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The Aschroft GXLdp Differential Indicating Pressure Transmitter

Aschroft GXLdp

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The Ashcroft® GXLdp differential pressure transmitter with a display intended for use in pharmaceutical and critical care applications such as isolation and clean rooms, HVAC building automation and comfort control, and sensitive airflow measurements. 

The GXLdp allows the user to select between multiple outputs (4-20ma and voltage) and perform field calibration via external pushbuttons. It uses the patented Ashcroft SpoolCal® actuator to provide in-place system calibration without disrupting process connections. It employs Ashcroft's SiGlasTM technology, which offers unrivaled measurement sensitivity and long-term repeatability. 

The GXLdp includes features such as PNP or NPN switches that to reduce installation time and costs. It is built to Ashcroft's simple TruAccuracyTM terminal point standard, eliminating confusion from statistically derived accuracy specifications and the need for user calibration during installation. 

The GXLdp, which is available in ranges as low as 0.10 in. H2O (25 Pa) is the ideal low-pressure DP sensor for Pharmaceutical and BioTech applications, isolation laboratories, semiconductors, and other mission-critical industries. A three-year product warranty covers it.

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Is Your Ashcroft Pressure Gauge Off Zero? Here's Why and How to Fix It

New, open front stainless steel dry or liquid-filled pressure gauges straight out of the box can surprise you with a pointer that is off zero. This may lead you to think that the gauge is defective.

In fact it may just be that the pressure trapped inside the gauge case is higher or lower than the surrounding atmosphere.

Most Ashcroft open front gauges are equipped with a top vent plug. This permits you to open the gauge case allowing the inside and outside pressures to equalize.

Venting or burping gauges with ranges 200 psi and above should not be required.

Before installation, stand the gauge upright to eliminate gravitational effect on the bourdon tube and pointer. 

Make sure to prevent fluid leakage if the gauge is liquid filled.

Locate the pop-up plug on top and simply pull up the blue stopper.

To prevent inaccuracy due to zero offset in dry areas, the vent plug can be left open, however this practice should be limited to dry areas because it will lower the ingress rating to IP54 and risk water infiltrating the gauge.

Ashcroft pressure gauges come in various sizes, accuracies, and range from 0 – 10 in. H2O through 0-100,000 psi. Choices include differential pressure gauges, test gauges, sanitary gauges, high-purity gauges, subsea gauges, digital pressure gauges, OEM pressure gauges, and more. Ashcroft pressure gauges are known for high quality and reliability and are available to fit nearly any budget and application requirement.

For more information about Ashcroft products, contact Swanson Flo. Call 800-288-7926 or visit https://swansonflo.com.

Patented Pressure Gauge Technology Eliminates Need for Liquid Fills

Pulsating gauge
Pulsations caused by compressors and other machinery.
Patented technology by Ashcroft dampen pulsations
without the cost and hassle of liquid-fill.
Compressors pumps and other machinery create pulsation and vibration that can make your pointer unreadable.  Liquid-filled gauges can solve your problem, but they command a higher price.  So to keep costs down, you have to stock both dry and liquid-fill gauges.

In response, Ashcroft developed their patented PLUS!™ Performance technology. Gauges with PLUS!™ Performance employ a unique cartridge that surrounds the pinion with an engineered dampening medium. This viscous compound encapsulates and stabilizes the pinion in order to restrict the overactive pointer motion due to vibration. A throttle screw helps to neutralize pulsation by restricting the flow rate of the pressure medium into the Bourdon tube.


Plus! technology
Pinion is stabilized by a cartridge with viscous compound.
While a standard dry gauge may become indecipherable, both liquid-filled and PLUS!™ Performance gauges continue to provide stable readings.  the liquid fill can leak, be affected by extreme ambient temperatures, and become an environmental hazard when disposed of. Ashcroft's patented PLUS!™ Performance option assures fast and easy readings so you can focus on what matters and standardizing with PLUS!™ Performance helps consolidate your SKUs, and less inventory means lower costs.

For more information, contact Swanson Flo by calling 800-288-7926 or visit their web site at https://swansonflo.com.

Differential Pressure Gauge Designed for Harsh Environments

Ashcroft F5509/F6509
Ashcroft F5509/F6509
The Ashcroft F5509/F6509 differential pressure gauges are used for monitoring differential pressure between two separate pressure sources. Designed for harsh environments, these models provide high reliability and safety. A perfect solution for challenging application and installation requirements.

The F5509/F6509 differential gauges are ideal where safe and reliable pressure measurement is essential:

Process Control Markets:
  • Refineries 
  • Chemical and Petrochemical Plants
  • Water and Wastewater Pressure Control
  • Mining and Metals
  • Filter, Level and Flow Measurement
For more information about any Ashcroft product, contact Swanson Flo by calling 800-288-7926 or by visiting https://swansonflo.com.

