Check out these before and after install photos of our Single Chamber Magnicator® with Guided Wave Radar (MGWR™) at an oil & gas company in Ohio. Why Before and After Matters Photos documenting an installation's actual physical transformation give facilities considering a similar upgrade a concrete sense of what changes on the vessel itself - not just a description of the technology, but what the finished installation actually looks like in place. What This Installation Deliv

We had Jerguson Product Manager - Magnetic Level Products, Robert Bolin, onsite at a major refinery in the Midwest US, giving a lunch & learn presentation on Jerguson Magnetic Level Products. Why We Do Lunch & Learns A lunch & learn puts real product expertise directly in front of the engineers, operators, and maintenance personnel who work with this equipment day to day - a different format than a webinar or a written article, since it allows direct questions and discussion

Check out our latest Reliance Reliable Solutions video, where Reliance Product Manager Nate Klein goes over selecting the proper boiler trim products for your specific application. The Core Question: What Does Your Boiler Actually Require? Selecting boiler trim products starts with understanding what ASME Code requires for your specific boiler's operating pressure, since the requirements genuinely differ depending on where your boiler falls: At or below 400 PSI, at least one

Check out our Jerguson® Magnicator® Magnetic Level Indicator installed on a skid for monitoring, measuring, and dispatching turbo jet fuel. This installation was for a skid manufacturer in Peru. The gages were inverted due to limited lower clearance - mounting them inverted allows operators to easily access the float from the top flange. How a Magnicator Actually Works The Magnicator level indicator connects to a process vessel. The chamber, or "column," contains a sealed flo

Jerguson offers a single solution technology, combining our Jerguson® Series L10™ Liquid Level Gage with your preferred Guided Wave Radar (GWR). The Problem: Surging and Boiling Fluids Jerguson Large Chamber Liquid Level Gages are designed to give an accurate liquid level reading of liquids that have a tendency to surge or boil. Standard-size gage chambers struggle with these fluids in three specific ways: Boiling effects of entrained gas being released under low pressure can

A chemical manufacturing company in Texas came to us with a specific need: replace unreliable, dated technology. They wanted their tubular boiler gage with fluorescent lighting replaced with a Jerguson® Armored Level Gage assembly featuring a Jerguson® LumaStar™ LED Illuminator (Model EPL-100). This glass gage assembly was for the facility's Waste Heat Boiler, operating at 120 PSI with a 200 PSI design condition. Two Separate Upgrades in One Project This replacement addressed

We have our first batch of 1" Threaded Bulls-Eye Sight Flow Indicators (Model # 100-ST) headed to a major refinery in the Midwest United States. This refinery has ordered 500 Sight Flow Indicators total, to be included on the drain lines and connections of their tanks, ensuring all product is out of the tanks after a chemical wash during their next turnaround. Why Drain Line Verification Matters During a Turnaround A refinery turnaround involves taking process units offline f

We have three Single Chamber Magnicator® with Guided Wave Radar (MGWR™) units headed to a gas processing facility here in Ohio. These MGWRs come equipped with hot insulation jackets, which cover the entire gage and include drawcords at each end for closure, with openings provided for gage process connections, indicator, and switches or transmitters. What MGWR Actually Combines By combining Guided Wave Radar (GWR) with a Magnetic Level Gage, the Magnicator Guided Wave Radar br

A hydroelectric dam in the Southeast US, initially built to produce hydropower, now also assists in regulating water flow and water temperature for other plants downstream. The Problem The plant had outdated switches protecting lake water cooling equipment - dial gages mounted on the wall. Plant personnel were having a hard time reading the switches, leading to reliability and accuracy issues. What the Ideal Water Detection Device Needed to Do The ideal water detection device

Check out these Jerguson® Magnicator® Magnetic Level Indicators headed to an oil and natural gas processing plant in West Texas - these indicators measure 208 inches long, over 17 feet. Why This Length Matters A 208-inch Magnicator represents serious engineering beyond a standard unit - maintaining precise manufacturing tolerances, consistent chamber alignment, and reliable magnetic coupling across more than 17 feet of length is a meaningfully different challenge than a compa

