Abstract: A measuring transducer for registering and/or monitoring at least one process variable of a flowable medium guided in a pipeline, which at least includes: a housing module, which is mechanically coupled with the pipeline via an inlet end and an outlet end, and a sensor module having at least one measuring tube held oscillatably at least partially in the housing module and caused, at least at times, to oscillate. The at least one component of the housing module and/or of the sensor module is manufactured by means of a generative method and method for manufacturing at least one component of a measuring transducer, which method includes manufacturing the at least one component by means of a primary forming process, especially by means of a layered applying and/or melting-on of a powder, especially a metal powder, based on a digital data set, which gives at least the shape and/or the material and/or the structure of the at least one component.

Abstract: A thermal flow measuring device for determining and/or monitoring the mass flow and/or the flow velocity of a flowable medium through a pipeline, comprising at least three sensor elements and an electronics unit. Each sensor element is in thermal contact with the medium, and includes a heatable temperature sensor.

Abstract: A magnetically inductive flow meter having a measuring tube with a wall, which includes an electrically insulating surface of a first material, and an electrode having an electrode axis, wherein the electrode has at least one electrode end surface for tapping off a measuring signal, in particular a measuring voltage, in a measuring medium, and has an electrode shank extending through the measuring tube wall, wherein the electrode has a stop projecting from the electrode shank with a stop surface to limit the displaceability of the electrode relative to the wall along the electrode axis, wherein the electrode has an electrically insulating coating in a region of the electrode shank and in a region of the stop surface, wherein the material of the electrically insulating coating has a Shore hardness which is equal to or lower than that of the first material.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor of a thermal, flow measuring device, to a thermal, flow measuring device and to a method for manufacturing such a sensor, wherein the sensor has a sensor cup having at least one protrusion, which assures a constant spacing of a sensor element from a cup floor, so that a good temperature transfer between sensor and a medium flowing around the sensor is assured.

Abstract: An arrangement, comprising a housing wall, an ultrasonic transducer and a damping element with a longitudinal axis, which damping element connects the ultrasonic transducer with the housing wall. The ultrasonic transducer has an end piece with a medium-contacting surface, from which ultrasonic signals are transferred into a gaseous or liquid medium. The damping element is provided for body sound damping between the ultrasonic transducer and the housing wall, and wherein the damping element has at least one, especially a number of, oscillatory nodes, characterized in that there is arranged between the damping element and the housing wall at least a first sealing ring, which is positioned at a height of an oscillatory node.

Abstract: A measuring tube for a magneto-inductive flow measuring device, comprising a support tube, a liner arranged in the support tube and a reinforcement structure embedded in the liner. A helical contour is arranged between the support tube and the reinforcement structure. And a magneto-inductive flow measuring device having such a measuring tube.

Abstract: A measuring tube for a magneto-inductive flow measuring device, comprising a support tube and a liner arranged in the support tube. The measuring tube has at least one terminal support bushing of porous material for anchoring the liner to the support tube. A magneto-inductive flow measuring device with such a measuring tube.

Abstract: A field device of measuring- and automation technology, which field device meets requirements for operation in explosion-endangered environments. Safe operation of the field device in explosion-endangered environments is assured by a pluggable connector coupling for electrical coupling of different field device components. An essential feature of the pluggable connector coupling is a sealing element for spatial and gas-tight sealing of a contact region of contacting elements of the pluggable connector coupling from a free volume remaining in the pluggable connector coupling.

Abstract: A magneto-inductive flow measuring device for ascertaining flow of a measured medium through a measuring tube having a measuring tube axis, comprising: at least a first coil component having a coil body for accommodating a coil core of a coil. The coil is wound on the coil body and the coil core is arranged in a first passageway of the coil body with a longitudinal axis of the coil core coaxial with the coil. At least two cable strands are arranged between the coil core and the coil body, wherein the cable strands serve for tapping the signal of two or more measuring electrodes arranged on the measuring tube. The cable strands extend within the coil component essentially along a cutting plane, which extends perpendicular to the measuring tube axis.

Abstract: A method is provided for measuring density of a fluid by means of at least one at least sectionally curved measuring tube. The measuring tube is adapted to be flowed through by the fluid and concurrently to be caused to vibrate over a wanted oscillatory length, namely a tube length measured from a first tube end to a second tube end, a length which is greater than a minimum separation of the second tube end from the first tube end. According to the invention, among other things, also a tilt measured value representing an inclination of the at least one measuring tube in the static resting position relative to a local acceleration of gravity is ascertained, in such a manner that such represents an angle of intersection between a direction vector of an imaginary first reference axis (y-axis) and a direction vector of an imaginary second reference axis (g-axis).

Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring at least one physical or chemical process variable, comprising at least one sensor unit and an electronics unit for signal registration, evaluation and/or feeding, wherein the sensor unit is operated with alternating electrical current and/or communication between the electronics unit and the sensor unit occurs with alternating electrical current and/or alternating voltage. An explosion protection circuit with intrinsic safety, which includes a safety barrier, which has at least one unit for electrical current- and/or voltage limiting, is provided within the explosion protection circuit a unit for impedance matching, which unit for impedance matching includes at least one transformer.

