Contents


NEWS 5


October 2026


 


FEATURES 8


10


INTERFACE:  SAMPLING SPEED:  RESOLUTION:  BANDWIDTH:  STREAMING SPEED:  CHANNELS PER CARD:  CHANNELS PER PC-SYSTEM:  CHANNELS PER STAND-ALONE NETBOX: 


SPECTRUM INSTRUMENT A TION


12 18 22


EDITOR


Victoria White - 07492 062973 vwhite@datateam.co.uk


ADVERTISING MANAGER Joel Sparksman - 01622 699186 jsparksman@datateam.co.uk


ARTWORK EDITOR Kirsty Hood - 01622 607965


CIRCULATION ENQUIRIES: Curwood CMS Ltd - datateam@c-cms.com


The statements and opinions expressed in Instrumentation Monthly magazine are not those ofthe editor or Datateam Business Media Ltd unless described as such.


© 2026 Datateam Business Media Ltd London Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8LY Tel: 01622 687031 Fax: 01622 757646


Magazine website: instrumentation.co.uk Registered in England No 1771113


ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES UK - £97.00 Overseas - £131.00 ISSN 2632-2447


Instrumentation Monthly is sent free of charge to individuals who meet the publisher’s strict terms of control.


26 30 34 36 38 40 44 55 56


18 Boliden Kokkola advances automation with ABB


DDS option boosts flexibility of general-purpose AWGs


Meet the winners of the 2026 Instrumentation & Electronics Awards


Precision in practice


Rapid gas pressure control crucial in hygienic manufacturing


Choosing instrumentation for water and liquid process monitoring


Atomic clocks refined with AWG cards in PXIe format


What to measure before a 24 VDC control- power problem becomes downtime


The data centre industry has solved cooling... now comes the hard part


Analogue or digital? The right load cell for the right application


Why accurate testing and measurement are critical to safety in engineering


Five ways artificial intelligence can revolutionise manufacturing


Heat, leaks and smarter maintenance: Fluke puts mobile imaging in technicians’ hands


Spelsberg’s Abox 040 /S solves the challenges that really matter to installers


Is your predictive maintenance missing the root cause?


44 26 22


Don’t Take Chances With Temperature


Moore Industries’ Rugged Temperature


Transmitters and Assemblies Keep Your Process and Plant Running So You Don’t Get Stuck.


Visit www.miinet.com/temp-ins or call 44 (0) 1293-514488


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68  |  Page 69  |  Page 70  |  Page 71  |  Page 72