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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).