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What Exactly is Cold Junction Compensation? How Does It Relate to the Use of Thermocouples as Temperature Sensors?
From: TEGAM, Inc.Description: I was recently asked, "What does Cold Junction Compensation do?" This question requires that I summarize how thermocouples work and the physics behind them. ...
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What is a Thermocouple?
From: TEGAM, Inc.Description: What exactly is a thermocouple? It is two wires of dissimilar metals that produce a thermoelectric voltage when the two ends are at different temperatures. ...
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HVAC Monitoring Saves School Building Significant Costs
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: A wireless T&D data logging system provided a school building with reliable and cost-effective HVAC monitoring to record energy usage and save costs. ...
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Food Industry Temperature Measurement
From: TEGAM, Inc.Description: The accurate measurement and control of temperature is critical to the quality and health-safety of food products. With the impact of the Food Safety Modernization Act (S510) and the dynamic nature of ...
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Preserving the Magna Carta with Temperature and Humidity Monitoring
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Temperature and humidity monitoring of the Magna Carta with a data logger demonstrates a reliable and affordable solution for museums. ...
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Comprehensive safety solution for OEM machine builders
From: SICKDescription: With the production of large equipment and machines, a safe and productive work environment is crucial to success. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) build large machines and supply equipment, ...
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Machine safety in automotive production with deTec4
From: SICKDescription: Machine safety in the production of automotive parts is critical to maintaining a productive and safe environment. With body assembly, integrators, and powertrain manufacturing, the safety needs may ...
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Machine Safety in Automotive Production with deTec4
From: SICKDescription: Machine safety in the production of automotive parts is critical to maintaining a productive and safe environment. With body assembly, integrators, and powertrain manufacturing, the safety needs may ...
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Modular Safety System Eliminates Need to Redesign Safety Circuit Boards
From: SICKDescription: As the electronics industry continually changes and expands, safety standards must also keep pace with the rapid growth. To maintain safety standards, electronics manufacturers use safety circuit ...
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Paving the Way for Simple Safety Solutions
From: SICKDescription: In the manufacturing of tires, there are a lot of moving parts needed to run an efficient and productive operation. As a result, safety is of utmost importance to protect workers from machinery and ...
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Paving the way for simple safety solutions
From: SICKDescription: In the manufacturing of tires, there are a lot of moving parts needed to run an efficient and productive operation. As a result, safety is of utmost importance to protect workers from machinery and ...
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Safety and automation produce results for the packaging industry
From: SICKDescription: Sometimes it seems as if safety and automation work against one another, but that doesn’t always have to be the case. With the influx of automated machinery, end-of-line packaging plants have ...
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Sail into the Future of Emission Control with MARSIC
From: SICKDescription: The maritime industry is highly important to the transport of vital goods across the world's oceans. Around 80 percent of the volume of international trade in goods is transported by sea, according to ...
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Top Applications for Safety Light Curtains
From: SICKDescription: To protect personnel from automated machinery, opto-electric protective deices, such as safety light curtains, can be used. SICK's deTec4 safety light curtains provide top quality protection. ...
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Simple Monitoring Setup Optimizes Greenhouse Temperature Control""
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Greenhouse temperature control is monitored using temperature and humidity data loggers to find cooler zones and maintain crops. ...
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Automatic Data Retrieval of Frozen Food Storage Temperature Monitoring
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: A food manufacturer collects real-time data on frozen food storage temperature, which is automatically transmitted via Modbus saving time. ...
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Acoustic Monitoring System for Endangered Species
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: An acoustic monitoring solution helps pinpoint endangered species location using a variety of input channels to connect with each array's microphone. ...
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Monitoring Concrete Curing Temperature
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers provides the concrete curing temperature monitoring solution for a construction company aiming to determine duration of each project. ...
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Temperature and Humidity Monitoring Protects Thermal Insulation in Buildings
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers use Grant data loggers protects storage of thermal insulation in buildings by monitoring temperature and humidity levels. ...
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White Paper: Beat the Heat: Thermal Engineering Solutions for Rugged Computing
From: Sealevel Systems, Inc.Description: The following white paper discusses the thermal design strategies of thermal simulation, structural conception, component choice and circuit placement. ...
