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ORTUSTECH BLANVIEW DISPLAYS B
lanview is Ortustech’s unique display technology offering unparalleled
sunlight readability with low power. It is the optimal display technology
for products / applications used outdoors and powered by batteries. Thanks to VA technology the displays
offer high contrast values , a natural, brilliant colour reproduction and an 80 Degree viewing angle from all sides. The backlight is specified with a
service life of 100K hours and saves around 30% power compared to conventional TFTs. Flat , light and compact design
makes an ideal solution for portable , mobile and battery operated applications. Additionally the LVDS interface enables simple integration with quick transfer rates.
Available sizes are 2.2”, 2.7”, 3.5” , 4”, 4.3” , 4.8”, 5” , 5.7” & 7”
Manhattan Skyline u 01344 307733 u
www.mansky.co.uk
ABACUS COLD MAINS WATER METER TYPE EM SCALED 0-999 LITRES IN STEPS OF 1 LITRE
hosepipes. Not very accurate and certainly no consistent. Now, Hertfordshire company Aquameter has developed the ABACUS digital water measuring system for dispensing accurate preset quantities of water straight into mixing vessels, tanks, etc. Easy to install and simple to use, the ABACUS delivers repeatable results day in, day out, reliably and consistently. Thousands of units have been sold worldwide to a whole variety of industries where water is added to powders or granules for mixing purposes. Just dial in the batch amount required and press the start button. The unit stops the flow of water when the required quantity has been delivered - easy.
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Aquameter Ltd u 01992 442 861 u
www.aquameter.co.uk
dding a preset quantity of water to a mix has long been carried out using pails or
SENSOR CENTRE INTRODUCES THE LBKSYSTEM T
he LBKSystem detects the presence of humans & can give a pre-alarm in order to avoid the sudden stopping of machinery. It is a lower cost alternative to traditional laser based floor scanners and it won’t be
triggered by visible objects like smoke, dust, wood shavings, machine waste or water splashes. LBK-S01 heads can also be mounted behind mesh guarding or hidden behind an acrylic facia. The maximum depth of monitored area is 4m but with six sensors can cover an area
15m wide thanks to its beam width of 110 degrees. The LBKSystem consists of a single LBK-C22 control unit & from one to six LBK-S01 sensing heads. Configuration, e.g. depth of warning & danger areas, sensitivity & restart functions are quickly & easily set using the free application software.
Sensor Centre u 01844 201607 u
www.sensorcentre.com
IN PRAISE OF THE HUMBLE THERMOCOUPLE W
here does the humble
thermocouple stand in the high-tech world of measurement and control? The funny thing is that the temperature instrumentation market is dominated by complex, sophisticated measurement and control systems which provide a high degree of versatility and accuracy but, in many applications rely on a simple thermocouple as the temperature sensor (base-metal type usually). This is surprising really since instrumentation is typically accurate to a fraction of a degree centigrade whereas a base-metal thermocouple has uncertainties of ± 2ºC before it even sees the process. Since measurement accuracy of the entire process is only as good as that of the sensor, why rely on something that, in principle, at least, has not significantly changed in nearly 200 years (Thomas Seebeck discovered the principle of the thermocouple in 1821).
Labfacility u 01243 871280
CAPM347 HIGH SPEED 24VDC EMBEDDED PRINTER FOR RETAIL, VENDING AND KIOSK APPLICATIONS
B
VM, official distributor for Seiko Instruments’ printer mechanisms and portable printers for the UK and Ireland, has announced the CAPM347, a 24VDC high-speed rugged thermal print
and cut unit optimised for use in ticketing and vending machines, receipt printing, lottery terminals, ATMs or other industrial, retail or medical applications. Two versions are available: for Point-of-Sale receipt printers and similar uses, the “Easy Load” version with a removable thermal head that enables simple drop-in roll replacement. The “Auto Load” model has a hinged thermal head assembly for embedded designs such as kiosk and ticketing machines and an optical sensor that automatically initiates replacement paper loading. Both versions offer print speeds of 300mm/s on standard 58, 60, 80 and 83mm wide paper up to 90 micron thickness; the thick paper model prints at 280mm/s on paper up to 150 micron thick. The integral cutter has a hardened V-shaped blade specified to two million operations of either complete or partial cuts that leave a small centre point attached between receipts. The units feature an all-metal body, powerful motors and wide gears throughout to ensure
reliability. They are designed to output more than 1.3 million x 150mm receipts with up to 640 dots/line. 16 x 8, 16 x 16, 24 x 12 and 24 x 24 characters are supported, resolution is 8 dots/mm. The communication interface with the host machine is via parallel, serial or USB with Seiko’s interface boards or control chips; Windows and Linux drivers are available.
BVM u 01489 780144 u
www.bvm.co.uk
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