The Rosemount 3051SMV transmitter improves productivity and energy management while enhancing environmental compliance. It measures three variables and provides mass and energy flow output, reducing the number of devices usually needed to make differential-pressure flow measurements from ten to one. It updates flow measurement 22 times per second, providing effective tracking of production, demand, and total usage of process gas, steam and natural gas. This results in more-accurate billing, as well as immediate detection of anomalies that lead to product loss.

The SpectroSens insertion probe performs real-time monitoring of fermentation processes, tracking both compositional changes and the temperature of the broth. It can take multiple discrete readings simultaneously at numerous locations, which increases overall reliability by reducing the chance of false positive readings. SpectroSens sensors can be placed throughout the production process and networked via a control and analysis unit. The sensors use only light at the point of measurement, making them intrinsically safe and spark-free.

The World-Beam QS18 background suppression sensor ignores everything beyond a set distance of up to 300 mm, permitting operation in areas where the background cannot be controlled. Its companion foreground suppression sensor detects objects of any shape or color that come between it and an unchanging background, up to 200 mm away, without a blind zone. These sensors are suitable for use in packaging machinery, solar panel production, material handling, food processing, and pharmaceutical applications.

The AQUACOUNTER coulometric Karl Fischer titrator (AQ-300) has six built-in calculation modes to accommodate solid, liquid and gas samples. It contains a statistics software package with one-touch calculations, and memory for four files with preset conditions that allow instant recall of up to 20 data samples. Its built-in detector monitors titration status. Users can choose either an ion exchange or a fritless cell system, as well as an optional thermal printer or impact printer. The unit has an inter-national voltage input (100–240 V).

Each Microcor wireless transmitter (MWT) monitors corrosion as a node in a self-organizing, secure network (mesh) that provides consistent data delivery. This flexible approach adapts to a plant’s layout, which improves on the traditional hard-wired model of monitoring systems. Unlike typical wireless systems, which require a direct line of sight between the instrument and the communications gateway, the Microcor allows each instrument to communicate with the next, ensuring that there can be no single point of failure and that data are successfully relayed to the gateway.

The Model 675 submersible level transmitter operates in slurries and other highly viscous environments where sensor clogging may occur. Using a 3.5-in. flush diaphragm that is contained within a stainless steel cage, this transmitter offers continuous functionality in tough, demanding and dirty applications. The instrument is made from Type 316L stainless steel, can perform at depths to 138 ft of water, and, when used with the approved barrier, is certified as intrinsically safe for Class 1, Div 1, Groups A, B, C, D and Class II, Groups E, F, G environments.

The 491M-PB module is a pressure balance accessory that enables the 491M modular gas-standards generators to maintain steady gas pressures. At trace concentrations (e.g., ppm, ppb, and ppt) of reactive gases, surface adsorption within the system can significantly alter the actual mixture concentration that is delivered. The 491M module eliminates concentration fluctuations by providing a stable reference pressure for all of the mixture flow paths.

The Phase Monitor II determines the solubility of various compounds and mixtures in subcritical and supercritical fluids, providing direct, visual observation of materials. An option for this instrument, the Data Acquisition Package (DAP) provides real-time image and data capture directly to a PC. The video image and the temperature and pressure data are displayed on the computer monitor, and may be archived directly to the hard drive along with a record of the date and time and an optional user-supplied short text comment.

The Microdust Pro particulate monitor assesses concentrations of suspended matter over the range of 1µg/m3 to 2,500 mg/m3. Using near-forward light-scattering technology, it is suitable for tracking airborne microscopic particles, including dust, dirt, soot, mold spores, smoke and liquid droplets, in industrial hygiene, indoor air quality, and workplace exposure investigations. Its narrow scatter range of only 12–20 deg. minimizes uncertainty caused by particle color, shape and refractive index.

The Smart Wireless field starter kit uses standard WirelessHART technology to enhance user flexibility, delivering better than 99% communications reliability in the steel and concrete environment of most plants because the network self-organizes around obstacles, whether permanent (e.g., steel girders) or mobile (e.g., moving rail cars, vehicles). Its latest release includes discrete switches and vibration and pH transmitters, as well as all the features of earlier versions.