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Do I Need to Include Fail-safe Shutters on my Opacity Installation?
From: LANDDescription: To address the question of when shutters are needed, we need to consider the consequences of a loss of purge air and what happens when the instrument is opened for maintenance. ...
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Industrial Thermal Imaging Benefits in Heat Treatment Applications
From: LANDDescription: Heat treatment is a widely used process to enhance the material properties, primarily of steel, such as hardness and deformability. ...
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Monitoring Batch Coverage with IMAGEPro Glass V2 for Furnace Balancing
From: LANDDescription: The benefits of using an NIR-B-2K thermal imager for accurate real-time temperature measurement in a glass melt tank or furnace can be explained through four core pillars: ...
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Reducing Emissions and Improving Combustion Efficiency in Reheating Furnaces
From: LANDDescription: Among the most pressing issues for the global steel industry is the need to reduce its environmental footprint. With air pollution control regulations becoming stricter worldwide, steel producers are ...
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Why Should I Use Two NIR-Bs on Container Glass Furnaces?
From: LANDDescription: The challenge is real when it comes to using two thermal imaging NIR-B-2K cameras on a container glass furnace. One camera cannot see everything! Ideally, having two thermal NIR borescopes, one at ...
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CENO Slip Ring Used on the Lithium Battery Winding Machines
Description: CENO produced electric power slip ring is also often used in lithium battery winding machines. Lithium battery winding machine is used to wind lithium battery cells. It is a machine that assembles the ...
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Smart Monitoring Solution for Sewage Treatment
From: Micro Sensor Co., Ltd.Description: In order to increase the sewage treatment capacity and improve the efficiency of sewage treatment, the sewage treatment plant uses the integrated equipment of MBR membrane bioreactor to treat sewage. ...
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What is a Load Cell?
Description: Load cells are transducers that convert a force or load into an electrical signal. They are commonly used in various industries and applications to measure force, weight, or pressure. Load cells are ...
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Application: Rail Car Fluid Flow Measurement
From: Macnaught USA, Inc.Description: A Leading North American Rail Car Services Company required a robust and accurate industrial grade flow meter for offloading numerous Oils with vastly different viscosities. Additionally, the system ...
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Hydropower Station Ecological Flow Measurement Solution
From: Micro Sensor Co., Ltd.Description: In order to ensure the ecological water use of rivers and lakes, promote the green development of small hydropower stations, and maintain the healthy life of rivers, the Ministry of Water Resources ...
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A Comprehensive Guide to MEMS Sensors
From: ES Systems S.A.Description: A comprehensive guide about MEMS sensors, tiny devices that measure physical quantities such as pressure, temperature, acceleration, and magnetic fields. ...
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Pressure Sensors for Natural Gas Pipeline Monitoring
From: Micro Sensor Co., Ltd.Description: As a clean energy, natural gas is widely used in industrial production, thermal power generation and residential gas heating. However, natural gas resources are not available everywhere, and most ...
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MEMS Ultrasonic Sensor Solution Enables Intelligent Cabin CPD System
Description: Child Presence Detection (CPD), an important safety measure for children in cars, is a system that uses various sensors to sense children in the car and send a notification warning to the driver. ...
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Accurate Monitoring of Urban Sewage Treatment
From: Micro Sensor Co., Ltd.Description: Sewage treatment is an important part of living environment protection. Its purpose is to separate and remove the pollutants contained in the water, so as to alleviate the increasingly serious ...
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What are the Benefits of Continuous Emissions Monitoring?
From: Environics, Inc.Description: Industrial site owners must implement and maintain working continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS) to accurately measure and monitor emission levels from smokestacks. This process offers many ...
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Integrated Sewage Treatment Equipment Monitoring
From: Micro Sensor Co., Ltd.Description: Environmental protection has always been an industry that we continue to cultivate deeply. Integrated sewage treatment equipment, environmental engineering, rural sewage treatment projects, membrane ...
