Instrumentation
PRODUCTS
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Are you using obsolete or aging instruments? Older technology in your lab may be limiting your performance, increasing service costs, and exposing your lab to risk.
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Digitally enabled odor and corrosion control service for maximum protection
- The most precise and reliable chemical dosing system in the industry
- Real-time data-driven dosing adjustments for optimal performance
- Proactive service with 24/7 remote monitoring for maximum uptime
The ORCA solution ensures consistent and precise chemical dosing with enhanced service and system automation to handle changing levels of hydrogen sulfide in real-time. This provides superior odor control performance and protects critical water infrastructure.
Xylem’s full-service ORCA program supports your treatment objectives with 24/7 remote monitoring and control through our secure web portal. Your digitally connected water systems are monitored daily by our team of experts using customized dashboards and data insights. This provides more frequent system checks while offering additional flexibility with remote adjustment of chemical does rates. This also reduces risk with fewer on-site service visits and ensures optimal performance, so your water system will be continuously protected.
VaporLink® 2.0 Hydrogen Sulfide Monitor
The VaporLink hydrogen sulfide monitor combines effective hydrogen sulfide analysis with a remote, customer interface for improved recording and responsiveness to changes in site conditions. The monitor is equipped with a cellular modem that communicates the logged data to our Link2Site® website and improves the ability to make necessary adjustments to chemical dosing and alarm setpoints— quickly and efficiently.
The VaporLink 2.0 minimizes service interruptions and reduces personnel exposure through its innovative six-sensor design. Additionally, the VaporLink 2.0 can be configured to record hydrogen sulfide on one-to-five-minute intervals to meet your specific application needs. The system will automatically isolate and place on service a new sensor on predetermined intervals, ensuring continuous and effective compliance monitoring for up to one year.
AQUA pro services
The ORCA full-service program is supported by Xylem’s AQUA pro service professionals. From system installation and maintenance to proactive service, our highly trained team of service professionals ensures that your system is operating at peak performance.
The Digital Advantage
Xylem improves upon traditional approaches to water system management by leveraging decades of experience in water system design, an unmatched local service network, and digital remote monitoring technology to deliver the quality and quantity of water you need—when you need it. Our professional service technicians, engineers, and customer service representatives are highly trained and experienced to help with all your water system needs.
Xylem’s ORCA solution is supported by an in-house digital operations team consisting of water experts, program engineers, and data scientists to ensure optimal performance. When purchased with our award-winning Water One® service offering, we use remote monitoring and data intelligence to provide proactive, predictive services to maintain all your water needs.
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Apollo MxFE is a new wideband mixed-signal front end platform offering instantaneous bandwidths as high as 10 GHz per channel while directly sampling and synthesizing frequencies up to 18 GHz (Ku Band).
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We want your product to move through the regulatory process, gaining approvals and ultimately helping patients. Using our industry leading knowledge and skills, we will meet you where you are – gaining approval: for the first in human trials, in development, at scientific advice, at the end of phase 2, or post approval. At every level, our scientific expertise and in-depth knowledge of therapeutic backgrounds have guided every client we have to a successful outcome.
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Anritsu's aerosol checkweigher is engineered for accurate weighing of aerosol cans in pharmaceutical applications. It features a star wheel mechanism that feeds cans onto the weigh table at a constant speed and with uniform spacing. This design, combined with a high precision electromagnetic weigh cell, ensures a throughput of up to 150 cans per minute, with a weighing accuracy of ± 10 mg. The checkweigher has a compact footprint, integrating within the same frame a reject mechanism and confirmation function, ensuring that only correctly weighed products pass through. Underweight and overweight cans are automatically directed into two separate bins located beneath the weigh table. The system is compliant with federal regulation 21 CFR Part 11 for the integrity of electronic records and signatures, with features such as password authentication, audit trail of operation data, and encryption/decryption of exported data.
WHITE PAPERS AND CASE STUDIES
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Addressing The Challenges In Lentivirus Harvest Clarification
Traditional depth filtration struggles with lentiviral harvest clarification, leading to low yields and high costs. However, single-use centrifugation offers a promising alternative.
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Modernizing Operational Maintenance At Treatment Plants
In 2017, the Harford County Division of Water and Sewer began looking for a modern work management solution to help automate preventive maintenance, coordinate work activities between groups, manage material inventories, and capture important data.
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CRO Uses CRIO eSource To Double Monitoring Productivity
Examine the transformative impact of eSource technology on monitoring productivity during a global Phase 3 trial conducted by a Contract Research Organization (CRO) amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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California's First Installation Of 2nd Generation ATAD
Calera Creek Water Recycling Plant, located in Pacifica, California, recently retrofitted to the Thermal Process Systems’ ThermAer™. This is California’s first installation of the second generation ATAD system.
