Fri, 09 May 2008 00:05:00 -0700 http://tempsensornews.com/ TempSensorNEWS Headlines en-us http://tempsensornews.com/images/logo.gif http://tempsensornews.com/ tsnews at temperaturesensornews dot com http://tempsensornews.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1290 GainSpan's Ultra Low-Power Wi-Fi SoC at Heart of Temperature Monitoring Solution With Years of Battery Life FREEHOL, NJ, USA -- /PRNewswire/ -- Aginova Inc. has announced the industry's first Wi-Fi cold storage monitor that provides up to 5-10 years of battery life. Their SentinelPro offers the most advanced Wi-Fi sensing hardware, a portable alarm unit, and a comprehensive software package for monitoring, reporting, and storing of critical storage condition data over time. SentinelPro is based on GainSpan Corporation's(TM) ultra-low power GS1010 Wi-Fi SoC and is able to leverage the existing ubiquitous Wi-Fi network. As a result, the new temperature monitoring solution provides the security, manageability, convenience and benefits of Wi-Fi along with 5-10 years of extended battery life. Fri, 09 May 2008 00:05:00 -0700 http://tempsensornews.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1289 Minneapolis MN, USA -- SureCross™ Temperature Nodes are now available for Banner's Surecross Wireless Network. Designed and purpose-built for Banner’s SureCross Wireless Network, these Nodes are available in versions to support thermocouple/ thermistor inputs and 2-, 3- and 4-wire RTDs. They facilitate easy, rugged wireless temperature sensing for high repeatability and fast response time, requiring no calibration by the user. List price for a Gateway and Instrumentation Node pair is $1438. Thu, 08 May 2008 00:05:00 -0700 http://tempsensornews.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1288 Professional Infrared training without leaving the office Boston MA, USA -- The Infrared Training Center's (ITC's) exciting new live instructor led online courses offer students the opportunity to take high-quality professional courses and earn ITC credits, without the need to travel or even be out of the office. When you register for an online course, you'll receive an email with a link to the course and a toll free telephone number (for U.S. and Canada only) for audio conferencing. All you need to participate is high speed access to the Internet and a telephone. This course will introduce you to FLIR Systems premier report and analysis software, ThermaCAM Reporter Pro 8. Using state-of-the-art software the instructor is able to present the course live over the Internet with audio so students can interact with each other and the instructor. Wed, 07 May 2008 00:05:00 -0700 http://tempsensornews.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1287 Dexter Lab's IR Imaging Products Dexter, MI, USA -- Dexter Research currently offers the SLA32, a 2×16 staggered element silicon-based thermopile array. Additionally, development is continuing on future imaging products with integrated electronics. Please contact us with your specific requirements. SLA32: 2 x 16 staggered element silicon-based thermopile array. It offers a proven design with no readout electronics for spectral analysis and line temperature measurements. Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://tempsensornews.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1286 Heitronics Series CT09 approved by the German Motor Transport Authority Wiesbaden, Germany -- High accuracy, short response time and extreme long product life are substantial arguments for using this series for non contact temperature measurement from -30 to 900°C. In addition to the typical applications in food industry, or temperature measurement of asphalt, building materials, glass, plastics, paper + textiles, this series now also meets the e1-approval according to EC directive, and can be used successfully in vehicles for the control of road conditions. Mon, 05 May 2008 00:05:00 -0700 http://tempsensornews.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1285 MadgeTech, Inc. has announce TCTemp2000, a thermocouple temperature data logger with two LCD displays of temperature Warner NH, USA -- This N.I.S.T. traceable device has user-selectable measurement units, programmable start and stop time, and displays both the current ambient and thermocouple temperature readings. The large screen provides convenient access to the minimum, maximum and average statistics, as well as displaying battery level, external power status, sampling and recording status. An easy to use front panel key pad offers a quick and efficient way to change settings. Sun, 04 May 2008 00:05:00 -0700 http://tempsensornews.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1284 Colchester VT, USA -- Isotech's Optimal Metal Clad Cells are available in Indium, Tin, Zinc, and Aluminum and can be provided with one of two UKAS certificates depending on the amount of testing done of the cell. For their Standard Service they perform one melt and one freeze of the cell plus one intercomparison with Isotech's reference Cell. For their Premium Service they perform three melts, three freezes and two intercomparisons. The uncertainties for these two options are listed below. Sat, 03 May 2008 00:05:00 -0700 http://tempsensornews.