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ECOM Instruments
SensoTech
Smart glasses for industrial
use in hazardous areas
Together with its cooperation partner
Iristick, this company is introducing Visor-Ex
01 smart glasses (photo) - the
intelligent wearable that combines high
camera quality and reliable communication
features in an ergonomic design.
The device enables workers to perform
all tasks that require hands-free use,
as well as communication, in hazardous
areas. This can include many digital
workflows, such as maintenance
procedures under the guidance of a
remote support expert, who can give
instructions and guidance with precision
seeing what is happening through
the eyes of the technician. The intrinsically
safe smartphone Smart-Ex 02
as a computing unit, combined with
a pocket unit with replaceable battery
for power supply, creates an intelligent
ecosystem for a wide range of applications.
Visor-Ex 01 will be certified according
to ATEX/IECEx Zone 1/21 and
2/22, as well as EC/CEC Division 1 and
2 and will have protection class IP68.
It can be used in a temperature range
from -20 to 60°C. - ECOM Instruments
GmbH, Assamstadt, Germany
www.ecom-ex.com
Bringing AI operational
Quattroflow
Leybold
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management to the water industry
CREA is an operational intelligence platform
that allows management and optimization
of integral wastewater treatment
processes using real-time data
monitoring of key process parameters.
CREA provides intelligent decision support,
multiple control strategies and
automatic reporting on key data analytics
and achieves quality consent limits
with reduced operational costs and
enhanced reliability. The software incorporates
classical mathematical models,
fuzzy logic, pattern recognition, machine
learning and artificial intelligence
(AI) algorithms to analyze real-time data
and provide control strategies and decision
support dashboards. Key wastewater
treatment applications, such as
aerobic and anaerobic processes, nutrient
removal, anaerobic ammonium
oxidation (anammox), sludge digestion
and dewatering, can be optimized from
the platform. - Te-Tech Process Solutions
Ltd, Southampton, U.K.
www.te-tech.co.uk
precise real-time readings - without
sampling - of oil concentrations in
refrigeration lines. The determination
of the oil concentration is based
on pressure, temperature and sonic
velocity measurements in the liquid
refrigerant. This measuring principle
enables highly accurate and fast adjustment
of the desired oil-refrigerant
ratio. Because the system monitors in
real time, the user continuously has
precise knowledge of the ratio of oil
and refrigerant. Numerous product
data sets (calculation models) can be
stored in the controller of the measuring
system. This makes it possible
to monitor a wide range of refrigerants.
The system provides maintenance-free
operation
Barleben,
Germany
www.sensotech.com
A new multiple-use pump for
biopharmaceutical applications
New QF5k quaternary (four-piston)
diaphragm pumps (photo) incorporate
a variety of critical design enhancements
and offer a maximum
flowrate of 6,000 L/h, making them
suited for demanding biopharmaceutical
applications, such as chromatography,
virus filtration, sterile filtration
and depth filtration. QF5k pumps
feature pump chambers that provide
drainability to maximize product recovery,
while significantly improving
venting to remove entrapped air during
priming. Available in four different
drive versions, QF5k pumps were
developed to meet a wide range of
process requirements - from integration
into fully automated systems
to stand-alone applications that require
their own pump controller.
Additional features and benefits include:
a proportional and linear flow
performance for optimal precision
during flow control; 120:1 turndown
ratio; high flow stability even at low
flowrates; low-pulsation characteristics;
risk-free dry running; and
clean-in-place (CIP)/steam-in-place
(SIP) and autoclave capabilities. The
QF5k model can also be integrated
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and comprehensive
documentation options.
- SensoTech GmbH, Magdeburg-
Smart monitoring of oil concentration
in the refrigerant circuit
LiquiSonic OCR (photo)
provides
http://www.sensotech.com http://www.ecom-ex.com http://www.te-tech.co.uk http://WWW.CHEMENGONLINE.COM
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