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Phymetrix Expands Hygrometer Calibration Facility Phymetrix has expanded its calibration facility in Medford, New York, offering full service and calibration of dew-point analysers with a 10-day turnaround time. The company has a dedicated laboratory conforming to the ANSI American National Standard for Calibration. It performs calibration of dew-point hygrometers with Certificate of Calibration traceable to NIST. Phymetrix's environmentally controlled laboratory is continually monitored for fluctuations of humidity, temperature and dust to ensure constant accuracy, resulting in precise measurements for customers' instruments. The calibration laboratory is equipped with a NIST-traceable chilled mirror device, buck research model CR-1A with a range of -120C to +30C, and a proprietary mixing station with a flow control system.

F-Series System Meets Machine Safety Standards Mechan Controls has announced that the F-series electronic safety system has achieved the highest possible rating under EN ISO 13849-1, the international standard for machine safety. The F-series is a modular, multi-gate safety system that features a flexible control unit capable of monitoring up to 30 tamper-proof safety switches simultaneously. In tests recently conducted by TUV Nord in Germany, the system achieved a Category Four rating, with Safety Integrity Level Three and Performance Level E. The F-Series main control module has dual safety outputs and monitoring for external circuits, while each connected safety switch has both LED and volt-free contact indication at the control unit. For larger plants or where a complete production line is being monitored, the modular system can be expanded using Mechan's FX1 and FX2 extender units, which work alongside the FM1 master control module. The safety switches are robust, fully ...

Amplicon Invests In Online Conferencing System Amplicon has invested in a new Webex facility, an online conferencing system that will give customers direct access to company specialists and suppliers in the US and the Far East. The company's portfolio of industrial computing, data communications and measurement and control products and the projects in which they are applied can often be very complex. By clicking on a link, Webex customers will be able see product demonstrations and bespoke presentations, as well as a dialogue on commercial and technical matters.

Keynote Speakers To Discuss Use Of DS Simulation Dassault Systemes (DS) has announced that there will be keynote addresses from Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company and Tetra Pak at this year's Simulia Customer Conference (SCC). Keynote speakers Bruce A Dale, senior consultant of Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company, and Mattias Olsson, manager of virtual engineering at Tetra Pak, will provide insights into how realistic simulation is being used by their respective companies to drive research and product innovation. Dale's presentation will highlight technical achievements from Exxonmobil's history of using Simulia's Abaqus finite-element analysis to enable engineering advancements in the upstream oil-and-gas industry. Olsson will share Tetra Pak's experience in using realistic simulation solutions from DS's Simulia brand to develop product packaging for delivering liquid-food products to global consumers at a low price while extending shelf life and ensuring s...

Compression Board Suits Mobile Video Surveillance Multipix Imaging has launched the Euresys 4 video input capture and H.264 compression board, targeting mobile video-surveillance applications. The Picolo U4 board also features high-quality audio capabilities. Each video input simultaneously delivers a compressed and an uncompressed video stream, leading to a total of eight video streams delivered. The compressed video stream may be recorded or transmitted, while the uncompressed one is typically used for local display or video analytics. Both streams are independently configurable. Thanks to a high resistance to extreme temperatures, shocks, vibrations and humidity, the Picolo U4 H.264 PCI-104 is suitable for embedded security systems for rail and road transportation, police vehicles equipment or any mobile or outdoor video-surveillance application. The ruggedised characteristics of the board are also targeted at the video-surveillance systems installed in extreme industrial enviro...

Keithley To Broadcast Phase Change Memory Webinar Keithley Instruments is to broadcast a free web-based seminar entitled 'Phase Change Memory: Fundamentals and Measurement Techniques' on 25 February 2010. This one-hour seminar will teach techniques for measuring and characterising Phase Change Memory devices. Phase Change Memory is a type of non-volatile computer memory also known as PRAM, PCM or PCRAM. It uses the behaviour of chalcogenide glass, which can be switched between two states - crystalline and amorphous - with the application of heat. Recent versions can achieve two additional distinct states, effectively doubling its storage capacity. The webinar will provide basic information on the physics and operation of PRAM memory elements. Common characterisation and measurement techniques will be described and compared, including the R-Load method and a technique using Keithley's ultra-fast I-V unit. The webinar is primarily recommended for test engineers and test...

Cadac Explorer Features Advanced Document Creation Cadac Organice has announced Advanced Document Creation for Cadac Organice Explorer 2010, a Sharepoint-based engineering-document management solution. In the new version of Cadac Organice Explorer, users are able to create sophisticated templates in Microsoft Word for letters, faxes and reports, etc. These templates can include fields that are automatically synchronised with Sharepoint metadata. Advanced Document Creation also makes it possible to create predefined text building blocks and signatures that users can easily reuse to create their documents. It helps users to set up new documents quickly and easily and to automatically populate these documents with Sharepoint metadata. Advanced Document Creation is said to be beneficial to companies that want to standardise the layout of their documents and increase the efficiency in their document-creation process. Cadac Organice Explorer 2010 will be introduced on 8 March, 2010.