ABB MagMaster reaches 500,000 and still not out

ABB售出第五十万台MagMaster流量计

2006-10-28 - After over 15 years and thousands of installations worldwide, ABB is celebrating the production of its 500,000th MagMaster flow meter transmitter unit. This milestone was marked with a special presentation to Anglian Water at ABB’s newly opened customer demonstration facility at its Stonehouse factory.

2006-10-28——经过15年多以及全球数以千计用户的安装使用，ABB正在庆祝其第五十万台Magmaster流量计变送器的下线。在ABB的 Stonehouse工厂新设的用户示范区内，一个向Anglian Water公司的特别交付仪式标志着这个历史性的里程碑。

Anglian Water will receive the 500,000th unit as part of a consignment of MagMasters it recently ordered for a new installation.

Anglian Water公司将接受这第五十万台Magmaster流量计，作为其最近一个新项目订单交付的一部分。

Since its launch, the MagMaster sensor primary and its accompanying transmitter unit have been used in a diverse range of applications with many of the first units to be produced still in operation. Examples of installations encompass everything from sewage plants in the UK to wineries in Australia, with units installed in ambient temperatures ranging from below freezing through to extreme desert conditions.

自推出以来，Magmaster传感器及其配套变送器就广泛应用于各个领域，其首批产品许多仍在使用，应用的例子包含了几乎所有的领域，从英国的污水处理厂到澳大利亚的葡萄酒厂，工作环境温度从零度以下到极端的沙漠环境温度。

“The robust design and reliability of the MagMaster is demonstrated by the very low number of failures that have been reported over the past 15 years,” says Tony Hoyle, UK Flow Products Manager, ABB Limited. “One of the most effective features of the MagMaster transmitter has been its single-board design. Originally developed to prevent connection faults caused by plugging two boards together, the single-board design has continued to offer the best solution for dependable operation.”

ABB 英国有限公司流量计产品经理Tony Hoyle表示：“在过去的15年里极低的故障报告率证明了Magmaster流量计的坚固设计以及可靠性。Magmaster变送器最有效的特点之一就是它的单层电子板设计。原本用于避免由连接两块电子板导致的连接故障的单板设计为可靠的操作继续提供着最佳解决方案。”

Manufactured at ABB’s Stonehouse factory, MagMaster flow meters offer a high accuracy of 0.15% and a wide turndown of 1500:1, enabling users to achieve improved control and quality of water distribution networks and water treatment works. The MagMaster’s IP68 rating enables the sensor to be buried, eliminating the need for meter pits or chambers and significantly cutting the time and cost of installation.

Magmaster流量计由ABB位于Stonehouse的工厂生产，它提供了高达0.15%的精确度和宽达1500：1的调节比，使用户可以提高配水网络和水处理的质量和控制水平。Magmaster的IP68等级产品能够让传感器埋入地下，避免了挖掘仪表坑或仪表室的必要，极大降低了安装时间和成本。

ABB’s experience in the manufacture and calibration of flow meters has enabled it to build units to meet individual requirements for specific applications.

ABB在流量计的生产和校准方面拥有丰富的经验，能够制造出符合各种个性化特殊应用要求的产品。

“Although our standard range spans from 15 milimetres to 2.2 metres, we have manufactured MagMaster units from 2.4 metres down to just two millimetres,” says Hoyle. “This is typical of our approach to building and calibrating flow meters, which is to ensure that our products exactly meet our customers’ requirements.”

Hoyle说道：“尽管我们的标准口径范围从15毫米到2.2米，但是我们已经生产过从2.4米到2毫米的Magmaster产品。这是我们制造和校准流量计的典型方法，这保证我们的产品能很好地满足客户的要求。”

“Another example that’s proved popular with customers over the years is cabling and potting sensors at our factory. It’s no problem for ABB’s flexible manufacturing techniques; the customer advises their required cable length and our team cuts, fits and pots it at the sensor terminal box. This can save hours on site trying to perform termination and wiring in often poor weather conditions.”

“另一个能说明这些年来我们的产品广受客户欢迎的例子是我们工厂的电缆和装配传感器。对于ABB灵活的生产技术来说，根据客户要求的电缆长度，在传感器接线盒内将电缆切割，配型，装配是轻而易举的事情。这可以大大节省现场调试以及通常在恶劣温度环境下配线的时间。”

With the arrival of ABB’s CalMaster2 flow meter verification suite, the calibration of both the mains and battery-powered versions of the MagMaster and AquaMaster can now be routinely verified in-situ, eliminating the cost and disruption associated with removing the flow meter from service.

随着ABB的CalMaster2流量计检测组件的推出，普通电源和电池供电的MagMaster 和 AquaMaster流量计的校准工作现在可以实现例行的原位检验，从而避免了拆下流量计所带来的成本和损坏。

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