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Wed Jan 13 14:47:54 EST 2021 | Author: Omega

What is a Calibration Certificate? Calibration certificates validate the device’s accuracy levels to a standardized reference.

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Tue Oct 20 14:15:41 EDT 2020 | Author: Omega

How to Use a Magnetic Flow Meter to Meet Hygiene Requirements for Clean-in-Place (CIP) Systems In the food and beverage industry, clean-in-place (CIP) maintenance is essential for meeting safety and hygiene standards while maintaining process efficiency and maximizing equipment service life.

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Fri Jan 17 13:36:14 EST 2020 | Author: Omega

How to select Heat Trace Cable? Selecting the proper cable family according to the process conditions is necessary to get desired temperature controls within the pipes.

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Fri Jan 17 13:30:23 EST 2020 | Author: Omega

What is a Heat Trace System? A heat trace system is a set of paths lined along pipes or vessels.

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Fri Jan 17 13:26:43 EST 2020 | Author: Omega

Designing the Right Heat Trace System Designing a perfect heat trace system requires considering several important variables.

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Mon Dec 16 07:16:38 EST 2019 | Author: Omega

Choosing a Signal Transmitter From reviewing both devices and the way they work with other devices, it is clear that signal transmitters and signal conditioners more or less perform the same set of tasks.

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Mon Dec 16 07:15:29 EST 2019 | Author: Omega

Signal Transmitters A signal transmitter is a device that transmits data from one place to another.

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Wed Dec 11 14:57:46 EST 2019 | Author: Omega

IIoT vs. IoT: What is the Difference? Whenever there's a discussion about IIoT, a comparison with IoT always exists.

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Wed Dec 11 14:44:19 EST 2019 | Author: Omega

What components are in a IIoT network? IIoT or Industrial Internet of Things is one such technology that is well-known among industry experts but mostly unknown to the rest.

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Wed Oct 09 15:36:43 EDT 2019 | Author: Omega

Benchtop Controller for Mantle Heater Heating mantles are commonly used in laboratories to heat liquids as part of the research process.

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Thu Sep 26 02:24:25 EDT 2019 | Author:

How to Maintain the Perfect Temperature in a Pizza Oven If you want your pizzas to come out cooked to perfection every time, you need to make sure that your oven temperature consistently maintains the right temperature.

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Thu May 30 01:52:35 EDT 2019 | Author:

Water Hammer Water hammer effect is an impact load that is the most misunderstood force known to pressure transducers today. A water hammer is created by stopping and/or starting a liquid flow suddenly.

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Sat Apr 20 04:20:20 EDT 2019 | Author:

4-20mA Input It is extremely simple and inexpensive to measure 4-20ma signal with a device that will measure only Voltage inputs.

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Wed Apr 17 10:28:13 EDT 2019 | Author:

Everything you need to know about Immersion Heaters An immersion heater is a device which is installed in a tank or container to heat a liquid. The installation can be over-the-side, flanged, or threaded.

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Wed Apr 17 10:27:10 EDT 2019 | Author:

What is a Polyimide Heater? Polyimide heaters, also known as Kapton heaters, are made from Kapton, a polyimide film developed by DuPont.

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Wed Apr 17 10:26:25 EDT 2019 | Author:

Tape and Rope Heaters Rope and tape heaters are flexible heaters designed to wrap around pipes, beakers, and other round surfaces. Rope and tape heaters are very similar in that they have similar power densities and construction.

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Wed Apr 17 10:23:50 EDT 2019 | Author:

What are silicone heaters used for? Silicone rubber heaters have a wide range of industrial, commercial, and military applications. These heaters are resistant to radiation, moisture, compression set, weathering, vacuum, fungus, oils, solvents, and chemical attack.

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Wed Apr 17 10:01:17 EDT 2019 | Author:

What is a PID Controller? A PID controller is an instrument used in industrial control applications to regulate temperature, flow, pressure, speed and other process variables.

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Wed Apr 17 09:52:59 EDT 2019 | Author:

Water and Wastewater Test Methods for Operators A variety of test procedures and methods are available for use by water and wastewater operators.

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Wed Apr 17 09:52:04 EDT 2019 | Author:

What is a Voltage Divider? In order to measure a signal which varies over a range greater than the input range of an analog or digital input of a measuring device, a voltage divider can drop the voltage of the input signal to the level the analog or digital input can measure.

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Wed Apr 17 09:48:35 EDT 2019 | Author:

Common Problems with Data Acquisition Devices Traditional printer drivers are very benign; they are only active, and use the printer port when you tell an application to print.

