Simplifying scrubber systems
Forbes Technologies benefits from Bluetooth and new flowmeter design
The Forbes Group designs and manufactures tanks, vessels, scrubbers, degassers and other plant, many of which utilise instrumentation from Endress+Hauser to ensure optimal performance, regulatory compliance and efficient removal of harmful emissions from industrial processes. Of particular benefit is the Promag W 0 x DN option, the world’s first electromagnetic flowmeter without measuring tube restriction. In addition, devices with Bluetooth support safer maintenance and commissioning.
Forbes supplies scrubbers, storage tanks and other vessels
Skid mounted scrubbing system at Forbes
The benefits
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Reduces the footprint of skid-mounted scrubber systems, saving material which is beneficial for cost and sustainability.
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No need to disconnect flowmeters from skid-mounted scrubber systems prior to delivery.
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Safer testing and commissioning for instruments that may be mounted in inaccessible locations.
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Faster instrument configuration.
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Excellent technical support and online ordering.
“We can simulate processes like filling and emptying from our phones in a couple of minutes.”
Forbes Technologies
The challenge
Forbes Technologies relies on instrumentation from Endress+Hauser for its scrubber systems, which it supplies into a variety of industries including water, chemical, life sciences and food & beverage. The scrubbing towers utilise level switches, radar devices for continuous level measurement, pressure transmitters, pH sensors and flowmeters, all supplied by Endress+Hauser.
The solution
The Promag W 0 x DN option is the world’s first electromagnetic flowmeter without measuring tube restriction. It’s ideal for compact systems or skids because multiple measuring electrodes detect the flow, generating a substantially higher density of measured data than for standard devices to achieve high accuracy regardless of any obstruction.
Bluetooth for safer maintenance and commissioning
Another feature of the Endress+Hauser portfolio, Bluetooth, is used to access instrumentation in hard-to-reach places, such as at the top of 15-metre chemical storage tanks. Bluetooth can also be used to generate readings for testing of control sequences. “We can simulate processes like filling and emptying from our phones in a couple of minutes,” confirms Ben Whicker, Forbes’ Chemical & Process Engineering Manager.
