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Choosing a mass flow meter requires a bit of knowledge about what is being measured. Both gas and liquid can be quantified using gauges that compute the flow at kilograms per second or liters per second in relation to the density of the material. Each device is different and you can't use the same meter for both wastewater plant and potable water, for example. But choosing one that's perfect for you will not be as difficult if you follow the tips below.

Make a checklist

What is the material to be measured: is it liquid or gas? If so, what type of liquid or gas are you working with? Is the liquid dirty or clean? Do you want the process the information manually or remotely? What about the temperature conditions of the plant and the material, are they hot or cold? Measuring hot water may need a gauge that will compensate for the change in temperature to get an accurate reading. Make sure you consider in your checklist the following: the liquid viscosity, corrosive and conductive properties, toxicity if applicable, and type of piping. When dealing with gases, make sure you list down if it's wet, corrosive, toxic, combustible, or clean.

There are numerous mass or water flow meters to choose from such as coriolis, differential pressure, energy, magnetic, open channel, optical, massive displacement, thermal, turbine, ultrasonic, variable area and vortex. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages.

Narrowing down prospects

There are so many companies offering these devices but the best manufacturers have the best engineers to help your identity plant specifications through an easy-to-follow guide will help determine the perfect product for your needs. You also want a company with strong local presence with qualified partners in North and South America, Asia, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. This is to minimize the potential shut-down time when the mass flow meters encounter a snag since the manufacturer can immediately send in engineers. Also, the manufacturer should be able to offer you a competitive rate along with technical training of your staff, application assistance or taking care of the repair and maintenance.

Saving on costs

The process of listing down the plant specifications will entail cost, if you consider the number of manpower hours alone. Then you have to find the perfect technology that fits your need. An educated estimate would place the expense somewhere between 30 to 40% of the sales cost.

The Global Flow Sensors Market is expected to reach USD 7.48 billion by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Increasing quest for new energy sources along with renewable energy development is expected to drive the flow sensors market over the forecast period. Regulations governing the industry have been favorable in stimulating market growth for different types of sensors. For example, standards laid by the EPA for power plants have increased the demand for gas flow sensors which are effective in monitoring gas leakage. Various initiatives are taken into consideration for energy conservation and efficiency over the years worldwide. For instance, Omron Corporation offers high performance MEMS flow sensors to optimize air conditioning energy efficiency.

Further, the industry has witnessed high demand from numerous end-use industries. For example, in the automotive sector, active and passive safety sensors have witness tremendous growth due to the growing need for accident mitigation systems. Emission of hazardous gases has led to the framing of legislations for emission control and resulted in the need for monitoring the concentration of exhaust gases.

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Further key findings from the study suggest:

The flow     sensors market is expected to witness considerable growth over the     forecast period. The need for new energy sources, including oil and gas     exploration, and the growing significance of developing of renewable     energy sources are expected to be key market drivers.

The process     industries segment is poised for significant growth over the next few     years, and accounted for over 25% of the overall market in 2013. Growing     number projects and the establishment of new process plants along with     reinvestments in plant modernization, renovation and capacity expansion     are expected to fuel the market demand.

North     America emerged as the dominant regional market in 2013 accounting for     more than 30% of the overall market in the same year. Surging demand owing     to rebound in automotive and machinery production along with regulatory     mandates are expected to spur the regional market growth over the next six     years.

Key industry     players include Emerson Electric Company, First Sensor AG, Gems Sensors     & Controls, Keyence Corporation, Omron Corporation etc. Manufacturers     focus on investing in R&D activities as accuracy and reliability are     major product selection criteria. Further, industry participants emphasize     on product differentiation in order to avoid price competition.

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Water Flow Measurement in Remote Locations

Proteus Industries provides a reliable flow measurement solution to any oil, gas, liquid or steam operation. The quality of our flow meters can truly be seen at gathering facilities where a custody transfer of millions of gallons of products is required for transfer from one place to another on a daily schedule.

An example of this is crude oil. A gathering station pumps up to 10,000 gallons of crude oil every minute. If a flow meter had a measurement error of just 0.02%, it will result in a loss of 68 barrels every day. A single barrel costs $40, so this will translate to a loss of $1 million every year.

Taking steps to ensure that you are getting a reliable flow measurement solution is key to avoiding disastrous mistakes. One of accomplishing this is by taking steps to prevent measurement inaccuracy. This can be achieved by ensuring that instrumentation is calibrated properly before it enters operation.

