Humidity or humidity/temperature transmitter
13 June, 2006Dwyer Instruments, Pty Ltd the source for your complete range of practical and affordable instrumentation, is announcing the release of its new Series RH transmitter.
New glove standards: are you protected?
06 March, 2006 by Riki Edelsten, Ansell Occupational HealthcareManagement of worker safety and protection has constantly and dramatically evolved. Even with these advancements in safety and protection it is estimated that each year the toll from workplace accidents and deaths actually exceeds the national road toll
Infrared cuts dust explosion risk
29 December, 2005Five elements are necessary for a dust explosion: ignitable dust; suspension of the dust into a cloud (in sufficient concentration); confinement; oxidant (usually air); and ignition.
Solids flowmeter
18 October, 2005Sankyo Impactline Solids Flowmeters are suited to measuring most solids and powders, from sugar to iron ore. The Sankyo Impactline Flowmeter can measure from as little as 50 kg/h to 10,000 t/h with a high degree of resolution and stability.
T5350 temperature transmitter
25 May, 2005The temperature transmitter T5350 from Wika is certified according to Foundation Fieldbus Standard ITK4.51 and offers the functions LAS and PID, with which autarkic control functions can be realised in the field.
Delivering RFID to the Australian supply chain
12 May, 2005VeriSign and EAN, an international standards organisation for supply chain systems,have announced an alliance to launch the EPCglobal Network in Australia.
Water activity meters
17 March, 2005As the world leader in Water Activity Technology, Decagon has introduced a new intermediate bench top water activity meter for the food industry - the Aqualab Lite.
Inline fat analyser
17 March, 2005The CFS MasterTrack fat analyser is an inline fat analyser that enables the user to test meat for its fat and lean meat contents while being minced. The whole production process becomes much more efficient as a result. The inline fat analyser, CFS MasterTrack, is fully integrated into the grinder. This technology now allows the fat and lean meat contents of a batch of meat to be specified during the size reduction process - fully automatically.
Checkweighers
17 February, 2005Avery Weigh-Tronix Checkpoint checkweighers automatically check the entire production batch rejecting any non-conforming packs.
Sending out the right signals for RFID
06 December, 2004 by Gary Hartley, Manager for Strategic Initiatives, GS1 New ZealandJust over a year ago, Wal-Mart announced that its top 100 suppliers would be required to put RFID tags on cases and pallets by January 2005. Other retailers and buyers quickly followed suit, including the US Department of Defense
Detecting by x-ray
29 October, 2004Cintex Sentry XR uses the latest x-ray technology to detect product defects.
Milk in wash-water sensor
20 September, 2004The Optec inline milk product concentration detector uses optical technology to measure whiteness in the process stream thus determining milk content. The measurement technique relies on a light emitting source projecting a light beam into the process stream. This causes scattering of the light to a sensitive light detector which provides a concentration-dependent signal.
Sartorius Observer metal detector
20 September, 2004The Sartorius Observer metal detector is equipped with specially designed sensors based on magnetic field measuring technology.
Metalmorphosis: the changing face of metal detection
06 September, 2004Recent developments in metal detection technology have made this quality-control process an increasingly important safeguard against contaminant food scares