Automation & Control
Focus on Flowmeters
Endress+Hauser A flowmeter designed for biogas The Proline Prosonic B200 ultrasonic flowmeter (photo) measures flowrate and methane content of wet biogas, landfill or digester gas, and other types of low-pressure, wet or contaminated gas. The company has optimized transit-time ultrasonic…
Information Management for Improved Materials R&D
Information management provides a way to develop new materials, products or formulations more rapidly, on the basis of the information that a company already possesses in-house, while providing insight that can be used to guide experimentation and predict results —…
Measure moisture in natural gas lines with this system
The Hygrophil F (photo) uses a patented Fabry-Perot interferometer principle to measure trace moisture in natural gas. The sensor element of the moisture sensor type L1661 is made of a multiple layers of optically high-reflective and low refractive materials. Pores…
Measure chlorine and temperature with this sensor
The Kapta 2000-AC2 (photo) is a new in-line chlorine sensor for municipal and industrial applications. This new addition to the Kapta amperometric probes is based on microchip technology that enables multiparameter sensors to be fitted within one probe head. The…
A flowmeter for large process lines
The AXW is a new, larger addition to the Admag series of magnetic flowmeters. The AXW series is suitable for industrial process lines, water and other basic applications. Sizes are available from 500 to 1,000 mm with a wide liner…
A helium leak detector without using a mass spectrometer
With the MiniTest 300, this company introduces the first vacuum leak detector that uses a quartz window sensor instead of the conventional mass-spectrometer detector. The MiniTest 300 operates at a working pressure of up to 200 mbar, without requiring additional…
Space-saving I/O modules with fast maintenance functions
The new four-channel universal I/O module LB104A for Zone 2 can be placed in a 16-mm wide enclosure due to a new energy-saving electrical design. This is a space saving of 50% compared to the predecessor model. Thus, costs-per-channel can…
A pressure calibrator you can hold in your hand
Extending its line of hand-held measurements, this company has added the model CPH6510 intrinsically safe pressure calibrator (photo). With an accuracy of 0.025% of span and various additional functions, the new device is suitable for a wide range of applications,…
Control Valves: An Evolution In Design
Globe-style control valves are in virtually every chemical processing line where pressure and flow must be controlled. And for the most part, they perform as required, day in and day out, requiring little to no thought or attention. In short,…
Balance rotating equipment in two planes
The VibXpert II balancer is a portable device for field-balancing rotating machinery in one or two planes. Unbalance is one of the most common causes of increased levels of vibration in plant equipment. The VibXpert II has an easy-to-use graphical…