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Industrial Processing - Natural Gas Compressor Stations
From: LANDDescription: As natural gas moves along a pipeline, friction and other effects cause its pressure to drop. Compressor stations are placed at intervals along the pipeline to maintain pressure.The compressors are ...
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Industrial Processing - Sewage Sludge Incinerator
From: LANDDescription: The solid residues from sewage treatment are destroyed by burning in a boiler. The flue gases are scrubbed of particles, acid gases and, finally, mercury. The preferred method for mercury removal is ...
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Industrial Processing - Thermal Oxidizer
From: LANDDescription: A thermal oxidizer is a type of air pollution control equipment used to reduce emissions of harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in several industrial processes by oxidizing the chemicals to ...
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Industrial Processing - Wood Burning Boilers
From: LANDDescription: Sawmills and other wood processors burn waste wood on-site to generate steam and power for site operations. Emissions of pollutants such as particulate matter, carbon monoxide and oxides of nitrogen ...
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6 Ways to Measure Vibration
Description: Vibration measurement can be achieved with a variety of vibration analysis and monitoring equipment. I've worked (and continue to work) as an engineer building my own vibration measurement systems and ...
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Accelerometer Specifications: Deciphering an Accelerometer's Datasheet
Description: deciphering-accelerometer-datasheets Why, why, why are accelerometer datasheets so confusing? There's a reason. Accelerometer companies, understandably, try to position their products in the best ...
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Accelerometers: Taking the Guesswork out of Accelerometer Selection
Description: You know you need an accelerometer; but how do you select the right type for your application? You're not alone if you don't know much about the different types of accelerometers and how they can ...
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MATLAB vs Python: Speed Test for Vibration Analysis
Description: What's faster, MATLAB or Python? There are a lot of forums out there comparing the two programming languages; but none seemed to give actual computation times for real analysis. This post will. In ...
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Top 8 Vibration Analysis Software Packages
Description: Gathering vibration data can be a complicated and laborious task, analyzing that data shouldn't also always have to be so complicated! In my last post I covered 6 programming options for vibration ...
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Vibration Analysis: FFT, PSD, and Spectrogram Basics [Free Download]
Description: FFT, PSD and spectrograms don't need to be so complicated. Once you understand the basics they can really help with your vibration analysis. In this post I'll try to provide the right mix of theory ...
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Best Practices for Temperature Monitoring Systems
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Whether your industry is regulated and you are required to log storage temperatures or not, it is a good practice to do so. Having a continuous record of the temperatures at which your material is ...
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HDA536T new-generation digital MEMS dynamic tilt sensor launched by RION
Description: HDA536T is a new-generation digital MEMS dynamic tilt sensor launched by RION. It has a built-in high-accuracy acceleration and gyro sensor and integrates a Kalman filter algorithm to dynamically ...
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How to Select a Humidity Sensor
Description: Humidity sensors are an important piece of equipment in the medical, automotive, HVAC, and food production industries, among others. Any industrial facility that requires a controlled atmosphere ...
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Humidity Sensors: Capacitive vs. Resistive
Description: Servoflo distributes a variety of capacitive and resistive humidity sensors for medical, HVAC, instrumentation, critical containment and other applications. Some situations need precise and highly ...
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Important Details to Know When Selecting a Ceramic Pressure Sensor
Description: Ceramic pressure sensors are utilized in a variety of ways across numerous industries - but not all sensors are created equal. While all serve the function of measuring the pressure of liquids and ...
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Smallest Profile Safety Laser Scanner on the Market Enhances Use of Small Mobile Robots
From: SICKDescription: Mobile platforms are known by many names - automated guided vehicles (AGVs), autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), or automated guided carts (AGCs) - but they all have one thing in common: they are ...
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What is Metrology and How is it Connected to Daily Measurements?
From: VaisalaDescription: Although the word metrology means measurement science, there is much more behind it than just science. In many cases, people who perform measurements follow best practices without even thinking about ...
