06/21/2024
Maschinen- und Behälterbau GmbH (MABE), a manufacturer of pressure vessels based in Daaden (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany), is presenting the MABE Smart Control sensor solution together with sensor specialist core sensing from Darmstadt. The technology makes it possible to identify and record load changes and leaks in pressurized containers. As a result, MABE Smart Control can help to increase process reliability and effectively extend the service life of containers.
Over 50 years of expertise in vessel construction and collaboration with core sensing have enabled MABE to develop a versatile sensor solution to make compressed air systems transparent. This solution brings benefits that go beyond simply monitoring the vessels. Among other things, predictive analyses allow potential problems such as leaks to be detected and rectified at an early stage, thus minimizing downtime and energy losses.
At the same time, the sensor system enables load changes to be recognized and recorded. The majority of pressure vessels in operation are designed for a maximum of 1,000 start-ups and shutdowns (load changes) and a pressure fluctuation range of 20% of the permissible operating overpressure. For this reason, these vessels would have to undergo an internal inspection after just 500 start-ups and shutdowns.
The use of MABE Smart Control makes it possible to record these load changes and thus adjust the operating mode at an early stage. In this way, an internal inspection can be delayed in the best-case scenario. This leads to a longer service life of the compressed air systems and saves costs by avoiding unnecessary inspections by external, authorized monitoring bodies.
With the MABE Smart Control app, available for smartphones and via web access, users can call up all relevant data in real time and thus identify potential problems at an early stage in order to optimize the energy consumption of their compressed air systems. The sensor solution can also be retrofitted to pressure vessels from other manufacturers.
MABE Smart Control is ideal for use in various industrial applications and helps companies to save costs and increase process reliability. The reduction of energy losses and the optimized use of resources help to protect the environment and support companies in meeting stricter political requirements. In this way, MABE Smart Control enables increased efficiency, safety and sustainability in the compressed air supply.
About MABE
Maschinen- und Behälterbau GmbH, or MABE for short, based in Daaden (Rhineland-Palatinate), has been producing customized vacuum, pressure and high-pressure vessels for a wide range of applications since 1967. These include vessel solutions for the compressed air industry, construction industry, environmental technology, compressed air treatment and oxygen storage. The company employs around 40 people and is part of the internationally active Poppe + Potthoff Group. For more information, visit https://www.mabe.de/en.
