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Temperature and Humidity Monitoring in a Clinical Operating Room
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers recently provided a clinic's operating room with a wireless Accsense temperature and humidity monitoring system. Surgical staff frequently complain about it 'raining' in their OR, ...
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Liquefied Natural Gas / Compressed Natural Gas Opportunities
From: MSA SafetyDescription: Fixed gas and flame detection applications. ...
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Thermal Mass Flow Meter Supports Feedback Control Loop In Boiler System for Thermal Electric Power Generation
Description: To meet China's growing need for electric power generation, the Guohua Ninghai Power Plant has a total planned operating capacity of 4 x 600 MW [Phase 1]. The plant is located south of Shanghai in ...
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Auditing of Fasteners to Prevent Failures
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: The critical question must be asked: If proper joint design and proper torque application still do not guarantee that effective tension has been achieved, how can we know if the installed fastener ...
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Dissolved Ozone Measurement in Pharmaceutical Water
Description: Ozone (O3) is an unstable tri-atomic form of oxygen. It is a very strongly oxidizing gas that is injected into water to remove organics that may contribute color, odor or taste. Most importantly, ...
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Five Reasons to Consider a Wireless Environmental Monitoring System
From: Testo Inc.Description: Monitoring, data management, and compliance are all issues environment administrators struggle with on a daily basis, regardless of industry. Accurate and reliable indoor environmental data for ...
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Impulse Response of 900-Series Biaxial Clinometers with Viscous and Non-Viscous Sensors
From: Jewell Instruments, LLCDescription: The following graphs show the response of 900-Series Biaxial Clinometers to a sudden impulse. ...
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Data Loggers Automate HVAC Product Testing
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers recently supplied the dataTaker remote monitoring solution at the end of May last year for a product development department in a Californian startup energy company. The business ...
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Sensors keep an eye on impact
From: PHD, Inc.Description: Sensors monitor when impact of machine assemblies changes. ...
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Accsense IT Checklist
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Accsense data loggers from CAS DataLoggers are ideal for many different applications including temperature monitoring in the life sciences, cold chain monitoring, and industrial machine monitoring. To ...
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Advancing Mass Flow Technology with Multi-Gas and Multi-Range Programmability
From: Brooks InstrumentDescription: The advent, benefits, and applications of MultiFlo technology. ...
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Hydrogen Monitoring of CVD Process Tools
Description: Hydrogen and the hazards of hydrogen leaks are present in many areas of semiconductor manufacturing facilities. While the basic need to continuously monitor hydrogen leaks is clear, the proper ...
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Monitoring Combustible Gases in Kilns
Description: Knowing how combustible gas concentrations vary over time can lead to a better understanding of the firing process and can inform users about safe loading practices. ...
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Environmental Monitoring in a Manufacturing Plant
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers recently delivered the datalogging solution for a production plant whose process machinery was mysteriously slowing down and causing production delays. This application required a ...
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How to implement SRS test without data measured?
From: DynaTronic CorporationDescription: This paper will emphasize the condition that measured data not available, then for Procedure I - Functional Shock, and Procedure V - Crash Hazard Shock Test, employ the applicable SRS spectrum as the ...
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The vibration reliability test for motorcycle motors
From: DynaTronic CorporationDescription: This paper explores vibrations in motorcycle motors using several steps and instrumentation devices. ...
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Application and Specification of Differential Pressure Sensor Type D6F-PH
From: Aratas America LLCDescription: Application and Specification of Differential Pressure Sensor Type D6F-PH. ...
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Smart Temperature Alarming for Fresh Seafood
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers has supplied the temperature alarm solution for a fish market selling fresh catches of fish and shellfish as well as sashimi and sushi rolled onsite. Strict temperature control is the ...
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Internet Connection Alarming with Accsense Data Loggers
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: At CAS DataLoggers we occasionally receive calls from Accsense system users asking if and when they should manually disconnect their connection alarms, since by default the system's alarms are always ...
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Selecting Wire Insulation
Description: List of common wire insulation and temperature limits ...
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A Guide to Mechanical Impedance and Structural Response Techniques
From: DynaTronic CorporationDescription: In recent years there has been a rapidly developing interest in the field of mechanical dynamics for a variety of reasons. Firstly, the development of stronger materials and greater economy in design ...
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Phase Tracking in RSTD
From: DynaTronic CorporationDescription: The purpose of Resonance Search, track and dell test is usually for fatigue and durability test, it always can find and test the weakest frequency of test unit, the dwell methods include locked ...
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Sine-on-Sine Testing Reduces Time of Durability Testing
From: DynaTronic CorporationDescription: Sine-on-Sine vibration testing is multi-frequency sine testing, which allows multiple sine tones simultaneously excited in the same testing. This method has become much more popular since a consortium ...