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1283 Elstree, UK -- Sensornet has announced a supply and cooperation agreement for its Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) technology with Ziebel. The supply agreement will allow further expansion of Ziebel's current fibre optic permanent downhole monitoring solutions as well as intervention services, and will strengthen Sensornet’s position as the industry leading supplier of fibre optic monitoring products and services. The partnership enables Ziebel's intervention technologies and competencies to be combined with the industry’s most advanced DTS products and services from Sensornet. This allows for the provision of data management and interpretation services by FloQuest, enabling advanced analysis of DTS and other sensors for flow allocation, injection profiling, and well integrity monitoring. Fri, 02 May 2008 00:05:00 -0700 http://tempsensornews.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1282 Sensornet installs Distributed Temperature System in Mideast Elstree, UK -- Sensornet, a global provider of advanced monitoring solutions, has successfully installed the world’s first distributed fibre optic monitoring system (DTS) in a Maximum Reservoir Contact (MRC) oil well for a major operator in the Middle East. Regarded as the most complex well type ever monitored by a fibre optic DTS system, the system allows continuous monitoring of flow contribution from two side-tracks as well as the mother bore in the multilateral well. Deployment in the 14,500 ft deep well was achieved in less than two days, with the Sensornet SureSightTM cable passing through three permanent production packers and three Inflow Control Valves (ICV). Thu, 01 May 2008 00:05:00 -0700 http://tempsensornews.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1281 Ensuring Safe Shipment, Storage and Handling While Increasing Yield, Quality and Accountability in the Cold Supply Chain DALLAS TX, USA--(Marketwire) - Xterprise Incorporated, a Gold-Certified Microsoft™ ISV partner, has announced the general availability of its Clarity™ CCI - Cold Chain Integrity solution. The solution addresses the need to ensure safe handling, storage and shipment of pharmaceuticals, engineered materials, produce, foods and beverages, and volatile raw materials by continuously monitoring and analyzing various environmental variables that affect the integrity and quality of these products. "The risk is real and the stakes are high. Whether your industry is pharmaceutical, healthcare, food, beverage, specialized material, or logistics providers to these industries, the loss of a single shipment can range from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars," said Jim Caudill, SVP of Marketing and Strategy at Xterprise. "The Clarity CCI™ solution minimizes this risk using Active RFID technology to continuously monitor temperature, movement, humidity, and many other variables, providing highly granular visibility and analysis of these variables across all stakeholders." Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:05:00 -0700 http://tempsensornews.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1280 An Article From the PTB,the National Metrology Institute of Germany Abstract Among the great variety of temperature-measurement techniques, radiation thermometry has a unique potential. As an optical contactless method, it allows remote sensing of the object temperature without influencing it, measurements of rapidly moving objects, and measurements of very high temperatures. Its high flexibility, its great accuracy potential, and the possibility of accurately tracing the measurement back to the International Temperature Scale (ITS) have made radiation thermometry a method widely used in science, industry, medicine, and everyday life. Traceability of temperature measurements is of increasing importance, as further globalisation will require comparability of temperature measurement world-wide. This can be ensured only if the measurement can be traced back to the ITS, which means that the result of a measurement can be related to stated references of the ITS through an unbroken chain of comparisons, all of them with stated uncertainties. The Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), the National Metrology Institute of Germany, maintains, provides, and further develops a wide range of instrumentation for radiation temperature measurements, allowing temperature measurements to be carried out from -60°C to 3000 °C which are directly traceable to the ITS. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:05:00 -0700 http://tempsensornews.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1279 Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 1:00 pm, Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -04:00, New York) Duration: 40 minutes - Presenter: John Snell - Session Fee: $45 The Web -- The Snell Group's Infrared Thermography for Home Inspectors Webinar will help attendees learn about how infrared can assist home inspectors by increasing the effectiveness of their services. Discover why thermography is used, the types of issues that can be detected, what training and equipment are recommended as well as standards and resources that are available. The presentation will last 30 minutes followed by an available 10 minute question and answer session. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:05:00 -0700 http://tempsensornews.