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Improved connectivity with tablet-based shaft alignment
After introducing tab@lign — the first-ever laser-shaft-alignment app — in 2013, this company now adds new features and the latest OS3 sensor technology into the package (photo). New features include advanced graphical PDF reporting, showing the alignment condition as found…
Measure energy flow with these smart meters
InnovaMass 240i and 241i vortex mass flowmeters (photo) are specifically designed for precise energy management in steam, compressed-air, natural-gas and water applications. The meters are equipped with the Raptor II operating system, which allows for fast processing and enables the…
Vibrating hoppers for handling fibrous and flaky materials
The Live Bin is a self-contained vibrating hopper that is designed to provide positive discharge of a wide range of materials, including those in the micron size range, as well as fibrous and flaky media, on a first-in, first-out basis,…
Operator control and monitoring in special environments
The new stainless-steel Simatic Inox Pro monitors and panel PCs (photo) are suitable for use in hygienic production areas, while also meeting the requirements of the chemical and oil-and-gas industries. The devices have a high, IP66K degree of protection, and…
An acrylic binder designed for use with low-VOC paints
Rhoplex 800h acrylic binder was created to allow for early hardness development in low-VOC (volatile organic compound) paints. The controlled polymer-morphology technology employs hard, soft and functional monomers in a single waterborne acrylic binder to help improve hardness and block…
Membrane filtration with built-in advantages
This company’s polypropylene (PP) spiral membranes (photo) are said to be more compact than alternatives, and thus provide a larger filtration area for a better performance and the possibility to produce a wider product range. These membranes deliver sustainable benefits,…
TDL analyzer series is expanded for refining applications
Four additions have been added to this company’s portfolio of tunable-diode-laser (TDL) spectrometers (photo). The GPro 500 has been available for O2, CO and moisture measurement. Now, models for O2 plus temperature, CO%, CO2%, and a combined CO2% plus CO%…
A handheld VOC meter for indoor air-quality maintenance
The HHAQ-107 meter (photo) makes general measurements of mixed-gas volatile-organic-compound (VOC) levels as part of an indoor air quality (IAQ) maintenance program. The HHAQ-107’s metal-oxide semi-conductor sensor can detect ammonia, toluene, ethanol, hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and cigarette smoke. Features of…
Avoid pelletization with this twin screw extruder
The ZSE-27 MAXX “direct-to-sheet” system (photo) facilitates rapid inline compounding and production of prototype sheet samples. Benefits of direct-sheet extrusion include the product having one less heat and shear history, and the economic savings inherent with bypassing the pelletization step.…
HDPE thread protectors that can be easily installed and removed
The thread-protecting SSR Series standard sucker-rod cap (photo) is designed to withstand impact and prevent cracking. Constructed of a strong, high-density polyethylene (HDPE) material to protect the threaded ends of steel sucker rods, the wide internal ribs of the cap…