Bindicator News

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: August 2, 2002

Contact: (864) 574-8060

Phase Tracker™ Works Where Other Level Instruments Fail

SPARTANBURG, SC, August 2002 — While it is often compared to ultrasonic and micro-power impulse radar (MIR), Bindicator’s Phase Tracker continuous level sensor differs dramatically because it uses a unique principle of measurement that cannot be duplicated by other technologies. Phase Tracker overcomes common sources of unreliable measurement in silos because it is not affected by signals reflecting off tank sidewalls and cannot be “blinded” by dust as is typical of ultrasonic technologies. Phase Tracker can reliably measure product when cross members and irregular structures interfere with through-air radar and ultrasonic measurement. Unlike radar technologies, Phase Tracker has an inherent immunity to product coating on the sensor. An electromagnetic field senses the mass of material around the sensor, approximately 6” in diameter. Coatings normally do not occupy the entire 6” space and thus are transparent to the signal. In marked contrast to ultrasound, which can be “blinded” by the fill stream, Phase Tracker allows continuous control over the important fill cycle even with pneumatic loading. Phase Tracker has proven to outperform competing technologies in dust, foam, non-air vapor, fumes, changing and low dielectric constants, abrasives and corrosives, corrugated bins and tall, narrow silos.
For more information regarding any of Bindicator’s products visit their web site at www.bindicator.com, e-mail them at sales@bindicator.com or call 800-778-9242.

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Phase Tracker™ Works Where Other Level Instruments Fail
SPARTANBURG, SC, August 2002 — While it is often compared to ultrasonic and micro-power impulse radar (MIR), Bindicator’s Phase Tracker continuous level sensor differs dramatically because it uses a unique principle of measurement that cannot be duplicated by other technologies. Phase Tracker overcomes common sources of unreliable measurement in silos because it is not affected by signals reflecting off tank sidewalls and cannot be “blinded” by dust as is typical of ultrasonic technologies. Phase Tracker can reliably measure product when cross members and irregular structures interfere with through-air radar and ultrasonic measurement. Unlike radar technologies, Phase Tracker has an inherent immunity to product coating on the sensor. An electromagnetic field senses the mass of material around the sensor, approximately 6” in diameter. Coatings normally do not occupy the entire 6” space and thus are transparent to the signal. In marked contrast to ultrasound, which can be “blinded” by the fill stream, Phase Tracker allows continuous control over the important fill cycle even with pneumatic loading. Phase Tracker has proven to outperform competing technologies in dust, foam, non-air vapor, fumes, changing and low dielectric constants, abrasives and corrosives, corrugated bins and tall, narrow silos. For more information regarding any of Bindicator’s products visit their web site at www.bindicator.com, e-mail them at sales@bindicator.com or call 800-778-9242.

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