In today’s market, companies have access to numerous types of measurement devices. Some of these are Rota meters, vortex, ultrasonic and Coriolis flow meters. All these types of flow meters are advanced technologies. However, their benefits can only be gained if they are put to use properly. Most errors in reliable flow measurement solution occur during preoperational phases. This will eventually lead to complications down the road; incurring very high maintenance costs and next-to-no downtime.

Since flow meters are in continuous operation, drifting (a very serious issue) is highly possible. Periodic proving of your flow meter is essential to identify the drift and correct it. A flow meter will calculate volume by producing pulses in relation to the quantity of fluid passing through it. When there are more pulses, it means the volume is higher. This is meter proving and it is a form of calibration that relies on this concept to maintain accuracy by making comparisons between known liquid volumes that traverse the prover to the volume shown by testing flow meter. Data that is obtained during a proving test may be used to calculate corrections. This enables the operator to alter meter readings so that they represent real flow rates.

Routine calibration or meter proving helps to protect against inaccurate measurements occurring from natural mechanical wear and tear, pipe blockages, product build up and changes in the proeprties of the product over time.

Manufacturing is defined as the process which is used to convert raw materials into finished products. The operation of manufacturing can be viewed as a system with supplies and raw materials serving as its input and the finished products serving as outputs. In the manufacturing of semiconductor, the input materials include dopants, metals, semiconductor materials, and insulators. While, the output materials include ICs, printed circuit boards, IC packages and several other electronic systems and products such as digital cameras, computers and cellular phones. The types of processes that are used in semiconductor manufacturing includes oxidation, etching, crystal growth, planarization, deposition processes, and photolithography.

Proteus Industries focuses on the requirement, types of flow controllers, characteristics, and gases currently utilized in semiconductor industry. The importance of flow control in semiconductor equipment processes is vital to the repeatability, manufacturing, and capability of integrated circuits. Today, in semiconductor industries different kinds of flow control solutions are becoming dominant. Thermal bases flow control solution is the most common variety in the whole industry. There are two types of sensors which are used in different industries like MEMS-based sensors and Coriolis. These sensors are not fully developed but can be found in semiconductor application in the future. Continued technological advancements, improvements, and feature sizes in semiconductor chip manufacturing have seen the arrival of faster, smaller, and newer fluid handling component. In addition, the trend shifting in the industry from single wafers to batch process has effected the components of the traditional gas system. The requirements of the performance had not been developed for the mass flow control in the semiconductor industry, materials that are applied set forth a specification to test and define the requirements. The technique best duplicates the behavior of gas which is trying to enter into a wafer process chamber.

Surrogate gasses which are normally referred to as calibration gases are used to best duplicate the nameplate gas. Mass flow control as calibrated for the nameplate gas which is the actual process gas. The relationship of calibration gases to name plate gas is utmost in understanding how to calibrate a mass flow control. These relationships are polynomial equations and nonlinear which can be created to best fit the function of this relationship. In addition, the relationships of nitrogen with all the gases are important, so that testing of mass flow control combined in to semiconductor equipment can be tested before the shipment and installation in the fab.

The evaluation of performance is extremely necessary for understanding which mass flow control system are best for a particular semiconductor process. The requirements of testing allows suppliers ranking, and interactive development of mass flow control with the instrument manufacturers. The improvements in diagnostics, digital communication, and calibration have improved the capability of mass flow control and allow process control methods to be applied. This process allows continuous improvements, which are necessary in the development of semiconductor process.  

Flow Control of Gas in Semiconductor Manufacturing

The semiconductor manufacturing process includes a stage in which the process gas is delivered to the tool according to a program that state a flow for a time period. This rate of flow is obtained by a mass flow controller, which is supplied with gas at a controlled pressure. The delivery of gas for semiconductor manufacturing by using a flow control system is possible in a flow mode for delivering a batch and likewise in a no-flow mode.

The Market of Mass Flow Control (MFC)

The market for water, air, fluid, and gas control and treatment will rise to $493 billion in 2017, which is not only based on expansion of the economy of the world but also on the response to the new regulatory developments and the rise of new technologies and industries. The MFC market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.5% between 2018 and 2023 and it is expected to increase from USD 1,119.5 million in 2018 to USD 1,495.1 million by 2022. The main factors influencing the growth of the market are the strategies, such as agreements, expansions, product launches, partnerships by the people operating in the MFC market as well as the increasing demand for mass controllers in the semiconductor industry for several applications.

Proteus Products

Our products are manufactured in California, Silicon Valley, USA and we offer five-year warranty for Flow Meters and Switches:

1.      WeldSaver 3- DeviceNet and Vortex Flow Sensors.

2.      WeldSaver 3- DeviceNet and Discrete I/O.

3.      WeldSaver 5 & 6.

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