Whether it is powders, solids or liquids, one must often measure the level of a product and control its ingress and egress.

From high tech guided radar to low tech, yet extremely effective, rotating paddle & float types, there are a variety of options to chose from.

Examples of t

When I started at Homershams 11 years ago, pressure was the parameter I knew almost nothing about.  I knew tyres were pressurised to about 30 psi (206 kPa) and that was about it!

In the intervening years, it’s become one of my favourite measures, not least because of the fact that I slee

It’s surprising that there are so many units of measure.  It’s actually surprising there are not more problems than there are. Here at Homershams we have to deal with thread sizes and types; e.g. 1/4″ BSP, 1/2″ BSP Parallel and NPT. In temperature probes someti

In Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, a church official states, “”If the law supposes that,” said Mr. Bumble, squeezing his hat emphatically in both hands, “the law is a ass — a idiot.”

Often we see pressure instruments coming into our laboratory for calibration with damaged threads.  In some cases it’s clear that there has been a mismatch in process connection to instrument.

We felt it might be helpful to summarize the thread types that are available.