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Improved connectivity with tablet-based shaft alignment
After introducing tab@lign — the first-ever laser-shaft-alignment app — in 2013, this company now adds new features and the latest OS3 sensor technology into the package (photo). New features include advanced graphical PDF reporting, showing the alignment condition as found…
Measure energy flow with these smart meters
InnovaMass 240i and 241i vortex mass flowmeters (photo) are specifically designed for precise energy management in steam, compressed-air, natural-gas and water applications. The meters are equipped with the Raptor II operating system, which allows for fast processing and enables the…
Vibrating hoppers for handling fibrous and flaky materials
The Live Bin is a self-contained vibrating hopper that is designed to provide positive discharge of a wide range of materials, including those in the micron size range, as well as fibrous and flaky media, on a first-in, first-out basis,…
Operator control and monitoring in special environments
The new stainless-steel Simatic Inox Pro monitors and panel PCs (photo) are suitable for use in hygienic production areas, while also meeting the requirements of the chemical and oil-and-gas industries. The devices have a high, IP66K degree of protection, and…
An acrylic binder designed for use with low-VOC paints
Rhoplex 800h acrylic binder was created to allow for early hardness development in low-VOC (volatile organic compound) paints. The controlled polymer-morphology technology employs hard, soft and functional monomers in a single waterborne acrylic binder to help improve hardness and block…
Membrane filtration with built-in advantages
This company’s polypropylene (PP) spiral membranes (photo) are said to be more compact than alternatives, and thus provide a larger filtration area for a better performance and the possibility to produce a wider product range. These membranes deliver sustainable benefits,…
TDL analyzer series is expanded for refining applications
Four additions have been added to this company’s portfolio of tunable-diode-laser (TDL) spectrometers (photo). The GPro 500 has been available for O2, CO and moisture measurement. Now, models for O2 plus temperature, CO%, CO2%, and a combined CO2% plus CO%…
Optimize chemical addition in cloth-media filters
The IntelliPro filtration optimization system (photo) is a PC-based control system for this company’s cloth-media filters that uses realtime data to optimize chemical addition to meet phosphorus-removal objectives. The system features automatic, optimal-dose selection for metal salts, polymer and pH-adjusting…
Temperature measurement
HART-compatible transmitter eases temperature monitoring Industrial sensors monitor temperature or pressure abnormalities by comparing the process conditions with pre-programmed setpoints in a PLC or DCS controller. The HART-compatible One Series 1XTXSW transmitter line (photo) is said to be the first…
New compact gear pumps fit into tight spaces
The UP2 family of self-priming, compact electric gear pumps (photo) are available in 12- and 24-V d.c. versions and with flowrates up to 2.6 gal/min for water (52.9 gal/h for oil). The UP2 Series is designed for applications with an…