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This manufacturer's industrial wireless instrumentation is tailored for the process industries and has recently been certified by FM Global as being safe for use in hazardous environments rated Class I, II, III--both Division 1, Groups A-G and Division 2, Groups A-D, F and G. Currently, pharmaceutical companies are using the systems to measure temperature in real-time, in dryers and mixers, the company says. However, the systems can also be used to measure flow, pressure and other variables. The platform includes an RTD temperature, thermocouple, acoustic monitor, gauge pressure, absolute pressure, milli-amp and voltage field units, a compact base radio for communication with deployed field units and connection with control systems, and software for monitoring, data acquisition, reporting and network management.

With this manufacturer's ViewAnyWhere platform, users of portable human-machine interfaces can reduce cost of ownership through faster setup and changeover, by preloading RS View Machine Edition 3.1 HMI software to Allen-Bradley's MobilView machine terminals and guard terminals. With the new software, users won't need to install and maintain a separate server for HMI software access, the manufacturer says, streamlining designs and halving implementation costs.

RSView ME is an HMI application development software that allows operators to monitor and control individual machines or small processes. It is often used with MobileView terminals " portable HMI devices designed to help users control their machines from remote locations.

Previously, RSView ME was available only for computers running the Windows 2000 OS. As a result, users had to connect MobileView terminals, which are based on the Windows CE platform, to another server to run RSView ME. That server is no longer necessary; the distributed MobileView HMI can now run the software, the company says. However, operating companies can still use the central-server architecture if they prefer.

Rockwell Automation

The Flowsic 600 Ultrasonic Gas Flow is the first meter of its kind that can operate under high and ambient pressures, its manufacturer says. As a result, the device can be calibrated with ambient air, cutting calibration costs by up to 90%. The Flowsic 600 measures the actual volume flow rate, actual accumulated volume, gas velocity or velocity of sound in gases with high measurement accuracy over wide measuring ranges.

Special materials allow the device to be used in a wide range of operating temperatures, and make the flow meter especially suitable for flows with high dynamics. The device has no moving parts, offers a wide measuring range and bi-directional measurement, and is non-intrusive, its manufacturer says.

Sick Maihak, Inc. 952-829-4816 http://www.sickmaihak.com

This manufacturer has introduced CMOSens EcoLine, a new generation of mass flowmeters using patented CMOSens technology. Each meter can measure from 0 to 100 l/min, a range that, in the past, would require several different traditional flowmeters, the company says. Permitting these advances is a new process that fuses a thermal sensor element with readout circuitry to a semiconductor chip. The EcoLine presents an accuracy of down to 3% of the measured value over the entire range of 2.5 to 100% of the flow range. The digital output can deliver the measurement data with a speed of 5 ms, the company says. A digital readout delivers data via an RS-232/SPI interface. The supply voltage can vary between 7 and 18 VDC.

Sensirion AG 011-41-1-306-4000 http://www.sensirion.com

The Zetasizer combines the best technologies for the measurement of particle size, zeta potential and molecular weight of nano-sized particles and molecules, from 0.6 jnm to 6 microns in diameter, its manufacturer says. The device includes the first fully-disposable cell for zeta potential measurement, eliminating the risk of contamination. The device features the MPT-2 autotitrator, which allows it to make multi-parameter measurements using less than 5 ml of sample. Applications include crystallization, protein and colloid analysis.

Malvern Instruments 508-480-0200 http://malvernusa.com

Watcouple, a new thermocouple, offers more accurate measurement and exhibits less drift than traditional Type K thermocouples, its manufacturer says. Using Alloy 600 and nickel-silicon, the device lasts three times longer than traditional Type K devices and is four times as accurate, the company claims. It is even more accurate than Class A RTDs at temperatures above 100 degrees C, according to Watlow.