New Products & Services

This company has expanded its Scalance M wireless router series by adding two new devices. The Scalance M876-3 is ideally suited for transmitting data via third generation wireless internet access (3G). In Europe, these are the well-known UMTS networks, with EVDO (evolution data optimized) networks being prevalent particularly in North America. Using the second new addition to the series, the Scalance M876-4, users can connect to subnets and automation devices via LTE (long term evolution) wireless standard, widely used throughout Europe. Thanks to their high bandwidths, performance capabilities and transmission speeds, the routers are able to be deployed in a diverse range of applications — Process Industries and Drives Division, Siemens AG, Erlangen, Germany www.siemens.com

The Intermodal Container Disc (ICD) is a fully lined rupture disc that provides high-performance overpressure protection with an operating ratio of up to 90% combined with a±5% burst tolerance. When directly installed between industry-standard flange fittings, the ICD can protect containers used for carrying gases and liquids, complying with several international standards relating to the transportation of hazardous materials. The disc can also be used in conjunction with traditional safety-relief valves. Hall 9.0, Stand B45 — Elfab Ltd., North Shields, U.K. www.elfab.com

Available from this storage specialist, Stak-Red mobile security cages provide a secure and practical alternative to fixed storage areas with the important advantage of being able to be easily moved to suit the increasing demand for flexible manufacturing situations. These robust, yet mobile cages feature double-hinged, lockable doors, which fold back 270 deg to provide easy access. They are fully fabricated from mild steel and are supplied with two adjustable shelves as standard, in either steel or plywood, which can be adjusted in 100-mm increments. Additional shelves are available if required. — Stakrak Ltd., Crawley, U.K. www.stakrak.co.uk

The Optisonic 8300 is a dedicated ultrasonic flowmeter for the measurement of superheated steam. The two-beam flowmeter delivers a measuring accuracy of 1%, high repeatability and a large dynamic-measuring range. Built for longterm use, the device features a full-bore flow sensor without moving parts or obstructions, and an overall sturdy and robust construction with no cables or sensitive parts exposed. Therefore, it can uphold its measuring accuracy without maintenance or subsequent calibration for up to 20 yr, says the manufacturer. With nominal sizes ranging from DN 100–1,000, Optisonic 8300 is particularly suited to high flowrates. Pressure and temperature ratings are up to 200 bars and 540°C, respectively. — Krohne Messtechnik GmbH, Duisburg, Germany www.krohne.com

At the Hannover trade fair last month, this company introduced its Large Surface Analyzer (LSA), a positioning robot combined with the Mobile Surface Analyzer (MSA) contact-angle measuring instrument. The system performs fast, fully automated surface free-energy (SFE) determinations at freely defined positions on large samples. The system is particularly well suited to quality-assurance applications on cleaned, pretreated or coated materials. — Krüss GmbH, Hamburg, Germany www.kruss.de

The new SLS-1500 liquid flowmeter delivers fast and precise measurements for flow rates of 0 to 40 mL/min. The device comes in a robust housing and is suitable in demanding industrial environments and laboratory settings. With a typical response time of 20 ms, the SLS-1500 is able to monitor highly dynamic dispensing processes. The flow channel inside the sensor is completely straight and open and has no moving parts. Inert wetted materials provide outstanding chemical resistance and excellent biocompatibility. The SLS-1500 is compatible with SCC1 interface cables, and thereby various output connections. — Sensirion AG, Staefa, Switzerland www.sensirion.com  

This company’s line of hydraulic and pneumatic work positioners keep workpieces close at hand and eliminate unnecessary reaching and other operator movements, thus enhancing ergonomics. These positioners are available in various lift capacities, base and turntable sizes. With the inclusion of a heavy-duty, 360-deg turntable, they are suitable for many applications, including palletizing, de-palletizing, workstation assembly and manufacturing. Many options are available, including accordion skirting, oversized platforms, platforms with beveled edges, pit-mounted units, portability packages, foot-pedal control, fork pockets, external power modules and more. — Verti-Lift Inc., Louisville, Ky. www.verti-lift.com

Hyperform HPN 210 M is a nucleating agent used with injection-molded high-density polyethylene (HDPE) in material-handling applications. This nucleating agent has a unique crystalline orientation, which imparts HDPE with higher productivity, increased stiffness, reduced warpage and higher heat-deflection temperature (HDT) when compared to traditional HDPE. This allows the HDPE to approach the performance levels of polypropylene (PP) impact copolymers. — Milliken & Co., Spartanburg, S.C. www.milliken.com

