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Product Spotlight: SITRANS FC430 Receives NTEP Custody Transfer Approval Certification

14 March 2016

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Siemens is pleased to announce the certification of its newest Coriolis flow measurement solution: the SITRANS FC430 Coriolis flow meter with National Type Evaluation Program (NTEP) custody transfer (CT) approval.

Custody transfer approvals are mandated by the US National Conference on Weights and Measures. To be considered for approval, a series of tests are conducted that evaluates whether the devices are capable of meeting applicable custody transfer requirements in commercial applications.

The NTEP CT certificate pertains to devices that are used for selling, purchasing, exchanging custody transfer and/or establishing the cost of services for hire on the basis of a measurement. If money is exchanged or if there is ownership of materials in a pipeline in the U.S., then an NTEP CT certificate is required.

Where would you need a CT-approved flow meter?

This approval is particularly important in the oil and gas, chemical, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical industries.

Okay, so now that we’ve identified the industries where it’s used most, what exactly does an NTEP CT approval do?

Let’s start with an example. If you own land and an oil and gas company wants to use your land to develop, how do you know you’re getting paid the correct amount? If you’re the oil and gas company, how do you know you’re paying the correct amount and not too much?

It’s tricky to identify whether your flow meter is showing the accurate result but by using a CT approval on a flow meter, we’re now able to determine how much of a product/commodity changes hands in a trade agreement.

Wherever there is a demand for accurate flow measurement, the SITRANS FC430 can deliver. With its newly added approval, the SITRANS FC430 is ideal for a broad array of process industries and applications – simple.

Simplicity is also maintained with the SITRANS FC430’s innovative and user-friendly support tools, which provides direct access to operational, configuration and functional data.

To learn more about the NTEP CT approvals on the SITRANS FC430, please click here.