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This device makes a digital flowmeter out of an analog one

The TIO Totalizer converts analog mass flowmeters and controllers into digital units via RS 232 or RS 485 interfaces (multi-drop capacity up to 64 devices). The device can be used for the company’s GFM and AFM flowmeter, as well as…

This metal analyzer now performs more measurements than alternatives

The newest generation of SpectroTest mobile metal analyzers is equipped with an efficient plasma generator and a newly designed ultraviolet probe. The analyzers also feature, and the field-proven Intelligent Calibration Logic (Ical) system, which monitors the correct state of the…

Lloyd’s Register: New software for monitoring rotating and instrumentation equipment  

Lloyd’s Register (London, U.K.; www.lr.org) says it has designed industry’s first reliability-based mechanical integrity (RBMI) software designed to address the maintenance needs of rotating and instrumentation equipment. The new modules integrate with the components of Capstone RBMI, allowing companies to…

ClearEdge3D releases EdgeWise Plan 3.0  

ClearEdge3D (Herndon, Va.; www.clearedge3d.com) today released EdgeWise Plant 3.0, with six major new features to optimize and accelerate 3D-modeling workflows. The software automates the extraction of complex CAD pipe geometry from 3D laser-scanned data, dramatically reducing time to create accurate as-built…

CAMO Software releases new version of its multivariate data analysis and design of experiments software

CAMO Software (Oslo, Norway; www.camo.com) has launched a new version of its all-in-one multivariate data analysis (MVA) and design-of-experiments (DoE) software, The Unscrambler X. The new version has greatly improved performance and is optimized for even better usability, security and…

Measure NH4+ ions quickly and economically with this probe

Ammonium ion loading is an important parameter for determining the amount of pollution in water. With this new ammonia electrode (photo), which has replaceable modules and membranes, it is possible to perform the appropriate analyses economically, says the company. Ammonium…

Intrinsically safe wireless module for alignment-data transmission

This company now offers an intrinsically safe Bluetooth module for wireless transmission of measured data from its laser shaft-alignment systems. Now it is possible to work wirelessly in explosive environments. Using the Bluetooth module eliminates the use of cable connections…

This transmitter allows temperature monitoring over the Internet

The iTCX transmitter is designed to allow users to monitor temperature from two independent thermocouple channels over an Ethernet network or the Internet with no special software aside from a Web browser. Serving active Web pages, the transmitter displays realtime…

Another fieldbus interface is now available for these flowmeters

An EtherCAT fieldbus interface is now available for this company’s thermal mass flowmeters and controllers for gases  and liquids, as well as its digital pressure controllers. EtherCAT is said to be a highly flexible Ethernet-network protocol that operates at high…

A brighter LED is a feature of this leak-detection kit

The OPK-340 Industrial Leak Detection Kit features a blue-light LED leak-detection flashlight that is 15 times brighter than standard LED lights, says the company. The super-high-intensity light is powered by a rechargeable nickel-metal-hydride battery and has a life of 50,000…