AW-Lake developed an automated flow management and reporting solution that integrated its TCM 0650 TRICOR Coriolis mass flow meters with customised logic controllers and EPA-reporting software to accurately track, calculate and report VOC emissions. The TRICOR mass flow meters also monitor paint flowrates, temperature and density as part of quality control. Installed outside of paint booths, the TRICOR Coriolis mass flow meters accurately convert paint mass flow into volumetric flow at a rate of 100 - 500 cm3/min. as paint flows from drums through pipelines and eventually to spray guns that dispense the paint. The TCM 0650 mass flow meters are daisy chained by Ethernet cables to a factory Intranet where third-party software uses EPA formulas to calculate daily VOC totals by location and populates EPA forms for electronic submission. The flow management system also provides visibility into operations on dashboards, with bar graphs indicating current levels of VOC emissions by plant. In addition, the software maintains totals of EPA-defined limits by day, month and year for historical analysis.
Since implementing the AW-Lake flow management and reporting system, the OEM maintains accurate VOC emission levels while gaining a complete view of total operations in one control system. With access to historical data, the company can plan future activities to avoid exceeding EPA limits while operating more efficiently.
About AW-Lake Company
AW-Lake Company, a TASI Group company, is a leading North American design, manufacturing and service company of flow measurement technology for the fluid control needs of various industries, including oil and gas, chemical processing, paints and coatings, hydraulics and pneumatics, food processing, and fluid power. Together with its European sister companies, KEM-Kueppers, Vogtlin Instruments, and LitreMeter, AW-Lake services and distributes a broad portfolio of flow measurement instrumentation throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia.
