Instrumentation
PRODUCTS
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Screen and capture stormwater trash, organic matter and sediment, then store it dry to prevent nutrient pollution.
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The Telog Raven-Eye 2 is a flowmeter that delivers a flexible contactless monitoring solution using radar technology for accurate measurement of velocity, level and flow. When combined with the battery powered Telog Ru-35 recorder you can create a leading and flexible IoT solution for your utility. Learn more about the Raven-Eye 2 here.
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New single-use open-top mixing system for biologics applications
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Prior Scientific's NanoScan-SP range of Piezo driven stages are compatible with the Prior motorized stage as well as many common microscopes when using appropriate adapter plates. Applications for this series include live cell imaging, surface analysis, water inspection, and more.
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From dedicated drivers to unparalleled customer care, you can rely on Cardinal Health to deliver integrated logistics services across the entire healthcare supply chain continuum. Cardinal Health offers customized third-party logistics (3PL) solutions ranging from enhanced transportation services through a fully outsourced turnkey supply chain.
WHITE PAPERS AND CASE STUDIES
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Achieving Recruitment Objectives In Dermatology Trial: Reducing Timeline And Cost
IQVIA Biotech was selected to help a U.S. biopharmaceutical company examine the safety and efficacy of its investigational therapy for the treatment of moderate-to-severe hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), a chronic skin condition that causes small, but painful lumps under the skin. This case study will highlight IQVIA Biotech’s unique strategies for site selection and centralized recruitment approach to drive enrollment.
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Wellington Meets Changing Compliance Requirements While Building Community Trust
The Town of Wellington has experienced significant growth over the past decade. The utility is working to build trust and exceed resident expectations for their drinking water, with a focus on continuing to meet compliance mandates.
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Implementing A Unified Lab Management Solution
A biotech company managing several different LIMS and ELN systems saw increased workflow efficiency, better data quality, and improved decision making with a software solution.
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Stay On Top Of Your Business With An Integrated ERP Solution
Integrate the critical functions of your business. With e-automate, you don't have to rely on your team to manually generate reports. All your important business information is available at your fingertips so you can easily manage all areas of your operation.
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CenterPoint Energy Optimizes Uptime, Efficiency, Security, And Capacity While Achieving Business Continuity And Resiliency For The Next 30+ Years
CenterPoint Energy found itself struggling to unify its IT physical infrastructure platforms across all internal business units and within each facility. The company was working with multiple vendors at multiple offices in multiple cities. This approach led to several coordination and communication issues, which caused unnecessary delays and downtime.
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Bearing Failure Prediction
At many process manufacturing operations, bearings fail exponentially and with little notice, leading to downtime that can become expensive and making scheduled maintenance difficult. System interdependence often means that a failure of one bearing results in the subsequent failure of other system bearings. Being able to prepare for and prevent the first bearing failure can reduce the costly and harmful effects of unplanned bearing failures.
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Neutron Hardness Of Photodiodes For Use In Passive Rubidium Frequency Standards
With the goal of obtaining a photodiode that's more neutron-resistant than what's typically used in an RFS, experiments in this case study evaluated several different planar silicon photodiodes.
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How eConsent Expands Patient Access, Reduces Costs And Improves Time To Treatment
Learn how eConsent became the solution when a study design proved to be too expensive and difficult to execute using a traditional trial approach.
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DAF System Effectively Removes 95% Of TSS For Railcar Bearing Manufacturer
A manufacturer of railcar bearings, wheels, and axles needed a wastewater system upgrade to treat for oil, grease, suspended solids, and dissolved metals in a mix of process water and storm water runoff. The existing wastewater treatment system in place at the facility consisted of a small equalization tank, traditional clarifier and sand filter.
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Biolac Long Sludge Age Treatment Combined With MRI Plate Settlers Achieves Low Nutrient Limits
The Tri-Lakes Wastewater Treatment Facility located in Monument, CO, receives flow from the Woodmoor, Palmer Lake, and Monument Sanitation Districts. The plant discharges treated effluent to Monument Creek, which is within the Fountain Creek Water Shed. Originally, the Tri-Lakes facility consisted of a three-cell lagoon. This was replaced by a two-basin Biolac Wave-Ox system, which was installed in 1990 and later upgraded in 1998 to a three-basin system with a capacity of 4.2 MGD.
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Kontent Core Ready For The Next ‘Stage’ With Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
Kontent Core is a music licensing platform and marketplace where music labels and artists can showcase their creative work, where ad agencies and television and film producers can discover breakout, memorable content for their productions, and where that content can be confidently and efficiently licensed, dramatically speeding production time.
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Conclusive & Positive Results Delivered Ahead Of Time – By Eight Months
Most patients with Binge Eating Disorder (BED) seek help from psychiatrists, nutritionists, or obesity specialists, but there was no approved, effective pharmacologic treatment. With unanticipated interest in pivotal Phase 3 studies, we needed to line up and train the right resources while collaborating effectively with the central laboratory, data manager, and other participants.
NEWS
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Juniper Systems Limited Releases New Uinta Software Worldwide1/25/2021
Juniper Systems Limited, a manufacturer of rugged handheld computers and GNSS receivers, introduces Uinta™, powerful data collection software for field crews using Microsoft® Windows 10 OS on tablets, who require detailed forms, maps and customisation.
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DBIA Sector Conference Registration Is OPEN!1/25/2021
This year’s virtual Design-Build for Water/Wastewater and Transportation/Aviation Conferences are coming at a critical time for design-build teams. For many months, we have faced unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Design-build teams have played a vital role in helping our communities by providing alternative medical facilities and the most cost and schedule-efficient projects at a time when federal, state, and local budgets were stretched to the limit.
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AWWA Board Of Directors Selects Joseph Jacangelo Of Lovettsville, Va., As Next President-Elect1/26/2021
The American Water Works Association’s Board of Directors today selected Joseph Jacangelo of Lovettsville, Va., as the Association’s next president-elect.
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LOTTE Chemical Expands EOA, The Specialty Material For Architecture1/27/2021
LOTTE Chemical expanded the production line for EOA (Ethylene Oxide Adduct), the specialty material for architecture, within Yeosu Factory
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Burns & McDonnell Promotes Kerrie Greenfelder To Manager Of Engineering In The Water Group2/1/2021
Kerrie Greenfelder, PE has been promoted to Manager of Engineering within the Water Group at Burns & McDonnell.
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.