Whether it’s a pressure cooker in the family kitchen or a big industrial autoclave, airtight pressure tanks have to be monitored very closely. As a manufacturer of large steam sterilizersCONTROL ENGINEERING China版权所有, Belimed Sauter AG relies on pressure transmitters to ensure performance and safety through constantly changing temperature conditions.

　　The special transmitters with the Neumo BioConnect flanges are in a vertical line along the right edge. Source: Baumer

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ksmith’s shop in 1923 by Josef Sauter. In 1976CONTROL ENGINEERING China版权所有, the company started producing sterilizersCONTROL ENGINEERING China版权所有, decontamination, and disinfection systems. Today the company has more than 200 employees and builds sterilizers for pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers, along with hospitals, laboratories控制工程网版权所有, and research institutes. Since 1999, the company has been part of the Belimed Group that offers instruments and services for the worldwide infection control market.
　　Baumer Bourdon-Haenni AG has been a regular supplier of pressure monitoring devices for Belimed Sauter’s production of autoclaveswww.cechina.cn, particularly the ED 701 sensor equipped with a clamp-on process connection. The ED 701 is a piezo-resistive pressure transmitter with a stainless steel diaphragm for industrial and hygienic applications. This model was used in a special group of autoclaves Belimed Sauter built for Sanofi Aventis using the Neumo BioConnect aseptic connection. This mounting system uses a V-shaped flange with a nominal diameter of 48.3 mm and an external diameter of 100 mm. Since there are no relevant hygienic standards for this proprietary product, Baumer had to construct it to Neumo’s specifications. The connection is sealed with an O-ring protected with a ridge to prevent it from being crushed when the flange is screwed together.
　　The design of the ED 701 series makes it suitable for applications in the food and beverage processing industry as well as pharmaceutical and biotechnology applications. Any parts with media cont