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Safety Technology in Manufacturing: All About Radar, 2D LiDAR, and 3D ToF
From: SICKDescription: In the industrial automation space, safety is paramount. From workers to products, preventing accidents is a priority. To this end, a variety of safety technologies have been developed to ensure the ...
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5 Practical Tips for Using the Gold Cup to Measure Tube Wall Temperatures
From: LANDDescription: The Gold Cup pyrometer by AMETEK Land is a widely used reference instrument for measuring tube wall temperatures in industrial applications, especially in the refining and petrochemical industry. ...
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Gas Concentration Measurements in Glass Melt Tanks with a Portable Gas Analyser
From: LANDDescription: The first requirement for combustion optimisation is to set the correct fuel: air ratio. In general, the requirement is to minimise the amount of excess air whilst still allowing complete combustion ...
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Harnessing the Power of Smart Thermal Imagers for Process Control Systems
From: LANDDescription: In the realm of industrial measurement and control processes, the utilisation of thermal imaging cameras and systems has been on the rise. These advanced devices offer high-resolution thermal images, ...
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Making Smart Investments in Non-Contact Temperature Measurement Technology
From: LANDDescription: Integrating new measuring technology, such as devices and systems for non-contact temperature measurement in industrial processes, requires careful consideration of the instruments and systems ...
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Measuring the Temperature of a Cement Kiln Using an Infrared Imager
From: LANDDescription: Temperature measurements across the cement manufacturing process are essential to support process efficiency and cement product quality, and accurate knowledge of the kiln shell temperature is ...
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STOP Using Skin Thermocouples for Tube Metal Temperatures
From: LANDDescription: Slightly provocative title, I admit, but I have noticed an increase in the number of requests recently to replace skin thermocouples on high-temperature fired heaters with alternative technology. This ...
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Pressure Sensor for Coffee Machine Pressure Monitoring
From: Micro Sensor Co., Ltd.Description: The coffee machine is one of the indispensable equipment in the office and life. Coffee machine manufacturers also have a higher and higher pursuit of perfect espresso coffee. They are constantly ...
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Case Study: How a Natural Gas Processing Facility Helped Increase Efficiency with a Connected Gas Detection Program
From: MSA SafetyDescription: Implementing a connected gas detection program doesn’t happen overnight. It’s a transformation of your gas detection program, that in the long-term, can help simplify safety, curb risk, ...
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Marine Ship Flow Measurement Solutions
From: Micro Sensor Co., Ltd.Description: Ballast water is critical to the safe and efficient operation of shipping. Wing and double bottom tank ballast water level measurement is used to control ship trim, draft, and heel, reduce hull ...
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How Load Cells are used to Optimize Race Car Performance
Description: Since the earliest days of auto racing, attempts have been made to engineer cars that will go faster and handle better. The difference between winning and losing can often be measured in fractions of ...
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Pressure Monitoring for Petrochemical Industry
From: Micro Sensor Co., Ltd.Description: The petrochemical industry generally refers to the chemical industry that uses oil and natural gas as raw materials. It plays an essential role in the development of the national economy. Petroleum ...
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About Ultrasonics
From: Migatron CorporationDescription: Understanding Ultrasonics Ultrasonic Sensing/Control Basics Ultrasonic signals are like audible sound waves, except the frequencies are much higher. Our ultrasonic transducers have piezoelectric ...
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Flowmeters Assist Intelligent Building with Energy Saving and Emission Reduction
From: Micro Sensor Co., Ltd.Description: According to statistics from the International Energy Agency (IEA), building energy consumption accounts for more than 36% of global energy consumption. While, direct and indirect greenhouse gas ...
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10 Steps to Selecting a CEMS for your Operations
From: SICKDescription: A Continuous Emission Monitoring System (CEMS) is an important tool for air quality compliance and environmental protection. The selection of this system is a critical decision for process automation ...
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Advantages of Compressed Air Energy Monitoring
From: SICKDescription: Compressed air is a vital source of energy for many industrial and manufacturing processes, and monitoring its usage is becoming increasingly important for businesses looking to reduce energy ...
