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Verifying Temperature and Humidity Controls in a Wine Cellar
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers recently provided the environmental monitoring solution for a homeowner who wanted to check the climate control system installed in his 2-room wine cellar. Accurate temperature ...
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Making accurate pH measurements
From: Endress+Hauser, Inc.Description: In this article, we will tie the analogy of accurate time to pH measurement and show how to make more accurate, dependable and believable pH measurements by using three pH sensors. ...
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Flow sensors are key to analyze, optimize and maintain the air consumption of a pneumatic application
From: Festo CorporationDescription: Wasting compressed air is usually harmless to the environment. This may be the reason why air leaks are often not taken seriously. The fact is compressed air is the most expensive energy available in ...
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Humidity measurements in H2O2
Description: The use of resistant relative humidity sensors in hydrogen peroxide sterilisation chambers. ...
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Milk Powder Production
Description: Powdered milk information, history, and manufacturing process. ...
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Monitoring and Alarming a Refrigerated Trailer Shipping Milk Crates
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers has just provided the temperature monitoring and alarming solution for a milk supply company. During deliveries to distant receivers including farmers' markets and supermarket chains, ...
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Flowmeter Technology and Specifications
Description: Our flow meters provide accurate measurement of liquid flow across a wide variety of commercial and residential applications including process control, water resource management, and energy ...
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Geothermal Power Plants Unique Safety Challenges
From: Rosemount AnalyticalDescription: Geothermal Power Plants Create Unique Safety Challenges This green energy source can produce some serious red flags when it comes to safety monitoring! Check out this recently published Application ...
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How New Angular Positioning Sensor Technology
From: Novotechnik U.S., Inc.Description: A new generation of touchless position sensors solves a number of new problems while simplifying existing on-line control applications by providing design engineers with an opportunity to reduce ...
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Point-to-Point Range for Accsense Monitoring Systems
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: http://www.dataloggerinc.com/content/support/technical_articles/accsense_technical_articles/538/point-to-point_range_for_accsense_monitoring_systems/ ...
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Position Transducers in Transportation Technology
From: Novotechnik U.S., Inc.Description: Position Transducers and Rotary Sensors Signal Processing in many Variations On the Road with London Taxis Segway Human Transporter - A Vehicle that's Fun to Drive Linear and Rotary Position ...
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Technology and Benefits of Programmable Linear Position Sensors (Based on Inductive Measurement)
From: Novotechnik U.S., Inc.Description: This white paper describes new technology that enable engineers to easily program key functions into a linear position sensor and the inductive sensing technology that makes it possible. The benefits ...
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Advancements in Wet-to-Wet Pressure Sensing
From: Setra SystemsDescription: This whitepaper discusses the technological advancements of pressure transducers employing remote sensors used in wet-to-wet differential pressure applications and how the installation of these ...
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Determining Concrete Maturity Using Temperature Data Loggers
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers has provided the temperature data loggers for a construction contractor which needed to monitor and record the cure of structural concrete onsite. Once workers could prove that the ...
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How to select Hall-effect sensors for brushless dc motors
Description: Brushless dc (BLDC) motors need to operate more efficiently as energy and cost savings becomes a bigger concern for designers of electronic devices. One way to help ensure greater efficiency is by ...
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Instrumentation in Produced Water Applications
From: Endress+Hauser, Inc.Description: Every drop costs you money: The estimated cost associated with produced water treatment in the oil and gas industry in the United States is approximately $18 billion. The cost of cleaning produced ...
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How to Select Low-Differential Pressure Transducers (Part 2)
From: Setra SystemsDescription: This whitepaper discusses six characteristics and considerations to note when selecting low-differential pressure transducers for critical pressure applications. ...
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Fixing the 1st Column in a CSV File From a dataTaker DT8X Series 2 or 3
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Our dataTaker data loggers are commonly used in industrial applications to log, save and export data. The dataTaker DT8X series can sample at sub-second ranges (15-20hz), but since that speed is ...
