Counter module adds flexible counting capability
Festo's latest addition to its CPX Modular Automation Platform is the CPX-2ZE2DA-PI Counter Module. System builders can now incorporate counting capability simply by plugging a CPX Counter Module...
View ArticleFine filtration technologies
Eriez, the separation technologies company, will showcase the newly-acquired division Hydroflow Europe at MACH 2014, NEC, Birmingham 7-11 April 2014.Eriez Hydroflow will present a live demonstration of...
View ArticleMore action needed to boost number of women engineering academics
Universities must do more to retain women in scientific careers, according to a new report publishe. The UK's House of Commons’ Science and Technology Committee Report on Women in Scientific Careers...
View ArticleServo motor gives extra torque to packaging machinery
Parker Hannifin has introduced a new model to its compact SMB Series brushless servo motor range. The SMB170 not only extends the torque capability of the series to 60Nm, but also offers a high degree...
View ArticlePreventing plant shutdown and protect plant assets
Smith Flow Control's TorkDrive is a device that can be mounted to either the valve input handwheel or directly to the valve input shaft to safeguard the valve from excessive torque. TorkDrive prevents...
View ArticleMulti-protocol wireless adaptor
Yokogawa has developed a multi-protocol wireless adaptor that enables wired field instruments or analytical sensors to be used as ISA100 Wireless devices, and will release models in May and July that...
View ArticleSensor spray cleaner ensures measurement accuracy in dirty environments
Offering a precision nitrate ISE electrode sensor with an integral self-cleaning sprayer, the new HYDRA Nitrate Analyzer System from Electro-Chemical Devices Inc (ECD), is suitable for nitrate...
View ArticleMeasuring liquids in closed pipes
Magnetrol's Polaris electromagnetic flow meter is capable of measuring liquids with a conductivity as low as 5µS/cm in closed pipes. It is an accurate and repeatable flow meter that is suitable for a...
View ArticleApplication flexibility with guided wave radar
With its new Sitrans LG series, Siemens Industry is offering a flexible portfolio of guided wave radar transmitters suitable for virtually any type of industrial application.The modular design of the...
View Article4-20mA loop power accelerometers for condition monitoring
Measurement Specialties now offers the 801X series of rugged, internally-shielded, 4-20mA loop power accelerometers.Designed to be connected to 4-20mA readout devices or directly into a PLC/DCS control...
View ArticleHygienic process valves
Dixon has extended its range of hygienic process valves with the addition of the Dixon Rieger range of Mix Proof and Double Seat valves both hygienic and aseptic.The range includes Mix-Proof valves,...
View ArticleArc spray system has air cooled cables
Metallisation has launched its new ARC170AC-CL arc spray system, which has been specifically developed with air cooled cables to provide a lighter hand-held pistol.The integrated supplies pack to the...
View ArticleAeration solution to improve water quality
Scottish Water has purchased three Aquaerator aeration and mixing systems from Aquarius Marine Group (AMG), specialists in lake aeration, to improve water quality in Aberdeenshire’s Craighead...
View ArticleFoaming bottled beer prank explained
Mischievous beer drinkers in bars and pubs across the world have long known that a simple tap on the top of an open bottle of fizzy lager will cause an explosion of foam and spilled drink.Now...
View ArticleHigh-speed ambitions
When it comes to a challenge there's not a lot that gets in the way of Sean Rose.Despite breaking his back in a skiing accident 13 years ago, Sean's thrill for speed was just too much to give up and...
View ArticleWireless handheld thermometer and core temperature recorder
TandD Corp announces its new Wireless RTR-601 handheld thermometer and Core Temperature Recorder.The unit is designed to measure the internal temperature of food items and liquids using an insertion...
View ArticleExplosion-protected LED safety torches and chargers
Eaton’s Crouse-Hinds division has extended its range of explosion-protected portable safety lamps with a new LED torch series that is certified for use in ATEX Zone 0 hazardous areas.The associated...
View ArticleOxygen regulators have regulator burnout protection
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products offers a range of high-quality oxygen regulators, all featuring a design that provides regulator burnout protection only offered by ESAB.ESAB oxygen regulators...
View ArticleDual channel transmitter independently measures two liquid process parameters
The T80 Universal Transmitter from Electro-Chemical Devices Inc is now available with dual channel functionality, allowing process technicians to measure two of any seven popular liquid process...
View Article11 pumps for descaling in new Indian steel plant
Building a new steel plant from the ground up is no small task, rather one which requires extraordinary amounts of planning and careful engineering. The project by NMDC Ltd, an Indian, state-owned,...
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