One of the biggest and the most protected areas one would find in factories is the storage area. The storage areas of factories of today are completely changed from what they used to look in the past. Today they resemble a high security vault with storage tanks all around the area. These storage tanks contain liquids which are highly sensitive and dangerous for the human beings. However their use is necessary in the manufacturing process of the many products we so frequently use. The reason for a factory’s storage area to look like a high security vault is due to the presence of these liquids and adding the extra security is plainly for the reason that no worker willingly or unwillingly would approach the huge amount of these liquids within the factory’s premises.

Since a factory produces in bulk, it is necessary for it to procure the materials in bulk too. The storage tanks can be as large as a hundred feet tall or even more. And to plan the production targets it is necessary to allocate the available liquids evenly among the production lines. Knowledge about the availability of the liquids is possible with the help of the liquid level indicator. There are many types of a liquid level indicator available today and they are mostly sorted by their nature of use. Some types of indicators such as the sight glass are used only with the small quantity tanks. The likes of a plastic float can be used in the medium sized containers and tanks.

As we all know that a huge manufacturer needs to produce in more than just a few thousands each day,to be able to produce massively the huge factories have to manage storing the vast quantity of raw materials. By using these materials they are able to proceed with the production flawlessly. In many cases the use of highly toxic acids and other chemicals becomes a must. In case a factory is involved in any process that requires these types of chemicals the factory’s management has to arrange for its storage as well.

These highly toxic chemicals and acids are contained in single skinned containers for zero percent chance of leakage and unauthorized usage. The single skinned containers are different in shape and use than an ordinary liquid storage tank. Taking liquid measurements can be a different and difficult task hence the best device to take measurements in it is the portable ultrasonic liquid level indicator. Using the portable ultrasonic device the staff can easily take measurement of liquids inside the single skinned containers without any chance of exposing themselves to the harsh liquids inside.