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Verifying Temperatures on an Appliance Test Wall
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Test walls form a convenient way to perform product verification for testing appliances from ovens to dishwashers to stoves. Some facilities use specialized test walls of various sizes, holding stacks ...
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Pressure Gauges and Plant Safety
From: WIKA Instrument, LPDescription: March 2011â s meltdown at Japanâ s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant offers a compelling case for carefully selecting and regularly checking pressure gauges to ensure plant safety in any type of ...
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Prevention Against the Dangers of Fugitive Emissions
From: WIKA Instrument, LPDescription: A fire at Chevronâ s Richmond, California, refinery last summer may end up costing the company nearly $1 million in OSHA-issued penalties. Thousands of nearby residents were ordered to stay in their ...
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Performance Verification for a Nursing Home's Hot Water System
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers has provided the performance verification solution for an HVAC provider monitoring the efficiency of its solar collector water heating system installed in a nursing home. A ...
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Inertial Sensor Theory 101
From: Jewell Instruments, LLCDescription: Jewell accelerometers and inclinometers are precision inertial instruments. They utilize closed loop sensor technology to produce a highly accurate output with virtually infinite resolution. The ...
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LOD vs Thermogravimetric Analysis
From: Arizona Instrument LLCDescription: Now while thismay look somewhatintimidating, whatit boils down to is a simple analysisthat can be performed using a thermogravimetric analyzerto provide valuable information aboutthe composition of a ...
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Maximizing Power from Biomass
From: Arizona Instrument LLCDescription: A newmethod formoisture and ash analysis has been developed that enables accurate moisture and ash testing. An instrument using thismethod was able to provide realtime results, and final water and ash ...
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Perfect Fit for Lyophilized Moisture Analysis
From: Arizona Instrument LLCDescription: Testing formoisture in lyophilizedmaterials has well documented benefitsto ensuring quality and shelf life. It has been previously demonstrated thatthe Computrac® Vapor Pro® Rx is a ...
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MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
Description: Spectron shares in success as Huygens probe makes triumphant landing on Titan! ...
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Using Data Loggers to Find Cooler Zones in a Greenhouse
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS Data Loggers recently provided the environmental data logging solution for a small greenhouse currently cultivating several species of herbs for sale. From his own experience, the owner preferred ...
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What accuracies can color sensors and mini-spectrometers achieve?.
From: MAZeT GmbHDescription: Spectrometers are used as reference devices in color measurements. However, they usually are to expensive and bulky for active usage in most applications. Color sensors and mini-spectrometers are ...
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Unplanned or Planned-Shutdowns Have Impact Beyond Lost Revenue
From: WIKA Instrument, LPDescription: Any chemical plant or refinery executive will readily acknowledge that unplanned shutdowns and maintenance issues can cost their company millions because of lost production. But the unanticipated ...
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Workplace Safety Requires Reliable Instrumentation
From: WIKA Instrument, LPDescription: Reliable instrumentation is critical for safe operations. Pressure and temperature instrumentation provides workers with information they need to confirm that systems and processes are functioning ...
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Environmental Monitoring in a College Athletic Center
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS Data Loggers recently provided the environmental datalogger system for a northern state collegiate athletic facility. Administration wanted a temperature and humidity monitoring system for use ...
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Cost Effective Gas and Vapor Monitoring in Industrial Manufacturing Facilities
Description: 04/03/2013 Control Instruments Corp. Add Article Cost Effective Gas and Vapor Monitoring in Industrial Manufacturing Facilities Details Cancel 04/03/2013 Control Instruments Corp. Add Article Safety ...
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How to Select Low-Differential Pressure Transducers (Part 1)
From: Setra SystemsDescription: This paper discusses how differential pressure transducers are used in critical pressure applications, two performance characteristics of a differential pressure transducer, and why they are important ...
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Sea Sense - How Gems Sensors Provides Solutions for the Shipbuilding Industry
From: Gems Sensors & ControlsDescription: Achieving maximum efficiency in marine operations means minimizing maintenance and extending machine life - and that means applying some of the impressive, innovative devices used today for sensing ...