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What is Resonance?
From: DynaTronic CorporationDescription: In physics, resonance is the tendency of a system to oscillate with greater amplitude at some frequencies than at others. Frequencies at which the response amplitude is a relative maximum are known as ...
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Why adopt multivariable control?
From: DynaTronic CorporationDescription: As we all know, before doing vibration testing, we should edit the reference spectrum with the vibration controller, usually low frequencies with constant displacement spectrum, middle frequencies ...
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Sous Vide Cooking Using a Temperature Data Logger
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers has just supplied the temperature monitoring datalogger for a large caterer specializing in cooking sous vide food (French for 'under vacuum'). This increasingly popular style uses ...
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Fuel Consumption Comparison - Off-Road Vehicles
From: AW-Lake CompanyDescription: This customer wanted to do side-by-side fuel consumption comparisons of their product vs. their competitor s products. The object was to have a live demonstration of the consumption while the tractors ...
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Sheath Material Guide
Description: To aid in the selection of a sheath material a brief description of some of the properties of the more commonly used metals is linked below. The material selected must withstand the environmental ...
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CAS DataLoggers Provides the Providers With Server Cabinet Monitoring
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers has just provided the turnkey monitoring/alarming system for an ISP with a large server storage room requiring continual temperature and humidity monitoring at 750 points over ...
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Improving the Hermetic Seal on Moxtek's AP3 Window
From: MOXTEK, Inc.Description: Moxtek® is a leading manufacturer of X-ray windows for low energy X-ray detection. Moxtek manufactures ultra-thin polymer X-ray windows that are attached to metal mounts which house energy ...
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Wireless Monitoring and Alarming System for IVF Incubators
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers has recently provided the medical monitoring and alarm system for an in vitro fertilization clinic which needed a wireless setup to monitor and alarm several incubators. Staff need to ...
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Pressure Measurement Theory and Application Guide
Description: Pressure Measurement Theory and Application Guide White Paper Engineered solutions for all applications ...
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Process temperature measurement practice--contacting
Description: Temperature is one of seven basic values in the current SI-System of units and is probably the most important parameter in measurement technology. Temperature measurements roughly divide into three ...
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Process temperature measurement practice--non-contacting
Description: Non-contacting temperature measurement techniques for the processing industries complement thermocouple and RTD sensors. Innovations in infrared technology are reducing their cost and size while ...
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Reducing leakage through effective flow measurement
Description: The ability to better manage water supplies is becoming increasingly important as demand for water continues to escalate. Even in the UK, which enjoys a wetter climate than many global regions, ...
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About Temperature
Description: In a qualitative manner, we can describe the temperature of an object as that which determines the sensation of warmth or coldness felt from contact with it. ...
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Accuracy Standards
Description: The industry standard for platinum RTD's according to IEC-751 is + /- 0.12% (of resistance) at 0°C, commonly referred to as Class B accuracy. This will provide an accuracy of + /- 0.3°C at 0°C, which ...
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Continuous Silica Monitoring in a Power Plant
From: Hach CompanyDescription: Increasing Efficiency in Power New plant designs and technological developments in the power industry are leading to greater efficiency in converting fossil fuels to energy. Leveraging these ...
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Resistance Temperature Detectors: Theory and Standards
Description: With these general guidelines to the basic function, performance, and recognized standards for RTD's, anyone can specify the right device for the application. ...
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TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT STANDARDS
Description: In 1983, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) adopted the Deutsche Institute fur Normung (DIN) standard of platinum with a TC = 0.00385 ohm/ohm/°C. ...
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Resolving Graphing Issues with Internet Explorer 8 With Accsense Systems
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Microsoft has altered how Internet Explorer renders some flash content in Internet Explorer 8 and above in Windows Vista, 7, and 8. This can cause issues in the Accsense monitoring system web ...
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Understanding Coriolis mass flowmeters
Description: Understanding Coriolis mass flowmeters. ...
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The Importace of Measuring Building Humidity: Best Practices for Sensor Selection
From: Setra SystemsDescription: The final installment of this 3-part whitepaper series reviews best practices for relative humidity sensor selection. ...
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How to Specify Liquid Flowmeters
From: Titan Enterprises, Ltd.Description: Accurate, reliable, cost effective flow measurement is more important today than it has ever been. The years have seen many styles and grades of flowmeter developed, because the first problem in meter ...
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The Importance of Measuring Building Humidity - Health Risks & Dangers
From: Setra SystemsDescription: This whitepaper discusses the health & safety concerns caused by improperly monitoring building humidity levels. ...
