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Test, Measurement & LIMS Products, News, Articles, Events & Resources
Welcome to the Automation.com portal for Test, Measurement & LIMS with valuable information and resources for controls and automation engineers. Testing, validation and troubleshooting functions have become important to insure production uptime, quality and to provide product liability documentation. Systems and software in this field continue to advance.
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Articles
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Optimising wastewater treatment
- 09/11/11 What’s New in Process Technology, September 2011 By Jimmy Britz, Endress+Hauser Australia Optimising the wastewater treatment process using analytical sensors with automated cleaning is a cost-effective way to reduce maintenance, improve efficiency and ensure measurement accuracy. |
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Easy Oscilloscopes for All Buses
- 08/18/11 Control, August 2011 By John Rezabek Troubleshooting Fieldbus is rarely straightforward. One might need to disconnect segments and shoot them with oscilloscopes and meters. |
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The Future Of X-Ray Inspection Systems In The Food Industry
- 08/13/11 Manufacturing.net, August 2011 By Terry Woolford, EAGLE Product Inspection X-ray inspection systems can verify fill level, measure headspace and verify component presence and absence to alert manufacturers to check if food containers have been overfilled in order to avoid waste. |
White Papers
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Boost Your PLC System: High-Performance Analog Measurements
- 05/19/11 By National Instruments We live in an analog world and we often find ourselves in need of high-performance analog measurements as we push the limits of automation technology. Can PLCs keep up? |
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Automation and the Smart Grid: Energy Management Today
- 02/19/10 By Opto 22 This white paper takes a look at electrical power in the United States today, investigates the nature of the Smart Grid, and suggests ways that small and medium-sized companies can - without waiting for future technological development - gather energy data and control electrical energy costs today. |
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Improving Flow Measurement Using PLC Flow Computing
- 06/04/09 By Jim Ralston & Scott Monton, Prosoft Technology Paper explores embedding hydrocarbon flow computer technology into PLCs for integrated measurement, control and communications. |
Application Stories
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Honeywell controls quality at Hamburger Pitten paper plant
- 09/22/11 Hamburger Pitten, a producer of containerboard, upgraded its production line with two Honeywell Experion MX Quality Control Systems (QCS) systems, which will be used to improve product quality. |
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OMS manages pipe measurement for Subsea 7
- 09/15/11 OMS avoided any pipe fit-up problems, providing Subsea 7 with fast, good pipe fit-ups ready for the welding stage. |
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Gas analyser helps calm furnaces
- 09/11/11 What’s New in Process Technology, September 2011 Extremely high furnace temperatures and increasing water leakage are the main causes of the eruptions in electric submerged arc furnaces. Using a gas analyser to detect small water leaks has helped improve safety at TEMCO's Tasmanian manganese ferroalloy plant. |
Resources & Literature
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Essentials of Modern Measurements and Final Elements in the Process Industry: A Guide to Design, Configuration, Installation, and Maintenance - $119.00
This comprehensive resource aims to increase awareness of the opportunities afforded by modern measurement instruments and final elements, and to show how to get maximum benefit from the revolution in smart technologies. It builds an understanding of the fundamental aspects of measurements, measurement instruments, and final elements for applications in the process industry. |
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Basic and Advanced Regulatory Control: System Design and Application - $99.00
The second edition of this best-seller covers the topics of tuning feedback control loops, multiplicative feed-forward control, and other control techniques such as split-range control, cross-limiting control, floating control, techniques for increasing effective valve rangeability, and time proportioning control, and more. |
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Omron STI Guide to Non-Contact Detection and Measurement Scanners
This guide features helpful product selection guidelines, as well as detailed information, specifications, ordering information and application examples on their complete line of measuring light curtains, vehicle scanners, area sensors, part detection scanners and yarn break sensors. |
Training News
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Meggitt releases online industrial vibration training videos
- 07/25/11 Videos explain vibration monitoring to beginner and intermediate users and help them understand how to derive the benefits of vibration analysis. |
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Power-Supply Measurement Webcast
- 06/20/11 This pre-recorded webcast highlights what to measure on a power supply and how to do so efficiently. |
Training & Seminars
Featured Products
Product Announcements
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Micro-Epsilon adds software to its laser profile scanners
- 10/04/11
Software plug-ins simplify integration of laser profile sensors with the user’s software environment, such as such as LabVIEW or Geomagic Qualify. |
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Saelig introduces Packet-Master Protocol Tester
- 10/03/11
Packet-Master USB-PET is a USB protocol and electrical tester capable of performing the suite of tests defined by the USB Implementers Forum. |
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Thermo Fisher Scientific adds method to analyze oil
- 10/03/11
The method analyzes oil for up to 84 elements including sulfur, nickel, vanadium and lead. |
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Company & Organization News
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Hexagon Metrology sponsors Hendrick Motorsports
- 10/03/11 Hendrick Motorsports, winner of 10 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships, is a longtime user of Hexagon Metrology products for inspection and assembly of auto body, chassis and engine components. |
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Flow-Cal Appoints Michael DeMasie COO
- 09/14/11 DeMasie has over 25 years of technology and industry experience, and joins Flow-Cal from SunGard Energy and Commodities. |
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TÜV Rheinland Acquires Sonavation
- 08/18/11 Founded in 1988 and employing a staff of fifty, Sonavation provides advanced non-destructive testing (NDT) services particularly for companies in the oil and gas industry. |
Project News
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Metso replaces old analyzers at paper mill in Sweden
- 09/29/11 The Karlsborg mill in Sweden is installing a Metso Kappa Q to replace two old analyzers in its bleached softwood kraft fiberline. |
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Metso to supply Kappa Q Analyzer to Södra Cell’s Mörrum mill
- 09/13/11 The analyzer with 7 sample points in the ECF fiberline will measure pulp lignin content and brightness as well as shive content for improved process optimization and quality control. |
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Metso to supply QC system to Stora Enso Heinola mill
- 08/16/11 Metso will supply its IQ control quality system to Stora Enso Heinola’s Fluting Mill. |
Event News
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China is Partner Country of HANNOVER MESSE 2012
- 06/28/11 The People's Republic of China will be honored as the official Partner Country at HANNOVER MESSE 2012 (the Hannover Fair) in Hannover, Germany. |
Events
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