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AVFM 5.0 Monitors Sewage Lagoon Discharge Flow
Description: The Township of South Glengarry installs a new Greyline AVFM 5.0 to measure continuous discharge from their municipal sewage lagoon. The sealed ultrasonic sensor is mounted in a horizontal 12" PVC ...
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DFM 5.0 Doppler Flow Meter for Frac Sand Slurry Flow Monitoring
Description: CanFrac Sands Ltd. of Lloydmister, Saskatchewan install a Greyline DFM 5.0 Doppler Flow Meter to measure fracturing sand slurry when their in-line flowmeters were being damaged by the abrasive slurry. ...
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Greyline Area-Velocity Flowmeters in Denmark
Description: Greyline AVFM Area-Velocity Flow Meters are deployed throughout Denmark for municipal stormwater and sewer flow monitoring in open channels and pipes. ...
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Greyline DFM 5.0 Doppler Flow Meter for Crude Oil Case Study
Description: Wax and solids build-up were plugging off pipes and in-line flowmeters at this oil battery site in Alberta. Petrobakken Energy solved the problem by switching to Greyline DFM 5.0 Doppler Flow Meters ...
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Greyline TTFM 1.0 Flow Meter for Golf Course Irrigation
Description: A new TTFM 1.0 Transit Time Flowmeter monitors and logs irrigation water pumped to sprinklers at Summerheights Golf Links. The clamp-on flowmeter is used to comply with a Ministry of Environment ...
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SLT32 Ultrasonic Level Monitor for Water Bottling Plant Level Control
Description: Culligan Water installs Greyline SLT32 Level Monitors to control tank levels in their bottling plant in Calgary, Alberta. With non-contacting ultrasonic sensors the SLT32's control fill and discharge ...
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Wastewater Level Measurement Techniques
Description: Chapter 36 from the Wiley & Sons publication: Environmental Instrumentation and Analysis Handbook. This is an informative summary of applications and level instrumentation used in Wastewater Treatment ...
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A Dozen Ways to Measure Fluid Level and How They Work
From: ABB Measurement ProductsDescription: The demands of sophisticated automated processing systems, the need for ever-tighter process control, and an increasingly stringent regulatory environment drive process engineers to seek more precise ...
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Pressure Gauge Accessories: Insurance for Productivity
From: WIKA Instrument, LPDescription: Savvy manufacturers in all industries know that in order to maintain their competitive edge they need to control plant shutdowns, service interruptions, personnel safety, and equipment failures. ...
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Temperature Monitoring Starts With an Analysis of Your Application
From: WIKA Instrument, LPDescription: If the temperature of your media can affect product quality, profitability, or the operational reliability of your equipment, then you need to carefully select your temperature gauge. This selection ...
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Thermowells: Protecting Your Temperature Measuring Instrumentation
From: WIKA Instrument, LPDescription: If your thermometer operates in unfavorable conditions such as corrosive media, physical impact, or higher-pressure gas or liquid, then you need to protect the temperature gauge with a thermowell. In ...
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Medical Monitoring and Alarming at a Glance
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: In light of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's new guidelines for vaccine storage, pharmacies have an increasing need for automated temperature monitoring and alarming. CAS DataLoggers ...
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Delivering Proof of Quality Frozen Product to Food Receivers
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers recently provided the temperature monitoring and alarming solution for a customer who produced whole frozen turkeys for sale in supermarkets. Once frozen, the meat needed to be ...
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The Force Behind Sensors For Wind Turbines
From: Gems Sensors & ControlsDescription: Pressure sensors have played a major role in increasing the efficiency of wind turbines, boosting the growth of an industry that has the proven ability to offer stable, sustainable energy supplies and ...
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Water Processing with Pressure
From: Gems Sensors & ControlsDescription: With dependability such an important issue in the processing of clean and waste water, the use of pressure transducers can provide a vital method of maintaining and protecting both systems and product ...
