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Creating a Seal to a TR Series Pressure Sensor Using an O-Ring
From: Merit Sensor SystemsDescription: To isolate the media to the wetted materials, i.e. glass, solder, ceramic, and silicon, you need to create a good seal. This will be best accomplished with an O-ring. ...
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The Wheatstone Bridge
From: Merit Sensor SystemsDescription: Introduction to the Wheatstone Bridge ...
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Understanding Common Specifications for MEMS Silicon Dies
From: Merit Sensor SystemsDescription: The primary thing to understand about MEMS dies is that when they are exposed to either pressure or temperature, they will produce a corresponding output, which will be in millivolts, provided that an ...
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Using the LP Series Pressure Sensor for Differential or Gauge Pressure
From: Merit Sensor SystemsDescription: Differential vs. Gauge Pressure ...
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How Much Purge Air Does My Opacity Monitor Need?
From: LANDDescription: Opacity monitors are used to measure emissions of smoke and dust from combustion sources. It is a non-contact measurement, with only a light beam penetrating into the combustion gases in the stack or ...
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How to Achieve Precision Temperature Measurement of Liquid Metal in Foundries
From: LANDDescription: The Cyclops 055L Meltmaster portable non-contact thermometer gives accurate temperature measurement of liquid metal in foundries while providing a much higher level of operator safety and achieving ...
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How to Automatically Monitor the Condition of Vessels and Furnaces to Avoid Leaks or Identify Dangerous Outbreaks
From: LANDDescription: Refractory-lined vessels and furnaces are common in industrial applications such as petrochemicals, steel production, processing, and heat treatment. However, over time, refractory deteriorates to a ...
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How to Monitor Batch Coverage and Crown Temperatures in a Glass Melt Tank for Optimised Daily Operations in Glass Furnaces
From: LANDDescription: Installed looking into a glass melt tank, our NIR-B-2K thermal imaging camera allows 24/7 monitoring of batch melting. When coupled with our IMAGEPro-Glass advanced thermal imaging software, we enable ...
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Revolutionizing Grocery Shopping with Mobile Robots
From: SICKDescription: Following in the footsteps of Google, Pierre Legendre and Benjamin Loize caught the start-up bug in 2015 and focused their energies fully on innovation. Both worked as engineers at U GIE-IRIS in ...
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FlowHoods Product Care and Maintenance
Description: The flow sensing grid in the FlowHood unit is high impact ABS plastic. It can be damaged if subjected to physical abuse or excessive stress. ...
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Shortridge Instruments Frequently Asked Questions
Description: How are AirData Multimeters used and How do the Flowhood Models Differ? ...
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Case Study - BP Series Blood Pressure Sensor
From: Merit Sensor SystemsDescription: challenge - to develop a pressure sensor for critical care blood pressure monitoring ...
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Case Study - Merit Medical Inflation Device
From: Merit Sensor SystemsDescription: Challenge - Quality sensor needed. Merit Medical envisioned a significant market opportunity for a first-ever digital inflation device. ...
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Case Study - Tier 1 Automotive Supplier Pressure Transducers
From: Merit Sensor SystemsDescription: Challenge A pressure sensor that could take the heat ...
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Avoid Common Flowmeter Installation Mistakes
From: Sierra Instruments, Inc.Description: Learn to optimize performance through proper installation and maintenance. ...
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Optimizing Growth Conditions for Sensitive Cell Cultures
Description: Pharmaceutical production is a highly regulated business that relies on precision manufacturing techniques using state-of-the-art equipment developed over many years. Data recording and repeatability ...
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Upgrading the Water/Wastewater Infrastructure
Description: Restoring and replacing aging water and wastewater infrastructure continues to be job one for most American public utilities. Federal funding is available, but is it enough? ...
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Measuring Air Velocity and Flow Rate
From: ES Systems S.A.Description: In this article, we are going to examine the most common ways of calculating and converting air velocity to flow rate. ...
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Measuring Vibrations on a Hybrid Rocket Engine with an Accelerometer
Description: bluShift wanted to understand how much the final version of their hybrid rocket engine vibrated. Using an enDAQ sensor, bluShift was able to get a clearer understanding of vibration in their rocket ...
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Top 12 Vibration Metrics to Monitor & How to Calculate Them
Description: Given a vibration signal, an engineer may know how to do some exploratory analysis in the time or frequency domain (see Vibration Analysis Basics), but this requires a human to manually look at the ...
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What is Liquified Petroleum Gas and How Does it Work?
