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AttaBox
These enclosures now feature
more secure gaskets
Instead of traditional neoprene rope
gasketing, new Foam-in-Place gaskets
have been added to all product sizes in
the Heartland series of polycarbonate
and non-metallic electrical and industrial
enclosures (photo). These gaskets
provide full secure contact to the mating
cover surface with a continuous
overlapping seal that ensures no air
gaps, no glue joints and no shrinking
of gasket size due to stretching of the
material. The result is maximum sealing
integrity and reliable protection of
all wiring, connections, instrumentation
and controls housed by Heartland enclosures.
Heartland enclosures can be
configured with either a screw cover
or a hinged cover, and are available
in 13 sizes with either opaque or clear
smoked covers. - AttaBox, a brand of
Robroy Enclosures, Belding, Mich.
www.attabox.com
Fluid Components International (FCI)
Hans Turck GmbH & Co.
Gericke USA
A compact flowmeter designed
for tight equipment areas
The FS10i flowmeter series (photo) is
designed to measure the flowrate of
natural gas. The FS10i meter is accurate
to ±1.5% of reading, ±0.5% of
full scale, with repeatability of ±0.5% of
reading and has a response time of 4 s.
Designed with highly stable direct massflow
sensors, FS10i flowmeters require
no additional pressure or temperature
sensors or other components to infer
flow measurement. The sensor does
not foul or clog, and requires no routine
maintenance, ensuring continuous
operation. FS10i flowmeters provide a
fluid-matched, calibrated and linearized
4-20-mA output of flowrate, and
a user-programmable high- or low-flow
alarm or trip point. For visual indication,
the flowmeters include a 10-segment
LED array display that illuminates proportionally
to the flowrate and flashes if
an alarm trip occurs. Available in both
inline and insertion-style configurations,
FS10i meters support installation in line
sizes from 1 to 20 in. (DN25 to DN500).
They operate over a wide turndown
ratio from 1 to 400 std. ft3/min, depending
on fluid media and line size.
Their 316L stainless-steel construction
ensures corrosion resistance. - Fluid
Components International LLC (FCI),
San Marcos, Calif.
www.fluidcomponents.com
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This company has extended its offering
of compact position sensors with the
WIM-IOL series (photo) for detecting
magnetic pistons in pneumatic or hydraulic
cylinders. The new series consists
of eight sensors with IO-Link 1.1,
covering measuring ranges from 32 to
256 mm. IO-Link and the integrated
pushbutton enable users to teach the
measuring range of sensors quickly
and conveniently to the stroke of the
pistons in the cylinder. This simplifies
mounting compared to analog sensors,
as these have to be fitted either
exactly to the dead points or operate
with correction factors in the controller.
The IP67 sensors operate with a 15-bit
resolution. Typical applications include
feed detection in injection molding
machines or automatic screwing machines,
the positioning of the welding
head with ultrasonic welding or the
monitoring the foil tension in packaging
machines. - Hans Turck GmbH & Co.
KG, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
www.turck.com
One controller manages
multiple feeders
The GUC-F Universal Feeder Controller
(photo) allows additional feeding capacity
to be installed to meet increased
or changing production demands without
purchasing additional, individual
controllers for each feeder. Devised to
future-proof against sudden demand
spikes and provide flexibility to accommodate
frequent recipe changes, the
controller instrumentation automates
control over weighing, dosing and
feeding from up to four feeders on up
to four different processing lines from
a single HMI screen. Accurate weighing
and precise powder feeding are
assured in a streamlined production
operating with reduced equipment,
labor and maintenance costs. Developed
for food, chemical, pharmaceutical
and other powder and bulk-material
feeding processes, the GUC-F is delivered
preconfigured based on the
type of feeder or feeders, required
modes of operation, and use of frequency
converters for easy installation
and fast setup. - Gericke USA,
Somerset, N.J.
www.gerickegroup.com
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Mary Page Bailey and Gerald Ondrey
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING WWW.CHEMENGONLINE.COM
SEPTEMBER 2022
Magnetic position sensors
with IO-Link
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