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Wed Apr 17 09:48:01 EDT 2019 | Author:

Testing a PC's RS-232 Port There are many factors involved in communicating with an RS-232 device from a PC.

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Wed Apr 17 09:43:25 EDT 2019 | Author:

Temperature Control Using PID Almost every process control application would benefit from PID control.

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Wed Apr 17 09:42:58 EDT 2019 | Author:

Technical Principles of Valves Solenoid valves are used wherever fluid flow has to be controlled automatically. They are being used to an increasing degree in the most varied types of plants and equipment.

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Wed Apr 17 09:42:24 EDT 2019 | Author:

Low Noise Thermocouple System A low noise thermocouple system consists of a probe, a connector and wire. Each component has distinct noise and they provide a way to reduce electrical noise

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Mon Apr 15 01:51:02 EDT 2019 | Author:

Specialty Level Switches Thermal, vibrating, and optical level switches are specialty devices developed to solve specific level detection problems.

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Fri Mar 01 10:51:12 EST 2019 | Author:

What Is a Silicone Rubber Heater?

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Tue Nov 13 11:59:54 EST 2018 | Author:

Industry 4.0 — The Next Industrial Revolution Imagine a manufacturing facility where everything goes as planned.

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Wed Oct 03 09:34:14 EDT 2018 | Author:

Improving Safety in Machine Control Systems with Limit Switches Imagine a product being moved on a conveyor belt that somehow gets out of place.

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Mon Oct 01 10:41:27 EDT 2018 | Author:

Wireless Solutions Increase Product Safety in the Food and Personal Care Industry The purity of ingredients is important for all manufacturing processes, but it’s especially critical for food and personal care products.

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Mon Sep 10 07:54:43 EDT 2018 | Author:

Types of Relays: Mechanical, SSR, Internal or External Relays are the control switches that operate with low-powered electrical signals controlling most types of circuits.

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Fri Sep 07 02:44:12 EDT 2018 | Author:

Creating a Machine Guarding Policy A machine guarding policy is a critical part of the safety program at any firm where employees interact with machinery.

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Thu Sep 06 02:23:41 EDT 2018 | Author:

Grippers A gripper is a motion device that mimics the movements of people, in the case of the gripper, it is the fingers.

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Wed Sep 05 08:51:07 EDT 2018 | Author:

Signal Conditioners A signal conditioner is a device that converts one type of electronic signal into a another type of signal. Its primary use is to convert a signal that may be difficult to read by conventional instrumentation into a more easily read format.

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Tue Sep 04 01:32:57 EDT 2018 | Author:

Strip Heater A strip heater is a device which is mounted on a surface and used to heat the surface or air (gasses).

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Fri Aug 31 02:34:40 EDT 2018 | Author:

Understanding Deadband for Pressure Switches A pressure switch consists of a sensing component and an electrical switch.

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Thu Aug 30 08:06:21 EDT 2018 | Author:

What is a Cartridge Heater and how does it work? Cartridge heaters are most frequently used for heating metal parts by insertion into drilled holes.

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Wed Aug 29 11:59:24 EDT 2018 | Author:

Tuning a PID Controller Heat treatment processes exemplify the need for PID control. To ensure consistent product quality the temperature inside an oven or furnace must be kept within narrow limits

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Tue Aug 28 04:41:56 EDT 2018 | Author:

Temperature Controllers As the name implies, a temperature controller is an instrument used to control temperatures, mainly without extensive operator involvement.

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Tue Aug 28 04:39:41 EDT 2018 | Author:

Stepper Motors A stepper motor is a brushless, synchronous electric motor that converts digital pulses into mechanical shaft rotation.

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Tue Aug 28 04:39:05 EDT 2018 | Author:

Flexible Heaters A flexible heater is a device which can conform to the surface which requires heating.

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Mon Aug 27 02:03:00 EDT 2018 | Author:

Industrial Heaters Electric heaters are used in a variety of processes where the temperature of an object or process needs to be increased.

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Wed Aug 22 08:26:31 EDT 2018 | Author:

Immersion Heater An immersion heater is a device which is installed in a tank or container to heat a liquid. The installation can be over-the-side, flanged or threaded.

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Wed Aug 22 02:27:03 EDT 2018 | Author:

Pressure Gauges and Switches Pressure gauges and switches are among the most often used instruments in a plant. But because of their great numbers, attention to maintenance--and reliability--can be compromised.

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