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Robotic Actuator Powered by 24ECT Brush DC Motor
From: PortescapDescription: The popularity of collaborative robots (cobots) has led to a wide variety of humanoid style robots being used in various home and industrial settings. The robot axes require actuators that are ...
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The Mechanical Hybrid Vehicle, an investigation of a vehicular regenerative energy capture system
From: Sensor Technology, Ltd.Description: This article describes the experimental investigation conducted on a scale physical model of a mechanical hybrid system potentially suitable for vehicle propulsion. The system incorporates a ...
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Viscosity Measurment Application Notes
From: Sensor Technology, Ltd.Description: Most laboratory viscometers employ the well-known principle of rotational viscometers to measure viscosity by sensing the torque required to rotate a spindle at a constant speed while it is immersed ...
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Careful Management of our Water Supply Reduces Water Stress
Description: Every year the UN works to highlight the importance of one of our most precious natural resources on World Water Day. This year the UN's campaign calls on people to accelerate change and for ...
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Chinese Rolling Mill Improves Productivity and Cuts Waste with ABB Load Cells
Description: A steel rolling mill in China has achieved highly stable force measurement using robust, accurate load cells on its rolling mill, raising productivity, and cutting waste. Cutting the amount of wasted ...
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Stressometer Increases Operational Reliability and Productivity at Steel Plant in Northern Europe
Description: A metal rolling mill in Northern Europe has improved its productivity, ensuring it can maximize the production of high-quality, recycled stainless steel. As the world seeks to reduce energy ...
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Water Quality: Why Analytical Thinking has Never Been More Important
Description: In an era of increased scrutiny for delivering efficient and sustainable industrial practices, the maxim 'you can't manage what you don't measure' is well known to anyone, particularly those whose ...
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Water Sustainability: Encouraging and Enabling Change with Measurement
Description: On World Water Day held annually in March the UN works to highlight the importance of one of our most precious natural resources. This year the UN's campaign calls on the world to accelerate change ...
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Learn About Plug and Play Smart Load Cells
Description: A Plug & Play Smart Load Cell is a Load Cell that is compliant to the IEEE 1451.4 Standard. TEDS, or Transducer Electronic Data Sheet, is a set of electronic data in a standardized format defined ...
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Bürkert Supports Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology to Help Tackle Climate Change
Description: The UN has warned that countries need to cut emissions by as much as five times their planned amount over the next 11 years to avert the worst effects of global warming. One of the most effective ...
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Pressure Transmitter in Remote Monitoring of Oil and Gas Wells
From: Micro Sensor Co., Ltd.Description: China's oil resources are relatively scarce, and many domestic oil and gas fields are limited by oil and gas resources reserves, with small production capacity and low recovery rate, resulting in a ...
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Flowmeter Comparison
From: Macnaught USA, Inc.Description: A snapshot of the advantages of our MX Series Oval Gear Meter as compared to the most common types of flowmeters on the market. ...
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Professional Monitoring Solutions for the Renewable Energy Industry
From: Micro Sensor Co., Ltd.Description: Due to the limited availability of conventional energy sources and growing environmental concerns, new energy sources are gaining increasing attention worldwide under environmentally friendly and ...
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How to Achieve Desired Temperature Control in Process Cooling
From: Thermalogic CorporationDescription: How do I achieve optimal temperature control? ...
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Technology Behind Multi-Turn Sensors That Continue To Work Without Power
From: Novotechnik U.S., Inc.Description: New technology will reduce encoder costs and improve performance. ...
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For Critical Electrofusion Applications, Absolute Reliability is Essential
From: Isabellenhutte USADescription: Isabellenhütte's ability to ensure consistent quality, and homogenious and continuous specific resistance over the entire length of the spool lets industry leaders deliver complete confidence. ...
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How to Detect Dark Objects
From: SensoPartDescription: An overview of dark object detection ...
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Red light and BlueLight Comparison
From: SensoPartDescription: What are the differences between red light and blue light sensors? ...
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Supporting Innovative Automotive OEMS in Evolving Driver-Assist Reliability
From: Isabellenhutte USADescription: When driver and passenger safety are on the line, uncompromising performance is essential ...
