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Endress+Hauser Announces Expansion to Its Laboratory Sensor Portfolio

  • January 26, 2023
  • News

The company launches additional handheld, high-performance Memosens 2.0 sensors for pH, conductivity and dissolved oxygen measurements.

Contactless Temperature Measurement: A Thousand Times Faster Than the Blink of an Eye

  • January 26, 2023
  • News

Measuring temperatures with pinpoint accuracy, contactlessly–and thousands of measurements per second is now possible, thanks to the expertise of Berlin-based technology company Optris.

Endress+Hauser Dedicates New Building in Mexico

  • January 23, 2023
  • News

The new business facilities align fully with the needs of customers and employees.

Festo Introduces Pneumatic Essentials, a Program for Easy-Order and Fast-Ship Pneumatic Products

  • January 20, 2023
  • News

Making something simple isn’t easy. Festo invested sizable resources over four years to create Pneumatic Essentials.

Emerson to Present Assembly, Cleaning and Fluid-control Solutions at MD&M West 2023

  • January 13, 2023
  • News

Emerson will showcase Branson welding equipment and automated solutions for plastics joining and mold cleaning, in addition to ASCO miniature valve technologies for fluid control at the MD&M West trade show.

Brooks Instrument Announces New Certifications Available for Its SLA Series of Mass Flow Controllers

  • January 12, 2023
  • News

Three new certifications for the company’s industry-leading MFC products help OEMs and end users satisfy key safety, legal and regulatory requirements.

New Kistler Website: Easy Access to Measurement Technology

  • January 9, 2023
  • News

Kistler has unveiled its newly overhauled website, which now gives easy access to the most suitable product solution for a large range of applications.

Brooks Instrument Receives Supplier Excellence Award from Applied Materials

  • January 5, 2023
  • News

The award recognizes Brooks Instrument for Best in Class Performance.

New Book from CRC Press Highlights Frontiers of Research in Flowmeter Technologies

  • January 5, 2023
  • News

The first book of a new two-volume set on flowmeter technology by Dr. Jesse Yoder is now available from CRC Press.

Beamex Extends Its Global Reach with Opening of Chinese Subsidiary

  • January 3, 2023
  • News

Beamex is pleased to announce the establishment of a wholly foreign owned enterprise in China, which began operating on Jan. 1 2023.

ARC Advisory Group Releases Flowmeter Report

  • October 17, 2022
  • News

ARC Advisory Group’s new report on the total flowmeters market reveals that the four flowmeter technologies, Coriolis, ultrasonic, electromagnetic, and vortex, present many benefits over traditional technologies, such as positive displacement, turbine, and differential pressure.

Case Study: Manycore IPC Cuts Component Count in Temperature Measurement System for Combustion Plants

  • by Jesse Hill
  • October 11, 2022
  • Case Study

A leader in acoustic gas temperature measurement, Bonnenberg & Drescher leverages flexible, fully integrated automation and measurement technology from Beckhoff.

The PI Group and Averna Announce Their Partnership

  • October 6, 2022
  • News

This alliance shall develop innovative automation solutions for high-quality product manufacturing.

FCI Flow Meters and Flow Switches Comply With UAE Conformity Assessment Scheme (ECAS)

  • September 30, 2022
  • News

An independent evaluation and review confirms the thermal sensing technology Air/Gas Flow Meters and Flow/Level/Temperature Switches manufactured by Fluid Components International meet the new requirements of the Emirates Conformity Assessment Scheme (ECAS) and the Emirates Quality Mark.

The Competitive Advantage of a Calibrated Digital Twin

  • by Colm Gavin
  • September 19, 2022
  • Feature

Using simulation to optimize production, reduce downtime risks and deliver the highest efficiency possible in industrial settings is a crucial aspect of Industry 4.0’s focus on data-driven operations.

Brooks Instrument Introduces Korean Language Website, Building on Commitment to Local Market

  • September 13, 2022
  • News

The website supports Asia-Pacific customers with region-specific product info, videos, white papers, news and technical support.

OPC Foundation and FieldComm Group Cooperate to Develop an Instrumentation Device Profile for OPC UA Field eXchange

  • August 24, 2022
  • News

The cooperation will harmonize OPC UA-based field instruments and accelerate development and adoption in automation.

