News of Temperature & Moisture Sensors & Their Uses

8-Channel Web-Enabled TC Input Module

Editor — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:15:11 +0000

OM-WEB-TC From OMEGA Stamford CT, USA — Omega introduces the OM-WEB-TC series of thermocouple measurement devices with built-in web server. The embedded web interface provides viewing access to thermocouple data and configuration settings using a standard web browser. This product features 8 thermocouple input channels and supports thermocouple types J, K, T, E, N, R, [...]

Free RTD Temp Measurement Training

prweb — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:53:59 +0000

RTDology® Online From Burns Engineering Minnetonka MN, USA — (PRWEB) — As part of their continuing series of web-based training modules, Burns Engineering will present a complimentary session on RTD accuracy on Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 at 12:00 PM CST. Resistance Temperature Detectors (RTDs) are primary instruments in the measurement of temperature, and confident measurements [...]

Measurement of High-Speed Phenomena Temperatures

wbprimetek — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:00:28 +0000

Measure the temperature at different points in a high-speed event Tring, UK — Specialised Imaging has announced that it is developing the capability on its SIM Ultra Fast Framing Camera to precisely measure the temperature at different points in a high-speed event. Capable of capturing up to 32 images at 1 billion frames per second [...]

Standard Practice for Location of Wet Insulation in Roofing Systems Using Infrared Imaging

Editor — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:39:18 +0000

ASTM C1153 – 10 Southampton, PA, USA — This is a recent ASTM standard that we missed when preparing a presentation for IR/INFO2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana in January. This brief article explains the standard, its source, what it is about and where it can be obtained. To quote from the introduction in this standard: [...]

IR Temp Sensor for Food Apps

Calex Electronics PR — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:34:21 +0000

Has Right Angled Sensing Head & Protective Plastic Window Leighton Buzzard, England — The Calex CI5234 is a unique sensor based on the existing two-piece PyroCouple M designed specifically for one customer’s special requirements. This sensor has features that also make it ideal for many other applications. The standard PyroCouple M sensing head is replaced [...]

Safe Evaporation of Diethyl Ether Assists Lipid Extractions

wbprimetek — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:31:51 +0000

Ipswich, UK & Stone Ridge NY, USA — The Inert Gas Purge (IGP) system, available for use with most Genevac evaporators, enables safe operation even when working with highly explosive solvents, those with a low flash point, very low auto-ignition temperature and a wide explosive vapour saturation range. An application that has benefited particularly from [...]

OMEGA Introduces Temps Controller Panel

tasha — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:44:55 +0000

CNI-CB120SB Stamford, CT USA — Omega introduces its new series CNI-CB120SB, a self-contained temperature control panel that provides a complete control system design, eliminating the need to select, collect and assemble separate components. The preconfigured panels are ready to install, requiring only supply power, load and sensor hook-up. They are equipped with an OMEGA® iSeries [...]

Data Management & Analysis Software for T&D Data Loggers

CAS News — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:49:39 +0000

CHESTERLAND OH, USA — – CAS DataLoggers in partnership with high-quality manufacturer T&D has announced the new release of a beta version of the popular T&D Graph software for data management and analysis. This graphing utility software is compatible with most T&D products and offers users new features including inserting shapes, posting comments and memos on graphs, [...]

NEW Compact High-Resolution NIR Camera

wbprimetek — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:47:42 +0000

NEW FLIR SC2600!!! Croissy-Beaubourg, FRANCE — FLIR ATS has announced the launch of its new SC2600 near infrared (NIR) camera for the research and science community. With its low noise and highly sensitive 640 × 512 InGaAs sensor, the affordable SC2600 NIR camera sets a new standard for automation, research, and science applications. Powerful and [...]

Nominations for the ITHERM 2012 ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Editor — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:01:50 +0000

Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina | San Diego, California, USA Nominations due by March 1! ITherm 2012 The ITherm Achievement Award, first instituted in 1996, is presented biennially in recognition of significant contributions made in thermal and thermomechanical management of electronics. The selection criteria include PIONEERING and SUSTAINING electronics thermal/thermomechanical research contributions as well [...]