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What is BlueLight Sensing Technology
From: SensoPartDescription: BlueLight technology is a system that takes advantage of the shorter wavelength in blue light. Less able to be absorbed, it reflects back to the sensor more readily therefore providing a more reliable ...
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What types of objects require reliable and accurate object detection?
From: SensoPartDescription: Detecting objects with difficult or demanding materials is a real challenge for a number of industries. When red light sensors reach their limits, conventional solutions usually require investing in ...
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Optimizing Wastewater Treatment through Measurement
Description: Water is vital for life, yet despite 70 percent of the Earth’s surface being covered in water, limited quantities are available to sustain humanity. The 97 percent of water retained in the ...
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Technical Note: New Tools & Accessories for Monitoring Algal Growth in Test Tubes
From: Turner Designs, Inc.Description: The In-Line Adaptor accessory P/N 2820-530 for C-FLUOR probes can be used to help users monitor algal growth in test tubes without affecting algal cultures. This demonstration shows how these tools ...
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How to Make A Gas Leak Alert Security Alarm
From: Utmel Electronic LimitedDescription: Gas leakage has resulted in severe hazards, with numerous fire accidents in hotels, restaurants, and homes caused by LPG gas leaks. Despite the gas's smell being an indication of leakage, it may not ...
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Micro Sensor Assists the Precise Operation of Plate Heat Exchange Stations
From: Micro Sensor Co., Ltd.Description: The weather in different parts of the world is different. Some countries have high temperatures all year round, and some countries are located near the polar circle and are very cold. Therefore, these ...
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Combining a Transportable NIR-B-2K & Lancom 4 for Thermal Surveys & Combustion Optimisation
From: LANDDescription: Here we are going to explain what the benefits are of combining thermal surveys with the transportable NIR-B-2K (Near-Infrared Borescope) and Lancom 4 gas analyser. ...
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INDUSTRY 4.0 & 5.0 in Non-contact Temperature Measurement Applications and Devices
From: LANDDescription: Digital transformation is a frequently used term, and it describes the digital and intelligent networking and monitoring of industrial machines and process flows with the use of modern interface and ...
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Macnaught Flow Meters
From: Macnaught USA, Inc.Description: MX25 series flow meter (1.6-42 GPM) with anodized aluminum body, PPS rotors, and Viton seal sent initially for validation. Equipped with standard pulse cap (Reed Switch/Hall Effect) and supplied with ...
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Maintaining the Reliability and Safety of Steam Methane Reformers through Outlet System Monitoring
From: LANDDescription: Monitoring the performance of a steam methane reformer (SMR) is a crucial process in the ammonia, methanol, hydrogen, and steel industries. ...
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What is Dual-Sensor Technology?
From: LANDDescription: Dual Sensor Technology allows an analyzer employing electrochemical sensors to achieve high levels of accuracy and reliability by ensuring the sensors have time to recover from exposure to any ...
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Steel Metal Foundry Temperature Measurement Process Control
From: LANDDescription: Accurate temperature measurements is essential during the processing stages of liquid steel to ensure high product quality and optimise process efficiency. ...
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How Can Sensors be Used in Warehouse Storage
Description: In the warehouse management, there are always various problems, so that the warehouse can not play the maximum value. Then, in order to improve the efficiency and save time in goods access, area ...
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Increased Safety and Throughput at all Levels of the Logistics Process
From: SICKDescription: The fast pace in production logistics is likely to continue for years to come, leading the industry to adapt by optimizing and streamlining processes. The demand for automation is rising with an ...
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Oval Gear Flow Meter Overview & Advantages
From: Macnaught USA, Inc.Description: There are numerous choices within the Industrial Flow Meter space these days, with a wide array of design options and enhancements providing for highly accurate, durable and cost effective flow ...
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Positive Displacement Flow Meters for Pulp & Paper Applications
From: Macnaught USA, Inc.Description: As the global oval gear flow meter technology leader with over 50 years experience serving the pulp & paper industry, Macnaught offers a comprehensive product range that solves a number of challenging ...