Now you can customize a Jerguson Glass Gage right from your computer or phone. Jerguson Flat Glass Gages are simple, rugged instruments engineered and built to give accurate liquid level readings for the life of the vessel. The gages' special features make them safer, easier to service, and allow them to be re-machined to extend their life. What the Drawing Tool Does The Jerguson Glass Gage Drawing Tool moves the gage specification process from a phone call or email exchange

We had a Plant Manager from an energy company in the Northeast US reach out to us not long ago, with a specific request: "We would like to upgrade old Eye-Hye level indicators to the latest version of Eye-Hye. We would like to get someone to come onsite and walk down what we have and get a proposal to upgrade to the newest version of Eye-Hye drum level indicators." Our Regional Sales Manager, along with our territory representative, went onsite to walk down the units and deve

Jerguson provides superior solutions for issues that arise with glass gage and valve commissioning. The solution we'd like to highlight is our Jerguson 360 Safety Ball Check Valve with its color indicator ring. The Jerguson 360 Series valve is equipped with features that elevate its performance above traditional-style safety ballcheck valves. Designed to alleviate a widespread problem, the 360 Series' bypass mode removes guesswork and operator error during commissioning. The

We are excited to relaunch our Magnicator® Quick Ship Program. Orders entered by 12 noon Eastern Time ship within 2 business days. Common options and accessories Includes indicators and floats for retrofit applications Easy configuration guide Why Fast Lead Times Matter for Level Instrumentation A Magnicator failure or an unplanned instrumentation gap doesn't wait for a convenient time in a facility's procurement schedule. When a plant discovers it needs a replacement float,

Check out our latest maintenance video. Jacoby-Tarbox Product Manager Dave Purcel goes through the proper procedure for rebuilding a tubular sight flow indicator. What a Tubular Sight Flow Indicator Is A tubular sight flow indicator uses a transparent glass tube to give operators a direct, continuous view of fluid flowing through a pipeline - confirming flow is present, checking flow direction, or visually verifying process fluid clarity. Like other transparent glass instrume

Check out our article in the Spring 2023 edition of Today's Boiler, the official magazine of the American Boiler Manufacturers Association (ABMA), written by our own Jim Kolbus, Senior Product Manager for Clark-Reliance LLC. Even in the heating season, it's an important time for good housekeeping and knowing where to find information. This article offers boiler operators and maintenance personnel helpful guidance on their water level indicators. Boiler Room Housekeeping Check

Check out the Reliance Boiler Trim Animation on commissioning a boiler water gage glass equipped with ball check valves. The animation demonstrates how to place a gage glass into service on a power boiler using water gage valves that include ball checks, covering both lever-actuated and chain wheel-actuated valve types, and specifically how to commission a water gage that has chain wheel operated valves with ball checks. Why Proper Commissioning Sequence Matters We've covered

For low temperature applications where frost has a tendency to build up on the gage, the Jerguson frost-preventing unit keeps frost from covering the window and maintains clear visibility at all times. The Jerguson Non-Frosting Unit consists of a plastic extension that makes direct contact with the gage glass and extends beyond the cover, so frost buildup does not obscure reading of the liquid level. Mounting the plastic extension is simple and can be accomplished without dis

Problem : A bioplastics manufacturer needed a mixing solution for their tank farm, with the goal of blending process chemicals in their tanks. The EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction firm) involved on the project recommended Jacoby-Tarbox Tank Liquid Agitator (TLA) technology to their customer instead of mechanical mixers, due to the reduced cost and maintenance TLAs offer. The application called for preventing settling of solids as well as general blending. Solut

We had a major order come in from a customer in the Dominican Republic. The customer had seen an image in our Boiler Inspection Guide Book and had a eureka moment - he knew that was exactly what his plant needed. He even included the drain and isolation valves shown in the sketch as part of his scope of supply. A Diagram That Sells Itself This is a good illustration of why a well-designed reference diagram can be more effective than pages of written specification. The custome