Whatever the process, non-contact infrared thermometry allows quick and accurate temperature measurement. Scott R Williams shows how. There are a number of considerations that need to be made beforehand. There is no accounting for taste, but there is one for setting your temperature measuring amplifier. Generally treated as a support function, compressed air is widely used in production facilities for the operation of process machinery and the actuation and control of pneumatic valves, cylinders and controllers. Ben Soderling reports. The SADP hygrometer has been awarded ATEX certification, the new European standard of intrinsic safety which came into force on the 1st July 2003. GE Druck's newly expanded series of rangeable pressure transmitters, designed for use in applications where traditional 4 - 20mA 2-wire loop or Smart/HARTā digital communications, have a turndown capability of 100:1 and also allows extreme user ranging versatility. The IMS (Infrared-Mini-Sensors) belongs to a series of high quality, low cost infrared sensors for non-contact temperature measurement. For more than 30 years, thermal mass flow measurements using coils around a steel capillary have been the standard in the precise measurement and dosing of mass flow rates. Now, new technology integrates this underlying measuring principle in a miniaturised thermal sensor with all of the high-precision signal-conditioning circuitry on a single CMOS microchip. The process industry depends very much on reliable and economic filtration and separation technologies. Is temperature critical to the quality of your product? Can you document your process temperatures? Increasingly, process engineers are turning to the latest infrared (IR) sensors to help them document temperatures in support of their quality control programs. Scott R. Williams reports. In order to rule out possible cases of damage in industrial plant the operator has to fulfil a series of precautionary safety measures and regulations. Humidity has unfavourable effects on the compressed air distribution system and on the processes in which it is used. But the use of compressed air dryers and reliable dewpoint monitoring ensures that the wheels of industry keep turning. Liisa strom reports. Scientific Technologies Inc (STI) is introducing the LCM Series Controller designed for use with their MC4700 and MS4700 series safety light curtains. Non-contact infrared (IR) thermometry has always offered an ideal solution for hot and hazardous process conditions. The latest advances in this technology make it both more accurate and more affordable. next