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Alicat Mass Flow Controllers Powers MDC¹s XpressStick


Tucson, Arizona (28 August 2017) Alicat Scientific¹s MCE mass flow controllers have been integrated into MDC Vacuum Products¹ XpressStick MFC Gas Stick. With precision control of gas flows of up to 20SLPM and onboard display, Alicat¹s MCE provides gas programming functionality to the gas connection module, which links pressurized gas inputs to vacuum chambers. The all-in-one design of the XpressStick MFC gas stick


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eliminates complex hardware specification in processes which include a combination of specialty gases, pressure, precise regulation, and vacuum. Its easy programming and precise gas control system allows users to go from bottle to process in one simple step. Designed to meet ultra-high purity process requirements, the XpressStick is also offered in a stainless steel model for corrosive environments. ³Fast response time, accuracy, and reliability were all


key criteria in choosing an MFC instrument for our XpressStick,² explained James Moore, MDC Vice President, Engineering & Technology.


Alicat  01223 472804  www.alicat.com


as connection module benefits from Alicat¹s MCE¹s high precision flow control


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ires and cables routinely have to be connected to copper busbars when manufacturing control gear and switchgear systems.


The conventional approach is time-consuming and uses screw clamps or fixed conductor connection clamps. But help is at hand, thanks to the launch of a new range of maintenance-free conductor connection clamps from


Rittal. The clamps utilize push-in technology, providing users with a fast, easy and secure method for connecting conductors to busbars. Rittal’s push-in clamps also have a whole host of other advantages as well as extremely quick and easy cable


connection. They are maintenance-free and can be used for many different types of conductors. Rittal has developed a new generation of conductor connection clamps enabling panel builders and switchgear


manufacturers to connect cables and wires directly to busbars. The new push-in conductor connection clamps are available in two clamping ranges, 0.5–4 mm2 and 1.5–16 mm2,


and for copper busbars, 5 and 10 mm thick in each clamping range. The push-in conductor connection clamps enable quick and easy attachment to the busbar. The stripped end of


the conductor is connected to the busbar simply by pushing them together, and the connection is held securely in place with a separate spring mechanism. The spring optimises conductivity by removing oxide layers that have formed on the busbar. And optimal contact is maintained by the integral contact block with its defined and raised contact points. You can achieve quick and easy connections with solid, multi-wire and ultrasonic welding conductors and also


fine wire conductors with wire end ferrules and twin wire end ferrules. The clamp can reduce issues such as incorrect compression/torques and loosening while its maintenance-free design improves reliability and keeps running costs down.


Rittal  01709 704000  www.rittal.co.uk  www.friedhelm-loh-group.com


Fiberguide Partners with Micron Optics to Provide Fiber Bragg Grating Optical Sensors


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ptical fiber and assembly specialist Fiberguide Industries has partnered with sensing expert Micron Optics to manufacture their


line of fiber Bragg grating optical sensors. The sensors are ideal for distributed sensing of stress, temperature, strain, displacement and acceleration on machinery, equipment, planes, buildings, bridges and other devices and structures. The sensors are a product of a Micron Optics design, and Fiberguide’s construction expertise and process refinement. Bragg gratings written inside the sensors’ optical fiber core


behave like mirrors that reflect light at a specific wavelength based on the periodicity of the grating. Exposure to strain or temperature causes a shift in the reflected wavelength, proportional to the change in strain or temperature. Unlike commonly used electrical sensors, fiber Bragg sensors are not susceptible to signal degradation caused by long distances or electromagnetic interference.


For more information on fiber Bragg grating optical sensors, or to request a quote, visit www.micronoptics.com. Fibreguide


 (908) 647-6601


A Versatile Pneumatic Quick-Disconnect Coupling D


eveloped for demanding aerospace ground and flight test applications, Chell's wide range of quick disconnects allows


configuration changes for adaptation to existing test stands as well as bespoke connection designs. The application of aerospace quality components to industrial test applications immediately improves reliability and serviceability, leading to an improvement in measurement uncertainty. SQDC quick disconnects, designed to speed up gas turbine data acquisition, are fully tested from -50 to 325 degC and, with built-in locking device, for vibration to D0160F. Available in 4, 8, 16,19, 24 & 32 way circular configurations for 1/16 inch and 1mm diameter tubulation, SQDC's may be specified with Silicon or Perlast seals, pressure-tight blanks and pipework guides. Chell designs & manufactures the entire range in our own facility and we are able to adapt designs and sizes very quickly to a customer's individual needs. Many user's test stands have a multiplicity of fittings in a range of sizes, for which we are able to create bespoke multi-port quick disconnect solutions very speedily. It has never been quicker, easier or more economic to hook-up complex products with multiple pressure tappings.


Chell Instruments Ltd  01692 500555  www.chell.co.uk CONNECTINGINDUSTRY.COM/INSTRUMENTATION  www.fiberguide.com K Pressure Instruments


eller will be showing a range of pressure sesnors, pressure transmitters and digital pressure gauges at


Sensors & Instrumentation. Made in Switzerland, Keller specialises in making products to suit the customers application, its modular designs can be adapted easily at little or no extra cost. Keller will be showing its Leo Record, Digital Pressurfe Gauge, an instrument that records pressure and temperature in remote applications. Battery powered it stores 57,000 readings and has a recording interval from once per second to once per day. Results can be downloaded to a PC using Keller Logger5 software. Also available is an approved instrinsically safe ATEX version. Pressure ranges are 3 / 30 / 300 / 700 and 1000 bar. Its worth arriving early as Keller is sponsoring the ‘Early Bird Breakfast’ – available to the first 200 visitors each day. Stand G5


Keller  www.keller-pressure.co.uk  0845 6432855


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