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We Understand Industries with Difficult-to-Measure Processes
For more than 60 years, Ronan Engineering Company has helped industries solve difficult level, density, mass flow, and weight measurement challenges in harsh process environments. Our non-contact Radiometric Measurement Systems are designed to perform reliably where conventional measurement technologies often fail.
Where Traditional Measurement Methods Struggle
In harsh process environments, conventional measurement technologies often fail for the same reasons: material contact, buildup, vibration, extreme conditions, changing density, and difficult maintenance access.
Material Contact
Sensors can wear, corrode, foul, or fail when exposed to abrasive, caustic,
sticky, hot, or hazardous materials.
Process Buildup
Dust, coating, scaling, foam, and material accumulation can interfere with probes and produce
unreliable readings.
Harsh Conditions
Heat, pressure,
vibration, washdown, and hazardous-area environments can shorten sensor life
or limit performance.
Changing Materials
Moisture variation, density changes, solids concentration, and mixed material phases can make traditional readings unstable.
Maintenance
Downtime is often required for cleaning, recalibration, replacement, or vessel access, interrupting production.
Explore industries by the type of process material handled and challenges commonly encountered:
Bulk & Heavy Solid Materials
Measurement solutions for industries handling bulk solids, abrasive powders, dusty materials, and high-vibration conveying systems.
Industries include:
- Cement
- Coal Handling & Power Generation
- Ethanol & Renewables
- Food Processing
- Mining & Aggregates
- Recycling
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Chemical, Corrosive & Pressurized Materials
Measurement solutions for corrosive chemicals, volatile materials, pressurized vessels, and hazardous processing environments.
Industries include:
- Chemical Processing
- Petrochemical
- Oil Drilling & Extraction
- Refining Oil & Gas
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High-Temperature Materials
Measurement solutions for molten materials, extreme heat, steam, and aggressive industrial processing conditions.
Industries include:
- Glass Production
- Metal Processing
- Steel Production
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Slurry, Liquids & Variable-Density Materials
Measurement solutions for slurries, suspended solids, foam, entrained gas, and continuously changing process materials.
Industries include:
- Dredging
- Food & Beverage
- Mining & Aggregates
- Pulp & Paper
- Slurry Processing Applications
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Why Radiometric Measurement Performs Better in Harsh Process Environments
Traditional measurement technologies often struggle in industrial environments where materials are abrasive, corrosive, under extreme temperature or pressure, highly viscous, or constantly changing. Because Ronan Radiometric Measurement Systems are mounted externally to the vessel, pipe, conveyor, or process line, they can provide more accurate results because system components never come into direct contact with the material being measured making the system is immune to dust build-up, vibration and other issues that make measurement difficult.
Benefits include:
- No wetted parts
- No process interruption during installation
- Reduced maintenance and downtime
- Accurate measurement despite buildup, foam, vibration, or changing density
- Long-term reliability in harsh industrial environments
Need help with your measurement application?
Ronan will work closely with you to develop a reliable measurement solution for your most challenging process applications.
If you need immediate assistance, please contact us directly.
About
For more than 60 years, Ronan Engineering has manufactured reliable and leading-edge instrumentation systems. As providers of real-time monitoring and measurements of critical process control points, Ronan has kept some of the world’s largest plants, factories, and facilities running safely and efficiently. Ronan has established manufacturing, sales and service facilities in Kentucky and the United Kingdom.