Single gas monitor April 2008, Spero Sensors & Instrumentation The GasBadge Plus is a two-year maintenance free single gas monitor for personal protection from unsafe levels of carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulphide, oxygen, nitrogen dioxide or sulphur dioxide. It is ...
Cooling tower control March 2008, Temperature Controls The monitoring and control of cooling tower water is vital to stop the Legionella and other bacteria from thriving. Legionella can contaminate water systems such as cooling towers, central airconditioning ...
New high-temperature pH sensors March 2008, Automation Control Solutions The Rosemount Analytical high performance pH sensors incorporate several design innovations that prolong the life of the sensor in difficult applications. The 3300/3400 series were engineered for and ...
Industrial humidity transmitter March 2008 The testo 6681 humidity transmitter with profibus interface is ideal for critical production applications. Early warning signals, such as persistent condensation or unsuitable operating voltage, can be ...
Micro gas chromatography February 2008, Siemens South Africa A new process gas chromatograph from Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) based on micro-technology rapidly and precisely determines the calorific value of natural gas. The Sitrans CV finds application ...
A different way to measure concentrations February 2008, KROHNE Measuring concentrations is a routine task in the process industry. There are currently various processes available for measuring the concentration of two-component mixtures of immiscible liquids. From ...
Locally developed process control product February 2008, Danntech The Danntech Redostat has been developed in South Africa using locally designed and manufactured electronic process control components. Designed to control redox potential and other primary variables ...
Microwaves for concentration measurements February 2008, Mecosa Berthold Technologies has introduced the Micro-Polar for determining concentration, density and moisture content using microwave technology. Energy lost in polarising the water molecules changes the characteristics ...
Analysing the ash content in coal February 2008, Mecosa Berthold Technologies has introduced The AshAlyzer LB 421, a coal analysis system based on radiation transmission technology. Typical applications in the coal industry include: * Monitoring coal quality ...
The Jim Pinto Column: Innovation, presentation and enjoyment February 2008 Automation innovation
Since automation is such a fragmented business, most innovation comes from start-ups. The major companies all have a conglomeration of products, each with relatively small volume, ...
News digest January 2008 International news digest
ABB has been awarded a contract worth more than 14m Euros from the ArcelorMittal Group to modernise its cold rolling mill in Crakow, Poland. Key components of the project include ...
Ensuring healthy air quality January 2008, Comtest Monitoring and maintaining healthy and productive indoor environments is essential in modern commercial and industrial buildings.
Over the years, indoor air quality (IAQ) has been defined by a set of ...
X-Stream in situ oxygen transmitter January 2008, Automation Control Solutions Emerson Process Management, a leader in oxygen flue gas analyser technology, recently introduced its latest innovation in zirconium oxide, in situ oxygen analysers - the Rosemount Analytical X-Stream ...
Moisture analyser with fast response January 2008 The Ametek Model 3050 OLV consists of a quartz crystal sensor coupled to a sampling system developed for accurate moisture measurement. When voltage is applied across the sensor electrodes a fixed frequency ...
Convective flue gas analyser January 2008 Ametek's convective flue gas analysers are designed for applications with high particulate levels in gas streams. The WDG-HPII and WDG-HPIIC analysers mount directly on the combustion process to provide ...
Continuous in situ opacity or dust monitoring January 2008 Durag's D-R 290 monitor is designed for continuous in situ opacity or dust monitoring of flue gas in stacks and ductwork. It is ideally suited for systems firing coal, fuel oil or a mixture of fuels in ...
Sulphur and nitrogen process analysers December 2007 Antek Instruments' 6200 Series from OEN Enterprises, consists of sulphur and nitrogen process analysers, utilising pyro-fluorescent sulphur and pyro-chemiluminescent nitrogen technology to provide fast, ...
Mass emission analyser suits smelters November 2007 Air pollution regulations restrict the allowable stack emissions from various industrial facilities. Often, a facility will need to measure and report the emissions of multiple pollutants being emitted ...
DIN rail mounted pH transmitter is low cost November 2007, Danntech Danntech's new DIN rail mounting pH transmitter is a low cost alternative for applications where local display is not required. Any pH electrode can be used in combination with a variety of temperature ...
Environmental data is in the clouds November 2007, Omniflex Remote Monitoring Specialists Many organisations rely on manual systems to manage SHEQ conformance with occasional hands-on verification to prove measurements and accuracy. Omniflex questions the effectiveness of these systems. When ...