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Application Note: Pyrometer Temperature Measurement in CAL/CGL Coating Lines
From: LANDDescription: Accurate temperature measurements are essential on annealing, galvanizing and coating lines, and on electrical/silicon steel processing lines, to ensure high-product quality and optimise process ...
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How To Use Advanced Angle Sensor Technologies
From: Novotechnik U.S., Inc.Description: This white paper describes advantages of using advanced angle sensor technologies and focuses on best practices for correctly implementing non-contacting and touchless angle sensors. These best ...
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Brand New Pressure Transmitter for Hydrogen Pressure Measurement
From: Micro Sensor Co., Ltd.Description: Micro Sensor designs the MPM480GH pressure transmitter, which is specially used for hydrogen pressure measurement to help users carry out hydrogen production and operation safely and reliably. ...
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Improved Performance of Motor-Drive Systems by Saw Shaft Torque Feedback
From: Sensor Technology, Ltd.Description: The paper describes the application of a non-contact, high bandwidth, low cost, SAW-based torque measuring system for improving the dynamic performance of industrial process motor-drive systems. ...
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In Situ Rheological Monitoring of Viscous Nonnewtonian Fluids Using a Helical Ribbon Agitator
From: Sensor Technology, Ltd.Description: Mechanically degraded food fluids were modelled as Power law fluids in a pilot scale (42 l) helical ribbon agitation vessel. Effective rheological representative flow curves determined from ...
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Power Consumption Characteristics of an In-Line Silverson High Shear Mixer
From: Sensor Technology, Ltd.Description: High shear rotor-stator mixers are widely used in process industries including the manufacture of many food, cosmetic, health care products, fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Rotor-stator devices ...
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Current Monitoring Circuits - More Important Than Ever
From: Isabellenhutte USADescription: The world is going electric. Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla would be happy to see a move toward electric transportation of all kinds. Advanced battery systems are powering those vehicles, stabilizing ...
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Operating Principle of TP1 Series of Thermal Protector
Description: TP1 series built-in thermal protector is a control device that is electrically insulated and sensitive to temperature and current. It has the characteristics of small size, fast temperature sensing, ...
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Benefits of Using Medium-wavelength (MWIR) Thermal Imagers Instead of Widely Used Long-wavelength (LWIR) Cameras
From: LANDDescription: Sir William Herschel discovered the relative energy of sunlight by using a prism and passing sunlight through it. The rainbow colours appeared, and he found that the temperature was rising when he ...
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Combustion Control in a Black Liquor Boiler
From: LANDDescription: The kraft process is widely used to convert wood into pulp for papermaking. The process is very efficient because most of the chemicals used to process the wood can be recycled. In the process, the ...
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How to Improve Temperature Gradient and Quality of Glass Ribbons Using The LSP-HD Linescanner
From: LANDDescription: Here we will explain how our line scanning LSP-HD system could reinforce the quality of glass ribbon products during the annealing process into the lehr. ...
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Oxygen Deficiency Safety Monitor for Cryogenics
From: CO2Meter.comDescription: An oxygen deficiency monitor and alarm is used to alert staff before they enter an area that may have critically low oxygen levels caused by a pressurized gas leak. They are used in applications like ...
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Solution: Proximity Sensor For Mobile Machines
Description: Lanbao sensors have many series of special sensors, which are specially designed for the special requirements of mobile engineering equipment. ...
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Thermal Mass Flow Technology Comparison
From: Eldridge Products, Inc.Description: The EPI MULTI series flow meters are multi-point, which use multiple connected sensor assemblies connected to a remote control panel for metering large pipes/ducts. ...
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Understanding the Importance of 'HOT SPOT' Measurement in Non-Contact Temperature Measurement Applications
From: LANDDescription: In applications for non-contact temperature measurement, the term "HOT-SPOT measurement" is commonly used to not only recognize and measure "hot spots" or areas of high temperature, but also detect ...
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What should I do if the label is crooked?
