Automation & Control
Streamline the entire calibration process with documenting calibrators
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y using a documenting calibrator, the calibration results are stored automatically in the calibrator’s memory during the calibration process. The engineer does not have to write any results down on paper and so the whole process is much faster and costs are therefore reduced. Quality and accuracy of calibration results will also improve, as there will be fewer mistakes due to human error. The calibration results are transferred automatically from the calibrator’s memory to the computer/database. This means the engineer does not spend time transferring the results from his notepad to final storage on a computer, again, saving time and money. With instrument calibration, the calibration procedure itself is critical. Performing the calibration procedure in the same way each time is important for consistency of results. With a documenting calibrator, the calibration procedure can be automatically transferred from the computer to the handheld calibrator before going out into the field.
out in the same way every time as the engineer is being told by the calibrator which test point he needs to measure next. Also, having an easy-to- use documenting calibrator is definitely the way forward, especially if calibration is one of many tasks that the user has to carry out in his or her daily maintenance routine.” Heikki Laurila continues: “With a
As Heikki Laurila, Product Manager of calibrator manufacturer Beamex, states: “Engineers who are out in the field performing instrument calibrations, get instant pass or fail messages with a documenting calibrator. The tolerances and limits for a sensor, as well as detailed instructions on how to calibrate the transmitter, are input once in the calibration management software and then downloaded to the calibrator. This means calibrations are carried
documenting calibrator such as the Beamex MC4 Documenting Process Calibrator, the user can download calibration instructions for hundreds of different instruments into the device’s memory before going out into the field. The corresponding calibration results for these instruments can be saved in the device without the user having to return to his PC in the office to download/upload data. This means the user can work for several days in the field.” n
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Beamex Oy Ab is based in Pietarsaari, Finland.
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Thermal imaging cameras for automation and safety applications
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hermal imaging cameras can be used for a wide variety of applications. Thanks to their
ability to measure temperatures they are widely used for predictive maintenance and building inspections, R&D and many other applications. They are also widely used for machine vision and safety applications. Production engineers and technicians are faced by the demand for higher production output at a constant quality and at lower cost. Thermal imaging cameras are an effective tool for Infrared Machine Vision, Closed loop Process control and Quality Assurance imaging, helping you to validate and increase
product quality and throughput and thereby give your products a competitive edge and increased profitability.
Thermal imaging cameras are also great tools for safety applications. Safety applications exist in any industry where protection of lives and assets is of importance and where an early warning of a potential critical condition is of utmost importance. Advanced thermal imaging cameras allow you to monitor what you can’t see, providing quality assurance and safety in the fastest and easiest way possible. They can be installed almost anywhere to monitor the efficiency and safety of your production process by detecting and measuring temperature differences. Thermal imaging cameras have proven to be an invaluable tool for safety monitoring and to improve production quality. n
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FLIR Commercial Systems BV is based in Breda, The Netherlands.
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One-day biotech symposium
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+W Process Industries GmbH will present a one-day symposium – Quo Vadis Biotech – on the
latest trends and developments in the field of red biotechnology. The event will be an information platform structured to facilitate an exchange of experiences between interested parties from the biotech and pharmaceutical industry. International speakers will give a series of interesting lectures. Topics will include contract development and production, qualification issues, disposables, personalised medicine, research and development facilities, site selection and vaccines.
The symposium is targeting biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. It will be heldmat the Frankfurt Sheraton Airport Hotel & Towers, Frankfurt a. Main, Germany, on Tuesday, 23rd November 2010. n
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M+W Process Industries GmbH is based in Stuttgart, Germany.
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