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Prevent Arc Flash Hazard - Taking the Current out of Current Switches
From: Setra SystemsDescription: Current switches (aka current sensors) are used to monitor the operation of motors, pumps, fans, compressors, lights, and other equipment. Two common types of current switches are fixed point and ...
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Accsense Gateway Troubleshooting Chart Resolves Issues
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Accsense wireless data loggers perform continual monitoring and alarming to measure values such as temperature, humidity and more. These systems store your data to a secure server and use ...
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All-in-One Monitoring System Protects a Server Storage Room
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers recently provided the continual monitoring and alarm system for a server storage provider whose customers relied 24/7 on the equipment's reliability. For example, if a single server ...
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Consider UV Inspection
From: EMX Industries, Inc.Description: Ultraviolet (UV) inspection techniques can be applied to a wide range of processes, from medical to automotive to glass manufacturing and product packaging. It often involves verification of the ...
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Monitoring Sugar Colour
From: EMX Industries, Inc.Description: Raw sugar producer supplying sugar to customers with lower ICUMSA colour (higher quality) than specified in order to prevent customer rejection results in increased production costs. Current ...
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Increasing Safety and Pumping Efficiency in a Crude Oil Refinery
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers recently provided the automated data logging solution for a crude oil refinery which wanted standalone systems for thermocouple measurement in a number of their observation wells. ...
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Sherborne Sensors' inclinometers support RUAG Space
From: Sherborne SensorsDescription: Sherborne Sensors, a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of sensors for military, aerospace and industrial applications, has helped RUAG Space, Europe's largest independent ...
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Sherborne Sensors' load cells support Moon and Mars micro-rover
From: Sherborne SensorsDescription: Sherborne Sensors, a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of sensors for military, aerospace and industrial applications, has helped Canada's Carleton University complete ...
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A New Sensor ASIC for Changing Magnetic Fields
Description: Compasses are now being incorporated into a variety of products-zipper pulls, watches, and the digital navigation systems of luxury vehicles. The latter application in particular presents unusual ...
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An Advanced Steering Wheel Sensor
Description: A steering wheel sensor combining thick film conductive plastic and a novel optoelectronics technology outputs both analog and digital data for use by the General Motors StabiliTRAK system. ...
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Anisotropic Magnetoresistive Sensors: Theory and Applications
Description: AMR magnetic field sensors were briefly introduced in the December 1998 issue of Sensors ("A New Perspective on Magnetic Field Sensing "). Now we take a closer look at the way they work and where they ...
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Low-Field Magnetic Sensing with GMR Sensors
Description: Industry continues to reap the benefits of solid state magnetic field sensing. Every day new applications are found for solid state magnetic field sensors due to their small size, low power. And ...
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Magnetic Sensors and Timing Applications
Description: Fuel efficiency, emission control, and improved precision in machine control have become high priorities in engineering design. Advanced computers and sophisticated software algorithms are valuable ...
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Neodymium-Iron-Boron Magnets:Flexibility in Sensor Design
Description: The conventional view of permanent magnet materials commonly used in sensors is that if you want low cost you should use ceramic ferrite, and if you want good temperature stability you should use ...
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Ten Easy Things to Do with Magnetic Sensors
Description: The measurement of magnetic fields for their own sake is a relatively uncommon goal outside the laboratory. It is more typical (in industrial, consumer, and automotive applications, for example) to ...
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How Fast Should You Sample on Your Thermocouples?
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: At CAS DataLoggers our customers often call in to ask us how often they should set their data loggers to sample for their particular monitoring and alarming projects. While this can vary based on your ...
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Achieving FDA Compliance in a Small Hospital Blood Bank
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Recently CAS DataLoggers provided an Accsense temperature alarm and monitoring system to a hospital blood bank looking to replace their old paper chart recorders. To keep their refrigerated blood ...
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FCE™: Groundbreaking Measurement of Free Chlorine Disinfecting Power in a Handheld Instrument
From: Myron L CompanyDescription: The most popular germicide used in water treatment is chlorine, which kills bacteria by way of its power as an oxidizing agent. Chlorine is used not only as a primary disinfectant at the beginning of ...