The EZ-Zone EZK, a remote user interface (RUI) that can also be used as a communication gateway, is now available with an option for Class 1, Division 2, temperature class T4A, for use in hazardous locations. The EZ-Zone RUI can be utilized as a communications gateway device to save cost, space and wiring when digital communications are being used with two or more EZ-Zone controllers. It can also serve as a display for showing all parameter values for up to 16 EZ-Zone controllers, which helps improve the user-system interface. As a communications gateway, the RUI can deliver multiple communication protocol options. The device’s T4A temperature classification means that its surface temperature will not rise above 248°F (120°C). — Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co., St. Louis, Mo. www.watlow.com

Launched in March, HydroFlo 3 is the latest version of this popular piping-system design software. With HydroFlo, pumped, gravity and re-circulating flow systems, conveying any type of liquid, can be modeled and solved for their steady-state flows and pressures. This new version expands system capacities, provides additional editing features and improves analysis results and pump-curve plotting. The new Pipe Schedule Editor enables the creation, editing, importing and exporting of pipe schedules using both standard English and metric/SI nominal diameters. HydroFlo can communicate with PumpBase, the company’s pump-selection software. Once HydroFlo determines a pump’s operating parameters, the data can be sent to PumpBase for selecting optimal pumps. PumpBase can then send the selected pump curves back to HydroFlo for use in a conveyance-system design. — Tahoe Design Software, Nevada City, Calif. www.tahoesoft.com

The HPR-Micro Reactor is a high-pressure reactor specifically designed for small-batch reaction chemistry, and is well suited for research, process-development and screening applications when reagents, catalysts or other essential materials are expensive or available in very limited supply. The HPR-Micro Reactor comes standard with a 10-mL reactor vessel for operation up to 10,000 psi, inlet and outlet valves and a pressure gage. Optional 25-mL and 50-mL vessels are also available. Depending upon the temperature option selected, operation from –40 to 150°C is possible. The vessel closure is hand-tight, so no wrenches are needed. The reactor is equipped with magnetically coupled stirring for optimal mixing, and the overall assembly is protected by a rupture-disc assembly. Multiple inlet ports are included for addition of solvents, reagents or gases. — Supercritical Fluid Technologies, Inc., Newark, Del. www.supercriticalfluids.com

The MTH range of pumps is ideally suited to applications, such as boiler feed, high-pressure cooling, refrigeration and CIP process. These compact pumps, which are available in direct drive, bareshaft, magnetic drive and canned-rotor options, can replace multistage pumps, generating high heads in only a single stage. This design allows the pump to handle hot liquids, refrigerants, liquefied gases and liquids with entrained air, for example gas-dissolution systems, where the pump will self-vent, carrying air bubbles with the fluid to the discharge port. The standard range of MTH pumps includes models that cover capacities from 1 to 500 L/min and pressures up to 70 bars. Construction materials include iron, bronze and 316 stainless steel. — Pump Engineering Ltd., Littlehampton, U.K. www.pumpeng.co.uk

VibXpert Ultra is a new generation four-channel FFT (fast Fourier transform) data collector, signal analyzer and field balancer. The device features simultaneous data acquisition on four channels and lowers the measurement time down to the physical limit, says the company. The device’s Xpert View feature offers an innovative way to visualize measurement results. Up to four signals can be displayed in one screen in addition to the monitoring parameters of choice. With Xpert View at the press of a button, the operator gets the full picture of a machine’s health at a glance. — Prüftechnik AG, Ismaning, Germany www.pruftechnik.com

Three-phase separation has now become a significant alternative in the food industry both for starch production for separating wheat starch and gluten or for extracting animal or vegetable fat and oil. In all these processes, two liquids have to be separated from a solid phase. Previous processes used a decanter or separator to separate the solid from the liquid phase, and then the liquid phase had to undergo another stage to separate the two liquids. That meant at least two machines were required. The Tricanter makes it possible to separate two liquid phases from a solid phase, as long as they cannot dissolve in each other. — Flottweg SE, Vilsbiburg, Germany www.flottweg.com

The RV8S solid-state interface relay boasts a compact 6-mm footprint, and features high switching cycles, extended operating life and high-speed load switching. Common uses of the RV8S include general load switching in control systems for assembly machines, solenoids, molding machines and other applications requiring a high repetition rate. The RV8S has operate and release times that are much faster than electromechanical relays. The relay also generates no acoustic and far less electrical noise than its electromechanical counterpart because it makes use of semiconductor outputs instead of electrically sparking contacts. The RV8S can safely operate in temperatures from –20 to 60ºC and humidity from 5 to 85%. — IDEC Corp., Osaka, Japan www.idec.com/usa

