Automation & Control
This new handheld spectrometer is now smaller and lighter
The next-generation xSort handheld energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer now comes in a smaller, lightweight package. The instrument offers improved analytical performance, the company says. The xSort is designed for high-throughput elemental testing and spectrochemical analysis of a wide range of…
A longer lasting pH sensor for gas-scrubber applications
The new Rosemount Analytical Mode RB Sensor is designed for optimum sensor life in demanding scrubber applications. pH sensors are said to be most vulnerable to failure due to poisoning of the reference junction. The new RB sensor features a…
Peltier elements heat and cool this gas-sorption instrument
This company has added a compact thermoelectric thermostatting device to its line of accessories for its gas sorption instruments — used to measure pore size and surface area of materials and powders — and gas pycnometers. The device uses Peltier…
Two functions in one flow transmitter
The new Type 8022 flow transmitter and pulse divider combines the functions of the company’s 8021 pulse divider and its 8023 flow transmitter into a single device. This electronic module can display and further process the flow measured by the…
Intergraph releases latest versions of SmartPlant 3D
Intergraph (Huntsville, Ala.; www.intergraph.com) has released the latest versions of its next-generation plant, offshore and materials handling design solutions, SmartPlant 3D, SmartMarine 3D and SmartPlant 3D Materials Handling Edition. Collectively known as Smart 3D, they are said to be the…
Aveva launches software to support multidisciplinary users
Engineering software developer Aveva Group, PLC (Cambridge, U.K.; www.aveva.com) released Aveva Engineering, a new product where the full definition of tagged engineering items (including equipment, lines and others) can be developed by multidisciplinary teams of specialist engineers working concurrently. Users…
Aveva releases Aveva Engineering
Aveva (Cambridge, U.K.; www.aveva.com) has released Aveva Engineering, a new product where the full definition of tagged engineering items (equipment, lines and so on) can be developed by multi-disciplinary teams of specialist engineers working concurrently. Users can benefit from more…
View this pressure-gage display from afar
The DPG409 Series high-accuracy digital pressure gages feature a large backlit display that allows users to read the digits from 35 feet away. The rugged stainless-steel enclosure is designed specifically for washdown, sanitary and marine applications. The DPG 409 Series…
This flowmeters readout and control unit has new features
The redesigned Bright multifunctional local readout-and-control (R/C) unit now features a 1.8-in. color TFT screen with wide-angle visibility. Some cost options are now included as standard, such as the mounting accessories for tube, panel or wall mounting. Used with the…
Wireless connection of Modbus nodes
The new DX80DR Multi-Hop Data Radio from partner Banner Engineering extends the reach of this company’s SureCross wireless systems by repeating transmissions in 3-km “hops”. Multiple units can be placed to allow signals to pass over hills and other obstacles…