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The Importance of Piano Humidity Control
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers provides the piano humidity control solution for a company passionate about the importance of maintaining valuable instruments. ...
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Application: Drive Shaft Measurement for Shift Harshness Evaluation
Description: The Challenge A transmission manufacturer wanted to measure real-world shift harshness over time, with road trips incorporating both hot and cold, and dry and wet conditions. ...
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Application: Half Shaft Monitoring
Description: The Challenge A manufacturer of aftermarket automotive parts wanted to measure torque at the wheels during hard launch, to compare results of a stock vehicle with those of vehicle built with their ...
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Application: Torque/Turn Measurements
Description: TECAT was challenged to develop a reduced cost torque monitoring system that could be used on existing hydraulic chain tongs. ...
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Pharmacy Inventory Management Using a Temperature Monitoring System
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Pharmacy inventory management was controlled using a temperature monitoring system which ensured industry requirements were met. ...
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Monitoring Temperature for Quality Control in the Pet Food Manufacturing Process
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers provides the pet food manufacturing process monitoring solution to ensure continuous documentation and that FDA standards are met. ...
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Laboratory Temperature Monitoring & Alarming Using a Data Logger
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers provides the multi-channel solution for laboratory temperature monitoring and alarming in a medical R&D lab. ...
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Water Quality Monitoring & Testing for Many Different Sensor Types
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers provided the dataTaker DT82E for water quality monitoring and testing of a dam's overflow catchment area requiring many sensor types. ...
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Solder Pot Temperature Monitoring Helps Improve Product Quality
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers provides a dataTaker data logger to monitor solder pot temperature, reduce defective components and improve product quality. ...
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Top 3 Reasons Why the Temperature Fluctuates in Your Fridge or Freezer
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: In this White Paper, CAS DataLoggers discusses how to implement refrigerator temperature monitoring properly to avoid fluctuation in a fridge/freezer. ...
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Accurate & Consistent Gas Mixing - Why Mass Flow Control Provides Pure, Repeatable Results
From: Sierra Instruments, Inc.Description: For many experiments it's critical to achieve precision control in gas mixing and blending applications. In fact, the quality of research and results depends on trusting all the variables in an ...
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Application Note: Avoid Costly Mistakes - Get the Key with Ultrasonic Flow Meters
From: Sierra Instruments, Inc.Description: Whether you are running a large municipal water facility or one of the over 37,000 rural water utilities in the United States, water usage and costs drive your decisions. Learn how to avoid costly ...
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Application Note: Beverage Manufacturing - Mass Flow Controllers Provide Precise Carbon Dioxide CO2 Injection
From: Sierra Instruments, Inc.Description: In the beverage production process, precise mass flow control of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is a crucial part of creating high quality brews and beverages. It is pivotal that beverage manufacturers have the ...
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Application Note: Burner Control for Manufacturing
From: Sierra Instruments, Inc.Description: Industrial mass flow control is a crucial part of burner and combustion control in manufacturing applications. Precise mass flow control of the fuel-to-air ratio to the burner keeps melt temperatures ...
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Complete Cleanroom Environmental Monitoring Solution in a Single System
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Accsense Monitoring systems are ideal Cleanroom environmental monitoring applications, ISO 5 product fill cleanrooms, test sample incubation, and more. ...
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Application Note: Ensuring Continuous Water Supply in Mobile Irrigation Systems
Description: In rural locations, irrigation of fields might not be an easy task to accomplish due to the limitation or inaccessibility of the electrical grid. ...
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Application Note: Speed Control of the Wood Pellets According to its Density
Description: In HVAC applications like Pellet Burners, a capacitive sensor is usually used to measure the level of pellets in the hopper. ...
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Application Note: Switching of Heaters in Extrusion Machines
Description: Until a few years ago it was very common to protect SSRs with semi-conductor fuses. Semiconductor fuses are a special type of fuse which are not always readily available worldwide and can also be very ...
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Application Note: Switching of Heaters in Flexography Printing Machines
Description: The customer's request is to have a panel mount solution that can handle the load current without the need for a supply voltage. ...
