical. The VEGAPULS are the first radar sensors on the market, to feature NE 107 self-monitoring and diagnosis. Because of this internal monitoring and event memory the device status is available at any time, any maintenance work can be planned ahead.

The applications for continuous level measurement with radar, range from simple storage tank measurements in liquids, to river level measurements and content acquisition in mixed containers, to sophisticated measurement process in reaction vessels of the chemical industry.

Non-contact Radars are a measuring principle also perfectly suitable for use in the bulk solids industry. Radar sensors can be used up to 70m in height, with slope measurements, e.g. in the construction industry or in containers with plastic pellets in bulk silos.