Cryostat temperature measurement application story - Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Microm HM525 Cryostat is used to prepare tissue section slides for clinical analysis by automatically freezing, slicing and disinfecting tissue samples taken from biopsies and other surgical procedures that are stored and kept for later laboratory examination. The process requires absolute precision, complete reliability and fast throughput to meet the demands of modern clinical investigation, and at the heart of the machine Variohm EuroSensor supplies high reliability, ultra-small bead precision thermistors from Measurement Specialities to monitor chamber temperatures down to -55°C with pinpoint accuracy.

Maximum flexibility due to modularity - With the PB series, Baumer is introducing a new pressure transmitter family based on a modular system which can be adjusted individually to customers’ needs. Remarkable is the high accuracy (of up to 0.1% F.S.) over a large compensated temperature range of -40 °C up to +85 °C. The pressure range is between 100 mbar and 1600 bar. The FlexProgrammer 9701 enables the transmitter’s easy configuration

Edition graphical software to inspire hands-on learning - National Instruments today introduced LabVIEW Education Edition, a high school-focused version of its industry-standard LabVIEW graphical programming software. The new edition is designed to help educators implement project-based, hands-on learning for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects.

A unique design to meet needs of a leading energy company - Michell Instruments have been working with a leading energy company to develop a unique control solution for their natural gas storage site in the UK. The company required total security in their hydrocarbon dew-point readings, so Michell developed the Twin-Condumax II Sampling System to provide this with complete confidence.

Launch high precision pan & tilt camera positioner - Aerotech has launched a new pan & tilt positioner with integrated drives and motion controls for high-end camera security, surveillance and defence applications. The APT series was developed through Aerotech’s extensive design and manufacturing expertise in gimbals, optical mounts and motion simulators for military, aerospace and government research.

Fully integrated process control system will be used to automate 16 MW bagasse-based cogeneration captive power plant - GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, a unit of GE Enterprise Solutions, today announced that YM Krishna SSK has chosen its breakthrough process control system, Proficy® Process Systems to control and automate its captive power plant located in a remote area of Western Maharashtra, India.

Electronic batch recording in Netherland's plant - Astellas is implementing Werum's PAS-X as an EBR (Electronic Batch Recording) at its Dutch production site in Meppel. PAS-X will be set up in Astellas' pharmaceutical solids production and packaging departments.

First Zigbee RF4CE certified solution including ultra low power and affordable bill of material - GreenPeak Technologies has announced the successful completion of ZigBee RF4CE certification. It is one of the first ZigBee members to obtain this certification

Liquid level for the life science and food and beverage industries - Magnetrol International have added of a range of liquid level instruments that are dedicated to servicing the needs of the Life science and Food & Beverage industries. This group of products further expands our extensive portfolio of high quality liquid level and flow products and allows us to further develop our successful entry into hygienic industries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Hardware in the loop expansion - National Instruments today announced the expansion of its hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation platform, which includes numerous products that optimize embedded system validation. During the past six months alone,

Precision solid state inclinometers accurate to ± 1 milli-radian - Sherborne Sensors has announced the launch of the T700 series, a high-precision range of compact, DC-operated solid state MEMS inclinometers. The T700 series is designed to measure inclination proportional to sine of angle in one axis (model T710), or dual axes at right angles (model T720), in applications where space is at a premium.

Need for high air quality to drive oil-free compressors market - Compressed air has become vital for day-to-day operations in most industries. Currently, the most commonly used compressors are oil-injected rotary screw. As the name suggests, it requires oil to operate. However, contamination of the oil by even the smallest quantities in purity-critical compressed-air applications can result in damaged products or product batches, high rejection rates and returns and costly production downtime and cleanup. In order to overcome these issues, end users are increasingly turning towards oil-free compressors.

Rugged transducers offer 20,000g shock survivability and minimum 2X burst pressure - Endevco Corporation has announced the debut of the 8511A series, a family of high sensitivity, rugged piezoresistive gauge pressure transducers, expressly designed for maximum reliability in extreme measurement environments.