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Why Humidity Measurement is Essential to the Success of an Industrial Process
Description: Moisture, whether in liquid or gaseous form, is one of several process variables that industry professionals must measure, monitor, and control. In industrial applications, moisture levels-i.e., ...
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Why Use Ceramic Pressure Sensors
Description: Industry professionals employ pressure sensors in a variety of applications, ranging from aerospace to oil and gas to utilities. In many cases, they are subjected to harsh operating and environmental ...
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MOONS' Stepper Motor Temperature Rise Test Introduction
From: Moons' Electric Co. Ltd.Description: Stepper motors are widely used in motion control systems. Many users use the stepper motor, often the feedback stepper motor temperature rise is relatively large, why? How does MOONS' test the ...
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A Smarter Way to Control Torque on Automotive Test Benches
From: Andantex USA, Inc.Description: To simulate a wide variety of real-world conditions on automotive components and systems, test stands often need brakes that can deliver a range of torque levels while minimizing cost and control ...
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Pressure Measurement for Ventilators and Respirators
From: Merit Sensor SystemsDescription: The current demand for mechanical ventilators and respirators due to the COVID-19 pandemic presents us with another opportunity to fill a need in the medical field. The use of pressure sensors in ...
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OSHA Brewing Safety Requirements
From: CO2Meter.comDescription: Breweries are accountable and liable for OSHA brewery safety requirements including CO2 use and storage. ...
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Carbon Dioxide (CO2) vs Carbon Monoxide (CO) - What's the difference?
From: CO2Meter.comDescription: CO2Meter discusses the importance of understanding the differences between carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, especially when choosing the proper gas detection solution. ...
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CO2 Safety in Restaurants, Bars, Venues
From: CO2Meter.comDescription: When using bulk CO2 storage, CO2 safety in restaurants, bars, and venues is critical. Here are 4 ideas to help mitigate the risk. ...
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Fixed vs. Portable Gas Detectors
From: CO2Meter.comDescription: What CO2 Safety Tips You Should Note? CO2Meter talks understanding safety procedures in a variety of applications and ensuring you are aware of the proper steps to prevent injury from occurring in any ...
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Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Purity Grade Chart
From: CO2Meter.comDescription: Do you know what food, beverage, industrial, or medical grade CO2 you get from your gas provider? Here is a reference chart listing CO2 purity grades. ...
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How Does a Zirconia Oxygen Sensor Work?
From: CO2Meter.comDescription: Zirconia Oxygen Sensors are typically used to measure the air-to-fuel ratio in combustion, automotive, oil, gas, and bio-mass environments. ...
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Monitoring CO2 Levels and Energy Efficiency
From: CO2Meter.comDescription: CO2Meter takes time to discuss researcher, Tim Cooper who utilizes the CozIR®-A Development Kit CM-0187 to measure the carbon dioxide levels in order to assist in his research towards reducing CO2 ...
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How Does an NDIR CO2 Sensor Work?
From: CO2Meter.comDescription: NDIR is an industry term for nondispersive infrared. It is the most common type of sensor used to measure CO2. ...
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Eliminating Premature Failure of Exhaust Gas Sensors in 7F and 9F Class Turbines
From: Conax TechnologiesDescription: Standard exhaust gas sensors in 7F and 9F class turbines are at risk of premature failure. As temperatures rise, the radiation shield and sensor sheath expand at different rates. A gap forms between ...
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Prevent Rotary Shouldered Connection Failures
From: Gagemaker L.P.Description: This paper explains the importance of isolating the connectors' pitch diameters from the ring and plug gauge standoff and the other thread elements, making it a standalone attribute measurement. By ...
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Review: The New Bedrock OSA +Flow Digital Flow Computer
Description: This review by an oil & gas LACT specialist looks at how integrating flow measurement and PLC control can improve oil & gas custody transfer ...
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Sensor for HVAC & Air Purifier
Description: With the high speed development of the city, the housing decorative materials became more and more various, the decoration level became more and more luxury. City developing is a double-edged sword. ...
