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Test, Measurement & LIMS Portal
Test, Measurement & LIMS Products, News, Articles, Events & Resources
Welcome to the Automation.com portal for Test, Measurement & LIMS with valuable information and resources for controls and automation engineers. Testing, validation and troubleshooting functions have become important to insure production uptime, quality and to provide product liability documentation. Systems and software in this field continue to advance.
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Articles
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Thermal Imaging Cameras In The Food Industry
- 01/15/12 Industrial Automation Asia, December 2011 By Denise Cheng, Flir Systems The main elements for non-contact temperature measurements in the food industry are a thermal imaging camera and the associated software. They perform inspections, and measure the temperature of equipment, refrigerated products, and cooked foods as they exit the cooking process. |
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Infrared to detect energy wastage
- 12/27/11 South Africa Instrumentation & Control, December 2011 By Val Verwer, Comtest Hot or cold air leaks from buildings, systems and equipment result in energy wastage. A thermal imager to spot the abnormal temperatures which lead to energy waste. Thermal imagers have come down so far in price that most facilities can recoup the cost in terms of energy savings within six months. |
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Matching valve type to function—Part 2
- 12/27/11 Process and Control, December 2011 By Michael Adkins, Swagelok Part two looks at three more functions and valve types: directional flow, over-pressure protection, and excess-flow protection when selecting a valve for an instrumentation system. |
White Papers
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How to Choose the Right Application Software for Your Measurement System
- 02/04/12 Automation.com, February 2012 By National Instruments Application software lies at the core of modern data acquisition (DAQ) systems, making it imperative that you select a software tool that fits the needs of your application today and easily scales as your system matures. This paper walks through five questions to consider when choosing application software. |
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Successfully Executing a System Integration Project
- 01/12/12 By Beamex Paper, January 2012 Describes how Beamex’s CMX calibration management software can be used for the calibration of process instrumentation as part of a CMMS. |
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Signal Conditioning: Getting the most for your money
- 12/21/11 Automation.com, December 2011 By Acromag This paper reviews signal conditioning features such as accuracy, adjustability, isolation, surge withstand capability, RFI/EMI protection, packaging, and repairability. |
Application Stories
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Malvern particle size analyzer monitors milling systems
- 01/11/12 International Innovative Technologies is using in-line particle size distribution analysis systems in its low energy milling equipment. |
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Infrared imaging system increases boiler efficiency
- 12/29/11 Vision Systems Design, December 2011 Alabama Power's Miller Steam Plant, has deployed numerous cameras to monitor two of its four 720-MW boilers. The 12-stories-tall, 60-ft-wide boilers each use six BoilerSpection cameras to monitor the combustion process at various locations. |
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Arctic project investigates climate change
- 12/27/11 Instrumentation, November 2011 Researchers in the Arctic are using YSI Hydrodata’s hydrographic profiling instrument to measure temperature and salinity in the water column beneath surface ice, in a project that investigates how shifting ocean currents impact on the climate of Northern Europe. |
Resources & Literature
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RheoSense describes viscosity test protocol
- 01/30/12 Application note describes a viscosity test protocol that achieves viscosity measurement using only 20µl (microliter) of sample fluid. |
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Honeywell updates sensors website
- 01/17/12 Website makes it easier for developers and OEMs to find, order and purchase sensing and control components for industrial applications. |
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Essentials of Modern Measurements and Final Elements in the Process Industry: A Guide to Design, Configuration, Installation, and Maintenance - $119.00
This comprehensive resource aims to increase awareness of the opportunities afforded by modern measurement instruments and final elements, and to show how to get maximum benefit from the revolution in smart technologies. It builds an understanding of the fundamental aspects of measurements, measurement instruments, and final elements for applications in the process industry. |
Training News
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LXI Consortium Announces Upcoming Webcast
- 10/11/11 In conjunction with Test & Measurement World magazine, this webcast on Tuesday, October 25, 2011, highlights the latest developments in LXI technology. |
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Meggitt releases online industrial vibration training videos
- 07/25/11 Videos explain vibration monitoring to beginner and intermediate users and help them understand how to derive the benefits of vibration analysis. |
Training & Seminars
Featured Products
Product Announcements
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ECD introduces Ammonium pIon Sensors for water treatment
- 01/31/12
MVS10 and MVS17 pIon electrode cartridges measure the activity of “free” Ammonium ions in environmental water, potable water and waste water. |
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Hale Hamilton announces N11000 Series Cylinder Filling manifold
- 01/31/12
The manifolds are available for Inert Gas applications for single and multi-gas filling applications. |
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National Instruments adds 802.11ac to wireless Test Solution
- 01/29/12
WLAN test solution checks WLAN chipsets and devices at signal bandwidths including 20, 40, 80 and 80+80 160 MHz for both Tx and Rx for up to 4x4 MIMO configurations. |
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Company & Organization News
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National Instruments Announces Promotions
- 02/01/12 David Fuller, Duncan Hudson and David Loadman were promoted to NI's to executive management team. |
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Pickering Interfaces signs Scientific Devices as Rep for Australia
- 01/29/12 Scientific Devices Australia markets and supports test equipment for manufacturers of Electronic Test & Measurement Instrumentation. |
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How China is Stealing Our Secrets
- 01/22/12 PD&D, January 2012 By Michael P. Collins U.S. Intelligence agencies say that both Russia and China steal technology information over the internet as a matter of national policy. It is hard to say if China is still the red menace from the cold war, or if they have morphed into a new form of winner-take-all amoral version of capitalism. |
Project News
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Metso to control Allimand’s new paper machine in Spain
- 02/01/12 Metso will supply a DNA automation system, Process and Quality Vision for web inspection and web break analysis, and the IQ quality control system. |
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Teledyne DALSA to build multispectral space sensor
- 12/09/11 Teledyne DALSA will develop a new multispectral sensor for an advanced earth observation application. |
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ABB to supply spectroradiometer to Canadian space agency
- 11/22/11 The instrument will monitor weather and climate changes throughout the Arctic region. |
Event News
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Industrial Supply 2012 Showcases U.S. Industrial Subcontractors
- 12/06/11 Leaders in the subcontracting business will be presenting their latest product developments in industrial materials to a vast audience attending HANNOVER MESSE. |
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HANNOVER MESSE 2012 focuses on sustainability
- 11/21/11 By adopting "greentelligence" as its keynote theme, HANNOVER MESSE 2012 has put the spotlight squarely on green technologies as a central growth driver for industry. |
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China is Partner Country of HANNOVER MESSE 2012
- 06/28/11 The People's Republic of China will be honored as the official Partner Country at HANNOVER MESSE 2012 (the Hannover Fair) in Hannover, Germany. |
Events
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