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South African Instrumentation & Control, April 2009 Michael Brown’s Loop Signature column is ending in SA Instrumentation & Control magazine, and he had this to say: “I am still very frustrated by the lack of interest shown by the vast majority of process companies. To date, the only company that I know of that has instituted optimisation as a separate discipline is Sasol…The equipment is getting more and more advanced, but the base layers do not work any better. In my opinion the vast majority of sophisticated control systems like DCSs and PLC/SCADA systems, are, from the control point of view, really being used as man-machine interfaces.”

The QS18LAF250 provides increased sensing capabilities with a cutoff range of 50 to 250 mm.

VSA-series vibration spectrum analyzers are used in predictive maintenance and troubleshooting for machine health monitoring

Model 61 modulates the blowdown control valve to allow the maximum level of dissolved solids regardless of load conditions for greater maintenance efficiency at lower cost.

Max, Flex and Prox UHF Gen 2 RFID transponder tags are useful for supply chain management and high-value asset tracking.

Q45N Dissolved Ammonia Monitor uses reaction chemistry to convert ammonia in a solution to a stable monochloramine compound.

MP300 level sensor uses a floating polypropylene ball mounted on a stainless steel level actuator to a switch that can trigger a signal to a PLC or directly switch power up to 6A.

FastPic4 inventory management and control software offers a simple interface with SAP ERP without the need for extensive programming support.

Enhancements include a browser-driven setup utility and interfaces that automatically recognizes all controller tags or registers, and interfaces to Siemens S7 and Schneider Modicon Quantum PLCs.

Mitsubishi announces C70, M70 and M700 CNCs at IMTS.

PREMOTAG works in the HF RFID band (13.56MHz), for use on metal surfaces and environments where high resistance is needed.

Worn next to the human body and with read ranges of up to 12 ft, CR80 Security Access Cards transmit critical data, verify identity and can be used throughout high-security facilities.

RTOSWin allows Windows to run alongside RTOSes like VxWorks, Windows CE, QNX and On Time RTOS-32.

SCP100S24X-CP can be used in Ethernet/IP control power applications, and SCP100S24X-DVN in the physical layer of DeviceNet applications.

Weatherproof thermal mass flow meters and controllers now conform to the Ingress Protection (IP) IP66 classification. IP66 standard is for users who are washing units down with spray jets.

Enhancements to the software radio system include high-performance wideband DDCs and an interpolation filter, so it can operate over a wider range of bandwidths.

MultiMac can be used to test a wide variety of non-magnetic products, or inspect magnetic material by using Direct Current saturation systems

Designed for locations which lack a power source, T-BOX WM employs intelligent power management to allow operation using a small lithium battery.

Sensor Network Analyzer (SNA) software supports the ZigBee PRO specification, Smart Energy (AMI) appplication profile, and ZigBee Commissioning Cluster.

STAC6-Q stepper drives are now available with current output from 0.5 - 3.2 A with 220 Vac input.