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High Performance, Low Cost, Industrial Safety Device

Safety Transmitter Sadly, There are too many recent examples of catastrophic industrial accidents. New safety technologies exist today t...

Township Water Authority Uses Ultrasonic Clamp-On Flowmeters to Avoid Surcharges for Exceeding Peak Limits

Ultrasonic Clamp-On Flowmeter (courtesy of Siemens ) Reprinted with permission from Siemens Process Instrumentation A suburban townshi...

Step-by-Step Instructions for Installing a Samson 3277 Actuator

The Samson 3277 is a pneumatic linear actuator suitable for attachment to Samson Series 240, 250, 280 and 290 control valves, as well as th...

The Coriolis Principle and It's Use in Flow Measurement

Image courtesy of Wikipedia The Coriolis effect acts on a medium that is accelerated through a rotating system, like a ball on a rotati...

Ultrasonic Level Measurement

Ultrasonic level instruments measure the distance from the transmitter (located at some high point) to the surface of a process material ...

Introduction to Electrically Actuated Valves (Motor Operated Valve or MOVs)

Electric valve actuators for MOVs The two most common methods of opening and closing industrial valves are by pneumatic actuators and ...

Simplifying Plant Safety instrumentation

White paper courtesy of United Electric Controls Safety implementation typically is done by a group that includes plant instrument engi...

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