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6 Things OEM Design Engineers Need to Know Before Specifying a Pressure Transducer
From: Setra SystemsDescription: When considering the purchase of pressure transducers for inclusion in a refrigeration chiller, pump, pump skid, engine test equipment or other machinery to be built and shipped to an end user, there ...
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Measuring Flare Gas Within the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme
Description: F lare gas is the name given to the surplus waste gas produced during the extraction of crude oil and the subsequent refining process. It is typically vented to atmosphere and burned in a flare stack ...
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Analytical Methods in Cleaning Validation
Description: It is essential to any cleaning validation program that analytical methods are selected appropriately for their intended use. Analytical methods should be able to adequately determine that a validated ...
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Automated Temperature Monitoring in a Macrobrewery
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers recently supplied a wireless alarming system to a brewery mass-producing American lager. As its top priority, the brewery wanted to monitor its fermentation process in greater detail ...
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City of Geneva Case Study: FPI Mag Flow Meter Improves City Water Operations
From: McCrometerDescription: When converting its water supply distribution system to a metered service, the City of Geneva selected the FPI Mag Flow Meter from McCrometer for its ease of installation, performance, bidirectional ...
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Sugar Industry Application Note
Description: As seen above, temperature and humidity measurements are crucial parameters in the sugar industry. Due to its hygroscopic behaviour sugar can resist small changes in humidity and slight temperature ...
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A Primer on Flow Meter Calibration Techniques - Methods for Assessing the Performance of Your Measurement System
From: Flow Technology, Inc.Description: In today's industrial marketplace, where many companies must adhere to strict specifications to ensure quality standards are met, proper flowmeter calibration has never been more critical. Flowmeter ...
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Choosing a Marine Vessel Fuel Management System
From: Flow Technology, Inc.Description: For a typical fleet manager, diesel fuel is usually the second highest budgeted item after labor. When fuel prices soared during 2008, some operators spent more on fuel than on labor and/or found ...
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Enhancing Performance with Pressure Sensors
From: Gems Sensors & ControlsDescription: Pressure transducers have become an invaluable tool for the protection and optimisation of industrial equipment, converting fluid pressure into variable electrical signals that can monitor and control ...
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Flow Calibration: Heart of Flow Meter Accuracy
From: Flow Technology, Inc.Description: The military and aerospace industries have long required traceability of their instrument calibrations to accepted government standards. Unfortunately, the process industries have not always been as ...
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Flow Metering Challenges & Considerations
From: Flow Technology, Inc.Description: In the aerospace industry, measuring the fl ow of fl uids used onboard aircraft or in component test stands demands superior instrument performance. From measuring the fuel consumption of ro- tary and ...
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Flow Technology Flies Around the World With Global Flyer
From: Flow Technology, Inc.Description: During the plane's design, fuel economy was identified as a key concern because the jet was expected to burn 200 lb of fuel per hour on average during the mission. GlobalFlyer was equipped with probes ...
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Liquid Level Sensing Technologies
From: Gems Sensors & ControlsDescription: Fluids play a role in a wide variety of industrial, medical and consumer equipment built today. Virtually every piece of equipment or process system utilizing fluids incorporates a vessel that ...
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Wireless Environmental Monitoring In a Tortoise Sanctuary
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers is proud to have recently provided the wireless data logging solution to Dave Friend, owner of the Ojai Sulcata Project Inc. in Ojai, California, which rescues and researches the ...
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Wireless Vibration Monitoring of Screw Compressors Improves ROI at Commercial Refrigeration Warehouse
From: KCF Technologies, Inc.Description: A large, commercial refrigeration warehouse using wireless vibration sensors gets a better return on investment for their vibration monitoring efforts. ...
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Using a dataTaker Data Logger to Scan Bar Codes for QA
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers receives many calls from manufacturers who need a datalogging solution for quality assurance purposes. A common project involves scanning bar codes on products coming off of ...