Digi-Key Electronics and NI to Host Webinar on Using Python to Automate NI DAQ Hardware

  • August 15, 2022
  • News

Digi-Key Electronics will host a webinar in collaboration with NI on Thursday, Aug. 23, at 11 a.m. CDT titled “Using Python to Automate NI DAQ Hardware.”

Festo Marks 50 Years in the U.S. with Major Expansions in U.S.-Based Manufacturing and R&D

  • August 10, 2022
  • News

The Festo Mason, Ohio, Campus will be the site of a Global Production Center and expanded Technology Engineering Center.

Widely Used ISA Symbols Standard, ISA-5.1, Updated

  • August 3, 2022
  • News

ISA-5.1, Instrumentation Symbols and Identification, has been published in a 2022 version that provides clarifications and corrections to the previous 2009 version. This feature originally appeared in the June 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

Case Study: Resolving the 'Trouble' with RTUs

  • March 31, 2022
  • Case Study

A major Midwest utility embarks on a multi-year replacement of all their Remote Terminal Units.

SICK, Eagle Research Partner on Remote Communications for Gas-flow Data

  • March 25, 2022
  • News

With a key partnership between SICK and Eagle Research Corporation , a new remote data collection solution is available for the United States market using the FLOWSIC500 ultrasonic gas flow meter.

Rohde & Schwarz Provides Highly Accurate Calibration Technology for US Air Force

  • March 7, 2022
  • News

Rohde & Schwarz has developed the R&S FSMR3000AF measuring receiver to calibrate signal generators and attenuators with one single instrument.

Transforming Life Science Lab Automation Standardization & Modularization

  • by Bill Lydon
  • March 3, 2022
  • Feature

Life science laboratory standardization and modularization support automation and are increasing the efficiency and number of practical applications in life sciences, including drug discovery and small-batch, single-use pharmaceutical applications.

Free eBook for Industrial Automation Professionals Highlights Benefits of Calibration Software

  • March 3, 2022
  • News

The eBook provides guidance and insights into how software can assist in implementing best practices developed by professionals in the process industry.

Case Study: Celsa Steel UK Sees Improved Yield Following Implementation of Slag Detection System from AMETEK Land

  • March 1, 2022
  • Case Study

AMETEK Land, the world’s leading manufacturer of monitors and analysers for industrial non-contact temperature measurement, has delivered its SDS-640 slag detection system to Celsa Steel UK to improve yield during the tapping process.

Algorithm Could Shorten Quality Testing, Research in Many Industries by Months

  • by Troy Rummler
  • February 18, 2022
  • Feature

A machine-learning algorithm developed at Sandia National Laboratories could provide auto manufacturing, aerospace and other industries a faster and more cost-efficient way to test bulk materials.

Trelleborg Demonstrates How Lubrication Management and Counter Surfaces Technology Make Hydraulic Applications More Sustainable

  • February 1, 2022
  • News

Pushing the capabilities of sealing technology for hydraulics, Trelleborg’s focus has been on enhancing performance while making fluid power applications more sustainable.

Turkish Foundry Operator Atik Metal Approves Cyclops L Pyrometer from AMETEK Land for Furnace Measurements

  • January 19, 2022
  • News

Atik Metal, one of the world’s leading and most reliable companies in the foundry industry, has approved AMETEK Land’s Cyclops L portable pyrometer for use in its furnaces, with the aim of replacing its traditional dip thermocouple instruments.

Rotork Announces Appointment of Chief Executive Officer

  • January 13, 2022
  • News

Rotork plc ("Rotork"), the global flow control and instrumentation group, announces the appointment of Kiet Huynh as chief executive officer (CEO).

Turck Inc. Announces New President and CEO

  • August 4, 2023
  • News

Banda stepped into the role beginning July 31.

Beamex Presents the Annual Calibration Exchange (ACE) 2023 at MIT Museum in Cambridge, MA

  • July 24, 2023
  • News

Beamex, the leading partner for calibration excellence in the process industry, is thrilled to announce that attendee registration is now open for the 2023 Annual Calibration Exchange (ACE).

New Flow Research Study Finds Thermal Flowmeters Capitalize on Growth in Gas Flow Measurement

  • July 12, 2023
  • News

Thermal flowmeters are riding the surge of gas flow measurement in both renewable and traditional natural gas applications, according to a new study from Flow Research.

Brooks Instrument Mass Flow Controllers Provide Intelligent Gas Flow Control in New Cytiva Bioreactor

  • June 8, 2023
  • News

SLA Series Biotech MFC offers intelligent, precise gas flow control that reduces complexity and costs in bioprocessing operations.

