October 16, 2008 - Elobau Sensor Technology introduces its online configurator, a unique method for process engineers to select the ideal level indicators from this manufacturer’s broad line of product offerings. An online “tool box” enables the visitor at www.elobau-st.com to make selections from a range of options and, by doing so, build the best product solution for the process task at hand. Supporting this online configurator is the substantial application engineering talent of Elobau, so a first-time user of the system can be guided through the selection process.
Online, the system software of the configurator allows more than 1,500,000 possible combinations of product features to suit virtually any application in the process industries. A visitor to the Elobau configurator is first presented with basic selections to determine the specific product needs. These include the medium to be measured, as well as density and temperature selections. In addition, information regarding operating voltage and current, required switching points, tank fitting position, connection types, thermocouple styles, float types, housing construction materials and other data are easily input from the 17 selection windows on the configurator. The system has internal blocks to prevent incompatible data from being entered.
Also, the range limits for various selections are clearly indicated in the option windows, making the process faster and easier to use. Unlike many other online configurators currently available, this unique Elobau system has embedded explanations for each selection, thus making the user’s choices clearer for the particular application involved. There are examples shown in the configurator windows to assist the selection process further, plus an accumulating, in-use visual animation of the unit being “built” online. Upon completion of the selections, all data are sent to Elobau for a prompt quotation. Even when certain data are unknown or undetermined in new designs, the quotation process can still proceed.
Once approved, the selected products are typically manufactured and shipped in five working days. Elobau is a vertically integrated manufacturer that performs all circuit and cable production, plastic molding, unit assembly and full performance testing at its factories. Thus, modifications to suit virtually all industrial and commercial requirements are achieved quickly and in a cost-effective manner, through the design and engineering talent resident at Elobau. Interested parties should contact Elobau for full details on this development and the company’s full line of controls, sensors and machine safety products.
