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Alleviating wastewater process “pressures” with VEGABAR 38

A wastewater plant in Lincoln, CA, is responsible for treating the wastewater for over 52,000 residents. The wastewater facility sits on a 41 acre site and primarily consists of ponds with a handful of tanks, and processes 5.9 million gallons of wastewater per day. California residents rely on effective wastewater management to go about their daily lives, and having reliable and accurate measurements is the key in keeping things running as per usual. This facility faced struggles in obtaining reliable and accurate measurements for their wastewater process pressure. That is, until VEGA offered a helping hand.

Repeat recalibrations rewind processes

A competitor’s pressure transmitter, while initially a success, experienced several issues as time went on. The previous pressure transmitter with a metallic measuring cell at the site started to experience measurement drift, meaning their process pressure measurements were no longer as accurate as they were before. Plant operators faced another process bottleneck with limited visibility. Workers had to check the sensors up close to check gauge’s reading. As a result, plant operators had to recalibrate their sensors repeatedly, which stopped operations and slowly ate away at their time, money, and manpower. These issues prevented the team from getting accurate process pressure information essential to processing Lincoln’s wastewater effectively.

A 360 degree solution

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The facility, on the hunt for something better, talked about their issues with VEGA representatives. VEGA’s sales team heard their concerns, and recommended the VEGABAR 38, a sensor with a durable and reliable ceramic measuring cell immune to drift. Plus, plant personnel experienced process visibility at a glance with the sensor’s integrated 360 degree LED light ring. And, if future issues arise, operators no longer need to go through a troubleshooting process with the VEGA Tools app’s integrated troubleshooting features. The team also gained peace of mind knowing the VEGA field service team is always available 24/7 for any questions or concerns they have. 

The VEGA Difference for wastewater process pressure measurements

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Since adding the VEGABAR 38 to their facility, the California-based wastewater plant has completely turned their processes around. The reliable and precise measurements translated to cost and time savings, letting professionals focus on other concerns. With the 360 degree light ring, operators can check to see if the process pressure is in an optimal state at a glance instead of getting up close to find out the reading. As an added bonus, their overall safety rating has increased due to important equipment and processes being protected by reliable readings.

Wastewater plants need the right pressure measurement solution to alleviate their operations concerns, increase their safety, and reduce overall headaches in their day to day work. Having instrumentation they can depend on is why this plant chose the VEGABAR 38 for process pressure, and it has made all the difference.

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