A plant with a large installed base of older mechanical technologies must think about the stocks of spare parts, as well as the plant instrument technicians who are trained on and at ease with old devices, before embarking on a program of replacement for plant modernization.
However, a process plant which retains the older technology will find it increasingly difficult or even impossible to maintain a cost position that competes effectively in the global market.
This white paper details how advances in two-wire instrumentation make it possible to use flowmeters in hazardous areas, replace old, obsolete instrumentation with more accurate devices, and reduce maintenance and operating costs.
