Complete, pre-fabricated 'hook-ups' for field-based plant instrumentation - based on proven designs - are now available via Intertec's SAFE LINK service. The service covers the complete concept-to-installation process including engineering design, assembly and on-site delivery. SAFE LINK can save substantial time and money on projects, as well as increasing instrumentation performance and reliability.

A typical application is a field instrumentation node such as pressure or differential pressure transmitter(s) - supplied complete with manifold, tubing connections, plus the appropriate style of enclosure and any environmental protection needed. Intertec specialises in protection for field equipment, and can deal with the spectrum of requirements from simple freeze protection to extremes of climate such as dealing with the -40 to +40 C temperatures of Kazakhstan. Other common applications include sample conditioning systems for analyzers, and 'hot boxes' to prevent condensation and/or crystallization of media at instrumentation points. Intertec has six families of instrumentation-sized enclosures with different feature sets to suit different requirements - including style of opening. Larger cabinets and shelters are also available.

This turnkey approach can often improve the performance, and reduce the lifecycle costs, of field instrumentation because of the proven nature of the designs used, and the use of a modular range of building-block components. Intertec has a very large database of designs covering all common field instrumentation applications. These protection systems are fabricated using proven components and layout principles that reduce the variability of instrument installation and provide a site standard - greatly simplifying ongoing maintenance.

Intertec's highly reliable designs pass on the benefit of enormous protection know-how. Moreover, users can choose from conventional instrument connection configurations, or innovative close-coupled solutions that can enhance measurement accuracy. The designers will also accommodate a user's own equipment or design choices and rules, for example by using a specified instrument or preferred brand/style of manifold.