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View this pressure-gage display from afar

The DPG409 Series high-accuracy digital pressure gages feature a large backlit display that allows users to read the digits from 35 feet away. The rugged stainless-steel enclosure is designed specifically for washdown, sanitary and marine applications. The DPG 409 Series…

This flowmeters readout and control unit has new features

The redesigned Bright multifunctional local readout-and-control (R/C) unit now features a 1.8-in. color TFT screen with wide-angle visibility. Some cost options are now included as standard, such as the mounting accessories for tube, panel or wall mounting. Used with the…

Wireless connection of Modbus nodes

The new DX80DR Multi-Hop Data Radio from partner Banner Engineering extends the reach of this company’s SureCross wireless systems by repeating transmissions in 3-km “hops”. Multiple units can be placed to allow signals to pass over hills and other obstacles…

Plastic flowmeters for water applications

The TM Series flowmeter is a plastic digital flowmeter with a 1/2-in. digital display, which shows rate plus two totals; one total is resettable and the other locked and cumulative. These water flowmeters are easy to calibrate and the battery-powered…

Fixed gas detectors

When it comes to fixed gas-detection devices, there are a lot of choices available. And, wise chemical processors do not select this essential safety equipment based on price. Instead, for areas of the plant that require continuous monitoring for loss…

A small FTIR for monitoring chemical reactions

FlowIR is said to be one of the smallest Fourier transform, infrared (FTIR) instruments on the market. The seamless integration of FlowIR into just about any flow-chemistry synthesis system is possible, with no special connections required. The instrument enables realtime…

Piping specifications are now part of this database

Released in August, the newest version of Standard Database for SmartPlant Reference Data is a preconfigured, best practice solution to enable rapid implementation of SmartPlant 3D and materials management. The Standard Database reduces the effort required to define items, descriptions…

Major enhancements in new Aveva Plant release  

Aveva (Cambridge, U.K.; www.aveva.com), a leader in engineering design and information management solutions for the plant, power and marine industries, today announced the 12.1 release of its Aveva Plant solution with enhanced reporting options, improved productivity and extended language support…

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Believe your instruments, unless…

I was having a “wallflower moment” after Ms. Ruth Sands’ excellent troubleshooting presentation at the March AIChE meeting. That presentation was well summarized by Editor in Chief, Rebekkah Marshall in the April issue of CE (p. 5). I wanted to…

Focus on Engineering Software

More physics means more applications with this CFD software STAR-CCM+ Version 6.04 is this company’s latest release of its CFD- (computational fluid dynamics) focused engineering simulation software (photo). The new release aims to: further expand the application coverage through the…