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Pressure Instruments: Avoiding the Harmful Effects of Hydrogen

Under the right conditions, the smallest atom can attack and disable sophisticated instrumentation. Understanding how this happens can help users avoid problems Engineers of a certain age may remember the childhood disappointment of a helium-filled balloon going flat overnight. This…

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Mechanical Pressure Gages in the CPI

In today’s digital age, there is still a need for mechanical pressure measuring instruments for safety, efficiency and economical advantages. Selecting the right type is described here Whether at work or at home, more and more areas of life are,…

New technologies enhance metallic filter elements

This company has launched a range of surface-modification technologies that can be applied to metallic filter elements (photo) to enhance their material properties in challenging environments, improving filter performance and lifetime. Sinterguard PHC extends the life of 316 stainless steel…

A laboratory mixer for high-containment applications

This company has built the smallest machine in its company history in order to meet the highly specialized demands of the high-containment segment. The new Ploughshare laboratory mixer type L1 (photo) supplements the L series and has a drum volume…

Non-intrusive measurement of very low liquid flows

The Fluxus F721 XLF (photo) is a non-intrusive ultrasonic flowmeter designed to provide precise measurement of flowrates of 3 L/h and below in small pipes with diameters from 10 to 50 mm. Since the clamp-on transducers are mounted on the…

A space-saving innovation for control boxes and cabinets

With this company’s new cover-installation concept for Ex control boxes and cabinets, users can install components directly onto the backside of the enclosure cover (photo), rather than on mounting rails deep in the control stations. Enclosures that are equipped in…

Modular cleaning system for tanks of all sizes

The OC200 orbital cleaner (photo) rotates around the horizontal and vertical axis, providing a modular and efficient solution for the cleaning of hygienic process, storage and fermentation tanks of all sizes. The OC200 can be equipped with two, three or…

Ethernet safety I/O modules with IP67 protection

The TBIP and TBPN full safety block input/output (I/O) modules (photo) control safety applications directly from the field and thus simplify modular machinery for Profisafe and CIP Safety, respectively. The robust IP67 modules provide safety input and output signals directly…

Remote, IoT-enabled monitoring of AODD pumps

SafeGuard (photo) is an IoT-enabled (internet of things) pump-monitoring system that remotely tracks, records and alerts users to key performance indicators — such as leak detection, stroke rate and total stroke count — of air-operated double-diaphragm (AODD) pumps during operation.…

New PLC with explosion-proof options

The HI-TBS programmable logic controller (PLC; photo) combines ultra-bright LED technology with 0.1% accuracy to deliver a customizable digital panel meter for applicational use across a wide variety of industries. In addition to serving as a PLC, the TBS is…