Piezo resistive pressure sensor

Yamatake Corp. of the azbil Group (azbil North America Inc.) announced the AT9000 Advanced Transmitter model GTX pressure transmitter, designed to improve the safety of plant operations in petroleum, petrochemical and chemical industries. Safety instrumented systems are designed in accordance with IEC 61511 and require pressure transmitters based on IEC 61508.

By Control Engineering Staff May 1, 2009

Yamatake Corp. of the azbil Group (azbil North America Inc.) announced the AT9000 Advanced Transmitter model GTX pressure transmitter, designed to improve the safety of plant operations in petroleum, petrochemical and chemical industries. Safety instrumented systems are designed in accordance with IEC 61511 and require pressure transmitters based on IEC 61508. According to the company, the AT9000 model GTX is new type of Piezo resistive pressure sensor that satisfies all these requirements. It was developed by Yamatake to achieve long-term stability (zero drift ofion units worldwide since being introduced in 1983. www.yamatakeamerica.com www.yamatake.com