Latest News: Products
Increase efficiency and service life in CVD process control
ParallelPro (photo) is a leveling tool designed for chemical-vapor-deposition (CVD) processes, or any equipment requiring precise parallelism. Equipped with wireless communications and a field-serviceable battery pack, the ParallelPro measures offset distance, parallelism and temperature. Measurements are transmitted via Bluetooth to…
Focus on Solids Handling
This vibratory feeder is ideal for feeding fragile materials The new line of K3 vibratory feeders (photo) features a unique, patent-pending drive system combined with an advanced control package, resulting in gentler product handling, higher accuracy and quicker product changeover…
Show Preview – Weftec 2021
The Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (Weftec; www.weftec.org) will be held October 18–20 at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, Ill. A selection of the products and services presented at the upcoming Weftec event are highlighted here.
High-shear granulator forcompacting powdery foodstuffs
This company has developed a granulator (photo) designed for compacting bulk goods, such as tea, cocoa or coffee. It is based on the mixing granulator type MGT, a vertical system for mixing and granulation of powders and granules. A specially…
A 1,000-gal/min pump for horizontal drilling
The new GD 800HDD pump (photo) has an extremely high flowrate of more than 1,000 gal/min, making it suitable for the most demanding horizontal directional drilling (HDD) projects. Its light weight eases transportation between work sites and its extremely high…
Show Preview — Connected Plant Conference 2021
Global digitalization professionals will convene in Austin, Tex. for the 2021 Connected Plant Conference (www.connectedplantconference.com), which is being held August 30–Sept. 2. The event will cover all aspects of the industrial internet of things (IIoT), and its enabling technologies, including…
Remote I/O IS1+ as an edge gateway for Zones 1 and 2
Alongside its proven remote input/output (I/O) functionality, IS1+ (photo) is now also available for use as an edge gateway with a connection via OPC UA and optional integrated signal pre-processing. In this process, all diagnostics and device data are transmitted…
Certify cables with this hand-held device
The new WireXpert 500 cable tester (photo) targets copper cabling up to Cat 6A standards. With its modular concept and unique licensing system, the WireXpert 500 is a versatile, cost-effective tool for cable system certification in office environments, industrial settings,…
UL-rated pressure switches for explosive environments
The new 703-U and 703-UJ Series of UL-rated, explosion-proof pressure switches (photo) are suitable for gaseous or liquid fluid systems in hazardous applications, including offshore exploration, petrochemical processing and oil-and-gas pipelines. The 703-U and 703-UJ Series have a corrosion-resistant stainless-steel…
Focus on Software
Enterprise-level software simplifies data management Last month, this company launched its Plantweb Optics Data Lake (photo), an enterprise-level data-management software solution that helps manufacturers reduce data complexity so that they can fully leverage operations data across a production site or…