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Test piping before reintroducing gas
From: Eclipse, Inc.Description: During repairs or additions piping may not be installed properly or disturbed during work. ...
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Use an LEL when introduction and removal of natural gas
From: Eclipse, Inc.Description: Do not use a combustion flue gas analyzer; use a good quality, recently calibrated LEL (lower explosive limit) meter during natural gas introduction and removal ...
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The Importance of Measuring Building Humidity - Application Intelligence
From: Setra SystemsDescription: This three part whitepaper series discusses the importance of measuring building humidity levels as it relates to various real world scenarios, health & safety concerns, cost savings, mold prevention, ...
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Environmental Testing of Two 58U91 DC-DC Converters
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Applications Objective: To monitor the performance of one or two of North Atlantic Industries' DC-DC Converter products over the temperature range of approximately -60C to +80C using a dataTaker ...
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Air-Cooled Sample Conditioner for High Temperature Gas Sampling
From: MSA SafetyDescription: Many extractive gas sampling applications involve very hot samples that must be cooled to instrument temperature before they can be analyzed. As samples cool, moisture may condense from the sample ...
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Dilution Flow Panels for Combustible Gas Monitoring
From: MSA SafetyDescription: As the name implies, catalytic combustible sensors detect combustible gas presence using a catalytic bead or coil, producing an electronic signal that is proportional to the gas concentration. This ...
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Gas Leak Detector-Application Note: COMPRESSOR STATIONS
From: MSA SafetyDescription: At a compressor or booster station, two main processes typically take place: gas compression, which is performed in order to ensure that the natural gas flowing through a pipeline remains pressurized, ...
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How to Prevent Pressure Transducer Failures
From: Setra SystemsDescription: Many design engineers do not realize that the OEM's manufacturing environment can push a transducer to its limits even before the system is shipped to the end user. This whitepaper discusses the ...
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Photoacoustic Infrared Technology for Detection of Refrigerant Gases
From: MSA SafetyDescription: When reliability is critical, photoacoustic infrared monitors offer the best package of performance and value. Topics include: ASHRAE Requirements for Refrigerant Monitoring, General Infrared ...
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ROTRONIC - Ceramic Drying
Description: Drying is a critical stage in ceramic manufacture, according to ceramic experts. The drying process sometimes places more stress on the ceramic pieces than during firing because the drying needs to be ...
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Selecting The Right Sensor
Description: We cannot make any generalizations, each application must be judged on its own. But if you have a new requirement for a temperature transducer, and you are not quite sure how to fill the space, run ...
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Animal Temperature Monitoring for Conservation and Research
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Zoos, shelters, universities and other organizations often need to monitor and record animal temperature for conservation and research. In many of these projects, staff also need temperature alarms ...
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A Research Lab Goes Paperless
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers has provided the paperless chart recording device for a medical research laboratory undertaking a set of experiments requiring real-time temperature monitoring and alarming. For years ...
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Fundamentals of Industrial Encoder Sensing Technologies, Motion Detection Theory and Methods, and Signal Output Styles
From: Automationdirect.comDescription: Encoders are used to determine the position, velocity and direction of a motor shaft or other mechanical motion. They provide information required for the precise control of a variety of applications, ...
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Risks of Unmonitored Hydrogen in Battery Installations
From: Exponential PowerDescription: The Risks of Unmonitored Hydrogen in Battery Installations white paper dives into this critical topic, thoroughly examining the hazards of hydrogen relative to battery installations, fire code ...
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The Risks of Unmonitored Hydrogen in Battery Installations
From: Exponential PowerDescription: examining the hazards of hydrogen relative to battery installations, fire code regulations and enforcement and hydrogen-monitoring best practices. ...
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Solvent Vapor Monitoring in Coil Coating Oven Atmospheres
Description: Coil coating line managers report that they experience three basic problems in solvent vapor monitoring, we've discussed the maintenance and accuracy issues, now let's look at response time: Coil ...
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Traceability of Measurements: Ensuring Reliable Performance of Critical TOC Instruments
Description: The use of total organic carbon (TOC) measurements has become a widespread best practice throughout the pharmaceutical, semiconductor, municipal water treatment, and wastewater industries. Many ...
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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
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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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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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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Instrumentation in Produced Water Applications
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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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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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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Control of the Clamping Force in Production
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: The clamping force is the main factor that is needed in controlling a fastened joint. Unfortunately, for large-scale production, no particular method has yet been developed to allow us to do this. ...
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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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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: Industrial manufacturing facilities use a variety of hazardous gases and solvents in their production processes. Whenever these substances are transported, processed or stored, the potential risks are ...
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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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A Dozen Ways to Measure Fluid Level and How They Work
Description: 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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, ...