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Application Note: Switching of Heaters in Plastic Injection Machines
Description: In order to have a neater panel layout and ease of mounting, some OEMs are switching over from hockey pucks to solid state contactors. The main objective is to reduce panel size. ...
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Application Note: Timely Detection of Heater Failure in a Drying Process
Description: In semi-conductor manufacturing, solid state relays are used to control the switching of infrared heaters that are used to dry lead frames after a washing process. ...
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Air Pressure at Altitude Calculator
Description: Calculate Altitude from Air Pressure, Calculate Air Pressure at Altitude ...
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High Voltage Switchgear, Sulfur Hexafluoride & Moisture Issues
From: The Kahn CompaniesDescription: Moisture in Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) an insulating gas can cause rapid and severe deterioration of high-voltage switchgear. During electrical power distribution at transmission voltages (ranging ...
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Interplanetary Air Pressure at Altitude Calculator
Description: Wondering what the air pressure is on Jupiter or Mars? Check out our Interplanetary Air Pressure at Altitude Calculator ...
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Sample Rate: How to Pick the Right One
Description: only a small part of the frequency range between zero and the Nyquist frequency is acceptable. What can we do to improve the situation? ...
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Simple Harmonic Motion Calculator
Description: This tool calculates the variables of simple harmonic motion (displacement amplitude, velocity amplitude, acceleration amplitude, and frequency) given any two of the four variables. ...
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Simple Harmonic Motion Calculator - How it Works
Description: Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Frequency Calculations ...
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Vibration Measurements: Accelerometer Basics
Description: ...discuss and compare several different accelerometer types that can be used for vibration measurement. ...
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Vibration Measurements: Vibration Analysis Basics
Description: ...discuss and compare several different ways to analyze your vibration data. ...
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Food Safety Monitoring Protects a Family Sausage Business
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers provided the automated food safety monitoring solution for a family sausage business, keeping their quality meats protected. ...
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Monitoring Milk Deliveries with an In Transit Temperature Recorder
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: A major milk supply company needed an in transit temperature recorder to monitor their deliveries for health risks and make necessary corrections. ...
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What does a Moisture Balance Cost?
Description: Determining the specs, and finding the cost of the best LOD Moisture Balance for your application can be frustrating, confusing and time consuming. There are more than 20 manufacturers of LOD moisture ...
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Ten Best Practices For Proper Vaccine Storage
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS discusses the ten best practices for proper vaccine storage and how they can help you protect your valuable assets. ...
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Cold Chain Validation For DHL Using CAEN RFID Tags
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: DHL finds a cold chain validation solution to keep pharma products safe in transit by using a custom CAEN RFID temperature tag. ...
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What do we mean by "Compliance", and Why is it Important?
From: LANDDescription: Accurate temperature measurement are critical in quality aluminium extrusion production. ...
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How to: Mapping & Visualization of Challenging Material
From: BinMaster, Inc.Description: A food processor needed highly accurate volume measurements to know when to refill ingredient bins. 3D level sensor technology provided precise performance, even in dusty conditions. ...
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Optimizing Cereal Production & Food Processing
From: BinMaster, Inc.Description: Cereal production requires accurate volumes of grain storage, sugar inventory, and temper silos. Level sensors provide inventory accuracy through all phases of food processing. ...
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Precision in Food, Beverage, and Oilseed Production
From: BinMaster, Inc.Description: Oilseed processing byproducts are used in several industries. Safe and accurate storage of hulls and seeds is a must! Continuous level sensors provide real-time inventory levels. ...
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BioFuels: Increasing Volume Accuracy at an Ethanol Plant
From: BinMaster, Inc.Description: An ethanol plant was unimpressed with other sensors' performance in dust. In this case study, read how a level sensor with multi-point measurement offered a more accurate solution. ...
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Cocoa Bean Storage & Processing for Food & Beverage
From: BinMaster, Inc.Description: Cocoa processing requires level sensors that can handle a variety of bulk materials, from beans and separated shells to nibs and powders. Simplify inventory with multi-point measurement! ...