From: ES Systems S.A.Description: Liquified petroleum gas (LPG) is a fuel providing energy that can be found in our everyday life as it is used in many household appliances for cooking, heating, and hot water. In this extensive guide, ...
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Case Study: Predicting the End of Unplanned Downtime
From: Automation24, Inc.Description: With food manufacturers being continually squeezed on price by retailers and asked to fulfill orders for supply that can seem, at best, challenging, improving productivity is a priority. Tight ...
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10 Essentials to Specify a Thermal Mass Gas Flow Meter Successfully
Description: To specify a thermal mass flow meter correctly, there are 10 key questions you will want to understand, consider and then be able to answer. Being ready with the answers to these 10 questions will ...
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Case Study: FCI Flow Switch Embarks on Out of This World Mission for Spacesuit Experiment Aboard International Space Station
Description: The Spacesuit Water Membrane Evaporator (SWME) - Spacesuit Evaporation Rejection Flight Experiment (SERFE) (Figure 2) was installed in November, 2020, on the ISS by Astronaut Kate Rubins. NASA will ...
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Utilizing Thermal Mass Flow Meters to Optimize Thermal Oxidizer Performance and Reduce HAP/VOC Emissions
Description: The various types of oxidizer system designs all rely on accurate and repeatable mass flow measurements. Knowing the amount of VOCs entering the system, combustion air and natural gas feeds to the ...
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Dangers of CO2: What You Need to Know
From: CO2Meter.comDescription: Carbon dioxide is a natural gas found in our atmosphere. It is colorless, odorless, and tasteless - indistinguishable by humans. By volume, dry air contains approximately 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 1% ...
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Building & Construction Case Study: DIGITAL THERMOSTAT-BASED HEAT TRACE SYSTEM ENSURES COOLING TOWER INTEGRITY
From: ChromaloxDescription: The cooling towers of a Virginia medical facilities HVAC system required an upgrade to ensure freeze protection. If the pipes froze, and, potentially burst, the entire facility was at risk of ...
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How Torque and Angle Sensors Can Improve Your Fastening Strategies
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: Everything that is assembled on a manufacturing line is put together using some sort of fastening strategy, and torque is a large part of these strategies. Consider the measurement of torque and angle ...
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Rethinking Soft-Solder Processes to Help Inverter Designs Meet New Levels of Performance
From: Isabellenhutte USADescription: Addressing the limitations around reliability and lifetime expectations in connecting power electronics to PCB materials required a drastic re-examination of manufacturing practices. But alternative ...
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Custom Crane & Hoist Test Weight Systems
From: MarsMetalDescription: MarsMetal designs and manufactures configurable test weight systems that exactly meet our customers' requirements. Test weight systems are an important component of being able to certify safe ...
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Stackable Test Weight System for Jet Propulsion Laboratory
From: MarsMetalDescription: A jet propulsion laboratory located in California that carries out robotic space and Earth science missions was faced with the challenge of continuously renting weights to conduct yearly testing of ...
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Intelligent Vision Sensor Simplifies Image-guided Robotics
From: SensoPartDescription: Thanks to a considerably expanded scope of functions, all common 2D applications can be solved in the robotic control system with minimal effort. Furthermore, use of an additional 3D detector ...
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Water Industry Gets a Cyber Wakeup Call
Description: The Florida water plant that was the subject of a cyber-attack last week may have dodged a bullet, but it highlights the vulnerability of the nation's water supplies and the need for better security ...
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Encouraging Solar Energy in South Africa with SAURAN
From: OTT HydrometDescription: Six universities from South Africa, and one each from Ile de la Reunion (Reunion Island) and Botswana, are cooperating in the Southern African Universities Radiometric Network (SAURAN), to promote the ...
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Leading PV in Datong, Shanxi with 14 Solar Monitoring Stations
From: OTT HydrometDescription: China's National Energy Administration (NEA) announced a total PV installation target of 18.1GW for 2016, within which 12.6 GW are for standard types of PV installations, including both ground-mounted ...
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Novel Estimation of Albedo Using a Drone Pyranometer
From: OTT HydrometDescription: Understanding global climate change is a complex process, because small variations in hard to measure variables can turn into major impacts on a global scale. Albedo is a measure of the reflectiveness ...
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Smart Solar / PV Monitoring with Smart Weather Sensors
From: OTT HydrometDescription: When selecting a suitable pyranometer for photovoltaic (PV) monitoring, Solare Datensysteme GmbHÂ selected the Lufft WS501-UMB All-in-one weather station. According to the Company, the WS501-UMB ...
