ABB Celebrates the 85th Anniversary of Technological Innovation in Gas Emission Monitoring

URAS is the first gas analyzer to use infrared measurement technology for real-time detection of gas composition

Nowadays, URAS is widely used in industrial enterprises that require precise gas measurement to meet environmental emission standards

Since 1938, URAS has become a benchmark product for strict compliance with environmental regulations

Recently, ABB celebrated the 85th anniversary of the innovative process of gas analysis and emission monitoring technology, which is widely used in fields such as chemical industry, oil refining, pulp, papermaking and metallurgy, electricity, cement, etc.

When URAS was launched in 1938, it was known as the first "Ultra Rot Absorptions Schreiber" (German: Ultra Rot Absorptions Schreiber). As a continuous gas analyzer, it can measure the concentration of over 100 gases in real-time through infrared spectroscopy (light absorption technology).

ABB Measurement and Analysis Business Unit Ben Goossens stated, "This technology has been innovative since its invention. Today, it provides a benchmark for corporate environmental compliance. Many factories around the world use URAS to monitor emissions and protect the environment

URAS is used by industrial enterprises around the world as a key solution to ensure environmental compliance. Due to its long-term stable monitoring operation, it is widely used for continuous monitoring of industrial chimney exhaust emissions. It can also measure the gas emissions of ships and help shipping companies comply with environmental regulations.

As a continuous gas analyzer, URAS has a wide range of applications outside the industrial field - such as helping doctors save more lives by measuring carbon dioxide levels in diagnostic respiratory tests, and monitoring the ripening process of bananas during transportation by analyzing ethylene concentration.

In 1996, URAS was used as the basis for the ABB Advance Optima series of modular analyzers, which unified all types of gas analyzers into one design. As a result, URAS became the first network analyzer to have its own IP address. This is the beginning of digitization of analyzer technology.

Ben Goossens said, "URAS communicated digitally decades ago when the Internet of Things appeared. Today, Digital transformation is vigorously promoted, and URAS has been developed around digitalization from the very beginning."

URAS was invented by German engineers Erwin Lehrer and Karl Friedrich Luft. In 1988, the technology was further improved by adding an inflatable built-in regulating tank. The analyzer no longer requires external high-pressure standard gas cylinders, greatly reducing operating costs and significantly improving usability.

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