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A valve manifold with zoned safety capabilities
The Numatics 503 Series valve manifold (photo) enables end users to configure up to three safety circuits in a production machine. The manifold can create up to three independent electro-pneumatic safety zones, while also allowing independent non-safe sections to coexist…
Focus on Valves
Rotary valve controls the flow of powders and granules The Coperion ZRD Heavy-Duty Premium rotary valve (photo) is designed for industrial applications with pressure differentials up to 1.5 barg (21 psig), and temperatures to 100°C (212°F); higher-temperature versions are also…
New models of metal-sealed internal-gear pumps
This company’s G Series of metal-sealed internal-gear pumps has been expanded to include models in three new sizes (photo): 3, 4 and 6-in. The new models are available in cast iron, carbon steel and stainless steel, and can deliver flowrates…
Stainless-steel local control stations can be designed online
After this company created the possibility to design GRP (glass-reinforced polymer) control stations for use in hazardous areas, it has now made this possible with stainless-steel local control stations with up to 15 modules (photo). The selection and placement follows…
Comprehensive materials data for corrosion prevention
The Dechema Materials Table (Dechema-Werkstoff-Tabelle; DWT) is now available as an online version. The new online edition of the DWT provides detailed information about the corrosion and chemical resistance of all important metallic, non-metallic and organic materials in contact with…
This segment coupler provides speed on Profibus DP
With the basic segment coupler (photo) — the successor to SK1 and SK2 — Profibus PA nodes appear as DP nodes in the distributed control system (DCS) and can be configured and diagnosed without additional tools. The basic segment coupler…
This laboratory bead mill is robust and reliable
The new Dispermat SL-B horizontal bean mill (photo, p. 30) is suitable for fine grinding batch sizes from 150 to 750 mL, and features an integrated mill-base circulation system, which means there are no external pumps to clean. The speed…
Bluetooth for level and pressure transmitters
This level and pressure instrumentation specialist has brought a Bluetooth solution to the market (photo). A new generation of the universal display and adjustment module plicscom will allow all the transmitters in the plics instrument platform to be remotely operated…
A customizable smart display for all types of process monitoring
Available in three screen sizes, the OM-SGD Series of panel meters (photo) offers a wide operating power-supply voltage range of 4 to 30 V d.c. and two alarm outputs. Waterproof NEMA 6 (IP67) versions are also available. Using the provided…
Unload 4,000-lb bulk bags with this heavy-duty discharger
The Model MTD-4K bulk-bag discharger (photo) is designed for the reliable unloading of large-capacity bulk bags. With the use of 4-in. tubular construction, the machine can unload bulk bags with capacity up to 4,000 lb. A smaller model, the MTD-2.5K…