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Heartbeat Technology
The pulse of your measurement
Do you want to increase your
plant’s availability and decrease
costs? With Heartbeat Technology,
Endress+Hauser offers the widest
choice of measuring devices
incorporating a groundbreaking
diagnostics and verification
concept designed with this purpose
in mind.
Through a clever combination
of diagnostics, verification and
monitoring, Heartbeat Technology
enables safe and cost-efficient
plant operation throughout the
entire life cycle.
Heartbeat Technology in
the food industry
iTHERM TrustSens TM371
iTHERM TrustSens TM371 self-calibrating compact thermometer
Challenges in the food industry  The calibration of process instruments
Food and beverage manufacturers usually involves considerable
operate in accordance with strict resources. It also poses a risk
guidelines. For a start, there are the to hygiene as it generally requires
intensive inspections that are part the opening up of hygienic piping,
and parcel of Good Manufacturing necessitating precautions to prevent
Practices (GMP), and there are contamination.
usually requirements to be met for
ISO 9001 recertification too. Food Requirements for an optimized
authorities require that manufacturing solution It would be ideal if devices
processes including measuring could offer verification without inter-
technology undergo a validation rupting the process so as to reduce
process. If you wish to make a change risk and save both time and money.
to a process, the cost is significant and
a revalidation is required. Nevertheless,
intense competitive pressure forces
manufacturers to follow through with
each potential process optimization.
Each type of measuring equipment
must be calibrated or verified regularly
in accordance with ISO 9001:2008
Clause 7.6 a). Here the operator must
comply with the rules of metrologically
traceable verification in order to
avoid delays and costly adjustments
during the recertification process.
Our solution Thanks to Heartbeat Technology, measuring
points are verified in situ and without any interruption
to measurements or processes. Verification can be logged
from the comfort and safety of the control room. The as-
sociated asset management software (DTM) generates and
maintains PDF files for audit-proof documentation purposes.

Benefits With Heartbeat Technology, the operator

maintains complete flexibility when it comes to scheduling
a measuring point inspection, as there is little effort
involved and it can be performed while the plant is in
operation. The time saved from when a connection is
established to when the documentation is completed is
generally in the region of 80% compared with verifications
using external test and inspection equipment.

Fully automated in situ calibration results in additional Savings

savings in terms of maintenance costs, increased plant
availability and a lower risk of undeteced non-confor-
mities. Not just regulatory authorities but operators too
welcome the fact that hygienic piping does not need to be
opened up, thus improving product safety.
Thanks to Heartbeat Technology, you can avoid
unnecessary process interruptions, meet your
documentation obligations more easily and increase
product safety.
• Time saving of 1.5 hours per verification = €150
per verification.
• Eliminates the need for manual recalibrations:
Fully automatic inline self-calibration after every
batch as compared to manual calibrations 1 to 4
times per year. Potential savings per device range
from €500 to €1.000 per calibration. The cost is
recouped once the first calibration is dispensed
with.

• Guarantee of significantly higher returns due to

increased plant availability.

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