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The Importance of Measuring Building Humidity - Application Intelligence
From: Setra SystemsDescription: This three part whitepaper series discusses the importance of measuring building humidity levels as it relates to various real world scenarios, health & safety concerns, cost savings, mold prevention, ...
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Environmental Testing of Two 58U91 DC-DC Converters
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Applications Objective: To monitor the performance of one or two of North Atlantic Industries' DC-DC Converter products over the temperature range of approximately -60C to +80C using a dataTaker ...
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A Review of Available Gas Detection Technologies
From: MSA SafetyDescription: As every application has a unique set of variables, it's good to know that there are a variety of gas detection technologies designed to meet these unique applications. Learn more about the ...
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Air-Cooled Sample Conditioner for High Temperature Gas Sampling
From: MSA SafetyDescription: Many extractive gas sampling applications involve very hot samples that must be cooled to instrument temperature before they can be analyzed. As samples cool, moisture may condense from the sample ...
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Dilution Flow Panels for Combustible Gas Monitoring
From: MSA SafetyDescription: As the name implies, catalytic combustible sensors detect combustible gas presence using a catalytic bead or coil, producing an electronic signal that is proportional to the gas concentration. This ...
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Gas Leak Detector-Application Note: COMPRESSOR STATIONS
From: MSA SafetyDescription: At a compressor or booster station, two main processes typically take place: gas compression, which is performed in order to ensure that the natural gas flowing through a pipeline remains pressurized, ...
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How to Prevent Pressure Transducer Failures
From: Setra SystemsDescription: Many design engineers do not realize that the OEM's manufacturing environment can push a transducer to its limits even before the system is shipped to the end user. This whitepaper discusses the ...
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Photoacoustic Infrared Technology for Detection of Refrigerant Gases
From: MSA SafetyDescription: When reliability is critical, photoacoustic infrared monitors offer the best package of performance and value. Topics include: ASHRAE Requirements for Refrigerant Monitoring, General Infrared ...
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ROTRONIC - Ceramic Drying
Description: Drying is a critical stage in ceramic manufacture, according to ceramic experts. The drying process sometimes places more stress on the ceramic pieces than during firing because the drying needs to be ...
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Selecting The Right Sensor
Description: We cannot make any generalizations, each application must be judged on its own. But if you have a new requirement for a temperature transducer, and you are not quite sure how to fill the space, run ...
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Animal Temperature Monitoring for Conservation and Research
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Zoos, shelters, universities and other organizations often need to monitor and record animal temperature for conservation and research. In many of these projects, staff also need temperature alarms ...
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A Research Lab Goes Paperless
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers has provided the paperless chart recording device for a medical research laboratory undertaking a set of experiments requiring real-time temperature monitoring and alarming. For years ...
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Fundamentals of Industrial Encoder Sensing Technologies, Motion Detection Theory and Methods, and Signal Output Styles
From: Automationdirect.comDescription: Encoders are used to determine the position, velocity and direction of a motor shaft or other mechanical motion. They provide information required for the precise control of a variety of applications, ...
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Risks of Unmonitored Hydrogen in Battery Installations
From: Exponential PowerDescription: The Risks of Unmonitored Hydrogen in Battery Installations white paper dives into this critical topic, thoroughly examining the hazards of hydrogen relative to battery installations, fire code ...
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The Risks of Unmonitored Hydrogen in Battery Installations
From: Exponential PowerDescription: examining the hazards of hydrogen relative to battery installations, fire code regulations and enforcement and hydrogen-monitoring best practices. ...
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Solvent Vapor Monitoring in Coil Coating Oven Atmospheres
Description: Coil coating line managers report that they experience three basic problems in solvent vapor monitoring, we've discussed the maintenance and accuracy issues, now let's look at response time: Coil ...
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Traceability of Measurements: Ensuring Reliable Performance of Critical TOC Instruments
Description: The use of total organic carbon (TOC) measurements has become a widespread best practice throughout the pharmaceutical, semiconductor, municipal water treatment, and wastewater industries. Many ...