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Medable's Japanese Clinical Trial Exceeds FPI Date And eCOA Adherence
A top-10 global pharma company aimed to address eCOA adherence and patient enrollment challenges faced by clinical trial sites in Japan. Explore an initiative to enhance the patient and site experience.
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Improved Fluorescence Detection Performance
Discover how Semrock Avant™ optical filters enhance fluorescence imaging of small Stokes Shift probes by providing steeper edges, reduced variation, and stronger blocking.
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Mussel Fouling Prevention At Parker Dam
Atlantium's HOD UV system was chosen by the US Bureau of Reclamation to prevent mussel fouling in dams. The system adjusts UV dose rate based on water quality and has been installed in multiple locations.
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2nd Generation ATAD Provides Superior Treatment
In a bold move to modernize its wastewater treatment, Bowling Green, Ohio, installed the state’s first second-generation Autothermal Thermophilic Aerobic Digestion (ATAD) system—ThermAer—in 2004. The upgrade expanded the plant’s capacity from 6 to 10 MGD and replaced an inefficient, odor-prone coarse-bubble aeration system.
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Enhancing ER Patient Recruitment
Scout's custom information delivery mechanism for clear, accessible patient education facilitated trial enrollment in a high-pressure emergency room setting.
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Cleanroom Recovery. Proven Results. Contamination Control Case Studies
Through this collection, review how a proven, automated solution can help facilities stay compliant, operational, and protected — whether in a crisis or during planned maintenance.
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Choosing An R&D Data Management Platform For Novel Antibody Therapeutics
Uncover how this collaboration ensured the implementation of a robust electronic system that streamlined R&D operations, increased data integrity, and ultimately supported the development of novel antibody-based therapeutics.
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A Biosafety Cabinet For Virology Studies And Disease Surveillance
Discover how Germfree tackled a unique challenge from the Public Health Agency of Canada by designing a custom Class III biosafety cabinet for advanced virology studies and disease surveillance.
NEWS
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3-In-1 Orbital Thread Milling Cutters For New Thread Sizes1/14/2025
Following the successful introduction of the Thrill·tec TC645 Supreme orbital drill/thread mills for dimensions from M4 to M12 in 2023, Walter is now expanding its range to cover additional metric dimensions from M14 to M20 as well as their imperial equivalents.
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University Of St. Thomas Offers No-Cost Machining And CNC Optimization Training7/18/2025
The University of St. Thomas is launching a new, no-cost training program to help manufacturing professionals, engineers, and students upskill and gain valuable insights into using computer simulations to optimize CNC machining.
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The Persistence Of PFAS - IDTechEx Covers Growing PFAS Regulations4/24/2025
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a broad group of chemicals that includes both polymers and non-polymers used in many applications, from transport to consumer products.
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AEON Biopharma Appoints Industry Veteran Rob Bancroft As Chief Executive Officer4/21/2025
AEON Biopharma, Inc. (“AEON” or the “Company”) (NYSE: AEON), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a botulinum toxin complex for the treatment of multiple therapeutic indications, announced today the appointment of Rob Bancroft as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective April 29, 2025. Mr. Bancroft will also join AEON’s Board of Directors.
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NX Filtration And Eau d'Azur Partner For Advanced Micropollutant Treatment In Nice8/25/2025
NX Filtration, a global leader in advanced hollow fiber membrane technology, is proud to announce its collaboration with Eau d’Azur, the public company responsible for drinking water and wastewater services for the Nice Côte d'Azur Metropole.
ABOUT
Instrumentation
The science of measuring and controlling variables is termed instrumentation. As the name suggests, the process involves using a wide variety of instruments. These are classified as any device that can measure amounts that are physically quantifiable. These instruments do not have to be extremely complex in design. For example, the ruler is an instrument to measure distance, and a simple thermometer measures temperature.
Instruments specific to petrochemical processing include platinum Resistance Temperature Detectors (RTD’s), P/I Converters, many types of level meters, chromatographs, and continuous gas analyzers. These instruments are essential to the day to day instrumentation at petrochemical plants, as it is impossible to gauge to the necessary extent by estimation alone. Human error is inevitable, but an instrument can easily be calibrated or replaced.
Now that you understand the definition of and tools used in instrumentation, you should also understand the necessity of it. Temperature and pressure meters serve to ensure that the environment stays safe for both the chemicals being processed and the employees of the plant. Heat is a very well-documented activator in chemical reactions. If the temperature rises to unusual levels, this could spark an undesired chemical reaction that could prove catastrophic. The flow meter must measure how much oil is leaving the refinery, as it is a very volatile substance. Analytical instruments, such as the chromatograph, analyze the chemical make-up of the refined oil. This allows for the opportunity to make sure that the chemical make-up is correct, giving evidence that the process was correctly completed at all stages of refinement.