Ammonium ion loading is an important parameter for determining the amount of pollution in water. With this new ammonia electrode (photo), which has replaceable modules and membranes, it is possible to perform the appropriate analyses economically, says the company. Ammonium…
This company now offers an intrinsically safe Bluetooth module for wireless transmission of measured data from its laser shaft-alignment systems. Now it is possible to work wirelessly in explosive environments. Using the Bluetooth module eliminates the use of cable connections…
The iTCX transmitter is designed to allow users to monitor temperature from two independent thermocouple channels over an Ethernet network or the Internet with no special software aside from a Web browser. Serving active Web pages, the transmitter displays realtime…
An EtherCAT fieldbus interface is now available for this company’s thermal mass flowmeters and controllers for gases and liquids, as well as its digital pressure controllers. EtherCAT is said to be a highly flexible Ethernet-network protocol that operates at high…
The OPK-340 Industrial Leak Detection Kit features a blue-light LED leak-detection flashlight that is 15 times brighter than standard LED lights, says the company. The super-high-intensity light is powered by a rechargeable nickel-metal-hydride battery and has a life of 50,000…
With these two energy-use monitors, companies can gain insight into how, when and where energy is being expended throughout a production process. The PowerMonitor W 250 (photo) features a self-generating wireless communications platform that is ideally suited to applications located…
The TR-76Ui is a three-channel data logger designed to simultaneously measure and record CO2 concentration, temperature and humidity. Users can set atmospheric pressures for each measurement location, allowing more stable and accurate CO2 readings. The unit can measure CO2 levels…
Acidity is a critical parameter in the chemical process industries, and accurate measurements of pH can be important indicators for process quality control. A refreshed understanding of pH measurement can help to overcome process-specific challenges to measurement and to select…
Level measurement and control in process vessels can be one of the most challenging applications in which to obtain consistently safe and reliable results. Part of this difficulty may be due to the fact that the sizing of the vessel…
The pursuit of manufacturing excellence is a strong theme across all of the chemical process industries (CPI). Improving operations by eliminating variability and waste, a cornerstone of the six sigma approach, is essential for competitive performance in the global marketplace.…