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Verifying Temperature and Humidity Controls in a Wine Cellar
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers recently provided the environmental monitoring solution for a homeowner who wanted to check the climate control system installed in his 2-room wine cellar. Accurate temperature ...
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Making accurate pH measurements
Description: In this article, we will tie the analogy of accurate time to pH measurement and show how to make more accurate, dependable and believable pH measurements by using three pH sensors. ...
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Flow sensors are key to analyze, optimize and maintain the air consumption of a pneumatic application
From: Festo CorporationDescription: Wasting compressed air is usually harmless to the environment. This may be the reason why air leaks are often not taken seriously. The fact is compressed air is the most expensive energy available in ...
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Point-to-Point Range for Accsense Monitoring Systems
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: http://www.dataloggerinc.com/content/support/technical_articles/accsense_technical_articles/538/point-to-point_range_for_accsense_monitoring_systems/ ...
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Advancements in Wet-to-Wet Pressure Sensing
From: Setra SystemsDescription: This whitepaper discusses the technological advancements of pressure transducers employing remote sensors used in wet-to-wet differential pressure applications and how the installation of these ...
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Determining Concrete Maturity Using Temperature Data Loggers
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers has provided the temperature data loggers for a construction contractor which needed to monitor and record the cure of structural concrete onsite. Once workers could prove that the ...
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Instrumentation in Produced Water Applications
Description: Every drop costs you money: The estimated cost associated with produced water treatment in the oil and gas industry in the United States is approximately $18 billion. The cost of cleaning produced ...
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How to Select Low-Differential Pressure Transducers (Part 2)
From: Setra SystemsDescription: This whitepaper discusses six characteristics and considerations to note when selecting low-differential pressure transducers for critical pressure applications. ...
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Verifying Temperatures on an Appliance Test Wall
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Test walls form a convenient way to perform product verification for testing appliances from ovens to dishwashers to stoves. Some facilities use specialized test walls of various sizes, holding stacks ...
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Performance Verification for a Nursing Home's Hot Water System
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers has provided the performance verification solution for an HVAC provider monitoring the efficiency of its solar collector water heating system installed in a nursing home. A ...
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Control of the Clamping Force in Production
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: The clamping force is the main factor that is needed in controlling a fastened joint. Unfortunately, for large-scale production, no particular method has yet been developed to allow us to do this. ...
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Using Data Loggers to Find Cooler Zones in a Greenhouse
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS Data Loggers recently provided the environmental data logging solution for a small greenhouse currently cultivating several species of herbs for sale. From his own experience, the owner preferred ...
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Environmental Monitoring in a College Athletic Center
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS Data Loggers recently provided the environmental datalogger system for a northern state collegiate athletic facility. Administration wanted a temperature and humidity monitoring system for use ...
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Cost Effective Gas and Vapor Monitoring in Industrial Manufacturing Facilities
Description: Industrial manufacturing facilities use a variety of hazardous gases and solvents in their production processes. Whenever these substances are transported, processed or stored, the potential risks are ...
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How to Select Low-Differential Pressure Transducers (Part 1)
From: Setra SystemsDescription: This paper discusses how differential pressure transducers are used in critical pressure applications, two performance characteristics of a differential pressure transducer, and why they are important ...
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A Dozen Ways to Measure Fluid Level and How They Work
Description: The demands of sophisticated automated processing systems, the need for ever-tighter process control, and an increasingly stringent regulatory environment drive process engineers to seek more precise ...
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Medical Monitoring and Alarming at a Glance
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: In light of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's new guidelines for vaccine storage, pharmacies have an increasing need for automated temperature monitoring and alarming. CAS DataLoggers ...
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Delivering Proof of Quality Frozen Product to Food Receivers
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers recently provided the temperature monitoring and alarming solution for a customer who produced whole frozen turkeys for sale in supermarkets. Once frozen, the meat needed to be ...
