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OEM Pressure Sensors
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ensortechnics’ new KMA series measures gage pressures of corrosive and aggressive gases and liquids in ranges from 500 mbar to 100 bar. These pressure sensors utilise internal digital signal conditioning to deliver calibrated and temperature compensated 0.5…4.5 V output signals. The KMA sensors are based on very accurate and long-term stable ceramic pressure cells with excellent media compatibility. The small stainless steel sensor housing with a G 1/8 (BSP) threaded pressure port is ideally suited for space-saving integration into demanding OEM devices and machines. The KMA series offers different options in order to adapt the sensors to the specific customer application. For the safe pressure measurement of gaseous oxygen Sensortechnics offers special manufacturing and cleaning processes which ensure the KMA sensors are free from oil, grease and other combustible contaminants (certified for oxygen service up to 30 bar by the German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing).
Sensortechnics Tel: 01788 560426 Web:
www.sensortechnics.com/kma
Enter 817 Pheonix Contact
ew from Phoenix Contact, a range of hybrid motor starters that are a real space-saving alternative to mechanical contactor circuits. The new Contactron series combine the advantages of the classic electromechanical relay and modern semi-conductor technology with application competence and professional industrial design. The result is a highly functional solid-state reversing contactor that facilitates project planning and wiring, requires a minimum of space in the control cabinet and ensures maximum system availability with almost wear-free switching. Of interest to machine builders, system integrators and panel and MCC manufacturers across all sectors, the new Contactron product family from Phoenix Contact provides 3 phase motor control with up to 4 functions in one compact module.
Tel: 0845 881 2222 Web:
www.pheonixcontact.co.uk
Alicat Portable Calibration Unit P
roviding an efficient and affordable secondary calibration standard, the Portable Calibration Unit (PCU) from Alicat Scientific integrates three Alicat Laminar Mass Flow Meters into a portable industrial briefcase that can be taken anywhere. The PCU is ideal for use in laboratories, industrial plants, process facilities and by field technicians to verify proper operation of flow meters and flow controllers from any manufacturer. Unlike other currently available secondary standards, the PCU is fully self-contained and does not require any additional support equipment or line power. It is as simple as having a tech arrive on site, plug the unit into the system and take readings. The PCU also has on-board digital output to send flow data to a laptop or other computer system via multi-drop RS- 232 communications for simultaneous data acquisition.
Tel: +1 520 290-6060 Web:
www.alicatscientific.com
Food grade certified epoxy M
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aster Bond epoxy EP42HT-2FG may be used across a wide variety of applications in the food industry, such as bonding and sealing metals, plastics, rubbers and other substrates, commonly found on food service equipment. Featuring high resistance to chemicals and many solvents, along with boiling water, fats and oils, it may be readily used as a coating for storage tanks, bins, hoppers, and other containment vessels. Capable of withstanding extreme conditions over the wide service temperature range of -60°F to +450°F (FDA certification done at the temperatures specified in the test protocol), EP42HT-2FG resists steam, radiation and frozen storage conditions. Master Bond offers a wide variety of one and two component epoxy systems for bonding, sealing and coating applications.
Master Bond Inc. Tel: +1-201-343-8983 Web:
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esponding to new regulations affecting readability of GS1 codes, global pharmaceutical company Sanofi-aventis was keen to implement a product verification solution to ensure zero operator errors caused by data input, a reduction of waste products and improved product coding quality across a range of products at their factory in Poland. To achieve these objectives and ensure FDA CFR Part 11 compliance, Sanofi-aventis worked with Cognex’s partner Wedzony, a specialist in industrial automation, to design and implement a print and code verification solution. The mobile solution consisted of a band conveyor, printer, Cognex In-Sight 5400 camera, a panel PC and pneumatic air nozzles to reject defective products. Passing beneath the Cognex In-Sight camera at 300 parts per minute, the camera reads the printed data and verifies against selected information.
Cognex 40 Tel: 01327 856040
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Spirax Sarco helps cut Northumbrian Water’s energy bill
team systems from Spirax Sarco are playing an essential role in a new green energy project that is set to cut Northumbrian Water’s annual energy bill by 10%.
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“A reliable supply of high quality steam was a top priority on this project” says Frank Errington, works co-ordination manager for Northumbrian Water. “Without steam we couldn’t do what we do.” The lead contractor on the project brought in
Spirax Sarco to provide the boiler ancillaries and steam plant for the scheme, including a hotwell, blowdown vessel, controls,
valves and sparging
equipment. In addition to hardware, Spirax Sarco also provided both on- and off-site training, and is still visiting the site regularly as part of an ongoing water treatment and chemical dosing contract. The £33 million advanced anaerobic digestion (AAD) scheme at Bran Sands, Teesport, converts sewage sludge into energy and is currently the biggest plant of its kind in the UK.
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Spirax Sarco Tel: 01242 535319 Web:
www.spiraxsarco.com/uk
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