National Instruments PXIe-4357 RTD module
27 August, 2012 | Supplied by: National Instruments Aust Pty LtdThe NI PXIe-4357 RTD module integrates sensor-specific signal conditioning with 24-bit, delta-sigma ADCs to sample all 20 channels at 100 Sa/s and offers typical accuracies of up to 0.09°C.
Turck Q42 IP69K long-range factor one inductive proximity sensor
24 August, 2012 | Supplied by: Turck Australia Pty LtdThe Turck Q42 is a long-range factor one inductive proximity sensor using FDA-rated materials for washdown applications that is available in a top-facing model and a front-facing model.
Wine in kegs: emerging Italian trend
24 August, 2012 | Supplied by: HBM Packaging TechnologiesCoMac’s kegging, bottling and canning equipment is popular with the wine industry, and particularly with producers of wine kegs.
Neogen ANSR Listeria detection system
23 August, 2012 | Supplied by: Cell Biosciences Pty LtdANSR for Listeria is the second test available for Neogen’s ANSR pathogen detection system and provides results after 20 minutes of reaction time.
Sick TBS temperature switch
23 August, 2012 | Supplied by: SICK Pty LtdThe Sick TBS temperature switch is designed for the monitoring the temperature of operating fluids such as hydraulic oil, lubricants or cooling water.
Food and water safety provide new challenges for today’s sensors
23 August, 2012Sensors that work flawlessly in laboratory settings may stumble when it comes to performing in real-world conditions, according to researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Mantracourt T24-GW1 wireless telemetry modbus gateway
23 August, 2012The T24-GW1 is a gateway that provides a simple interface for users to gather data from up to 100 acquisition modules in a T24 network, using either the standard Modbus interface RTU protocol or a simple ASCII protocol.
Micro-Epsilon gapControl and reflectControl sensors
23 August, 2012 | Supplied by: Bestech Australia Pty LtdDisplacement laser triangulation sensors from Micro-Epsilon Messtechnik are designed to be able to provide high-precision laser sensing solutions for robot measurement tasks.
Lower pasteurisation temperature may limit spore germination
22 August, 2012 by Stacey ShackfordEven if milk has been pasteurised to kill off microbes that can cause food spoilage and disease, certain bacterial strains can survive the heat shock as spores and cause milk to curdle in storage. Now it seems that higher pasteurisation temperatures may aid spore germination.
Michell Instruments XTP601 thermo-paramagnetic oxygen analyser
22 August, 2012 | Supplied by: AMS Instrumentation & Calibration Pty LtdMichell Instruments has released the XTP601 thermo-paramagnetic oxygen analyser to provide fast, accurate measurements of oxygen levels in various background gases.
John Morley selects Mettler Toledo X-ray system
21 August, 2012 | Supplied by: Mettler-Toledo LtdWhen looking to tighten its contamination detection capabilities, John Morley Importers approached Mettler Toledo for X-ray inspection solutions.
Sigrist OilGuard oil-in-water monitor
21 August, 2012 | Supplied by: B-R Controls Pty LtdThe Sigrist OilGuard provides online continuous monitoring of water for traces of mineral oils, using the fluorescence principle.
ABB IRB120T robot
21 August, 2012 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty LtdThe IRB120T is a variant of the IRB120 robot that reduces cycle times by up to 25%.
Slippery coating evicts biofilms
21 August, 2012A new slippery technology that has been shown to prevent more than 99% of bacterial slime from forming on surfaces may prove a boon in food processors’ battles to keep surfaces hygienic.
LinMot IP69K stainless steel industrial linear motor
20 August, 2012 | Supplied by: Motion Technologies Pty LtdLinMot’s stainless steel industrial linear motor has an IP69K protection rating and is constructed of FDA-approved materials.