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Prevent Arc Flash Hazard - Taking the Current out of Current Switches
From: Setra SystemsDescription: Current switches (aka current sensors) are used to monitor the operation of motors, pumps, fans, compressors, lights, and other equipment. Two common types of current switches are fixed point and ...
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All-in-One Monitoring System Protects a Server Storage Room
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers recently provided the continual monitoring and alarm system for a server storage provider whose customers relied 24/7 on the equipment's reliability. For example, if a single server ...
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Consider UV Inspection
From: EMX Industries, Inc.Description: Ultraviolet (UV) inspection techniques can be applied to a wide range of processes, from medical to automotive to glass manufacturing and product packaging. It often involves verification of the ...
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Increasing Safety and Pumping Efficiency in a Crude Oil Refinery
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers recently provided the automated data logging solution for a crude oil refinery which wanted standalone systems for thermocouple measurement in a number of their observation wells. ...
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Sherborne Sensors' inclinometers support RUAG Space
From: Sherborne SensorsDescription: Sherborne Sensors, a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of sensors for military, aerospace and industrial applications, has helped RUAG Space, Europe's largest independent ...
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Sherborne Sensors' load cells support Moon and Mars micro-rover
From: Sherborne SensorsDescription: Sherborne Sensors, a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of sensors for military, aerospace and industrial applications, has helped Canada's Carleton University complete ...
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Low-Field Magnetic Sensing with GMR Sensors
Description: Industry continues to reap the benefits of solid-state magnetic field sensing. Every day new applications are found for solid-state magnetic field sensors due to their small size, low power. And ...
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Magnetic Sensors and Timing Applications
Description: Fuel efficiency, emission control, and improved precision in machine control have become high priorities in engineering design. Advanced computers and sophisticated software algorithms are valuable ...
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Ten Easy Things to Do with Magnetic Sensors
Description: The measurement of magnetic fields for their own sake is a relatively uncommon goal outside the laboratory. It is more typical (in industrial, consumer, and automotive applications, for example) to ...
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How Fast Should You Sample on Your Thermocouples?
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: At CAS DataLoggers our customers often call in to ask us how often they should set their data loggers to sample for their particular monitoring and alarming projects. While this can vary based on your ...
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Achieving FDA Compliance in a Small Hospital Blood Bank
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Recently CAS DataLoggers provided an Accsense temperature alarm and monitoring system to a hospital blood bank looking to replace their old paper chart recorders. To keep their refrigerated blood ...
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FCE™: Groundbreaking Measurement of Free Chlorine Disinfecting Power in a Handheld Instrument
From: Myron L CompanyDescription: The most popular germicide used in water treatment is chlorine, which kills bacteria by way of its power as an oxidizing agent. Chlorine is used not only as a primary disinfectant at the beginning of ...
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6 Things OEM Design Engineers Need to Know Before Specifying a Pressure Transducer
From: Setra SystemsDescription: When considering the purchase of pressure transducers for inclusion in a refrigeration chiller, pump, pump skid, engine test equipment or other machinery to be built and shipped to an end user, there ...
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Measuring Flare Gas Within the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme
Description: F lare gas is the name given to the surplus waste gas produced during the extraction of crude oil and the subsequent refining process. It is typically vented to atmosphere and burned in a flare stack ...
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Analytical Methods in Cleaning Validation
Description: It is essential to any cleaning validation program that analytical methods are selected appropriately for their intended use. Analytical methods should be able to adequately determine that a validated ...
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Automated Temperature Monitoring in a Macrobrewery
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers recently supplied a wireless alarming system to a brewery mass-producing American lager. As its top priority, the brewery wanted to monitor its fermentation process in greater detail ...
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Wireless Environmental Monitoring In a Tortoise Sanctuary
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers is proud to have recently provided the wireless data logging solution to Dave Friend, owner of the Ojai Sulcata Project Inc. in Ojai, California, which rescues and researches the ...
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Using a dataTaker Data Logger to Scan Bar Codes for QA
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers receives many calls from manufacturers who need a datalogging solution for quality assurance purposes. A common project involves scanning bar codes on products coming off of ...