Abstract: An arrangement for measuring density of flowable media includes: a fluid path for conveying a medium; a pump for driving a defined volume flow of the medium in the fluid path; a pressure difference measuring arrangement for registering a pressure drop due to the volume flow of the medium between first and second pressure taps in the fluid path; a densimeter having at least one oscillator, which has at least one oscillatable measuring tube for conveying the medium, at least one exciter mechanism for exciting oscillations of the measuring tube, and at least one sensor arrangement for registering at least one oscillatory characteristic of the oscillator. The at least one measuring tube is arranged in the fluid path. An evaluation apparatus ascertains the density of the medium based on the volume flow, the volume flow dependent pressure drop and the at least one oscillatory characteristic of the oscillator.

Abstract: A measuring system for measuring at least one measured variable of a flowing fluid, comprises a fluid supply line, a transducer apparatus, which has a tube and at least one other tube and is adapted to deliver at least one measurement signal corresponding to the at least one measured variable, a fluid return line, and a fluid withdrawal line. To open a first flow path, which leads from the lumen of the fluid supply line to the lumen of the tube, further to the lumen of the tube and further to the lumen of the fluid return line, equally as well not to the lumen of the fluid withdrawal line, and thereafter to allow fluid to flow along the flow path for the maintaining the temperature and/or for cleaning of parts of the measuring system and/or for conditioning fluid.

Abstract: A magneto-inductive flow measuring device comprising a measuring tube on which a magnet system and two or more measuring electrodes are arranged and/or secured. The measuring tube has in- and outlet regions with a first cross section and the measuring tube has between the in- and outlet regions a middle segment, which has a second cross section. The measuring electrodes are arranged in the middle segment of the measuring tube and the middle segment at least in the region of the measuring electrodes is surrounded by a tube holder, which guards against cross-sectional deformation of the second cross section.

Abstract: A method for defect detection for a signal line between an electrode and a measuring- and/or evaluation unit of a magneto-inductive flow measuring device having at least one measuring- and/or evaluation unit, as well as a measuring tube with at least two measuring electrodes and a third electrode, comprising steps as follows: A) ascertaining a ratio of at least two measured electrical impedances between the measuring electrodes and/or between at least one of the two measuring electrodes and the third electrode; B) comparing the impedance ratio with a desired value range and C) outputting a defect report, when the impedance ratio exceeds or subceeds the desired value range, and a magneto-inductive flow measuring device.

Abstract: A Coriolis mass flow measuring device includes four bent measuring tubes, two exciter mechanisms, and two sensor arrangements. All four measuring tubes are joined inlet end and outlet end with collectors, where the measuring tubes are connected inlet end and outlet end pairwise with node plates to form oscillators, where the exciter mechanisms are adapted to excite bending oscillation working modes between the two measuring tubes of an oscillator, where the first oscillator and the second oscillator have bending oscillation working modes with first and second working mode eigenfrequencies (f11, f12), where the magnitude of the difference of the working mode eigenfrequencies of the two oscillators (|f11?f12|) amounts to at least 0.1 times, for example, at least 0.2 times and especially at least 0.4 times the lower of the two working mode eigenfrequencies, where the sensor arrangements are adapted to register oscillations of the oscillators.

Abstract: A thermal, flow measuring device for determining and/or monitoring a mass flow of a measured medium, comprising a sensor element (1, 11, 21) having a measuring tube (2, 12, 22) with a tube wall (7, 17, 27) and with at least a first and a second temperature sensor element, which are especially embodied as resistance thermometers (3, 13, 23, 33), wherein at least one of the temperature sensor elements is heatable, wherein the measuring tube (2, 12, 22) has a longitudinal axis (A) and a tube contour (8, 18, 28) with a first tube cross section in the end regions of the measuring tube (2, 12, 22), wherein the measuring tube (2, 12, 22) includes a narrowing having a second tube cross section, which differs in form and/or area from the first tube cross section, wherein the narrowing is divided into at least two segments (6, 16, 26), wherein at least one of the segments (6, 16, 26) is angled relative to the longitudinal axis (A) of the measuring tube (2, 12, 22) by an angle (?) of at least 5° and wherein, in each cas

Abstract: A measuring device having a configurable measuring and operating electronics for delivering a measurement signal, includes a measurement transmitter with an electrical current control circuit for outputting a controlled electrical current, wherein in a first manner of operation an electrical current is set in a first range, and in a second manner of operation an electrical current is set in a second range having a greater interval than the first range; the measuring device further having a microcontroller circuit is connected with the electrical current control circuit for delivering a digital signal for operating the electrical current control circuit, wherein the digital signal has a LOW state and a HIGH state and wherein by operating the electrical current control circuit an output current can be set with an electrical current level in a first interval for the LOW state and in a second interval for the HIGH state.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing an ultrasonic transducer by exciting the sound wave via an electromechanical transducer disposed on a sensor body, determining a current propagation velocity of the sound wave on an exit surface of the sensor body, determining the difference between the current propagation velocity and the desired propagation velocity of the sound wave on the exit surface, determining difference between speed of sound in the sensor body and a desired speed of sound, removing material in the region of the exit surface of the sensor body, wherein the remaining material is dimensioned such that the current propagation speed of the sound wave on the exit surface of the sensor body, and/or the delay caused by the speed of sound in the sensor body, at least approximately agrees with the desired propagation speed of the sound wave on the exit surface.

Abstract: A flow conditioner comprising a perforated plate with a central hole and four or more circular paths, which are arranged radially from the central hole and concentrically with one another, wherein holes are arranged on these concentric circular paths, characterized in that a preponderate number of holes of an intermediate circular path have a greater hole diameter than a preponderate number of holes of the innermost and a preponderate number of holes of the outermost circular paths.