With a key plasticizer, dioctyl phthalate (DOP), no longer permitted under European Union REACH regulations after February of this year, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) compounders and processors will have to move to safer alternatives. This company is in a strong position to fill the gap with a next-generation alternative that combines high performance with ease of processing and important environmental benefits. Pevalen is a non-phthalate PVC plasticizer derived solely from aliphatic raw materials, and is suitable for a wide range of general-purpose applications. A polyol ester derived from food-approved raw materials, Pevalen is based on well-proven, reliable chemistry that is already registered under REACH. The process for obtaining food contact approval for Pevalen itself is currently underway and should be concluded in 2016. — Perstorp Holding AB, Malmö, Sweden www.perstorp.com

The TR21 miniature resistance thermometer is currently the only instrument on the market that combines a housing of only 19-mm dia. with explosion protection, claims the manufacturer. The measuring instrument, developed for sanitary applications, has now obtained ATEX and IECEx approval for the ignition-protection Type Ex i. The combination of compact size, hygienic design and intrinsic safety makes the TR21 a multi-application thermometer for processes in the food and pharmaceutical industries. The TR21 has a measuring range from –50 to 250°C, and is delivered with a direct sensor output (Pt100) or integrated transmitter (4–20-mA output). The sensor can be calibrated without having to open the process. — WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KG, Klingenberg, Germany www.wika.de

The Micro Motion Heavy Fuel Viscosity Meter (HFVM) Viscomaster is the next generation of the Micro Motion 7829 Viscomaster direct-insertion viscosity and density meter. Making use of the same rugged and reliable tuning fork design as its predecessors, the HFVM incorporates a new robust low-friction diamond-like carbon (DLC) coating. This makes it ideal for tackling the most demanding of process applications, such as marine heavy fuel oil (HFO) combustion control, marine gas oil (MGO) viscosity control and land-based fired heaters. System integration and startup commissioning costs are significantly reduced due to the support from 4–20-mA, HART, WirelessHART and RS485 Modbus communications. — Emerson Process Management, Baar, Switzerland www.emersonprocess.com    

The newly introduced RUN12 Auto Sampler can achieve rapid and continuous vapor-pressure testing of up to 12 samples in one run. The Auto Sampler’s corrosion-resistant construction makes it suitable for testing plain or aggressive samples filled from tubes out of a bottle or from attached syringes. The sampler includes Sampling Pro technology, a valve design that minimizes the risk of cross-contamination between different sample types. Optional tapwater cooling allows sample transfer for various vapor-pressure methods. — Ametek Grabner Instruments, Vienna, Austria www.grabner-instuments.com

This company has entered into a global development cooperation agreement with the flow-measurement company em-tec GmbH, which provides non-invasive flow-engineering solutions for blood vessels and flexible tubing used in the biopharmaceutical industry. As part of this cooperation, the technology base of em-tec will be extended by jointly developed single-use components, such as FlowTube. This company will exclusively market these as applications and distribute them worldwide as private label products under the brand name BioPAT Flow. BioPAT Flow permits precise, reproducible data to be collected on flowrates and mass balances without coming into contact with the medium during measurement. — Sartorius Stedim Biotech S.A., Aubagne, France www.sartorius.com

In recent tests, the GL and QL interlocks withstood temperatures of up to 1,830°F (1,000°C). Performed by Score Group plc, the tests found the QL and GL to be compliant with the temperatures and conditions specified in API Standard 607 6^th Edition — 2010 and ISO 10497:2010. The tests verified that, in the event of a fire, the hardware will continue to function and the integrity of the locking mechanism will be maintained. During the test, the lock had one key inserted and one free; following cooldown, the lock remained secure on the valve. Only when the other key was inserted could the lock be moved to the open/closed position, as should happen. — Smith Flow Control USA, Erlanger, Ky. www.smithflowcontrol.com

The new PSRmini safety modules (photo) are said to be the narrowest safety relays in the world, but deliver the performance of a larger safety relay. With an overall width of just 6 mm, they offer a high level of safety, thanks to the use of force-guided contacts. The compact design is possible thanks to the newly developed relay technology from this company. The relay can be integrated directly in devices such as motor starters. The elementary relay with forced guidance in accordance with EN 50205 consists of an N/O and an N/C contact. Energy consumption is reduced by up to 20% due to the low current consumption of the new relay. — Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG, Blomberg, Germany www.phoenixcontact.com