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TECH TIPS on Implementing the IIOT via IO-Link
Description: Implementing the Industrial Internet of Things via IO-Link The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is integral to engineering and production applications today. IIoT connects sensors, actuators, ...
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Guest Post: Using Accelerometers to Identify Rock Property in Drilling
Description: This post was written in partnership with Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. Using an enDAQ sensor from our Unit Donation Program, Keegan Franks explored how accelerometers can be used in ...
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Convergence Instrument's Technology Supports Great Santiago Noise Maps in Chile
From: Convergence InstrumentsDescription: What is a noise map? ...
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DrySense Sensor Technology Is the Key to Thermal Flow Meter Accuracy
From: Sierra Instruments, Inc.Description: When it comes to flow meters, what matters to plant managers and engineers alike is if their meter is measuring flow accurately and reliably. They want to know they can depend on the data their meter ...
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Gas Flow Measurement - Different Types of Flow Meters
From: ES Systems S.A.Description: Flow sensors can be found across various industrial, medical and aerospace applications. Flow is defined as the mass or volume of a fluid that passes per unit of time. In practice, flow sensors (or ...
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MEMS Capacitive vs Piezoresistive Pressure Sensors - What are Their Differences?
From: ES Systems S.A.Description: Pressure sensors are regarded as one of the most commonly used sensor types, as they are responsible for measuring any applied force on gases or liquids, which is then expressed as an electrical ...
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Pressure and Position Sensors for Vehicle-Mounted Aerial Platforms
From: Sensata TechnologiesDescription: Vehicle-Mounted Aerial Platforms are a subset of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWP) that contain the lifting machinery mounted on vehicles. This enables portability and easy maneuverability, ...
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What is Overpressure and How to Prevent It?
From: ES Systems S.A.Description: In many applications and industries, it is not uncommon to come across the risk of excessive pressure, or overpressure, within the pneumatic or hydraulic network of equipment, especially in facilities ...
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What is the Difference Between Pressure Sensors, Transducers, Switches & Transmitters?
From: ES Systems S.A.Description: The terms pressure sensors, transducers, transmitters and switches are very commonly used in the industry. But what is their actual difference? ...
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Methane Emission Control: A Greener Oil & Gas Industry Post Covid-19
Description: Why Should Emission Control be a Focus for Companies? ...
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Leveraging High-performance Shunts in High-voltage Battery Applications for Next-gen Electric Vehicles
From: Isabellenhutte USADescription: High-performance bus bar shunt resistors are helping electric vehicle (EV) designers meet the challenges of the market in new ways ...
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How to Protect Flexible Force Sensors from Shear
From: Tekscan, Inc.Description: Ultra-thin force sensors are a useful embedded component for integration into smart, force-sensitive devices. Their thin and flexible properties allow the ability to fit into tight spaces within a ...
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How to Test FlexiForce Sensors for OEM Applications
From: Tekscan, Inc.Description: Measures taken by engineers early in the design process can have a significant impact in later stages of design. One of the crucial but often-overlooked first steps is Sensor Characterization. This ...
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LJ Star Visual Flow Indicator Wins "Breakthrough" Products Award
From: LJ StarDescription: LJ Star (www.ljstar.com) announces that its patent-pending Clamp Type Sterile Visual Flow Indicator, or CT-SVFI, was awarded one of Processing Magazine's 2020 Breakthrough Products Awards. ...
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Accuracy vs. Repeatability in Mass Flow Meters
From: Kelly Pneumatics, Inc.Description: When determining the ideal fit for your application, you'll want to pay close attention to a flow meter's specifications. Accuracy and repeatability are two key factors that should be considered when ...
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Temperature Measurements in Aluminum Production and Processing Industries
From: LANDDescription: Solutions for the complex temperature measurement of aluminium. ...
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The Pros and Cons of Particulate Matter Monitors
From: LANDDescription: Most large-scale combustion processes need to measure the amount of particulate matter (PM) leaving their stack. ...
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Avoid Common Flow Meter Installation Mistakes to Optimize Flow Meter Performance
From: Sierra Instruments, Inc.Description: In our last blog, we discussed how plant and operation managers are searching for ways to manage the flow energy in their facility to cut costs and increase their process efficiency. After the ...
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It's a New World, Does Your Oil & Gas Flow Computer Know That?
Description: a user's perspective on the potential of integrated control and flow measurement. ...
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Handling of Mounting of Pressure Die
From: Merit Sensor SystemsDescription: the best methods for handing and mounting bare die pressure sensors. ...
