GE’s UNIK 5000 Pressure Sensor Platform
4 Apr 2013
Providing marine engineers with industrial specification pressure transmitters, which have full marine and hazardous area certification for use in the harshest of on-board applications, one of the versions has been designed for tank level measurement while the other will be used as a pressure sensor throughout a ship’s power and process plant.
We believe that our new sensors offer customers in the marine market access to sensor performance and value they have previously been unable to obtain,” says Sean Coyle, product manager at GE.
“To-date, choice has been restricted to the use of industrial products that customers have had adapted and certified for particular applications on board or to the use of more expensive, sometimes over-engineered products, approved for all areas. Our new marine sensors have been developed from our standard UNIK 5000 family to meet worldwide marine certifications and approvals.” Added Coyle.
The two new pressure sensors are the UNIK 5600 and the UNIK 5700. The UNIK 5600 is designed for use on all a ship’s power and process plant, and particularly for turbine engine monitoring of exhaust, lubricating oil and fuel pressure.
It features a DIN-approved electrical connector to,ensure that contact with oil will not damage sealing and is IP65 rated to provide protection against the ingress of dust and splash water.
The UNIK 5700 has been designed for on-board tank-level measurement and control, for ballast, fresh water, sea gauge and fuel tanks. It is manufactured in high grade stainless steel for rust inhibition and is rated IP68 for protection against dust and water ingress down to 700m.
As with all sensors in the UNIK 5000 platform, the two new models combine silicon technology and analogue circuitry with modular design and lean manufacturing techniques to offer custom-built pressure sensors from standard components, matching accuracy and specification to meet individual requirements.
This modular design feature has already contributed greatly to the success of the UNIK 5000 platform, allowing short delivery times for a high quality, robust sensing solution.
