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Contents… NEWS
5. Agilent Technologies to separate into two companies EDITOR’S CHOICE 7. New logic analysers offer fast timing capture and deep memory FEATURES
Gas detection & measurement... 11. John Warburton, strategic marketing manager at City Technology, looks into how today’s advanced gas sensor technology can help the chemical industry control its plant emissions
13. In a world where environmental responsibility is becoming increasingly important, companies are looking to techniques such as CHN microanalysis to quantify organic matter
Exhibition review...
15. “A truly exceptional exhibition” – this was the comment from just one of the exhibitors this year, and many more echoed the sentiment. But what made Sensors & Instrumentation 2013 such a good show?
Thermal imaging & vision systems...
17. With quality control essential during car manufacturing, both BMW and FIAT are using FLIR Systems thermal imaging cameras for reliable and cost-efficient inspection processes
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18. New high-end visual infrared thermometer Data acquisition...
21. Over time, temperature controllers and recorders have become increasingly sophisticated. Ian Collins, product manager at West Control Solutions, looks at how data logging has evolved into an easy to use technology suitable for a range of applications
22. High frequency data is needed to understand how different environmental pressures affect lake condition in order to protect the future of fresh water. To help, a system featuring sensors, dataloggers, computing and telemetry has been developed to collect and monitor ecological data from lakes across the UK
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25. Although MicroTCA sub-specification called MicroTCA4 – MTCA.4 – was set up for the advanced physics community, it is now finding interest in other market segments such as test and measurement
Test & measurement...
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29. Measurement accuracy is as dependent on the accuracy of the transmitter as it is on the quality of the instrument loop components. Here, Eric Moore, technical manager at Swagelok Capital Projects Company, and Sam Johnson, process instrumentation products manager, Swagelok, explain how standardisation will raise the accuracy of your measurements
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NOVEMBER 2013
TEST MEASUREMENT CONTROL
GAS DETECTION & MEASUREMENT
Controlling plant emissions
THERMAL IMAGING & VISION SYSTEMS
Visualising car production
Testo thermal imaging - Preventative maintenance made easy DATA ACQUISITION: Sensor solutions for monitoring water quality COVER STORY
Needing a non-invasive inspection tool for thermal imaging, Muntons, a Suffolk-based supplier of malted ingredients to the food and drinks industries, turned to Testo for a solution
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Next month... The December/January 2014 issue will include • Calibration • Flow, level & control • Test & measurement • Exhibition preview: Southern manufacturing & electronics
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