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3D Scanners Take Volume Measurement to a New Level
From: BinMaster, Inc.Description: 3D scanning sensors are revolutionizing inventory management, allowing operators and workers to accurately estimate silo volume without climbing ladders or manual calculations. ...
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Blood-Pressure Monitoring During the COVID-19 Pandemic
From: Merit Sensor SystemsDescription: As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have been in hospitals under critical care this year. These patients require beat-to-beat blood-pressure monitoring, which helps clinicians see ...
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Four Characteristics of Our Newest MEMS Sensing Element
From: Merit Sensor SystemsDescription: Merit Sensor has owned and operated a wafer fab from its beginnings. Fabricating our own MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems) sensing elements, or die, is something that sets us apart from other ...
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Three Common Types of Pressure-Sensor Packages
From: Merit Sensor SystemsDescription: At the heart of every MEMS pressure sensor is a MEMS silicon die. Merit Sensor owns and operates a wafer fab, where it produces all of its own MEMS die. Packaging a MEMS die requires specialized ...
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Pressure Sensors in Hydraulic Presses
From: Sensata TechnologiesDescription: Hydraulic presses are used in many manufacturing operations and take up less space than mechanical presses. Commonly, they are used in blanking, punching, forging and deep drawing applications. In ...
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How to Achieve Accurate Temperature Measurement of Aluminium with Thicker Alloy-Dependent Oxide Layers in Reheating and Secondary Processing Applications
From: LANDDescription: Aluminium is a complex subject for infrared temperature measurement, as its emissivity and infrared radiance change non-linearly with temperature, surface structure and surface composition. ...
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Fast Oscillation Cure Profile of Rubber Compound
Description: Cure profiles provide information on the speed of structural changes taking place in a material at a constant temperature. They also provide insight into the time available for shape and/or structural ...
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Non-linear Temperature Ramp of Polymer Composite
Description: Temperature profiles of polymer composites with multiple temperature ramp rates mimic conditions the materials undergo during processing. Responses to different rates of temperature increase in ...
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Temperature Profile of Adhesive Film
Description: Temperature profiles provide information on the structural/viscoelastic behavior of a material as a function of temperature. Dramatic changes in viscoelastic properties help to identify the ...
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Temperature Sweep of Melted Chocolate
Description: Temperature sweeps provide insight to a material's viscosity change over a given temperature range under a constant shear rate. They are used to determine phase transition points. A material's phase ...
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Choosing Between Calibrated and Uncalibrated Pressure Sensors
Description: When selecting a pressure sensor for a specific application, designers must first determine the total system accuracy required, as well as the performance requirements for the lifetime of the product. ...
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How to Measure Negative Pressure Using a Gauge Pressure Sensor
Description: There are two types of pressure sensors used for negative pressure or vacuum pressure applications: gauge sensors or absolute pressure sensors. The reference pressure is the differentiating factor ...
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Pressure Sensors for Leak Detection
Description: Different methodologies exist for creating leak detection systems. In this blog post, we will focus on leak detection using a pressure decay method which is ideal for detecting very small leak rates. ...
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The Differences Between Capacitive & Piezoresistive Pressure Sensors
Description: The majority of the pressure sensors currently installed in the field are based on MEMS technology and utilize either piezoresistive or capacitive measurement principle. In this article, we will be ...
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Long Radius 90° Elbows are the Key to System Efficiency!
From: RLS LLCDescription: Short radius elbows slow refrigerant flow and can cause system damaging pressure drops. ...
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Why TEGAM Advises Against Infrared and for Contact Thermometers for COVID-19 Testing
From: TEGAM, Inc.Description: we would like to offer our own perspective on scanning people for elevated temperatures with an infrared detector. ...
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AMETEK Land Addresses Key Facts about Human Body Temperature Screening in Latest Video
From: LANDDescription: National and international agencies such as the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommend screening for skin temperature in addition to other core ...
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How to Overcome the Temperature Measurement Challenges Posed by Wet-Laid and Lamination Nonwovens Production
From: LANDDescription: Nonwoven materials are in every aspect of our lives, from air filters to hand wipes, hospital gowns to diapers. ...
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Don't Bark Up the Wrong Tree-Meeting Changes in Wood Treatment with LAB-X5000
Description: Utility poles can be found all around the country and are an often-overlooked necessity for modern day power, cable and data transmission. Due to their importance in critical infrastructure, it is ...
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Why Choose a STA Instrument Over Standalone TGA?
Description: Simultaneous thermogravimetric analyzers (STA) have DSC (differential scanning calorimetry) and TGA (thermogravimetric analysis) capabilities within a single instrument. In this post we look at why ...