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How to Select a Pressure Transducer for Industrial Applications
From: Setra SystemsDescription: Today's technologically advanced pressure transducers are more accurate, reliable and rugged than ever before. They are ideal for long-term use even in harsh environments of extreme temperature, ...
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Emerging Trends in Data Logging-A Look at RFID Technology
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Every day, CAS DataLoggers offers customers our temperature monitoring and alarming solutions for use in a wide range of industries. With this in mind, let's take a look at Radio Frequency ...
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Proving Best Practices in Fruit and Vegetable Transport
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Recently CAS DataLoggers provided its Accsense VersaLog Temperature Monitoring and Alarming System to a shipper exporting its temperature-sensitive fruit and vegetables to remote markets. Therefore, ...
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Remote Monitoring and Alarming for Industrial Materials in Storage
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers recently supplied the remote alarming system for a processing plant storing various temperature-sensitive industrial materials. Plant supervisors needed to prove to their end users ...
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A Quick and Cheap Way to Stabilize Your Fridge and Freezer Temperatures
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: If you're part of a hospital or pharmacy staff responsible for monitoring the temperature in your refrigerators/freezer units, you may be surprised at how much your system's readings can vary ...
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Understanding Accuracy and Precision for MEMS Pressure Sensors
From: All Sensors Corp.Description: In most applications, accuracy is one of the more critical specifications that a product needs to meet. However, accuracy is also one of the more, if not the most, confusing parameter for any product ...
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Linearity Measurements for MEMS Pressure Sensors
From: All Sensors Corp.Description: Pressure non-linearity is one of the parameters that impacts sensor accuracy. (For other factors, refer to All Sensors Pressure Point 2: Understanding Accuracy and Precision for MEMS Pressure ...
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Dual Die Compensation for MEMS Pressure Sensors
From: All Sensors Corp.Description: Several pressure sensor manufactures promote product incorporating “dual die compensation.” This compensation technique is employed for very low pressure sensors where common mode errors ...
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Improving Early Warning Systems for Predicting Cyclones
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: The extensive mining and port facilities situated in remote tropical northwest Australia means that it is essential that the most accurate weather data indicating cyclone formations is available to ...
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Thermocouple Extension Cable
From: Multi/Cable CorporationDescription: The leading supplier to Puerto Rican & Carribean power and process instrumentation industries came to us looking for a continuous 2.5 mile thermocouple extension cable to test the conditions of water ...
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Fiber Optic Sensing Solutions for the FAA
From: Jewell Instruments, LLCDescription: The FAA operates a state-of-the- art, full-scale pavement test facility dedicated solely to airport pavement research. Located at the William J. Hughes Technical Center near Atlantic City, New Jersey, ...
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Fiber Optic Strain Monitoring for Gas Pipelines
From: Jewell Instruments, LLCDescription: Jewell Instruments has recently began monitoring a critical gas pipeline in a notoriously active landslide zone. Using fiber-optics in conjunction with traditional vibrating wire equipment, the ...
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Temperature Monitoring and Alarming in Meat Lockers
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers recently provided the freezer alarming solution for a slaughterhouse with meat lockers storing product requiring continual temperature monitoring. The company also needed proof of ...
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Portable Power for Permanent Speed Sensors
From: Monarch InstrumentDescription: Portable Power for Permanent Speed Sensors allows accurate speed measurements and TTL trigger pulses for vibration monitoring, dynamic balancing and synchronous time averaging, Monarch provides a ...
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Address Mark Reader : Reader
From: B&Plus USA, Inc.Description: SMR-50B-N is designed for reading Address Mark Magnet SMG-100N (N-pole is up. /Yellow laminate), that will be installed at stopping position or at a branch of magnetic navigation type AGV. By ...
