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An industrial tablet PC for use in hazardous areas

The Agile X industrial tablet PC (photo) is said to be the world’s thinnest, purpose-built UL Division 2 and ATEX Zone 2 device for enterprise use in rugged environments. Wireless LAN and optional LTE modules on the Agile X provide…

Solid stainless-steel connections for the pharma industry

Inoxline (photo) is a complete assortment of stainless-steel connections for compressed air, vacuum, gases, liquids and cooling water. The products include threaded connections with no dead zones or joints that are designed according to stringent hygiene requirements and for easy…

Wet-well analysis for CH4, O2 and H2S gases

This company’s Wet Well Monitoring System (photo) is designed for monitoring methane, oxygen and hydrogen sulfide in a hazardous wastewater-treatment-plant environment. The system incorporates the CP-60 controller with three remote 4–20-mA (24 V d.c.) sensor/transmitters in Explosion-proof Class I Div.…

These process-control systems conform to safety standards

SysCon control systems (photo) can be custom-designed for virtually any industrial process, including mixing, pumping, chemical dosing, dilution, heat exchange, separation, drying and waste treatment. Based on process-logic control schemes, these systems are routinely supplied with a recipe-sequencing program, calibration…

A precise piston pump with minimal energy expenditure

The new piston diaphragm pumps of the model series R 509.1 (photo) add to the sera dosing-pump product repertoire with eccentric screw adjusters. The operating range of the new 509.1 piston diaphragm pumps varies from 6.5 to 81 L/h at…

Improved fire safety for pneumatic control systems

Now FM-approved, FireChek thermal shutoffs with resettable memory-shape alloy (photo) can be used to automatically shut down a pneumatic control system when a nearby fire occurs, or when the ambient temperature reaches 135, 150 or 165°F. The testing and resetting…

New gas-mix software eliminates flowmeter recalibration

This company’s QuadraTherm 640i/780i thermal mass flowmeters (photo) now come equipped with new gas-mixing software, called qMix. The qMix software is a user-customizable gas-mix feature that allows engineers and operators to create custom gas mixtures to compensate for gas compositional…

Reactor control for automated laboratory processes

The new RX-10 Reactor Control system (photo) connects and automates jacketed laboratory reactors and controls thermostats, stirrers and pumps with a single touchscreen interface that provides a consistent platform across all laboratory reactors. RX-10 controls jacketed laboratory reactors with third-party…

Improving the Operability of Process Plants

Turndown and rangeability have a big impact on the flexibility and efficiency of chemical process operations  During the design of a chemical process plant, the main focus is on which process units or unit operations must be integrated to convert…

Treating Wastewater for Industrial Reuse

Secondary treated wastewater from municipal plants can be a water resource for industry. Important water characteristics and treatment options are discussed Water is a precious resource, and water quality and water pollution are important issues. Many companies and industries are…