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In This Month's Issue: June 18, 2009
- Technology update: Alternative power sources for instrumentation
- Optical dissolved oxygen sensor for breweries
- Level sensors monitor fuel consumption in specialized auto race
- Converter creates time proportional output from 4-20 mA signal
- Turbine flowmeter offers low-cost solution
- Honeywell extends wireless platform with discrete input transmitters
- Portable ultrasonic flowmeter
- More from the North American edition of Control Engineering.
Technology update: Alternative power sources for instrumentation
Energy scavenging or harvesting methods are becoming more mainstream for low-power and wireless instrumentation. Can you use them? Read More

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Optical dissolved oxygen sensor for breweries
Mettler Toledo’s new InPro 6970i dissolved oxygen sensor is designed for brewing applications, to minimize product waste and reduce maintenance costs with rapid and accurate measurements. Read More
Level sensors monitor fuel consumption in specialized auto race
When race cars are evaluated on fuel efficiency and not just speed, accurate fuel level sensors become just as important as a stopwatch. Read More

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Converter creates time proportional output from 4-20 mA signal
New APWM Series pulse control converter from Athena Controls mounts directly to a 3-32 Vdc SSR to drive a process or temperature controller generating a time proportional output from a 4-20 mA signal. Read More
Turbine flowmeter offers low-cost solution
Badger Meter has introduced two new impeller flowmeters that offer accuracy and reliability for low-cost applications with metal and plastic piping. Read More
Honeywell extends wireless platform with discrete input transmitters
Honeywell has added two discrete-input transmitters to its family of XYR 6000 wireless devices. The transmitters can convert any measurement device with a contact-closure switch input into a wireless input. Read More

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Portable ultrasonic flowmeter
Flexim's new portable Fluxus F601 flowmeter is the successor to the ADM 6725, adding a higher level of reliability and versatility. Read More
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