Description: LANBAO focuses on the launch of a series of detection sensors, these sensors have high detection accuracy, fast response speed, a wide range of application scenarios, and can help users solve many ...
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Thermal Flow Meter Helps Compressed Air System Manufacturer Keep The Pressure Steady
Description: Industrial compressed air system leaks have been identified for decades as a serious cost issue that also adds to the strain on the electric grid, according the U.S. Department of Energy and many ...
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Basic Principle of Optical Fiber Sensor
Description: The optical fiber sensor can connect the optical fiber to the light source of the photoelectric sensor, even in the narrow position can be freely installed, and the detection can be implemented. ...
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Infrared Photoelectric Liquid Level Switch
Description: IMS. LLS series is a new type of liquid level switch based on infrared photoelectric principle. This series of sensors have no mechanical moving parts inside, and can be sealed with glue once, which ...
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Converting Air Velocity Measurements to Volumetric Flow Rates
Description: How do you convert an air velocity measurement to a volumetric flow rate? It is important to understand the various formulas and technical definitions to prevent errors in calculation. Flow meter ...
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Not All Process Observation Solutions are Found in a Catalog???
From: LJ StarDescription: The best process observation window might not be in a catalogue or sitting on a warehouse shelf. It might exist as an idealistic drawing on the back of a napkin. Or the opposite of ideal might be ...
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When to Use MEMS Capacitive Pressure Sensors
Description: Various technologies are used to make pressure sensors. 2 of the most common include piezoresistive and capacitive pressure sensors. Both can be used for gauge, differential, or absolute pressure ...
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Long Range Level Control
From: Migatron CorporationDescription: The customer is an industrial building materials manufacturer who needs to monitor the level of a sand/gravel mixture in a silo, used to make concrete. This was typically accomplished by a worker ...
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Smart Water Meters let Households Track Usage in France
Description: Most homes have Linky electricity meters – and now local authorities are using smart meters to detect water leaks more quickly and let households monitor consumption. ...
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While Apple has patented a Glass MacBook, Supplier LG showcased a glass Laptop
Description: In August and November 2022 Patently Apple posted two patent reports describing a possible future glass bodied MacBook. Apple described using a bendable glass in the keyboard area. Apple's patent FIG. ...
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Vibration Sensor Products and Technologies
From: Newark, An Avnet CompanyDescription: What is a vibration sensor? ...
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Compressed Air Flow Measurement Meters
From: Eldridge Products, Inc.Description: The EPI MULTI series flow meters are multi-point, which use multiple connected sensor assemblies connected to a remote control panel for metering large pipes/ducts. The EPI MULTI series flow meters ...
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Natural Gas Flow Measurement Meter
From: Eldridge Products, Inc.Description: The EPI MULTI series flow meters are multi-point, which use multiple connected sensor assemblies connected to a remote control panel for metering large pipes/ducts. The EPI MULTI series flow meters ...
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Pressure Transmitter and Flowmeter for Sea Water Desalination Project
From: Micro Sensor Co., Ltd.Description: Generally, the process of seawater desalination is, firstly to transfer the seawater in the water tank to the high-pressure pump through the water supply pump and then desalinate the pure water in the ...
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True RTD Accuracy - What You Need to Know!
Description: A Resistance Temperature Detector (RTD) is a temperature sensing device that consists of a wire coil or deposited film of pure metal. The element’s resistance increases with temperature in a ...
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Electro-Sensitive Protective Devices (ESPE) for Safe Machines
From: SICKDescription: The measures and products for implementation of machine safety requirements have become more diverse over the years. The goal is ever better integration of the functional safety in machines and ...
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Oil and Gas Recovery with Differential Pressure Transmitter at Oil Station
From: Micro Sensor Co., Ltd.Description: With the rapid economic growth and the acceleration of the pace of social life, motor vehicles have become one of the most important ways of transportation for humans in the world. Survey shows that ...
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Miniaturizing Linear Motion and Measurement
From: Schneeberger Inc.Description: Linear motion and measurement are core technologies in dental and medical equipment, life science instruments, and optical systems. In the past, separate subsystems were required to incorporate these ...