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Best Practices: Safety and Certainty With Actual Gas Calibration of Thermal Mass Flow Meters
Description: Flow meter calibration should never be taken for granted, and thermal mass flow meters are no exception. Flow meters can be built with the highest safety ratings, features and functions, and the most ...
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Refinery Improves Boiler Air-To-Fuel Mixture Performance With Help From Multipoint Thermal Flow Meter
Description: A major oil refinery's plant team ran into challenging issues when they attempted to optimize their large primary boiler system, which initially perplexed the plant's process engineers. After ...
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Thermal Flow Meter Improves Digester Gas System Fueling Boilers for Plant Steam and Hot Water
Description: Accurate, repeatable air/gas flow measurement under harsh outdoor conditions is essential to successful wastewater treatment operations when used in aeration or digester biogas applications. The ...
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Understanding the Different Types of Capacitive Sensors
Description: Capacitive sensors are proximity sensors, offering non-contact detection of a target. Capacitive sensing involves the electrical property of capacitance and the resulting feedback present in the ...
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AMETEK Land Gas and Dust Monitors Help Jeld-Wen Achieve Emissions Compliance
From: LANDDescription: JELD-WEN has implemented AMETEK Land's flue gas analysers and opacity and dust monitors at its door manufacturing facility in Penrith, United Kingdom, to help achieve emissions compliance. ...
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How to Take Temperature Measurements Inside a Cement Kiln
From: LANDDescription: The inside of a cement kiln is an extremely challenging environment for making any kind of temperature measurement. Kiln rotation, high temperatures, and the movement of the sintering material along ...
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World Fertilizer - The Power of Pyrometers
From: LANDDescription: Read our latest article in World Fertilizer where James Cross looks at the benefits, challenges and technologies for tube wall temperature measurements in the ammonia production process ...
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Geekcraft: Easy Raspberry Pi Humidity & Temperature Sensor
Description: The ability to EASILY sense ambient humidity in an arbitrary environment is highly prized because humidity affects the operation of innumerable human contraptions, not to mention human comfort. ...
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Flow Computing Goes Digital
Description: Small discrepancies in custody transfer calculation can make a big difference on the bottom line of an oil & gas producer ...
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How to Select the Right Humidity Instrument for Your High-humidity Application
From: VaisalaDescription: High-humidity environments are tough for humidity measurement. Saturation in the environment causes condensation to form on all surfaces including measurement sensors, which can be fatal for some ...
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Maximizing the Efficiency and Lifetime of Fuel Cells with Optimum Humidification
From: VaisalaDescription: The applications where fuel cell technology is used can be divided into three main categories: portable power generation (for mobile devices and portable auxiliary power), stationary power generation ...
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Sight Glasses Provide Leak Monitoring in Dual Containment Piping System
Description: Beneficial for Liquid & Gas Pipelines Cedar Grove, New Jersey & Odessa, Texas - To satisfy a need for visual monitoring of leakage in dual containment systems, a petroleum plant has installed a series ...
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Pressure Measurement - Applying Remote Seal, Isolation Diaphragms Between Process Fluids and Transmitters
Description: Remote seals protect transmitters when measuring difficult fluids and expand the applications for pressure measurement solutions ...
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AKF392B MEMS Digital Accelerometer
Description: AKE392B-Wireless three-axis accelerometer sensor series products is RION company imported the Switzerland patented technology to produce for using widely, suitable for vibration testing, impact ...
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Application: Medical Inflation Device - Pressure Sensor
From: Merit Sensor SystemsDescription: Merit Sensors was developed as a result of the need for a sensor for a new medical device ...
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Using MEMS Microphone in Sound Level Meters
From: Convergence InstrumentsDescription: A measurement-class microphone such as a 0.5 in ICP microphone is typically a sizable part of the cost of a sound-level meter (SLM). That high instrument cost in turn constrains applications such as ...
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4 Reasons Not to Put Your Data Logger in the Freezer
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: We often get inquiries from new customers that are just beginning their search for a data logger to monitor a freezer or refrigerator asking "do you have a data logger that I can put in my freezer?" ...