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1278 Omega OM-CP-PRHTEMP2000 with LCD Display Stamford CT, USA -- The OM-CP-PRHTEMP2000 is perfect for applications requiring instant remote readings of environmental parameters, including temperature, humidity and atmospheric pressure. The 8-button keypad and large LCD provide convenient access to current data and recorder configuration. Statistics can be cleared at any time during logging. Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:05:00 -0700 http://tempsensornews.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1277 From SPIE Defense and Security 2008 The Web: These presentations from SPIE’s Infrared Technology and Applications conference, given on 19 March 2008 at SPIE Defense+Security, cover 3rd Generation Infrared Imagers. This family of imagers is designed to answer the performance requirements of the defense and security communities for longer target detection, recognition, identification, and intent determination ranges. These requirements are the drivers behind the dramatic development of several leading edge technologies in the fields of infrared focal plane arrays, FPAs, and the smart signal processing in and behind these FPAs. Performance requirements, technology development, and imager concepts are discussed by the presenters. Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:05:00 -0700 http://tempsensornews.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1276 Marlboro MA, USA -- From the folks at Data Translation comes three Myths and truths about using data acquisition devices to make better temperature measurements. Myth #1 Thermocouples and RTDs are difficult to measure precisely because they are tiny signals, usually in the presence of noise and common mode voltage. The approach to make good measurements is to isolate each channel from the other and from the computer ground. The maximum isolation range should be well in excess of the highest common mode voltage. Then measurement should be made with a 24-bit A/D converter per channel to get maximum accuracy. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:49:08 -0700 http://tempsensornews.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1275 Promises Biochem Advances {CAPTION: The NIST terahertz imaging system reveals slight temperature differences, as shown in this post-processed image. The color scale ranges from blue indicating 301 K or 28.75 degrees C, to red indicating 302.5 K or 29.35 degrees C. The image was made of the test scene shown in the photo, a room-temperature ring on top of a warmer absorber material. Quantitative analysis shows the current system can distinguish structures with dimensions as small as 4 millimeters, to be significantly improved in the future. Credit: NIST} Gaitherburg MD, USA -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a new imaging system that detects naturally occurring terahertz radiation with unprecedented sensitivity and resolution. The technology may become a new tool chemical and biochemical analyses ranging from early tumor detection to rapid and precise identification of chemical hazards for homeland security instruments. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:05:00 -0700 http://tempsensornews.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1274 A Cool Pair {CLICK FOR LARGER IMAGE- CAPTION:Colorized micrograph of a NIST chip combining four microrefrigerators (circled in red) with a superconducting sensor (large orange square in the middle). The self-cooling chip could be used for applications ranging from detailed X-ray analysis of semiconductors to detection of microwave signals in deep space.Photo Credit: N. Miller, K. Talbott NIST} Gaithersburg MD, USA -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have combined two tiny but powerful NIST inventions on a single microchip, a cryogenic sensor and a microrefrigerator. The combination offers the possibility of cheaper, simpler and faster precision analysis of materials such as semiconductors and stardust. As described in an upcoming issue of Applied Physics Letters,* the NIST team combined a transition-edge sensor (TES), a superconducting thin film that identifies X-ray signatures far more precisely than any other device, with a solid-state refrigerator based on a sandwich of a normal metal, an insulator and a superconductor. The combo chip, a square about a quarter inch on a side, achieved the first cooling of a fully functional detector (or any useful device) with a microrefrigerator. The paper also reports the greatest temperature reduction in a separate object by microrefrigerators: a temperature drop of 110 millikelvins (mK), or about a tenth of a degree Celsius. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:05:00 -0700 http://tempsensornews.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1273 An Online Tool to Help in Picking A Fluke IR Imaging Device Everett, WA USA -- Merely "Select the product attributes needed for your application. The products that match those attributes will appear on the left." So reads the instructions on this unique webpage at the Fluke Corp website. The choices at present are among their thermal imaging camera products that at present include: The Ti20, Ti30, Ti40FT, Ti45FT, Ti45FT/HT, Ti50FT, Ti55FT, TiR2FT, TiR3FT, TiR4FT, Ti10, Ti25, TiR and TiR1. There is little to distinguish among them by appearance, only three different body styles show in the images. But there's more to help you pick one. Making a wise decision depends on how well you understand and appreciate the meaning and significance of the terminology used and how experiences you are in the art & technology behind these the uses of these amazing devices. Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:04:14 -0700 http://tempsensornews.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1272 Designed for active IR imaging methods like Lock-in and Pulse Thermography Erlangen, Germany -- This new large format high-speed infrared camera from IRCAM GmbH is specially designed for research applications. With an image size of 327.680 (640 x 512) pixels the IR camera allows a full frame rate up to 100 Hz per second and an effective data rate of 62.5 Mbyte/s (32.7 MPixel/s). The Equus 327k SM pro IR camera permits high flexibility and a very high thermal resolution even at short integration times. As a special feature the IRCAM Equus 327k SM pro has an integrated MIO measurement interface high-precision acquisition, digitizing and processing of external signals and generation of control signals for external devices. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:10:00 -0700 http://tempsensornews.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1271 National Semiconductor Solution Webpage Santa Clara CA -- A wireless cooking thermometer provides digital temperature readout without having to stand next to a hot stove or barbecue. National Semiconductor's wide range of accurate and cost-competitive thermal management solutions is perfect for thermometer applications. Component Highlights * Thermal management - digital temperature sensors work over a wide temperature range and provide up to 14-bit resolution. * LED drivers - efficient, low noise, and simple to control, these drivers produce brightness matching and color uniformity in chip-scale packages. * Regulator - very efficient, wide range of output currents, with minimal number of external components. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:05:00 -0700 http://tempsensornews.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1270 OptoTherm has released the Infrasight RD320 thermal imaging camera Sewickley PA, USA - This camera utilizes a 320x240 uncooled detector array with Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:05:00 -0700 http://tempsensornews.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1269 A12D "Nanopack" High Temperature Probe Framingham MA, USA -- Often a molybdenum sheathed Thermocouple is used in a furnace with graphite liners or heating elements. At temperatures above 1600 ˚C, any graphite present emits dust molecules which attack the sheath and rapidly carburizes the sheath. This causes the sheath to become crystallized and porous. The thermal elements lose their protection and they also become crystallized and then break during cycling. Coating the protecting sheath with a thick layer of tungsten minimizes this carburization process and extends the life of the probes significantly. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:05:00 -0700 http://tempsensornews.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1268 Rapidly & safely... Saffron Walden, UK -- Designed to operate with all popular makes of stirring hotplate, the affordable Heat-On™ heating blocks from Radleys offer a rapid and safe means of heating round bottom flasks in different sizes from 10 ml to 5 litres. Offering a simple and elegant way of eliminating the inherent mess and safety issues associated with using oil baths and heating mantles, a growing number of laboratories have adopted Heat-On blocks as their preferred way of conducting heated reactions. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:05:00 -0700 http://tempsensornews.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1267 Wireless Energy Management Solution Uses MeshNetics ZigBee Modules Light+Building 2008 FRANKFURT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MeshNetics, a leading provider of ZigBee modules and embedded software for OEMs and system integrators, and BFM AB, an innovative energy management company, announced today at the Light and Building exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany, the successful deployment of the ZigBee-based energy management system called Link2Web. The wireless system deployed at an industrial facility in Sweden reduced the facility’s energy costs by 37% over the course of one year. The entire Link2Web system was installed in an industrial building with a total heated area of 3,600 square meters holding one oil-fired boiler and nine air handling units with air heaters and recycling air control. Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:05:00 -0700 http://tempsensornews.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1266 LIOS Technology GmbH has been awarded a 5 year contract by a major Operator in the Far-East Cologne Germany -- LIOS Technology has announces the award of a 5 year contract from a major Operator in the Far East. This contract was awarded after a successful 2 year field evaluation period for the supply of Distributed Temperature Sensors (DTS) for downhole monitoring deployments at onshore wells. LIOS Technology’s sophisticated Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) systems offer the unique ability to provide a reliable, non-intrusive means of continuous temperature logging of wells in Oil and Gas exploration, enabling full coverage of complex and multilateral wells with a single optical fibre cable. Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:05:00 -0700