Radioactive sources - are your employees safe? March 2001 The hidden hazard of ionising radiation emitted by radioactive sources was highlighted in a twenty-minute documentary recently broadcast on an overseas television paystation programme. Radioactive sources ...
New compact instrument for humidity, velocity and temperature March 2001 Recognising the need for more accurate and consistent measurements in the HVAC industry and maintenance, Testo has launched the Model 445 instrument combining temperature, velocity and humidity measurements ...
Radar depth meter for gold mining ore passes March 2001, KROHNE The operational difficulties within a mining environment have severe implications such as blockages within an ore pass which not only have financial repercussions but also the risk of loss of life. Further ...
Safety system for oil platform in Nigeria February 2001 Honeywell Southern Africa's Safety Management Systems Division has been awarded a contract by Chevron in Nigeria to supply a failsafe control (FSC) system in the refurbishment of a fire and gas application. ...
New line of transmitters February 2001, KROHNE The new Mettler-Toledo transmitter line covers the parameters pH/ORP, conductivity/resistivity and dissolved oxygen. Each transmitter is equipped with a customised ASIC microprocessor (application specific ...
Compact combustion analyser January 2001 Eurotron, one of the world market leaders in high technology analysis equipment, has developed a portable analyser which enables boiler operators to test efficiency and excess air for rapid optimisation ...
O2/combustibles analyser January 2001, Automation Control Solutions Complementing Alpret's comprehensive range of liquid and gas analysers is a new O2/combustibles analyser from Rosemount Analytical's process analytic division. It offers easy installation, field-reparability ...
Phosphate analysers commissioned for SASOL January 2001, Endress+Hauser South Africa In the beginning of October, SCI in Sasolburg saw its recently acquired Stamolys phosphate analysers from Endress+Hauser commissioned to full operation. Since this was one of the first Stamolys phosphate ...
Gas analysis close to the process January 2001, Automation Control Solutions Rosemount Analytical believes that its new airless GCX gas chromatography transmitter has produced revolutionary savings, resulting in it having the lowest cost of ownership of any gas chromatograph.
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H2S analyser with sample conditioning system January 2001 Ametek Western Research (represented locally by OEN Enterprises) has introduced a low maintenance, reliable and rugged H2S analyser. The Model 933 uses Ametek Western Research's frontal elution chromatography ...
Hydroponics colorimeter January 2001 Hydroponic culture is the growing of plants in a controlled environment with nutrient solutions instead of soil as the supporting medium.
The Model DCL-10 from LaMotte is a hydroponics colorimeter that ...
Flue gas analysers January 2001 The IQ analysers from Thermox offer automatic calibration, analog output, alarm, self-diagnostics and network communications. By incorporating smart sensor technology for flue gas analysis into the IQ ...
Pocket-sized hazardous gas monitor/alarm January 2001 The Canary II personal gas monitor from Scott/Bacharach (formerly EIT) is a highly specific single gas monitor designed for continuous immediate detection of toxic or combustible gases or oxygen. Weighing ...
Methane monitoring system for mining machinery January 2001, Spero Sensors & Instrumentation The Department of Minerals and Energy Directive B7 (1994) requires that all underground continuous mining machines be equipped with an interlocking system that will trip the cutting drum in the event ...
Long-life pH sensors January 2001, PREI Instrumentation Many industrial processes literally eat pH electrodes, with replacement being required every few weeks. The patented GLI differential sensors have significantly improved.
This sensor performs in the ...
Flue gas analysis December 2000 The trend in development and manufacture of flue gas analysers is towards smaller and more complex measuring instruments
A cost-effective alternative to thermal imaging December 2000, Gail Norton Instrumentation One area where critical processes can suddenly be interrupted by loss of electrical power is in the cabinets containing the switching gear. Switch contacts can (in time) develop roughness and corroded ...