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A valve manifold with zoned safety capabilities
The Numatics 503 Series valve manifold (photo) enables end users to configure up to three safety circuits in a production machine. The manifold can create up to three independent electro-pneumatic safety zones, while also allowing independent non-safe sections to coexist…
New models of metal-sealed internal-gear pumps
This company’s G Series of metal-sealed internal-gear pumps has been expanded to include models in three new sizes (photo): 3, 4 and 6-in. The new models are available in cast iron, carbon steel and stainless steel, and can deliver flowrates…
Stainless-steel local control stations can be designed online
After this company created the possibility to design GRP (glass-reinforced polymer) control stations for use in hazardous areas, it has now made this possible with stainless-steel local control stations with up to 15 modules (photo). The selection and placement follows…
Comprehensive materials data for corrosion prevention
The Dechema Materials Table (Dechema-Werkstoff-Tabelle; DWT) is now available as an online version. The new online edition of the DWT provides detailed information about the corrosion and chemical resistance of all important metallic, non-metallic and organic materials in contact with…
This segment coupler provides speed on Profibus DP
With the basic segment coupler (photo) — the successor to SK1 and SK2 — Profibus PA nodes appear as DP nodes in the distributed control system (DCS) and can be configured and diagnosed without additional tools. The basic segment coupler…
Measure viscosity over a wide temperature range
The VROC initium automatic viscometer (photo) measures absolute viscosity as a function of shear rate across a wide temperature range with high repeatability. Equipped with automatic sample loading and cleaning, the small-footprint, high-capacity device facilitates 96-well plates, as well as…
New wirelessly monitored storage-tank emergency vents
The new wirelessly monitored Enardo 2000 emergency pressure-relief vents (EPRVs; photo) provide safety control by managing abnormally high storage-tank pressures in the oil-and-gas, chemical, petrochemical and pharmaceutical industries. Under normal operating conditions, an EPRV remains closed. The immediate knowledge of…
Bluetooth for level and pressure transmitters
This level and pressure instrumentation specialist has brought a Bluetooth solution to the market (photo). A new generation of the universal display and adjustment module plicscom will allow all the transmitters in the plics instrument platform to be remotely operated…
A customizable smart display for all types of process monitoring
Available in three screen sizes, the OM-SGD Series of panel meters (photo) offers a wide operating power-supply voltage range of 4 to 30 V d.c. and two alarm outputs. Waterproof NEMA 6 (IP67) versions are also available. Using the provided…
Unload 4,000-lb bulk bags with this heavy-duty discharger
The Model MTD-4K bulk-bag discharger (photo) is designed for the reliable unloading of large-capacity bulk bags. With the use of 4-in. tubular construction, the machine can unload bulk bags with capacity up to 4,000 lb. A smaller model, the MTD-2.5K…