Ashcroft Awards Swanson Flo Coveted "Distributor of Distinction Award"

For the fourth consecutive year, pressure and temperature instrument manufacturer Ashcroft, Inc. named Swanson Flo of Plymouth Minnesota the Ashcroft "Distributor of Distinction" for 2016. This award recognizes and honors Ashcroft Distributors who deliver exceptional growth, revenue, and commitment, and stands as Ashcroft's most respected and highest honor for their Distributors.

Swanson stood out from the pack in 2016 with a 17% increase in bookings over their previous year, despite a very tough economy for industrial distribution. Swanson Flo attributes the increase to their focus on developing new business at targeted accounts, increasing the size of their sales force, and turning up new applications at existing accounts.

From left to right:  Bill Johnson, Sales Manager, Western Division;
Robbin Jensen, Insides Sales Manager; Tom Howe, Owner/CEO,
Sandy Grinvalds, Ashcroft; and Sid Sondag, Director Sales & Marketing.

Protect Your Instrumentation with Diaphragm Seals

Flanged diaphragm seal
Flanged diaphragm seal
(Ashcroft)
Pressure measurement is a common element of industrial operations and control systems. Fluid processing can often involve media that is potentially harmful to pressure sensing devices. The media may be corrosive to the sensor material, or other media properties may impact the performance or usable life of the instrument. In process control environments, diaphragm seals play a role in protecting items like pressure sensors from damage by process fluids.

The diaphragm seal is a flexible membrane that seals across the connecting path to a sensor and isolates the sensor from the process media. System pressure crosses the barrier without inhibition, enabling accurate measurement, but the process fluid does not. Typical materials composing diaphragm seals are elastomers, with a wide variety of specific materials available to accommodate almost every application.

In the operating principle of the diaphragm seal, the sealed chamber created between the diaphragm and the instrument is filled with an appropriate fluid, allowing for the transfer of pressure from the process media to the protected sensor. The seals are attached to the process by threaded, open flange, sanitary, or other connections.  Diaphragm seals are sometimes referred to as chemical seals or gauge guards. Stainless steel, Hastelloy, Monel, Inconel, and titanium are used in high pressure environments, and some materials are known to work better when paired with certain chemicals.
Threaded diaphragm seal
Threaded diaphragm seal

Sanitary processes, such as food, beverage, and pharmaceuticals, use diaphragm seals to prevent the accumulation of process fluid in pressure ports, a possible source of contamination. If such a buildup were to occur, such as milk invading and lodging in a port on a pressure gauge, the resulting contamination compromises the quality and purity of successive batches. Extremely pure process fluids, like ultra-pure water, could be contaminated by the metal surface of a process sensor. Some pneumatic systems rely on the elimination of even the smallest pressure fluctuations, and diaphragm seals prevent those by ensuring the separation of the process materials from the sensors.

Sanitary diaphragm seal with gauge
Sanitary diaphragm
seal with pressure gauge.
Diaphragm seals are not without some application concerns, and devices are now built to address and counter many potential issues related to the use of diaphragm seals with process monitoring instruments and equipment. Products seek to eliminate any and all dead space, allow for continuous process flow, and are self-cleaning thanks to continuous flow design. Some high pressure seals come equipped with anti-clogging features, accomplished by the elimination of internal cavities while protecting gauges. Multi-purpose seals reduce temperature influence and improve instrument performance while pinpointing and diffusing areas of high stress. These pre-emptive measures result
in longer instrument life-cycles and improved performance while ensuring protection from corrosion.

There are numerous options and available diaphragm seal variants. Share your application specifics with a product specialist, combining your own process knowledge and experience with their product application expertise to develop an effective solution.

Instrumentation Isolation Rings for Harsh, Viscous, and Sticky Pressure Applications

Isolation ring installed view
Isolation ring installed view (courtesy of Ashcroft)
Hard-to-measure fluids such as harsh acids and bases, slurries, adhesives, sludge, paint pigments, and mine slurry can quickly clog or destroy pressure gauges, switches, and transmitters.

For these kinds of applications, the instrument must be isolated from the process media by using a barrier that accurately transmits any pressure changes, while isolating the instrument from direct contact with the media being monitored.

When a pressure instrument is connected directly to a pipeline, solids from the process media can quickly plug the pressure port resulting in erroneous readings. The pressure port on diaphragm seals are prone to clogging too, and won’t solve the problem. The best solution is an isolation ring.

Isolation rings use a flexible inner liner backed with a clean, captive, non-compressible liquid. As the media flows through the pipe, the pressure exerted on the flexible liner is transferred through the liquid directly to the pressure sensing element of the instrument, keeping it completely isolated from the process media.

Isolation rings are designed to protect you from the challenges of clogging, plugging, corrosive media and pulsation. As professionals in the water and wastewater, pulp and paper, mining, and food processing industry know all to well, slurries and digestion processes can clog unprotected pressure instruments, resulting in dangerous conditions and down time.

Isolation rings prevent those problems by protecting the pressure sensing element from the medium. They're designed to overcome the most extreme applications and keep processes running day-in and day-out.

For more information on process instrumentation, call Swanson Flo at 800-288-7926 or visit http://www.swansonflo.com.

The video below gives you a quick look inside an isolation ring and shows how they are used.