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Common Problems in EMC Test Set-ups, and How to Fix Them
From: A.H. Systems Inc.Description: Fixing faults in EMC test set-ups, especially those in test chambers, can tie test-staff down for an inordinate amount of time. These articles and video show you how to identify and fix them. ...
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Drilling Fluid Producer Discovers the Coriolis Advantage
Description: Accurate, repeatable chemical measurement with the SITRANS FC430. ...
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SITRANS LR250 with Encapsulated Antenna
Description: The special chemical division of one of the largest oil field services in the world, produces a variety of chemicals used to improve the viscosity of fluids and additives for crude oil and finished ...
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The Highest Level of Safety and Efficiency in Bulk Material Level
Description: Lafarge Tarmac in Bayston Hill, UK, ensures the health and well-being of its employees while keeping production efficiencies high. Throughout the plant's operations, Siemens process instrumentation ...
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Township Water Authority Uses Clamp-on Ultrasonic Flow Meters to Avoid Peak Limit Surcharges
Description: A suburban township in the upper Midwest United States buys their drinking water from a major municipal water district. The township's water distribution system network has four connections to the ...
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Vibration Test Techniques Shake the Status Quo
Description: With traditional Mil-Spec qualifications growing out-of-date, newer, more comprehensive methods of testing vibration are gaining awareness and acceptance. ...
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Greenhouse Temperature Monitoring Protects Sensitive Flower Species
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers provided the greenhouse temperature monitoring solution for a large greenhouse currently cultivating several species of popular flowers, an extremely temperature and humidity sensitive ...
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Steam Flow Measurement for District Energy/District Heating
From: Sierra Instruments, Inc.Description: Nearly every major city around the globe has a district energy system that provides thermal energy to its buildings. In these underground infrastructures, thermal energy is provided to multiple ...
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Thermal Mass Flow Meters Improve Efficiency in Wastewater Treatment Plants
From: Sierra Instruments, Inc.Description: Every municipality throughout the country has a wastewater treatment plant to safely treat water that enters back into our environment. This doesn't mean they are immune to problems. One of the ...
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Understanding the Mass Flow Meter and Mass Flow Controller Flow Body - Why it Matters
From: Sierra Instruments, Inc.Description: Not all flow meters are the same. It's like choosing a car. All cars are designed to move you from point A to B. However, if you live high up in the mountains you might want a truck or a tougher built ...
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Seamlessly Switch Between Two Encoders with IF11
From: Hymark/Kentucky GaugeDescription: IF11 is designed for contactless (non mechanical), bounce-free switching between two SSI encoders and one SSI Master unit. IF11 uses a narrow and space-saving plastic housing, suitable for DIN rail ...
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Alaska Immunization Program Protects Cold Sensitive Vaccines
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers provided the data logging solution for Alaska's Department of Health and Social Services, providing installation of a new temperature monitoring and alarm system for use in a statewide ...
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Cryogenic Freezer Temperature Monitoring Protects Critical Samples
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers found the cryogenic freezer temperature data logging solution for a hospital facility relying on multiple cryogenic freezers to safely store high-value samples including blood and ...
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Fluoroptic® Temperature Measurement
Description: Fluoroptic® optical sensor technology is based on the fluorescence decay time of a special thermo-sensitive phosphorescent (phosphor) sensor, located at the end of a fiber optic cable. ...
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IR Temperature Sensing - Imaging
Description: Non-contact temperature measurement is an optical measurement based on the property of all materials to send out electromagnetic radiation (infrared radiation). This article describes how an infrared ...
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IR Temperature Sensing - Pyrometry
Description: Non-contact temperature measurement is an optical measurement based on the property of all materials to send out electromagnetic radiation (infrared radiation). This article describes how an infrared ...
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Merit Sensor Demonstrates Pressure Measurement in a Diesel-Particulate Filter
From: Merit Sensor SystemsDescription: Recently at the Sensor+Test trade show in Nuremberg, Germany, we used a diesel-particulate filter (DPF) to demonstrate how our sensors can be used to indicate when a DPF is clogged with particulate ...
