SPARE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES FOR SAMPLING AND/OR MEASUREMENT IN LIQUID METALS; COMPONENT: TEMPERATURE METER; TEMPERATURE METER WITH MODBUS/TCP COMMUNICATION O PTION // WIRED OR WIRELESS MEASUREMENT, THERMOCOUPLES TYPE S, R, B, K LINEARIZED ACCORDING TO IEC 60584 ITS90/ IPTS68/IPTS48; THERMOCOUPLE TYPE D LINEARIZED ACCORDING TO ASTME 988 FACTORY SETTING: TYPE S; IPTS68; WIRELESS // 4-DIGIT LED-D ISPLAY (7-SEGMENT) HEIGHT 45 MM WITH UNIT INDICATION; MEASURING FREQUENCY SIGNALING ”READY”, ”MEASUREMENT”, ”END”, ”HOR N” // OUTPUT SIGNAL WITH 4 RELS (24V TO 250V AC/DC MAX. 0. 5A) // 1 X WIRELESS RECEIVER BOARD // 1 X TTY INTERFACE SERIAL OR V24/ RS232 // 1 X MA OUTPUT WITH ”FOLLOWER” MODE // 1 X ETHERNET INTERFACE // E4 MODBUS TCP OPTION // POWER SUPPLY 90-264 V AC, 47-63 HZ; 34VA // WALL-MOUNTED VERSION WITH IP 55 // CONNECTION WITH CABLE GLANDS // MEASUREMENT INPUT: WIRELESS OR WITH 7 PIN CONNECTOR; BRAND 1: HERAEUS ELECTRONITE; N-PART 1: UCS 33100254; MODEL 1: E4 DIGITEMP TYPE S + MODBUS/TCP.

4 challenges of an international operation
The purchasing department for foreign-sourced indirect materials faces extra challenges on a daily basis due to the complexity that the international sourcing of products brings. In this article, we discuss the main challenges you need to be aware of.