Instrumentation & Automation News articles from October 2000

Instrumentation & Automation News archives from October 2000

OPERATOR INTERFACE.(Z-World Intellicom Series)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2000... OPERATOR INTERFACE, Intellicom Series, with built-in I/O and Ethernet connectivity is C-programmable for OEM design flexibility. Programs can be compiled and executed out-of-the-box using Dynamic C Premier, this company's proprietary software...

SWAGELOK[R] TUBE FITTING.(Swagelok Co.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2000... SWAGELOK[R] TUBE FITTING uses an advanced, patented tube fitting technology designed to help installers make more consistent, leak-tight, high-performance tube connections in instrumentation, industrial and hydraulic applications. The patented...

TANK LEVEL MONITORING SYSTEM.(Robertshaw Industrial Products Div.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2000... TANK LEVEL MONITORING SYSTEM, Centeron[R] Distribution Management System, utilizes DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum) technology to transmit data from wireless monitors in tanks, to customers checking levels from any computer with internet...

MULTIVARIABLE TEMPERATURE TRANSMITTER.(Foxboro Co.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2000... MULTIVARIABLE TEMPERATURE TRANSMITTER, I/A Series Model RTT25, with H-1 FOUNDATION[R] Fieldbus communications, is available in single (or dual) measurements, including seven different RTDs (2, 3, 4 wire), eleven different thermocouples,...

WIRELESS MODEM.(Futaba Corporation of America)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2000... WIRELESS MODEM, FRH-SDO3TU, incorporates an RS232C interface and uses 2.4 GHz direct sequence spread spectrum technology to maximize throughput, while providing full-duplex data transmission at rates up to 38.4 kbps and ranges to 1000 feet (the...

ULTRA-MINIATURE SENSOR.(Canfield Connector)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2000... ULTRA-MINIATURE SENSOR, the 9B, is an ultra-compact, electromagnetic sensor for round keyway applications requiring a diminutive configuration, Used in a variety of applications that include sensing of magnetic fields in cylinders or actuators...

Product News.(includes multiple articles)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2000... PAPERLESS RECORDER OFFERS INTUITIVE TOUCHSCREEN CONTROL The DataGraph VX Series paperless recorder is available in a 5.6" active matrix TFT color display or a bright blue monochrome display. It offers a measurement rate of 200 samples per...

Controllers, Regulators, & Transmitters.(includes multiple articles)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2000... Smart Pressure Transmitter With Both Ambient & Sensor Temperature Compensation Dynisco Instruments, Franklin, MA, has introduced the IPX II Series smart pressure transmitter for pressure measurements in high temperature processes. Designed...

Input/Output Devices.(includes multiple articles)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2000... Miniature Bus Station Delivers Fieldbus to Small Applications InterlinkBT[TM], Minneapolis, MN, has announced piconet[R] -a miniaturized bus station developed for smaller applications. Utilizing the latest electronic technology,...

Temperature Sensors.(includes multiple articles)
October 1, 2000... Fiber-Optic Ratio Thermometer For Harsh Environments The Marathon FR1[TM], from Raytek[R] Corporation, Santa Cruz, CA, combines an advanced electrooptic design with state-of-the-art processing electronics and is packaged for operation in...

Connectors, Wire, Cable & Terminal Blocks.(includes multiple articles)
October 1, 2000... Quick-Disconnect Control Connectors For Harsh Industrial Environments Hubbell Wiring Device-Kellems, Milford, CT, has introduced three new quick-disconnect control connector product lines that are designed to provide signal integrity as...

Industrial Automation Software.(includes multiple articles)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2000... Wireless Mobile Telephony Software Provides Instant Access to Manufacturing Data ICONICS, Foxborough, MA, has announced the release of MobileHMI[TM] wireless mobile telephony software. This software provides instant access to real-time...

A New Class Of Documenting Calibrators Integrates PDA and Calibration Technology.(Transmation Products Group introduces new calibrator incorporating a Personal Digital Assistant)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2000... Recently, Transmation Products Group, Rochester, NY, introduced a new class of documenting calibrators designed to eliminate labor-intensive and redundant manual recording and storage of calibration data. The PDA calibrators are claimed to be...

Literature.(includes multiple articles)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2000... ULTRASONIC FLOWMETER PRODUCTS The Transit Time and Doppler Ultrasonic Flowmeter Catalog features this company's flowmeter products, along with a description of product benefits and specifications, detailed diagrams and a complete price...

A New Family of Isolators Offers Wide Range Power and Mounting Options At A Low Cost.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... The new DSCL series of external powered and loop power isolators are designed as a low-cost solution for providing protection for analog voltage and current signals. They protect valuable measurement and control signals as well as connected...

New Version of APACS+ Process Automation System Takes Advantage Of Communications Functions Ranging From Profibus To OLE For Process Control.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... At last month's ISA Show in New Orleans, Siemens Moore Process Automation, Inc. unveiled its newest version of APACS+, their award winning process automation system. The new Version APACS + R4 will enable users to take advantage of...

CORPORATE PROFILE.(Fischer Connectors)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
October 1, 2000... Precision Cylindrical Connectors for worldwide Electronics Applications The electronics industry worldwide trusts Fischer[R] to develop innovative, original connector designs that set the standard for quality, performance and reliability....