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Pressure Sensor for Differential or Gauge Pressure
From: Merit Sensor SystemsDescription: The LP Series pressure sensor is a surface-mount device that is easy to solder to a PC board and connect to standard tubing. It can measure pressure ranges as low as 0 to 1 inH2 O (0 to 250 Pa) with ...
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3 Ways the Rock-solid Handheld X-MET XRF Analyzer Delivers Rapid ROI
Description: Meeting regulations, controlling quality, sorting scrap, conducting safety inspection, verifying precious metals, screening soil for contamination ...even conducting archaeometry and detecting art ...
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Case Study: Powell Valves Streamlines PMI and Quality Assurance while Saving Money
Description: To introduce high-end valves into critical performance situations, it's critical to follow a comprehensive quality assurance programme. To ensure complete confidence that their high quality valves ...
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Key Factors when Selecting a Pressure Sensor
Description: At Sensors Expo, held this past June in San Jose, David Ezekiel gave a special show floor presentation titled Key Factors When Selecting a Pressure Sensor. This presentation was created for those new ...
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High-Precision Non-Invasive Temperature Measurement
Description: High-precision, reliable temperature measurement, without the need to intervene in the process Quick and easy surface mounting, as well as eliminating the thermowell and the need to open the process, ...
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Non-Porous Dehumidifying Membranes Easily Remove Moisture from Compressed Air Lines
Description: Non-porous water-selective membranes provide rapid dehumidifying of pneumatic air lines to improve the performance of the system and protect it from moisture corrosion. ...
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Case Study: A Comparison of Wireless Pressure Mapping Configurations in a Drop-Test Experiment
From: Tekscan, Inc.Description: We put three different wireless pressure mapping configurations to the test in a simple drop-test experiment. Find out which option performed the best. ...
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Electroplating
Description: Level Indicator verifies quantity in waste storage tanks. ...
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Lined Pressure Vessels
Description: Vacuum Breaker prevents implosion of lined tanks during drain process. ...
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Methane Gas Extraction
Description: Methane gas extraction application bulletin ...
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Petroleum Industry
Description: To provide a visual monitoring of possible fuel leakage within a dual containment piping system ...
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Water Treatment - Power Industry
Description: To provide visual confirmation of color (yellowish) to assure proper mixture has taken place ...
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Water/Wastewater Treatment; Potentially Any Application using Liquid Cooled Pumps.
Description: Switch to turn off large pumps when cooling water flow stops. ...
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What Happens When You Slam a Door?
From: Tekscan, Inc.Description: Automobile designers go to great lengths to make sure their designs will withstand the rigors of everyday use. See how pressure mapping is helping them uncover insights to improve vehicle door ...
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Ground Water Remediation
Description: To prevent siphoning of water when pump is de-energized. ...
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KYNAR® PVDF (Polyvinylidene Fluoride)
Description: This fluoropolymer material has superior chemical and abrasion resistance, mechanical strength and temperature capabilities in comparison to all other thermoplastic materials. It offers substantially ...
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Semiconductor Manufacturing - Etching and Rinsing
Description: To divert corrosive used rinse water to either the waste treatment facility or ion exchange equipment. ...
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Wastewater Treatment
Description: To provide small dosages of chemical(s) on an as-called-for basis to neutralize wastewater ...
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Pressure Sensing 101 - Absolute, Gauge, Differential & Sealed pressure
From: ES Systems S.A.Description: It is critical to choose the correct pressure sensor type for your application. Overlooking this might result in measurement errors and malfunctions in system performance. There are four main types ...
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Why Mass Flow Controllers are Replacing VA Meters in Bioreactors
From: Sierra Instruments, Inc.Description: When it comes to efficient bioreactor performance, precision mass flow control gas is critical. It is essential that bioreactor manufacturers have reliable, repeatable, and flexible gas supply systems ...
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Liquid Battery GAP FILLER®: BERGQUIST® TGF 3010 APS
Description: Silicone-free, fast-dispensable battery pack thermal management solution ...
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Flow Meter Considerations
From: Eldridge Products, Inc.Description: English Arabic Chinese (Simplified) Dutch Filipino Finnish French German Hausa Hebrew Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Malay Polish Portuguese Punjabi Russian Spanish Thai Turkish Vietnamese Zulu ...
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HVAC & Air Vent Meters
From: Eldridge Products, Inc.Description: English Arabic Chinese (Simplified) Dutch Filipino Finnish French German Hausa Hebrew Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Malay Polish Portuguese Punjabi Russian Spanish Thai Turkish Vietnamese Zulu ...