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Simplifying PVC Production with Precise Sensors
From: BinMaster, Inc.Description: Measuring S-PVC vinyl resin and PVC powders can be difficult. The right level sensor provides inventory accuracy, simplifies material management, and benefits plastics production. ...
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Understanding Accuracy in a Bin Level Monitoring System
From: BinMaster, Inc.Description: Inventory measurement discrepancies are inconvenient, costly, and wasteful. Precise level sensors provide accurate data-more specifically, continuous sensors offer real-time data. ...
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Insertion Flow Meter Straight Run Requirements
From: Sierra Instruments, Inc.Description: You have specified the correct industrial Thermal insertion mass flow meter and received your brand new meter. Now what? Where do you install the meter for optimal performance? This is where ...
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Part 1: Challenges with Submetering Natural Gas
From: Sierra Instruments, Inc.Description: In an article for Gases & Instrumentation magazine, I explored energy management as it relates to the natural gas industry. Natural gas exists in abundance in this country, with production expected ...
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Understanding the iSeries Totalizer for Gas Mass Flow Rate
From: Sierra Instruments, Inc.Description: Do you have questions about the iSeries flow meter Totalizer App that comes standard with every QuadraTherm 640i/780i Thermal Mass Flow Meter. We get many support questions regarding the app, ...
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Collecting Meteorological Data Using a Weather Station Data Logger
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: To determine how roofing tile performs in various weather conditions, a construction company utilizes a weather station data logger to monitor data. ...
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Real-Time Monitoring & Warning Systems for Cyclones
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: In remote tropical northwest Australia, a shipping company requested a single, rugged solution to monitor cyclone formations. ...
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UHF RFID Temp Tags Provide Transparency In The Pharma Cold Chain
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers has the pharma cold chain solution for Medlog, a company looking to track medicines all the way to the customer using UNF RFID tags. ...
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New wireless vibration meter represents explosion of capabilities
From: Convergence InstrumentsDescription: When a client seeking vibration meters for a confidential project came to AV-Consulting, a Netherlands-based noise and vibration specialist, the new VSEW mk2 - 8g from Convergence Instruments proved ...
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Vibration Measurement System Essential For Many Industries
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Delphin Technology offers the solution for many different industries looking for an all-in-one vibration measurement system. ...
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Air/Gas Flow Measurement for Turbomachinery: What You Don't Know Can Be Frustrating
Description: The accurate, repeatable flow measurement of air and gases is critical to the safe, efficient and cost-effective operation of turbomachinery and related equipment in the electric power generation, ...
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Construction Environmental Monitoring Solution Documents Quality
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers supplied the construction environmental monitoring solution looking to monitor quality control as well as have easy access to data. ...
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Environmental Monitoring Equipment In Production Plant
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers provides environmental monitoring equipment for a production plant that needs to measure temperature and humidity. ...
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How To Set Up an SDI-12 Weather Station with a Data Logger
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: In this video, we show how easy it is to set up an SDI-12 weather station with a dataTaker DT82E, featuring the vaisala WXT520 weather transmitter. ...
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Steam Flow Energy Measurement
From: Sierra Instruments, Inc.Description: From facilities management to district heating applications, accurate steam flow energy measurement is a critical flow measurement needed to incur substantial savings on energy and maintenance costs. ...
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Innovative Infrared Thermal Imaging has Optimised Furnace Operation at Encirc
From: LANDDescription: Encirc, a leading glass manufacturer, has implemented AMETEK Land's real-time, in-furnace thermal imaging Near Infrared Borescope (NIR-B) to optimise furnace operations and introduce reductions in ...
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Workplace Environmental Monitoring Methods
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: A factory looking for a workplace environmental monitoring solution installs TandD data loggers in the offices to prevent potential health problems. ...
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Temperature Verification in Wine Cellars Using a Data Logger
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers provides a cost-effective temperature verification solution for a homeowner's wine cellar to ensure the wine's high quality. ...
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How can I know if my fluid is chemically compatible with my flow sensor?
From: Proteus Industries Inc.Description: The importance of materials chemical compatibility: Fluid vs. sensor's wetted materials. ...
