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A new touchscreen panel that improves process visibility

Several new operator-interface touchscreen panels have been introduced for this company’s Compact control products. The Panel 800 PP882 and PP885 operator interface-panels (photo) provide improved process visibility through larger screens, sharper displays, quicker access to multiple applications and an easy-to-use…

Hazardous area LOIs with sunlight-viewable touch screens

As a first in the basic series of explosion-protected compact operator interfaces, this company is launching new panels for machine-oriented visualization featuring a sunlight-viewable touchscreen (photo). Even when installed outdoors and in bright daylight, the full-color 7-in. displays with widescreen…

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Small-matrix, Model-less Multivariable Control

Beginning with the early days of automated multivariable control in the 1980s, the trend has always been toward the use of larger matrices and more models. Today’s multivariable controllers commonly comprise dozens of variables and hundreds of models. But the…

Focus on Flowmeters

Siemens Communicate with iOS devices with this new app Introduced in September, the Sitrans Connection Apple iOS communication application is designed for all Sitrans F US clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeters. The Sitrans Connection enables direct communication between an Apple iOS device…

Measure dust emissions with this light-scattering instrument

The new STM 225 dust-measuring instrument uses light-scattering technology to measure particulate-matter emissions of solid-fuel combustion systems. The instrument has none of the disadvantages of other well-known measuring principles, such as filter replacement, extensive preparation and postprocessing or measuring errors…

Troubleshooting out-of-the-box

Enclosed in a sturdy aluminum case, VibGuard portable is ideal for vibration experts to conduct short-term analyses and diagnoses with a high-end measurement device. The combination of VibGuard and mobility enables users to optimally conduct targeted troubleshooting even on machines…

This device now has a WLAN security feature

Last month, this company introduced the Extensible Authentication Protocol-Transport Layer Security (EAP-TLS) as a Wireless LAN (WLAN) security feature. EAP-TLS is particularly beneficial in mission-critical applications when there is a need to increase security or to centrally authorize individual wireless…

Measure compressed air directly in the field

The EP3744 EtherCAT Box A is a compact, all-in-one solution for monitoring and controlling compressed air. The IP 67-rated module combines compressed air measurement, EtherCAT connectivity and digital I/Os for use directly in the process, outside of electrical cabinets. In…

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Capture realtime images of gas leaks with this technology

New gas-cloud imaging technology from Rebellion Photonics (Houston; www.rebellionphotonics.com) monitors facilities for gas leaks and is capable of imaging chemical releases in realtime, identifying and quantifying gas clouds over large sections of a facility (photo). The company’s technology aims to…

Focus on Analyzers

This handheld combustion analyzer comes pre-calibrated E Instruments International The new E1100 handheld industrial combustion gas analyzer features sensors for oxygen and carbon dioxide that are capable of detecting a large range of concentrations for these components. These pre-calibrated and…