Dwyer Series 628CR ceramic sensor pressure transmitter
22 March, 2011 | Supplied by: Dwyer Instruments (Aust) Pty Ltd
The Series 628CR ceramic sensor pressure transmitter is claimed to be accurate to ±1% of full scale and contains a low-cost ceramic sensor housed in a compact, rugged, NEMA 4X stainless steel body.
Vortex shedding tutorial - Part 1
03 March, 2011 | Supplied by: Invensys Process Systems (S) Pte Ltd
The vortex shedding flowmeter first emerged 25 to 30 years ago and has steadily grown in acceptance, since then, to be a major flow measurement technique. Its appeal is due, in part, to the fact that it has no moving parts yet produces a frequency output that varies linearly with flowrate over a wide range of Reynolds numbers.
Advantech USB-4704 USB data acquisition module
28 February, 2011 | Supplied by: Advantech Australia Pty Ltd
The Industrial Automation Group of Advantech has launched a multifunction USB data acquisition module, USB-4704, designed to provide a low-cost personal measurement tool. This model is bus-powered with many portable capabilities, and is equipped with analog I/O, digital I/O and counter functions in a single unit, making it suitable for lab experiments, testing, data logging, and training.
Honeywell XYR6000 wireless position sensor
25 February, 2011 | Supplied by: Micromax Pty Ltd
The XYR6000 wireless position sensor by Honeywell gives users the ability to remotely monitor a number of applications ranging from valve position to safety-shower emergency use. Originally introduced by Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) in June 2009, the XYR6000 is now being offered by Honeywell Sensing and Control to targeted OEM customers.
Flowmeters help recover lost revenues and promote energy efficiency
25 February, 2011 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty Ltd
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, Virginia, operates a steam plant for its huge downtown campus, generating steam for almost 60 buildings, including three hospitals, the governor’s mansion and a museum. Three identical boilers produce around 163,000 tonnes of steam a year.
Moore Industries TCS temperature concentrator system
23 February, 2011 | Supplied by: Moore Industries
The TCS temperature concentrator system is designed to reduce the cost of transmitting multiple temperature sensor measurements by concentrating up to 32 signals onto a single twisted wire pair.
Spectroscopy comes out of the lab
17 February, 2011 by Glenn Johnson
Developments in technologies for building spectroscopes and spectrometers have advanced in leaps and bounds since the first commercial infrared spectroscope was developed in the 1940s and the first FT-IR spectrometer came on the market in 1969. Today, spectrometry is moving out of the lab and into the field and the process plant.
Using microwaves to detect hopper blockage
14 February, 2011 | Supplied by: VEGA Australia Pty Ltd
The Schwenk Zement cement works in Allmendingen, Germany, required a method of quickly and reliably detecting blockages in raw materials hoppers.
WIKA PSD-30 pressure switch
31 January, 2011 | Supplied by: WIKA Australia
The PSD-30 pressure switch is available with an optional fieldbus-independent communications interface, IO-Link.
Dwyer Instruments series DX differential pressure switch
18 January, 2011 | Supplied by: Dwyer Instruments (Aust) Pty Ltd
The series DX differential pressure switch makes a contact output based on the differential between two pressure sources and its wetted materials of brass and fluoroelastomer are suitable for use with most gases and water-based solutions.
Rosemount 2130 SIL2 certified vibrating short-fork level switch
17 January, 2011 | Supplied by: Emerson Automation Solutions
The Rosemount 2130 vibrating short-fork level switch offers SIL2 certification. This version features built-in fault monitoring and self-checking diagnostics and is suitable for high- and low-level alarms.
Jumo Logoscreen nt paperless data recorders
17 January, 2011 | Supplied by: OneTemp Pty Ltd
The Logoscreen nt range of paperless recorders from Jumo have a modular design for the acquisition of measurement data (3 to 18 measurement inputs can be implemented internally), and provide high standards of security to prevent unauthorised access and manipulation of the stored data.
K-Tek MT5000 series guided wave radar transmitters
17 January, 2011 | Supplied by: Fluid Control Sales & Installations Pty Ltd
K-Tek has announced that the company’s MT5000 series of guided wave radar transmitters has been certified for use in SIL2/3 applications.
Honeywell Limitless series wireless limit switches
17 January, 2011 | Supplied by: Micromax Pty Ltd
Honeywell Sensing and Control has announced the Limitless series of wireless limit switches that combines flexibility with harsh-duty packaging to increase efficiencies and improve safety for machines, equipment, OEMs and operators.
Signet 4630 chlorine analyser system
17 January, 2011 | Supplied by: GF Piping Systems
The Signet 4630 chlorine analyser system is designed with amperometric sensing technology, and incorporates a clear flow cell, flow regulator, sensors, filter and rotameter in one unit.