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Non-Dispersive Infrared (NDIR) Gas Detection
Description: Non-Dispersive Infrared (NDIR) technology utilizes a broadband infrared (IR) emitter, which covers all of the wavelengths of interest for a given set of gases to be measured. Optical Band Pass filters ...
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Photoacoustic Spectroscopy (PAS)
Description: Photoacoustic Spectroscopy (PAS) gas instruments are field proven in several applications. The PAS technique is highly accurate, stable, and provides a direct measurement independent of background ...
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Pressure Sensor Bridge Configurations
From: Merit Sensor SystemsDescription: Advantages and disadvantages of different pressure sensor bridge configurations and an explanation of when to use each one. ...
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Reflow Soldering using Automated Equipment
From: Merit Sensor SystemsDescription: An explanation of soldering methods using automated equipment intended to assist end users with soldering Merit Sensor parts using either Pb-free solder or Pb-free containing solder. ...
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FOAMGLAS® Insulation Installed on Peak Shaver at Gasunie, the Netherlands
Description: N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie (short form: Gasunie) is a Dutch natural gas infrastructure and transportation company operating in the Netherlands and Germany. Gasunie Peakshaver BV is the owner of the LNG ...
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Lysekil LNG Receiving Terminal Protected with the Help of FOAMGLAS® Insulation
Description: Skangas AS, owned by Finnish company Gasum and Norwegian Lyse, builds and operates medium-sized, low carbon emission energy plants. One of their plants is the Lysekil LNG receiving terminal. The ...
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Drone Tools: Ensuring Proper Regulatory Compliance for Drone Manufacturers
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: Not only do people depend on safe drones, but drone safety is also mandated by law. Manufacturers need solutions that can document each fastener a tool screws in, creating a paper trail for the FAA ...
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Why Torque Verification is Necessary for Assembly Power Tools
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: Torque measurement is a key component for any quality control process. Learn the key benefits for conducting a routine torque verification process with your assembly tools. ...
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Bulk Milk Transportation - QA Sampling with New TEGAM Hypodermic Temperature Probes and TruStream Septa
From: TEGAM, Inc.Description: Bulk transportation of milk is regulated by the FDA under the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) and requires recording the temperature at multiple transfer points between producers, transporters and ...
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Comparing the Three Main Types of Temperature Probes & Sensors
From: TEGAM, Inc.Description: This blog post compares and details the three (3) main types of temperature probes & sensors most commonly found in measurement instruments today; thermocouples, Resistance Temperature Detectors ...
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How to Automatically Record Milk Temperatures in the Dairy Industry - Datalogging Thermometers for PMO Compliance
From: TEGAM, Inc.Description: The Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) by the Food and Drug Administration requires recording the temperature at multiple transfer points between producers, transporters and processors. Manually ...
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TEGAM's RF Power Sensor Calibration System Propels NIMT to the Top of Metrology
From: TEGAM, Inc.Description: The National Institute of Metrology of Thailand (NIMT) has upgraded the capability of their RF power sensor calibration system to 50 GHz, thanks to TEGAM's thermistor RF power standards. ...
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How Do I Select a Temperature Sensor for Harsh Environment Conditions?
From: Ultra EnergyDescription: Many mission critical applications demand a temperature measurement solution that can perform well in extremely harsh environments. Harsh environments can wreak havoc on temperature sensors and ...
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Risk of Using Off-the-Shelf Temperature Sensors in Harsh Environments
From: Ultra EnergyDescription: Risk of using off-the-shelf temperature sensors in harsh environments Products, equipment, and systems that must perform in harsh environments are only as reliable as their weakest component. ...
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Why did my Temperature Sensor Die?
From: Ultra EnergyDescription: Why did my temperature sensor die? Early engineering analysis matters for critical applications Temperature sensors used in harsh environments face numerous threats to survival. Failures are usually ...