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Micro-Brewery Water Measurement to Mash Tanks
From: Proteus Industries Inc.Description: A common application for micro-breweries is adding water from the supply tank to the mash mixing tanks. ...
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Considering Making a Switch from your Flow Switch?
From: Proteus Industries Inc.Description: Consider Proteus Industries for innovative solid-state sensing technology based on vortex technology. As the world moves to requiring more information, moving from traditional switches to meters has ...
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2 Magnetic Conditions that Impact Electronic Compasses
From: Jewell Instruments, LLCDescription: When harnessing the accuracy of an electronic compass, a number of factors, including magnetic conditions, can greatly impact performance. Here are two examples of these conditions and how to fix ...
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3 factors that influence electronic compass accuracy
From: Jewell Instruments, LLCDescription: Military, marine navigation, unmanned vehicles and more depend on the accuracy of an electronic compass. There are several factors that can greatly influence how a compass takes its readings. Here are ...
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Performance Verification System Saves Nursing Home Considerable Energy Costs
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: The dataTaker DT80 works as a performance verification system saving a nursing home considerable energy costs by collecting accurate data. ...
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Design Considerations for Thermal Controls
Description: Customization is key to optimum performance The ambient environment surrounding a thermal control can have a big effect on how the device operates. No two application environments are exactly alike, ...
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Server Room Monitoring System Protects Server Electronics
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: A wireless server room monitoring system can detect early leaks, monitor temp & humidity and alert staff of changes providing them with a comprehensive solution. ...
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Fault Detection and Diagnosis For Power Grids Using a Data Logger
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: An electric utility company finds a remote monitoring solution for fault detection & diagnosis with an alarming system to notify personnel in case of an event. ...
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High Precision Gap Monitoring in Plant and Machinery
From: Micro-Epsilon GroupDescription: With the eddyNCDT 3060, Micro-Epsilon has developed a powerful displacement measuring system based on the eddy current principle, which combines precision, speed and temperature stability in a unique ...
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Greenhouse Monitoring System Uses Wireless Temperature Loggers
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers provides a greenhouse monitoring system for installation in a large hoop greenhouse sheltering berries to maintain proper temperature. ...
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Vacuum Switch Selection Guide
From: Whitman Controls, LLCDescription: Vacuum Switch Selection Guide ...
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Electrical Switch Selection Tables
From: Whitman Controls, LLCDescription: Electrical Switch Selection Tables ...
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Liquid Level Switch Selection Guide
From: Whitman Controls, LLCDescription: Liquid Level Switch Selection Guide ...
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Pressure Switch Selection Guide
From: Whitman Controls, LLCDescription: Pressure Switch Selection Guide ...
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Pressure/Vacuum Switch Selection Guide
From: Whitman Controls, LLCDescription: Pressure/Vacuum Switch Selection Guide ...
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Set Point Adjustments and Wiring Instructions
From: Whitman Controls, LLCDescription: Set Point Adjustments and Wiring Instructions ...
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Tune Your Boiler: Watch Video for 3 Tips to Improve Energy Efficiency
From: Sierra Instruments, Inc.Description: Improving energy efficiency in facilities, campuses and hospitals is top of mind for most facilities managers and engineers. Government regulations like Boiler MACT and other energy efficiency ...
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Energy Usage Monitoring and Efficiency Measurement in a Display Home
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: A versatile energy usage monitoring solution using a dataTaker DT85 helps demonstrate the cost benefits of a highly energy-efficient home. ...
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Glass Tank Thermal Surveys Using Transportable NIR-B Thermal Imaging Solution
From: LANDDescription: In 2017, AMETEK Land and glass producer Encirc won the Innovative Solution category at the Glass Focus Awards for real-time, in-furnace thermal imaging using NIR-B Glass to optimise furnace ...
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Flow Rate Monitoring to Minimize Water Pollution
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: With a dataTaker DT82, a wastewater management district was able to cost-effectively minimize water pollution with a flow rate monitoring solution. ...
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Soil Moisture Monitoring Maximizes Plant Growth For Farmers
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: See how these farmers can rely on the ADU-500 for accurate soil moisture monitoring and reliable measurements to ensure crop quality and maximize plant growth. ...