Not knowing when pH sensors will require maintenance or if a sensor is going to fail unexpectedly can be a problem. A solution to this problem comes in the form of the trademarked technologies, Intelligent Sensor Management (ISM) and Sensors That Learn. New ISM algorithms allow pH sensors to actually learn from the conditions in a process. Sensors That Learn delivers more accurate sensor-health diagnostics more quickly than previous versions, and enhances the consistency of sensor-lifetime information. When an ISM sensor is connected to a PC running the iSense software, all relevant data are displayed on the software's iMonitor screen, allowing evaluation of the probe. — Mettler Toledo AG, Urdorf, Switzerland www.mt.com/pro

The re-designed underwater pelletizing system Sphero S incorporates a variety of feature upgrades, making it ideally suited for masterbatch and recycling applications. Improvements include a new frame that allows the Sphero S to be mounted on a single mobile structure guaranteeing a perfect alignment, and a reduced footprint. Special attention has been given to the design of the cutter head to facilitate startup and to ensure less agglomeration and production of evenly shaped pellets. The system has medium throughputs, typically between 700 and 3,000 kg/h. — Maag Pump Systems AG, Oberglatt, Switzerland www.maag.com

The new microVISC-m viscometer is designed to simplify daily or routine measurements of lubricating oils’ viscosity. Requiring only a few drops of oil, the microVISC-m measures oil viscosity through an easy, one-minute test, eliminating the need to wait for test results from remote laboratories. The instrument requires a sample volume as small as 100 μL, and displays dynamic viscosity at ambient conditions. It also extrapolates kinematic viscosities at 40, 80 and 100°C, following industry-standard formulas. — RheoSense Inc., San Ramon, Calif. www.rheosense.com

The new MiniCab housings (photo) combine a relatively high containment capacity with convenient pipe stand or wall mounting, and feature a flat full-size hinged door for quick and easy access. They are designed to help users simplify the layout, installation and maintenance of outdoor equipment without having to recourse to large-footprint, free-standing cabinets. MiniCabs are especially suitable for protecting smaller-scale field-based installations, such as electrical, analytical or safety equipment against the effects of weather and unauthorized access. The company is initially launching the MiniCab 44 model, which has a volume of approximately 44 L; larger versions will follow. — Intertec Instrumentation Ltd., Sarnia, Ont., Canada www.intertec.info

This newly launched ribbed bursting panel ensures that safe operations are maintained when low to medium levels of vacuum are present. The panel’s unique design can withstand vacuum or backpressure of up to 40% of the minimum burst pressure, making it suitable for many standard applications, such as silos and bucket elevators, where the dusty conditions commonly associated with the storage and handling of grains and powders can potentially lead to dangerous explosions. The non-torque-sensitive panel has a low-profile, space-saving design, and is available with the optional benefit of an integral burst-detection system for instantaneous notification when the panel has functioned. — Elfab Ltd., North Shields, U.K. www.elfab.com

Employing new materials produced in a proprietary process, the LumiShield series of gas-control components (photo) provides significantly better corrosion resistance and chemical inertness than that provided by traditional metals, such as stainless steel and exotic alloys, says the manufacturer. The extremely flexible, chemically inert, and wear-resistant material provides more than 200 times the corrosion resistance of stainless steel and four times that of exotic alloys in both highly caustic and acidic applications, says the company. Available in the manufacturer’s fully configurable line of pressure- and flow-control equipment, LumiShield increases component longevity and reduces product contamination in both acidic and caustic systems up to 5,500 psig and over 400°F. — AURA Controls, Virginia Beach, Va. www.auracontrols.com

The new Allen-Bradley PanelView 800 family of graphic terminals is designed for a faster startup time, reportedly two times faster than previous models. Available in 4-, 7- and 10-in. display sizes, the panels offer improved touchscreen responsiveness and can be configured in portrait and landscape mode for greater installation flexibility. Built-in Ethernet- and serial-communications ports support controller connectivity. The terminals are also certified for Class 1, Div. 2 hazardous locations. — Rockwell Automation, Milwaukee, Wis. www.rockwellautomation.com

This provider of enterprise-class document management and workflow solutions recently launched program support for Fujitsu PaperStream Capture and PaperStream IP. The new software solutions deliver enhanced image processing and capture capabilities allowing documents to quickly and easily be converted into exceptionally clean images, capturing all the data from each scanned document, including barcodes, for reliable upload to the company’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) integrated document-management and workflow engine. PaperStream Capture and PaperStream IP support is included in the newly-released IntelliChief 3.5, the company’s latest version of their flagship document-management and business-process-workflow automation and optimization software, increasing the user’s business-process cost savings while enhancing profitability associated with this organization-wide functionality. — IntelliChief, LLC, Tampa, Fla. www.wika.com