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Why Doesn't my Temperature Sensor Work like I Want?
From: Ultra EnergyDescription: Why doesn't my temperature sensor work like I want? An effective sensor development methodology is critical Engineers often encounter challenging applications where they are unable to find an ...
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Sugar Beet Storage Protected by Data Logging
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers provided the data logging solution for UK sugar company British Sugar, which was searching for a high-tech way to prevent their sugar beet storage stock from deteriorating while ...
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When You Use the Best Torque Tools for Aircraft Repair, the Sky's the Limit
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: A lot of people feel nervous as they walk down the boarding ramp to catch their flight. In fact, up to 25 percent of Americans experience some fear of flying and will spend their trip across the sky ...
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Museum Environmental Monitoring Protects Exhibits
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Eltek has supplied the next-generation museum environmental monitoring solution for the interior of a prestigious museum located in Cambridge, England to ensure that the exhibits are in a controlled ...
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SCA118T series products passed the CE certification
Description: To cope with international trade business, following the HCA, ACA, LCA series product after our SCA118T again through the CE security certification, exports to the eu the country's security pass is ...
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Novotechnik Application Brochure
From: Novotechnik U.S., Inc.Description: Position Transducers and Rotary Sensors, non-contacting, touchless, potentiometric ...
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Basics of Design Touchless Rotary Sensors
From: Novotechnik U.S., Inc.Description: Touchless rotary sensors are position sensors that use a position marker attached to an application's rotating part plus a sensor to measure the marker's angle. ...
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SCA126T-Digital Type Dual-Axis Inclinometer
Description: SCA126T is a serial output dual-axis inclinometer launched by RION company to the field of industrial control, built-in high-precision A / D differential converter, through 5 filtering algorithm, ...
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Steam Reformer Tube Wall Temperature Measurement
From: LANDDescription: In this guide, we look at how tube wall temperature (TWT) measurements can benefit your applications, the technology behind the measurements, and a range of solutions that help reformer operators ...
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ADVANTAGES OF THERMAL IMAGING FOR EFFECTIVE FLARE STACK MONITORING
From: LANDDescription: Flare stacks are used in the chemical and petrochemical industries to safely dispose of excess gases through combustion. These may be unwanted waste gases, or flammable gases released to prevent ...
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BLAST FURNACE, STOVE DOME AND HOT BLAST MAIN
From: LANDDescription: The quality and composition of iron produced in the blast furnace is directly related to the hearth temperature. This, in turn, is dependent on the temperature of the hot blast delivered from the ...
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COKE OVEN TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT
From: LANDDescription: High-quality metallurgical coke is a vital raw material for iron and steel production, affecting the furnace operation and standard of the hot metal. It is produced by heating coal in a coke oven in ...
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COLD ROLLING MILL STRIP TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS
From: LANDDescription: Non-contact temperature measurement directly on the cold rolled metal surface can be challenging. There may be relatively low temperatures and variable emissivity involved, and the background ...
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GLASS TANK REFRACTORY MONITORING
From: LANDDescription: The condition of glass furnace refractories is vitally important to safety and process efficiency, especially towards the end of the life of the tank. Deterioration of the refractories can increase ...
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INFRARED PROCESS IMAGING SYSTEMS FOR VERTICAL CONTINUOUS ANNEALING LINES
From: LANDDescription: The continuous annealing line is used to modify the grain structure of steel through heat treatment, changing properties including hardness and strength. The process involves several stages, focused ...
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Maintaining a Coffee Roasting Temperature Profile
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers provided the coffee roasting temperature profile solution for a small coffee roaster producing home-brewed blends in the back of his small storefront. Original flavor creation required ...
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MEASURING ACID DEWPOINT TEMPERATURE TO IMPROVE EMISSIONS AND EFFICIENCY
From: LANDDescription: Measurements of the Acid Dewpoint Temperature (ADT) are important for combustion efficiency, environmental compliance and process optimisation on a variety of coal and oil-fired processes. The Lancom ...