SensoCan: First additively manufactured can for magnetic couplings – optimized for temperature-sensitive applications

03-2022

Cans are the central component of magnetic couplings and hermetically separate the product space containing hazardous or corrosive media from the atmosphere. Forming methods such as deep drawing are used to produce cans – without channels for temperature sensors. The new SensoCan from EagleBurgmann is produced using additive manufacturing, which allows for incorporation of a patented sensor holder. With the additionally integrated heating and cooling channels, the can supports precise temperature monitoring and control while keeping operating costs low.

Precision temperature measurement now possible

In ag­i­ta­tors, pumps, blowers or au­to­claves in chemical plants and re­finer­ies, de­vi­a­tions of just a few degrees are enough to impact the process either pos­i­tively or neg­a­tively. Without sensors in the can, the tem­per­a­tures must be measured at another location and the values in­ter­po­lated. EagleBurgmann has now in­te­grated the sensor holder into the double wall of the can. This opens up the pos­si­bil­ity of ob­tain­ing pre­ci­sion mea­sure­ment values directly from the product space for the first time.

Support for typical sensors and monitoring systems

The sensor holder is designed for typical, com­mer­cially avail­able tem­per­a­ture sensors, making it a simple matter to in­te­grate the SensoCan into an existing mon­i­tor­ing system. The sensors them­selves do not come into contact with the process medium. Ad­di­tional heating and cooling channels help with precise reg­u­la­tion of the tem­per­a­ture and vis­cos­ity. They are designed for optimal flow through the can to minimize the amount of heating or cooling medium required.

Efficient, economical and versatile

The tem­per­a­ture and vis­cos­ity reg­u­la­tion also makes the op­er­a­tion more ef­fi­cient overall. This allows for use of a smaller can, which also lowers the capital ex­pen­di­tures (CapEx) and op­er­at­ing ex­pen­di­tures (OpEx). The SensoCan is designed for an op­er­at­ing pressure of up to 40 bar and can be used at all typical process tem­per­a­tures in chemical and petro­chem­i­cal plants.  EagleBurgmann offers the SensoCan as a first fit product and for its own magnetic cou­plings MAK66, MAK685 and RMAK as well as to end users for in­di­vid­ual systems or as a retrofit. The design is based on the ISO 15783 standard and has been approved for ATEX ex­plo­sion pro­tec­tion zones 1 and 2. Its use is spec­i­fied ac­cord­ing to API 685.

Robust product with short delivery times

EagleBurgmann man­u­fac­tures the SensoCan via se­lec­tive laser fusing of a powder bed based on 3D models. This is es­pe­cially sus­tain­able since it makes ef­fi­cient use of material and energy. Even in­di­vid­ual parts with complex geome­tries can be de­liv­ered within just three weeks. Titanium can with­stand high process pres­sures and cor­ro­sive media. It also results in 30 to 50 percent lower eddy current losses on cans compared with typical metals, which further improves the carbon foot­print.


Sales via EagleBurgmann Germany in Wol­frat­shausen and all in­ter­na­tional branches: Tel. +49 8171 23 0, info@​eagleburgmann.​com, www.​eagleburgmann.​com

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