Massive savings with mounting and manifold block
May 30th 2006

Parker Instrumentation says its CCIMS is a radical new integrated mounting and manifold block which connects instruments directly to process piping in a fraction of the time previously taken, and dramatically reduces the number of joints – and therefore potential leak paths.

CCIMS (Close Coupled Instrument Mounting Solution) supports the direct connection of differential pressure transmitters – one of the most common process instruments – to process pipework. Parker Instrumentation believes that CCIMS is the first mounting solution to provide a practical solution for 'close coupling' these instruments, which are used in quantities of hundreds of thousands a year, for flow measurement in a wide range of industries including oil and gas, petrochemical and chemical, and power generation.

CCIMS allows pressure transmitters to be mounted directly onto an orifice plate assembly in less than 30 minutes, typically replacing hand-crafted assemblies of discrete tubing, joint and valve components that can take anywhere from one to three man-days to fabricate. Accordingly, Parker claims labour saving from this aspect of CCIMS alone could save industry hundreds of millions of Euros a year. Once installed, CCIMS also allows instruments to be clipped onto and off the pipe in seconds – easing maintenance.

"The costs of mounting differential pressure transmitters has stayed much the same for decades, and is unquestioned by plant owners", says Brian Rice, Market Development Manager. "We have worked with both transmitter manufacturers and users to develop this new mounting concept. The launch of CCIMS introduces a solution that challenges the status quo, allowing the industry to re-engineer instrument mounting practice to save cost and enhance performance."

The new product also benefits plant operators by reducing maintenance requirements and total cost of ownership, and by enhancing the integrity and performance of the instrument system – factors which are key to the successful operation of the new generations of highly automated and unmanned plants.

The requirement for maintenance decreases substantially because CCIMS technology eliminates the need for 'impulse lines' – the tubing flow paths that normally run between pipe and instrument – helping to avoid the common problem of blockages caused by many factors including viscous media, hydrate formation, freezing, and so on. CCIMS also incorporates a specialised interface that allows the instrument to be clipped onto and off the manifold in seconds, instead of undoing threaded connections, tubing joints, or even welds – which greatly speeds calibration and repairs.

CCIMS further cuts costs because it replaces application-specific assemblies of discrete tubing, joints, valves and manifold components with a single universal module that can be held in stock.

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