How 80 GHz radar sensors from Endress+Hauser help increase productivity and safety of your processes.

When it comes to finding the right level technology for the specific needs within your industry, it can be a challenge to find a device with the ability to meet all your application’s requirements while still maintaining process efficiency.

Endress+Hauser’s Micropilot 80 GHz free space radar sensors can provide a solution to this challenge by meeting your individual requirements for simplicity, smart safety and increased productivity. This technology is used for continuous non-contact level measurement in various applications across industries including chemical, oil and gas, food and beverage, power and energy, life sciences and mining.

Increased productivity

With conditioned-based monitoring and preventative maintenance technologies such as Ethernet-APL and the option to add features such as Heartbeat Technology, which provides online diagnostics, monitoring and verification functionality, can prepare plants for the future while increasing the productivity of your processes. 

Heartbeat Technology provides condition-based monitoring and preventative maintenance through online diagnostics, monitoring and verification functionality. Ethernet-APL protocols can prepare plants for the future while increasing the productivity of your process 

Increased safety

With our 20 years of SIL expertise, you can minimise testing costs, protect staff and the environment in a sustainable manner. Systematic errors are reduced through the use of wizards for commissioning, SIL locking and proof testing. Easy remote access to the measuring devices ensures that your staff stay out of hazardous areas.

Simplicity

In today’s complex world, simplicity is a virtue. Utilising Micropilot’s new Commissioning Wizard, you not only reduce ‘menu hopping’ but it also requires very little training to successfully commission the instrument. The Commissioning Wizard can be accessed using the local display, DTM based software such as DeviceCare or on a smartphone or tablet using the SmartBlue App. The intuitive, instrument guided process walks you through the process quickly and with fewer errors than traditional methods.

Radar sensors that meet your application needs  

No matter what requirements your application may require, the Micropilot 80 GHz radar sensor can ensure accurate and reliable level measurement. Learn more about how this technology can ensure efficient processes in the following applications: 

1. Solid applications: Micropilot 80 GHz radar sensor for solid applications

For customers in the mining, minerals and metal industry, our 80 GHz radar sensors make the business of running a plant easier in every respect. You benefit from the versatility and easy operation of the devices.

2. Hygienic applications: Micropilot 80 GHz radar sensor for Hygienic applications

The non-contact Micropilot FMR63B stainless-steel measuring device can be cleaned with aggressive cleaning agents and meets the highest compliance standards. This makes it ideal for use in hygienic applications where strict standards must be met. Heartbeat Technology with foam and build-up detection, as well as the Radar Accuracy Index increase efficiency and allow calibration cycles to be extended.

3. Demanding applications: Micropilot 80 GHz radar sensor for demanding applications

In the chemical and oil and gas industry, functional safety, human safety and error prevention are key. Our 80 GHz radar sensors can be used up to 450 °C and 160 bar, have been developed in accordance with IEC 61508. In the water and wastewater industry, it is important to have level measurement that can reliably detect foam in your applications to avoid risk of plant shutdowns.

Check out these videos that give you a deeper dive into Micropilot 80 GHz radar sensor technology in difficult applications: 

1. Heartbeat Monitoring – Build-up detection with the new Micropilot:

https://youtu.be/R6xcdGrR8zI

2. Heartbeat Monitoring – Foam detection with the new Micropilot:

https://youtu.be/o8mzc_65c8c

Circularity – Preserving value in manufacturing

At Seco, circularity is about rethinking every aspect of what we do – how we create, retain, and recover value to transform manufacturing for a sustainable future.

For Seco, circularity is integral to all aspects of our business. It drives us to rethink not only product design and manufacturing, but also business models and customer value. “Circularity pushes us to explore innovative solutions across our entire value chain,” says Malvina Roci, Circularity Manager at Seco. “We’re deepening our understanding of circular opportunities, from exploring new business models and collaborating with our supply chain to extending product life, optimising resource use, and ensuring efficient resource recovery.”

While recycling plays a crucial role in circularity, it is only one piece of the puzzle. We focus on designing products that are durable, easy to repair, refurbish, and recondition. Prioritising recycled and recyclable materials allows us to embed sustainability at the early design stage.

Designing products with circularity in mind is essential, but Seco goes further by collaborating closely with customers and partners to maximise product value. With our deep engineering expertise, we help customers optimise their processes and get the most out of every tool. Through value retention strategies such as repair and reconditioning, Seco extends product lifecycles and ensures they undergo multiple use cycles before recovering valuable raw materials. Our reconditioning services not only help customers reduce their environmental impact but also deliver significant cost savings by enhancing the longevity of each tool.

Traceability of our products and materials throughout the manufacturing value chain is crucial for realising our circularity ambitions. Seco has introduced data matrix codes on inserts and round tools to enhance traceability. “Traceability plays a key role in reducing underutilised tool capacity and optimising tool longevity,” says Malvina Roci. “It enables us and our customers to make informed decisions, such as determining the optimal cutting data or knowing when to recondition tools.”

Seco’s circularity goals are ambitious but necessary to inspire industry transformation. We aim to achieve 90% circularity in products, packaging, and waste by 2030. This involves integrating circular principles into our own operations and working with customers and suppliers to drive industry-wide change.

“Circularity is not just an environmental necessity – it’s a fundamental shift in manufacturing,” says Malvina Roci. “By rethinking how we design, use, and recover materials, we are building a more sustainable future.”