Thermal Imager on-site trial promotion - Fluke has a special promotion of its rugged, handheld Ti9 Electrical Thermal Imagers to electrical contractors and electricians who have no experience, or limited experience, of using thermal imagers to inspect, repair and verify electrical infrastructure and electromechanical equipment. The free, on-site, no obligation, trial scheme is for a limited period and is supported by a free 72-page booklet, entitled 'Introduction to Thermography Principles.'

Conquering complexity - Emerson Process Management held a press conference at Rijswijk, their Netherlands’ headquarters on the 18th November 2009. It preceded the Innovatie Middag user meeting held on the 19th November. The meeting started with a focus on customer usability. They introduced a new technology to improve the usability of automation systems products helping to increase operator productivity.

An eight channel oven temperature profiler - MadgeTech has just released the OctThermoVault, an eight channel thermocouple based oven temperature profiler. The unit can be placed directly in an oven to provide a complete temperature profile of the entire process.

Tune 50 control loops per day - With ExperTune's PlantTriage software, an engineer or technician can now tune over 50 control loops a day. PlantTriage identifies loops to be tuned and gives the best PID values. Before-and-after simulations quickly confirm the settings. The browser-based tools accelerate tuning time to mere minutes.

NAMUR confirms WirelessHART for process - The HART® Communication Foundation welcomes the recent report and confirmation by NAMUR that WirelessHART™ technology meets the requirements for wireless sensor networks in process applications.

Data logger on-line selection guide - Finding best-match technology for monitoring temperature, humidity, pressure, or electronic signal events can now use The Dickson Data Logger Selection Guide, an online step-by-step resource guide available from Dickson Company, which offers the widest selection of data loggers and chart recorders for these monitoring purposes.

Security range to debut in Germany - Belden‘s Hirschmann Automation division is to release the new Hirschmann™ Eagle 20 Tofino product line at the SPS/IPC/Drives Electric Automation Exhibitions and Conference November 24-26 in Nuremberg (D).

Rugged, weatherproof, temperature sensor - Omega’s new EWSE air temperature sensors offer the perfect solution for temperature monitoring outdoors or in demanding environments. With an ambient measurement range of -40 to +85 Deg C the sensors have a rugged 6mm diameter sheathed RTD probe housed in the centre of a 14mm outer protection tube which is drilled to improve airflow around the sensor.

New materials testing, training and customer support centre opened - Lloyd Instruments has announced that its distributor in India, Hemetek Techno Instruments PVT. Ltd, has opened a new testing, training and customer support centre at its headquarters in Mumbai (IND).

It all started 25 years ago under the escalator..." - At the 1984 ISA Show, 25 years ago, Intellution introduced The Fix, the first configurable PC-based HMI/SCADA software program. Process control and automation changed forever. Here Rich Merritt describes how Longwatch are instigating the next HMI revolution!

New plug-in modules for PSM rails - Rittal has extended its Power System Module (PSM) range to allow the power consumption of individual servers and peripheral hardware to be measured per socket.

Fast Transient Response DC/DC Converter IC - Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) today announced a new two-channel DC/DC converter IC with fast transient response times, for use in digital products, such as LCD TVs, and digital video recorders. The MB39A145 utilises a 'bottom detection comparator method', and includes new comparator circuits that provide changes in voltage for changes in current to realise a more stable, low ripple output voltage

New revision of controller software! - GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms has just announced the release of its latest VersaMax(R) Micro Plus controller firmware revision 4.0. The new release expands the controller's applicability to an even wider range of applications by integrating some exciting new features and enhances the company's PLC family capability.

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Triple output linear power supply - Calex has announced the availability of the 3.15.1000 linear power supply. The 3.15.1000 provides a low noise, highly regulated +5 V and ±15 V output for a total of 8 W of output power. The rugged, epoxy potted construction of the 3.15.1000 makes the unit ideal for use in a wide variety of sensitive analogue circuitry applications utilising operational amplifiers, function modules and data conversion circuits.

Plastic connector housing combines small size and low cost - Harting has introduced a compact plastic version of the Han(r) 3 A industrial connector housing which combines small size and low cost. The housing incorporates an integrated cable clamp and is 25% shorter than the standard version, making it ideally suited to applications where space is limited.