A Greater Measure of Confidence.(Keithley Instruments' line of testing and measuring technology)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Production test and factory automation solutions Production facilities today operate at a fever pitch. The strong worldwide economy is placing demands on engineers to meet two mandates: * Design products that offer greater reliability...

New Waveguide System Measures Flow of Difficult Liquids and Gases.(Bundle Waveguide Technology by Panametrics)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... A new flow measurement technology called the Bundle Waveguide Technology[TM](BWT[TM]) System has been introduced by Panametrics, Waltham, MA. This technology is being used in a system that provides accurate, drift-free, obstructionless flow...

AMETEK Electronic Instruments Group.(related article on Advantech)(Company Profile)
October 1, 2000... AMETEK is a leader in advanced monitoring, test and calibration, and display instruments sold to the process, aerospace, power and heavy-vehicle industries. PROCESS INSTRUMENTS AMETEK serves a wide range of process industries: ...

Astro-Med[R], Inc.(Everest Telemetry Recorder -- Workstation;)(Dash 16u portable data acquisition recorder)(Product Information)(Company Profile)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Astro-Med, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of graphic recorders and data acquisition instrumentation systems, life sciences instrumentation, and label printing systems for cross-industrial, inter-global applications. Founded in 1969 with a core...

Innovation in Interface.(Product Information)(Company Profile)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... More than just a slogan, "Innovation in Interface" is a working philosophy at Phoenix Contact Inc., a world leader in the design, development and production of specialized electronic components and connection systems. The company's products are...

Rose + Bopla Enclosures.(product designer for electronic devices)(Product Information)(Company Profile)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Constant communication with product designers and users is what provides manufacturers of enclosures with practical and innovative ideas. Rose+Bopla Enclosures is constantly on the lookout for ways to improve its products and create new...

Honeywell Sensing and Control We make perfect sense.[TM].(Company Profile)
October 1, 2000... Corporate Mission At Honeywell Sensing and Control, we specialize in "System-Critical" applications--ones in which precision and reliability are absolutely essential to a system's performance or to the quality of an end product. Our pledge...

M-System -- When Performance Really Matters.(process control systems)(Product Information)(Company Profile)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... For the past twenty nine years, M-System has been providing interface solutions for the Process Control marketplace. In addition to providing the broadest variety of products, M-System has focused on quality, reliability and on time delivery...

NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS[TM].(PXI[TM] - CompactPCI[TM] for Measurement and Automation;)(LabVIEW 6i graphical programming software)(Product Information)(Company Profile)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Corporate Mission Since its inception in 1976, National Instruments has revolutionized the way engineers and scientists work by empowering them with the personal computer. NI develops and manufactures hundreds of integrated software and...

OMRON ELECTRONICS, INC.(products listing)(Product Information)(Company Profile)
October 1, 2000... YOUR FULL AUTOMATION AND CONTROL SOLUTIONS PROVIDER A Pioneer in the field of automation, Omron Corporation is one of the world's premier manufacturers of automation components, equipment and systems with advanced computer, communications...

Two-wire Transmitter Advances Offer Best Value.(transmitter-based systems)(Product Information)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Today's modern feature-packed 4 to 20 mA transmitters offer cost-effective data capture and local control capabilities. The key is knowing what to look for. The first step in specifying transmitter-based systems is understanding which...

MOELLER.(Moeller Electric Corporation)(Product Information)(Company Profile)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Moeller Electric Corporation is a world-renowned, full-line manufacturer of industrial electrical and electronic controls and systems. Moeller has earned a worldwide reputation for high quality engineering and ecologically sensitive...

WAGO Corporation.(spring-pressure wire termination technology)(Product Information)(Company Profile)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... WAGO Corporation, the World Leader in spring-pressure wire termination technology announces the opening of its new U.S. corporate offices and manufacturing facility. This new 60,000+ square foot facility in Germantown, Wisconsin houses...

Optimation Optimal Automation For Industry.
October 1, 2000... Optimation, Inc. The Price/Performance Leader in Industrial Automation Back in 1991, when Dennis Sierk was establishing the foundation of Optimation, he did so with the understanding that every advance in the field of engineering boils...

The Source For Process Control Solutions.(Thurlby-Thandar Instruments Ltd.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... 8 Leroy Road, Williston, Vermont 05495 1-800-235-8367 802-863-0085 Fax: 802-863-1193 www.ttiglobal.com A Message From TTI President, Bob Berman Process control instruments at affordable prices; a firm commitment to customer service;...

weiland ... your connection to the future[TM].(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Industry Leader Celebrating its 90th year as an industry leader in the electrical/electronic interconnect industry, Wieland is responsible for developing many of the innovations that are standards today. For example, Wieland pioneered the...

Automation Excellence Awards in Review.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Remote Web-Based Testing And Development Platform Acts As A Virtual Engineering Laboratory As one of the first practical examples of remote Internet technology, Electro Standards Laboratories (ESL) of Cranston, RI, has developed a...

California Air Resources Board Troubleshoots Complex Air Quality Monitoring Equipment With FLUKE DMMs and Accessories.(testing and measuring equipment)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Whether testing emissions while clinging to a tall power utility smokestack or measuring exhaust gases on an oil-drilling platform off the Santa Barbara coast, the challenges facing the California Environmental Protection Agency's Air Resources...