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AGV Guide Sensor : Analog/Step Analog type GS315
From: B&Plus USA, Inc.Description: GS-315 is an Analog Voltage output type magnetic tape navigation sensor for AGV. The analog voltage (Deviation out) changes proportionate to a relative position between GS-315 and a guide tape. GS-315 ...
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AGV Guide Sensor : Parallel 15bit Special type
From: B&Plus USA, Inc.Description: GS-3384A is a 15 bits multiple switching output type guide sensor for a magnetic tape navigation AGV. Built-in 15 bits magnetic switches formed a line in every 10mm pitch detect magnetic flux from a ...
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AGV Guide Sensor : Parallel 15bit type
From: B&Plus USA, Inc.Description: GS-115 is a 15 bits multiple switching output type guide sensor for magnetic tape navigation AGV. Built-in 15 bits magnetic switches formed a line in every 10mm pitch detect magnetic flux from a ...
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AGV Guide Sensor : Parallel 16bit type
From: B&Plus USA, Inc.Description: GS-116 is a 16 bits multiple switching output type guide sensor for magnetic tape navigation AGV. Built-in 16 bits magnetic switches formed a line in every 10mm pitch detect magnetic flux from a ...
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AGV Guide Sensor : Parallel 8bit type
From: B&Plus USA, Inc.Description: GS-108 is 8 bits multiple switching output type guide sensor for magnetic tape navigation AGV. Built-in 8 bits magnetic switches formed a line in every 10mm pitch detect magnetic flux from a magnetic ...
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Guide Sensor : Analog/Step Analog type
From: B&Plus USA, Inc.Description: GS-1919 is an analog voltage output (DEVIATION OUT) type magnetic navigation sensor for AGV. MACOME original magnetic sensor elements "saturable coil" are applied in GS-1919. An analog voltage changes ...
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Positioning Sensor : Positioning Sensor
From: B&Plus USA, Inc.Description: LP-1903 outputs an analog voltage which is proportionate to a displacement from a center of a magnetic tape; SMG-100N (ANALOG OUT) and Gate signal (GATE OUT) which signified that the LP-1903 is on the ...
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SMR-100C Spot Mark Reader
From: B&Plus USA, Inc.Description: SMR-100C is designed for reading Address Mark Magnet that will be installed at stopping position or at a branch of magnetic navigation type AGV. By accumulating each Address Mark Magnet, AGV ...
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Spot Mark Reader (SMR-106)
From: B&Plus USA, Inc.Description: SMR-106 reads 6 bits codes of Address Mark Plate SMG-106 from a distance between 15mm and 35mm. SMR-106 outputs the code magnetized on SMG-106, when SMR-106 comes just over SMG-106 and the data is ...
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Spot Mark Reader (SMR-2352H2-S)
From: B&Plus USA, Inc.Description: SMR-2352H2-S reads 8 bits codes of Address Mark Plate SMG-2352S from a distance between 15mm and 35mm. SMR-2352H2-S outputs the code magnetized on SMG-2352S, when SMR-2352H2-S comes just over SMG-2352 ...
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Make Your Own Weather Station Using a dataTaker DT80M
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Weather stations are a valuable tool for many different businesses and organizations in the community. Now the Applications Specialists at CAS DataLoggers show you how to put together your own weather ...
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Multi-Stage Environmental Monitoring in the Workplace
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers recently supplied the environmental datalogging solution for a factory with office rooms experiencing serious air quality issues. Employees began reporting headaches, indicating a ...
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Best Practices Using Your Accsense Monitoring and Alarming Data Loggers
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Using your Accsense remote monitoring system, it's easy to access your critical temperature data (along with humidity and other values) remotely from our secure cloud servers. The Applications ...
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New ways to measure torque may make your current method obsolete
Description: Torque is a measure of the forces that cause an object to rotate. Reaction torque is the force acting on the object that's not free to rotate. An example is a screwdriver applying torque to a rusted ...
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Ethernet Switches for Spider Systems
From: Crystal InstrumentsDescription: A Spider system with multiple modules uses PTP to synchronize the internal clocks of each module over the Ethernet network so that all input channels can be accurately phase-matched. Each module is ...