Wireless Sensor System Provides Web-Based Monitoring

Newport_US — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:20:43 +0000

NEWPORT Electronics unveils new Wireless Web-based Sensor System. San Francisco CA, USA — The new NEWPORT® zSeries wireless sensor system provides Web-based monitoring of Temperature, Humidity, and Barometric Pressure in critical applications. The compact wireless “End Devices” mount discretely on the wall in clean rooms, laboratories, and any remote facility. The End Devices transmit up [...]

InK and NOTED

IMEKO TC12 — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:52:14 +0000

Implementing the new kelvin & Novel techniques for traceable temperature dissemination Torino, Italy — Also described in the January 2012 IMEKO TC12 newsletter are from the European Metrology Research Programme, EMRP 2011, where two projects dealing with temperature have been awarded for funding on the call on SI broader scope. InK – Implementing the new [...]

TEMPMEKO 2013

IMEKO TC12 — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:33:29 +0000

News from IMEKO TC12 Torino, Italy — TEMPMEKO 2013, the Symposium on Temperature and Thermal Measurements in Industry and Science will be held in Madeira Island from 14th to 18th October 2013. It will be hosted by SPMet, the Portuguese Metrology Society and RELACRE, the Portuguese Network of Accredited Laboratories . It will be cosponsored [...]

Upcoming ITC IR Training Courses in the USA

GOrlove — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:44:22 +0000

Also: Save Big on InfraMation 2012 Nashua NH, USA – The Infrared Training Center is excited to announce that registration is now open for InfraMation 2012, taking place from November 6-8th in Orlando, Florida! This will be InfraMation’s 13th year, and is the place to discover business opportunities, learn about new techniques and applications, and [...]

Energy-Efficient Home DAS Solution with dataTaker

CAS News — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:42:37 +0000

CHESTERLAND OH, USA —- CAS Dataloggers recently provided the datalogging solution based on the dataTaker DT85 Intelligent Universal Input Data Logger for a large manufacturer of thermally efficient and lightweight building panels whose insulated products were used extensively in the construction of a highly energy-efficient home. The manufacturer wanted to set up continual temperature monitoring [...]

MDM25 RH Handheld Relative Humidity Hygrometer

Michell Instruments — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:11:22 +0000

Displays %RH, Temp, Dew Point Temp, Absolute Humidity & Wet Bulb Temp Rowley MA, USA — Michell Instruments launches a new handheld relative humidity hygrometer, the MDM25. This portable, battery-operated meter is available with a number of different probe configurations. It displays relative humidity, temperature and one calculated humidity value, making this instrument suitable for [...]

TC Virtual Chart Recorder for Viewing Temps with a Web Browser

Newport_US — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:10:49 +0000

Two Thermocouple Channels Santa Ana CA, USA — The NEWPORT® iTCX transmitter let’s you monitor Temperature from two independent Thermocouple (TC) channels over an Ethernet network or the Internet with no special software except a Web Browser. The NEWPORT iTCX serves Active Web Pages to display real time readings, temperature charts, or log data in [...]

Lascar EL-USB-1-LCD Temps Data Logger

CAS News — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:38:33 +0000

CHESTERLAND OH, USA — CAS DataLoggers is proud to announce its most affordable solution for convenient yet accurate temperature monitoring: the Lascar EL-USB-1-LCD Temperature Data Logger. The Model EL-USB-1-LCD low-cost self-contained USB datalogger provides an inexpensive, easy to use solution for stand-alone temperature data recording. LASCAR data loggers start at less than $100 and are [...]

IR/INFO 2012: A Resounding Success!

Editor — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:06:36 +0000

The 23rd Conference & Training Program Burlington NJ, USA — Infraspection Institute’s IR/INFO conference was held January 22 – 25, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. IR/INFO 2012 marks the 23rd anniversary for the advanced training conference, technical symposium and technology expo. IR/INFO was attended by infrared thermographers, PdM technologists, engineers, and building inspection professionals from [...]

