T&M and Monitoring

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc today announced the introduction of a drug screening and confirmation solution for forensic toxicology based on its Thermo Scientific Exactive benchtop LC/MS (liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry) platform.

Keithley Instruments, Inc. has created an application-specific microsite for those responsible for characterizing solar/photovoltaic devices. “Simplify Your Solar Cell Testing with Keithley’s Precision Measurement Solutions” describes Keithley’s high accuracy solutions for solar cell I-V and C-V characterization, which allow high speed testing without the hassles of integrating separate instruments or writing complicated programs. It also describes key solar cell parameters and measurement techniques. To visit this microsite, go to www.keithley.com/solar_cell.

Lloyd Instruments has announced the launch of TCD WEDGE communication software for the Chatillon range of advanced digital force testers. TCD WEDGE supports serial data communications between a Windows-based PC and the TCD series of single column digital force testers, the LTCM series of motorized testers and the DF series of force gauges.

The Xenics XLIN 1.7 SWIR/NIR linescan camera from STEMMER IMAGING is designed for use in a host of industrial applications. These include on-line process control, web inspection, food inspection, agricultural monitoring, non-destructive inspection, pollution and environmental monitoring, moisture measurement and semiconductor process monitoring. In addition it can be used for the thermal imaging of hot objects between 200˚C and 800˚C.

ABLE is pleased to offer the new Computrac MAX-4000XL moisture in solids analyser. The 4000-XL provides the same reliability and ruggedness of the MAX-2000XL but with 25% faster throughput. Significant performance enhancements include uniform heating and a lid fan which rapidly cools the heat chamber to reduce time between tests and allow for greater ease of use and accuracy. A colour LCD display comes as standard on this instrument to make it more user friendly.

The Jerome 405 is redefining the portable mercury vapour analyser market by way of significant performance enhancements and modern communication capabilities combined to create a new option for mercury spill detection and clean up analysis.

CorDEX Instruments Ltd., a developer of portable equipment for explosive atmospheres, releases Centurion XPG ATEX Certified 5Mp digital camera with strobe flash. The robust Centurion XP-series cameras offer best-in-class visual image capture for petrochemical and chemical applications. The new Centurion XP series cameras support applications within Zone 1 IIC T4 type G (Vapour) explosive atmospheres and will provide users with the ability to document equipment with both still and moving images.

Measurement Specialties recently released to production two new IEPE accelerometers for shock and vibration measurement. The Models 7104A (Side Connector) and 7105A (Top Connector) feature welded construction and wide bandwidth to >12kHz. These hermetic devices are offered in ranges ±50g to ±500g with operating temperatures from -55°C. to 125°C.

FLIR’s latest generation B-Series infrared cameras come with a range of new features providing easy access to new applications. And these hardware developments are complemented by the brand new Reporter Building software that allows energy savings to be quantified in a professional report. Reporter Building is a plug-in module for the industry leading Reporter software. It enables the user to add a wide variety of information such as energy costs, temperature and humidity data from third party equipment and process this to quantify energy loss per square metre. The module comes with a host of pre-configured templates for the production of standard air tightness test, energy declaration analysis and energy loss reports.

ABLE are pleased to announce the award of ATEX approval on their Xentaur XPDM Portable Dewpoint Meter, negating the need for hot work permits to be issued for use in hazardous areas.