Why, how and where limit devices can be crucial to maintain plant profitability and safety

Phil Black - PII Editor 28/05/2014

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West Control Solutions has released a white paper offering guidance on temperature control limit devices. This latest paper from a global leader in process and temperature control explains why, how and where limit devices can be crucial to maintain plant profitability and safety of both plant and workforce.

The white paper is a useful guide for industries using laboratory & testing equipment, industrial ovens & furnaces and food & beverage processing applications, and who are considering and specifying limit device systems. It shows some of the applications in which the controls are used and why, as well as explaining how they help customers meet industry regulations and standards.

Limit devices are vital to temperature control process systems. Both high and low temperature limits can be managed with a limit device, meaning that as soon as the required temperature is reached a signal is sent to make the process safe, for example this may be isolating power to the heaters or switch on forced cooling. The control provided by Limit Devices ensures that employees and plants work within industrial legislative requirements for safety.