VARINLINE® Measurement and Control Technology

Product catalog summary

Overview
The document discusses the VARINLINE® measurement and control technology by GEA Tuchenhagen, designed for integration into closed matrix piping systems in various industries such as brewing, beverage, milk processing, chemical, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics. The technology ensures transparency in production processes through in-line control and measurement.

Key Features
The VARINLINE® system includes a family of control and measuring instruments that meet CIP (Clean-In-Place) and SIP (Sterilize-In-Place) specifications, allowing for cleanability and sterilizability without dismantling. The core component is the in-line access unit, which provides:

Various pipe widths and fittings compatibility.
Seamless sealing with no domes or pools.
Rapid installation with hinged clamps and pressure-relieved flanges.
Defined O-ring deformation for a no-gap seal.

Technical Specifications

Material: 1.4404 / 316L stainless steel.
Surface finish: Ra ≤ 0.8 µm.
Sealing materials: EPDM, FKM, HNBR (FDA conform).
Operating pressure: 10 bar.
Operating temperature: 135°C (150°C short-term).

Applications and Benefits
The VARINLINE® access unit serves as a universal link for measuring, inspection, and monitoring equipment, offering benefits such as:

Installation of up to two instruments per unit.
Post-installation fitting of instruments without welding.
Use as a sight glass with a glass blanking plate.

Instrumentation Examples
The document provides examples of VARINLINE® instrumentation, including temperature sensors, pressure transmitters, level electrodes, sampling valves, conductivity meters, and flow switches. These instruments can be integrated into both pipe and tank systems, adhering to hygienic and safety standards.

Conclusion
The VARINLINE® system offers a versatile and efficient solution for integrating control and measurement instruments into process systems, ensuring high standards of hygiene and safety across various industries.

Catalog excerpts

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VARINLINE > Measurement and Control Technology > Keep an eye on your valuable product Process Equipment GEA Tuchenhagen size="-1">

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Matrix piping, now encountered increasingly in the process technology industry, converts plant equipment into closed systems that prevent the operator from looking into his production process.Control instruments and sensors are integrated into the system to maintain transparency in the producti-on process. CIP/SIP cleaning and sterilization are on an equal footing with the actual functionability of instrumentation for applications in the brewing and beverage industries, in the milk processing industry as well as in the chemical, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. In-Line control and measurement...

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Key features of the VARINLINE > ή access unit can be welded into the pipe circuit - no domes; no sumps֖sealed gap-free against the product by means of an O-ringconnections for instrumentation independent ofpipe diameters and process variables֖various pipe diameters in Metric: Outside diameter acc. to DIN 11850, Row II, DIN 11866, Row A, 1.4404 / 316L ISO: Outside diameter acc. to DIN EN ISO 1127, 1.4435 / 316L Inch OD: Outside diameter to BS 4825 Part I, Outside diameter following ASME-BPE-a-2004, DIN 11866, Row C, 1.4404 / 316L Inch IPS: Outside diameter acc. to IPS Sch. 5, 1.4404 / 316Laccess...

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TemperaturePressure ManometerThermometerTemperatureSensor PressureTransmitte r VARINLINE Process connections B 1531 mm Type SizeOpening F 2550 mm N 50/4068 mm G 125/100125 mm Type > Pipe nominal widthsDNInch ODInch IPSISO Connection fittings >

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Flow Liquid Detection SamplingLevelVisual Monitoring > Flow SwitchElectrode Hydrostaticpressure measurement Sight GlassilluminatedSight GlassSamplingValveTurbidity andColour SwitchesConductivityMeter 5 >

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VARINLINE > ή access unit The VARINLINE > access unit is used for the integra-tion of control and measurement instruments into pipe systems of diameters designed for lowest liquid and gas volumes up to very large product volumes. Two control and measurement instruments maximumcan be incor-porated into this type of process connec- tion fitting. The VARIVENT The VARINLINE > ή connection flanges > U-flangeT-flange P-flange connection flange allows the installa-tion of control and measurement instruments also at tanks, using the proven VARINLINE > ή process connec-tion as connection element. Different...

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Example Temperature sensor > 50 left: dead corner in the thermometer elbow right: no-gap, no dead cor- ner installation as per the VARIVENT > > 100 C Ю principles > 8.986 Example Pressure transmitter top: installation with IDFunion below: no-gap installationas per the VARIVENT > principles 7 >

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