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Rotronic - Cheese Ripening & Aging
Description: The purpose of storage is to create the external conditions which are necessary to control the ripening cycle of the cheese as far as possible. For every type of cheese, a specific combination of ...
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ROTRONIC - Wind Turbines
Description: Wind farms can extend over kilometres of land or offshore areas where the climate and the wind speed can vary substantially, especially in hilly areas. Positioning towers only slightly to the left or ...
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ROTRONIC -Choosing the Proper Equipment for Pharmaceutical Stabililty Room Humidity and Temperature Mapping
Description: Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology companies are under a great deal of pressure to comply with regulatory requirements from the inception of a product to its final destination. These regulations are in ...
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Improving Concrete Testing by Duplicating Real-World Conditions
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: A large manufacturing technology company contacted CAS DataLoggers after being asked to develop a method for testing the cure and strength of structural concrete in the field. Reproducing real-life ...
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Oven Temperature Profiling of Metal Alloys At 800°F
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers recently provided the heat treatment monitoring solution for a manufacturer who needed to monitor their through process. The customer's large production runs were cured in batches for ...
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Verify Fluid Flow to Your Analyzer and Keep Your Plant Running
Description: Gas chromatographs (GCs), mass spectrometers, optical spectrometers and photometers are a few examples of analyzer technologies applied in process and plant systems that need sample flow assurance. It ...
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7 Steps to Change Communication Channels on Your Wireless Accsense System
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Accsense wireless real-time monitoring systems are commonly used in hospitals, pharmacies and businesses for applications such as fridge and freezer monitoring. Infrequently, facilities have an issue ...
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TOC Recovery Studies Comparing Combustion/NDIR with UV-Persulfate/Membrane Conductometric Methods for Municipal Raw and Finished Drinking Water Monitoring
Description: Numerous studies have been conducted to compare the performance of various TOC methodologies on a wide range of raw source water and finished drinking water samples. The methodologies studied are ...
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How to Select a Pressure Switch
Description: This white paper will provide a foundation for understanding the different types of pressure switches available and why one should be selected over another. The information can be used to specify ...
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Monitoring a Vacation Home Through the Winter
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers recently supplied a temperature and humidity logger to a homeowner in the Northeast who needed continual monitoring for his summer vacation home. This way the caretaker (a relative) ...
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Comparing Response Factors of Flame Temperature Analyzers & IR Sensors
Description: Most flammable vapor analyzers respond differently to different vapors. Whenever the process solvent is changed, the analyzer must be either recalibrated or reprogrammed to ensure that it's ...
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Flammable Hazards
Description: We will focus only on those flammable hazards involving flammable gases and vapors. The difference between a gas and a vapor is that vapors arise from liquids, whereas gases are normally in a gaseous ...
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Gas Detection Education: Area Monitoring Diffusion Sampling
Description: Indoor and outdoor gas hazards that exist in open areas are usually monitored using diffusion-type sensors. A diffusion sensor has no active sample-drawing system; diffusion sensors rely on the ...
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Gas Detection Education: Atmospheric Groups
Description: Gas & Vapor Atmospheric Groups Flammable gases and vapors are separated into four different atmospheric groups: Group A - Atmospheres containing acetylene. Group B - Atmospheres containing hydrogen, ...
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Gas Detection Education: Basic Principle of Safety
Description: A basic principle of safety can be illustrated by the accident triangle. This principle states that for each accidental death that occurs, there are X instances of human injury, Y instances of ...
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Gas Detection Education: Electrochemical Sensors for Specific Gas PPM Monitoring
Description: In addition to the sensor technologies already discussed, CIC offers a series of electrochemical sensors (Echem). Echem sensors are able to read a specific gas even when it is mixed in a background of ...
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Gas Detection Education: Primary Concerns
Description: The following instruments are capable of detecting flammable gases and vapors. Of these four, only cata lytic and flame temperature sensors are recommended for [FL monitoring. ...