ABB Unveils High Accuracy Flowmeter Calibration Facility in Minden, Germany

  • June 7, 2023
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The new capabilities will allow the ABB factory in Minden to increase its production capacity by up to 30%, enabling ABB to serve its customers better.

Brooks Instrument Joins Major Biotechnology Consortium Focused on Regenerative Drug Manufacturing

  • June 1, 2023
  • News

Brooks Instrument will contribute insights and precision fluid control technology to the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute’s BioFabUSA program.

Averna Expands Global Footprint into Germany with the Acquisition of ProNES

  • May 23, 2023
  • News

Averna, the leading global Test & Quality Solutions provider, announced today it has acquired the German company ProNES Automation GmbH.

NewTek Designs 100th Custom Position Sensor Oil & Gas Downhole Drilling

  • May 18, 2023
  • News

NewTek recently designed its 100th custom LVDT Position Sensors with a vented body and modified lead lengths to address the unique operating specifications for a downhole drilling application.

World Metrology Day 2023 Celebrates 'Measurements Supporting Global Food System'

  • May 9, 2023
  • News

The annual event focuses on the role of accurate measurements in addressing the challenges of providing safe, nutritious food to everyone globally.

FieldComm Group to Host a May 10 Webinar Detailing WirelessHART Deployment Guidelines

  • May 3, 2023
  • News

Attendees will learn practical considerations, based on proven field deployments, for planning, operating and maintaining networks of any size.

Temperature Instruments Improve Operations

  • by Keith Riley
  • June 3, 2022
  • Feature

Modern temperature instrumentation simplifies technician access, calibration and SIL procedures. This feature originally appeared in the May 2022 issue of InTech Focus Temperature & Pressure.

Reduce Risk of Failures in Glass Furnace Refractories with Solutions from AMETEK Land

  • May 27, 2022
  • News

AMETEK Land, the leading manufacturer of non-contact temperature measurement solutions, helps to reduce failures and deterioration in glass furnace refractories with monitoring and detection systems.

Instrument Training Enhances Industry 4.0 Implementation

  • by Jerry Spindler
  • May 6, 2022
  • Feature

For organizations undergoing digital transformation, reliable smart instrumentation and a knowledgeable userbase are the bedrock for implementing IIoT, Industry 4.0 and other modern solutions.

GERG Industry Study Compares Methods for Measuring Composition and Energy Content in LNG

  • May 5, 2022
  • News

Endress+Hauser Raman spectroscopy-based analyzer systems are a reliable and low-maintenance alternative to traditional gas chromatography/vaporizer systems for liquefied natural gas composition and energy content measurement during custody transfer transactions.

Endress+Hauser Celebrates Opening of Additional Buildings in Stahnsdorf

  • April 29, 2022
  • News

Endress+Hauser has expanded its center of competence for silicon pressure sensors in Stahnsdorf near Berlin, Germany at a cost of more than 12 million euros.

Smart Instrumentation for the Digital Present

  • by Nathan Hedrick
  • April 29, 2022
  • Feature

When organizations want to optimize plant processes, smart instrumentation provides host systems with indispensable data, which can be used for operational and maintenance insights. This feature originally appeared in the April edition of InTech magazine.

Endress+Hauser Broadens Its Mobile Calibration Services

  • April 28, 2022
  • News

Endress+Hauser expanded its on-site calibration offerings by adding three additional mobile calibration rigs to the existing fleet, making a total of 19 rigs that service Endress+Hauser and third-party instrumentation including flow, pressure and temperature.

New Standard for Electrical Submeters Measures the Accuracy of Current Sensors

  • April 27, 2022
  • News

NEMA published Electrical Submeter—Current Sensor Accuracy ANSI/NEMA SM 31000-7-2021, a new standard that covers metrological requirements and associated testing for current sensors used with electrical energy submeters to assess accuracy.

FRABA Announces Sale of VITECTOR Business Unit to CEDES Group

  • April 19, 2022
  • News

The sale of the industrial door sensor business will support future growth of FRABA.

Testing Data Shows SICK Solutions Provide Reliable Measurement of Hydrogen for Energy Industry

  • March 31, 2022
  • News

Measurement technology from SICK reliably and safely measure the flow of hydrogen-methane gas mixtures up to admixtures of 30% hydrogen.