RoofScanIR™Class In Beautiful Myrtle Beach, SC

CHawks — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:12:30 +0000

February 15th – 17th, 2012 Ben Hixson and Greg Stockton teach this renowned class. The training class includes instruction by Ben Hixson, RCI, CCCA, CCS, Technical Director of RoofScanIR™. The other instructor is Greg Stockton who has been doing infrared on roofs for over 20 years. Greg says “Many very good thermographers stay away from [...]

Punxsutawney Phil Vs. the U.S. National Temps Data: 1988–2011

Editor — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:39:31 +0000

No predictive skill for the groundhog in the period Asheville NC, USA — The table below gives a snapshot by year since 1988 whether Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow or not along with the corresponding monthly national average temperature departures in the USA for both February and March. The table shows no predictive skill for [...]

PathFindIR Night Vision Thermal Imaging

GOrlove — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:57:04 +0000

FLIR Systems PathFindIR compact thermal imaging camera reduces the hazards of night time driving Automotive Night Vision Systems enable drivers to detect and monitor potential hazards on or near the road, allowing more time to react to any potential danger. PathFindIR Thermal imager helps the user recognize pedestrians, animals, or objects in total darkness, smoke, [...]

Insulating Blankets for Large Scale Reactors

Ace Glass — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:16:08 +0000

Ace Glass introduces new insulating blankets to protect the glass reactor body and improve temperature stability Vineland NJ, USA — Ace Glass Incorporated introduces a new pilot plant insulating blanket design that fits the outside flask body of jacketed vessels from 10 L up to 100 L volumes. These are critical when the pilot plants [...]

Ice Detection with Thermal Imaging

GOrlove — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:00:18 +0000

FLIR’s January Video: Helping make Arctic & Antarctic seafarer travel safer Online – The earth’s Polar Regions are considered by many seafarers to be among the most challenging environments in the world. The combination of extremely long nights, harsh weather and icebergs can make a trip through Arctic and Antarctic waters dangerous. Nowadays these trips [...]

Using Accsense Wireless Temp Monitoring & Alarm Systems

CAS News — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:51:08 +0000

CHESTERLAND OO, USA — Alaska’s Department of Health and Social Services recently chose CAS DataLoggers and its advanced Accsense systems to provide the temperature monitoring solution for the extensive Alaska Immunization Program which had distributed vaccines to Alaskans for over three decades, all at no cost to providers. The program’s 26 remote public health centers [...]

NEWPORT®’s NEW wSeries Wi-Fi Transmitters

Newport_US — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:02:59 +0000

802.11g Wireless Ethernet Santa Ana CA, USA — NEWPORT offers Wi-Fi transmitters for Analog Voltage and Current (0-10 V, 4-20 mA), Temperature from digital sensors and dual Thermocouples, Humidity, and Barometric Pressure. The wSeries transmitters communicate on a standard Wi-Fi network which is an ideal and economical solution for facilities with an existing Wi-Fi network [...]

ASTM International E20 Elects Thomas J. Wiandt as Chairman

Editor — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:00:45 +0000

E20, ASTM International’s Committee on Temperature Measurement W. CONSHOHOCKEN PA, USA -—Thomas J. Wiandt, director of metrology in the Temperature Division of Fluke Calibration in American Fork, Utah, has been named chairman of ASTM International Committee E20 on Temperature Measurement. The committee, with a membership of approximately 150, develops standards that promote the knowledge and [...]

Cryogenic Storage Rack for High Volume Samples

wbprimetek — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:30:09 +0000

Lelystad, The Netherlands & McMurray PA, USA — Durably constructed the thick-walled Arctic Rack-24 from Micronic is a new rack and cover enabling high integrity sample storage at ultra low (cryogenic) temperatures over extended periods of time. The Arctic Rack-24 is purpose designed to accommodate twenty four high volume (6.00 ml or 7.50 ml) Micronic [...]