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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…
Temperature measurement
HART-compatible transmitter eases temperature monitoring Industrial sensors monitor temperature or pressure abnormalities by comparing the process conditions with pre-programmed setpoints in a PLC or DCS controller. The HART-compatible One Series 1XTXSW transmitter line (photo) is said to be the first…
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…
This compact I/O system now has M12 connections
This company has expanded its product line of extremely compact Simatic ET 200AL IO (input-output) systems to include modules with the M12 connection system (photo), higher output currents and longer maximum distances between modules. Analog and digital actuators and sensors,…
Introducing the first hybrid safety-standard I/O module
The TBPN safety block I/O module (photo) is said to be the first module to combine both standard and safety inputs and outputs in a single device. The IP67 hybrid modules can be adapted flexibly to the specific signal requirement…
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.…