Customer success stories Trescal, UK CML Enterprises Inc. Argonne, US Beamex becomes ISA’s strategic partner Calibrating WirelessHART transmitters B e a m e x c o r p o r a t e m a g a z i n e • w w w. b e a m e x . c o m

Calibration World • WINTER 2014 n November 4th, 2013, ISA announced that Beamex, a leading calibration company with products, services and support in 80 countries, will be ISA's Strategic Partner for calibration. Our mission at Beamex is to be the benchmark in providing innovative calibration solutions that improve efficiency and quality. To achieve our goal, continuous education and competence in leadership are required. This can only be done with the right partners, and ISA is the perfect match for us. We are very excited about this strategic partnership and look forward to working together...

CEO’s Letter  2 Calibrating WirelessHART transmitters   4 Calibration software solutions integrated with asset management  10 Calibration in hazardous areas   16 Customer success stories Trescal, UK  24 CML Enterprises Inc. Argonne, US  26 ISA announces Beamex as ISA premier strategic partner for calibration  28 News 30 Beamex establishes subsidiary in France Learn more about Beamex’s participation in different events Celebrating 20 years of accredited calibration laboratoty Beamex in brief  35 Beamex products and services  35 CALIBRATION WORLD – Beamex corporate magazine Published by Beamex...

Calibrating WirelessHART transmitters Calibrating WirelessHART transmitters WirelessHART transmitters are becoming more popular. What are they and how do they differ from wired HART transmitters? Why do the WirelessHART transmitters need to be calibrated and how is the calibration done? CALIBRATION WORLD WINTER 2014  www.beamex.com/calibrationworld

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Calibrating WirelessHART transmitters A very brief history of HART The HART (Highway Addressable Remote Transducer) protocol was developed in the mid-1980s by Rosemount Inc. for use with a range of sma r t measur ing inst r uments. Originally proprietary, the protocol was soon introduced for free use, and in 1990 the HART User Group was formed. In 1993, the registered trademark and all rights in the protocol were transferred to the HART Communication Foundation (HCF). The protocol remains open and free for all to use without royalties (Source: HCF). HART is a digital communication protocol that...

calibrator able to handle transmitter input and output at the same time is needed, or alternatively two separate single-function calibrators; for example if someone wants to generate a pressure input and measure it accurately with a calibrator and at the same time measure the analog mA output with an mA meter. The calibration process changes slightly if you want to calibrate the digital HART output. Obviously it is still needed to generate/measure the transmitter input the same way as for an analog transmitter, using a calibrator. To see what the transmitter digital HART output is, you will need...

Calibrating WirelessHART transmitters Wired and wireless HART transmitter Wired HART transmitter WirelessHART transmitters also have OUTPUT INPUT screw terminals allowing a wired connection Sensor trim Analog trim Wireless HART transmitter OUTPUT HART communicator with the ability to show the digital HART signal. A HART transmitter can have several digital variables depending on the transmitter type. In the case of analog or digital output, you would progress through the range of the transmitter at a few points and record the input and output signals to document the calibration. How to calibrate...

If a wired HART transmitter needs to be trimmed, the sensor section (A/D conversion), as well as the analog (D/A conversion) section, will also need to be trimmed. In the case of the WirelessHART transmitter, there is no analog section, so it is enough to trim the sensor section. Why calibrate A modern transmitter is advertised as being smart and very accurate. Sometimes people may say that there is no need for calibration at all because the transmitters are so “smart.” Why should smart transmitters be calibrated then? First of all, changing of the output protocol of a transmitter does not change...

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Calibration software solutions integrated with asset m  ore and more, companies are forced to focus on managing plant assets in an efficient way. Possessing many different computerized programs, maintenance and improvement of plant asset management systems has become a real challenge. The only way to improve business and to stay competitive is to integrate these systems to a higher degree than before. The communication between master data within the integrated systems becomes a crucial factor for success. Integrated plant asset management systems play an important role in the process of continuously...

BENEFITS ■  Integrating the calibration management system into plant asset management will streamline the calibration work processes and bring various benefits: • Automatically synchronized data records between the calibration system and the asset management software •  Eliminated calculation and transcription errors, thanks to the paperless system • Automated calibration documentation for regulatory compliance • Scheduled calibration intervals based on historical sensor drift trends •  Combined overall asset management and calibration history health of a given asset, enabling you to make smart...