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How to Select a Pressure Transducer for Industrial Applications
From: Setra SystemsDescription: Today's technologically advanced pressure transducers are more accurate, reliable and rugged than ever before. They are ideal for long-term use even in harsh environments of extreme temperature, ...
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Emerging Trends in Data Logging-A Look at RFID Technology
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Every day, CAS DataLoggers offers customers our temperature monitoring and alarming solutions for use in a wide range of industries. With this in mind, let's take a look at Radio Frequency ...
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Proving Best Practices in Fruit and Vegetable Transport
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Recently CAS DataLoggers provided its Accsense VersaLog Temperature Monitoring and Alarming System to a shipper exporting its temperature-sensitive fruit and vegetables to remote markets. Therefore, ...
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Remote Monitoring and Alarming for Industrial Materials in Storage
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers recently supplied the remote alarming system for a processing plant storing various temperature-sensitive industrial materials. Plant supervisors needed to prove to their end users ...
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A Quick and Cheap Way to Stabilize Your Fridge and Freezer Temperatures
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: If you're part of a hospital or pharmacy staff responsible for monitoring the temperature in your refrigerators/freezer units, you may be surprised at how much your system's readings can vary ...
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Precise Adjustment
From: Micro-EpsilonDescription: Modern sensors and measuring systems facilitate medical operations, they automate research and they contribute to the ergonomics of medical equipment. ...
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Radiation Tolerance of Jewell Instruments Tilt Sensors
From: Jewell Instruments, LLCDescription: In 1987 we delivered a large tiltmetering system to the Ásco 2 nuclear power plant for monitoring of foundation stability. As part of the acceptance process, four surface mount tiltmeters, Models 711 ...
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Sensors in Medical Technology
From: Micro-EpsilonDescription: In certain cases, sensors even make it possible to switch from manual to automated proce dures, for example, in medical laboratories. In mis scenario active agents are manually tilled Into microtiter ...
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Settling Behavior of 757-Series Miniature Tilt Sensors
From: Jewell Instruments, LLCDescription: After an "instantaneous" rotation of a 757-Series tilt sensor, the output settles to approximately 99.9% of its new value within eight time constants. Since the sensor's time constant is 0.13-second, ...
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Settling Time of Model 84053 Ceramic Sensors
From: Jewell Instruments, LLCDescription: Output and Temperature versus time. ...
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Showing Robot Assistants the Way
From: Micro-EpsilonDescription: A ssistance systems and surgical robots are being used in creasingly in a variety of medical applications. Reliable dis placement measurement is paramount for these devices. The Micro-Epsilon solution ...
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Tiltmeter Basics
From: Jewell Instruments, LLCDescription: The words tiltmeter, inclinometer and clinometer all refer to an inertially referenced device that measures angular rotation with respect to a vertical gravity vector, the most stable of all external ...
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Tiltmeter Temperature Coefficients: Source, Definition and Use to Improve Accuracy
From: Jewell Instruments, LLCDescription: Environmental temperature changes alter the mechanical and electrical characteristics of all instrumentation. Metals expand and contract, and electrical properties such as resistance and capacitance ...
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Using Tiltmeters as Precision Levels
From: Jewell Instruments, LLCDescription: You can use Applied Geomechanics Tiltmeters and Miniature Tilt Sensors to level platforms and equipment within a few microradians of true level. Here's how: ...
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Worm Gear Ratio of Model 520 Geodetic Platform Tiltmeter Legs
From: Jewell Instruments, LLCDescription: To level the X- and Y-axes of the Model 520-W Geodetic Platform Tiltmeter, the user turns a knob that raises or lowers an invar screw by means of a worm gear assembly. One complete 360° turn of the ...
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Dual Die Compensation for MEMS Pressure Sensors
From: All Sensors Corp.Description: Several pressure sensor manufactures promote product incorporating "dual die compensation." This compensation technique is employed for very low pressure sensors where common mode errors cannot be ...
