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Measurement of those key elements of process control—temperature, pressure, flow and level—are essential. Getting that information smoothly, quickly, accurately and securely from field instruments is an essential part of any process operation. The Field Instrumentation Resource Center provides you with the information you need—articles, white papers, news reports and product announcements—to keep you up to date on calibration, measurement, testing, fieldbus standards, wired and wireless instrumentation, and all the other information you need.

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White Papers: In Depth Research

Calculating Total Uncertainty of Temperature Calibration With a Dry Block
Author: Beamex
Posted: 01/10/2012
Download this white paper to learn how to calculate total uncertainty of temperature calibration with a fry block and have a system that saves time, reduces costs and increases productivity.

Paperless Calibration Improves Quality and Cuts Costs
Author: Beamex
Posted: 07/14/2011
Paper is part of our everyday lives - whether in the workplace or at home. Global consumption of paper has grown 400% in the last 40 years. As manufacturing companies, our consumption of paper is far higher than it needs to be, especially given that there are technologies, software and electronic devices readily available today which render the use of paper in the workplace unnecessary. Calibrating instruments is an enormous task that consumes vast amounts of paperwork. Far too many automation companies still use paper-based calibration systems, which means they are missing out on the benefits of moving towards a paperless calibration system.

Download this white paper to learn more about the benefits of moving towards a paperless calibration system.

Calibrating Temperature Instruments
Author: Beamex
Posted: 07/14/2011
The most commonly and most frequently measurable variable in industry is temperature. Every temperature measurement is different, which makes the temperature calibration process slow and expensive. While standards determine accuracy to which manufacturers must comply, they nevertheless do not determine the permanency of accuracy. Therefore, the user must be sure to verify the permanency of accuracy. If temperature is a significant measurable variable from the point of view of the process, it is necessary to calibrate the instrument and the temperature sensor.

Download this white paper to learn how to calibrate temperature instruments and why this is so important.

OptoFluidic: Real-time Optical Analysis
Author: Festo
Posted: 07/12/2011
Optofluidics is a relatively new interdisciplinary technology that combines optics and fluidics. It extends to both the realization of optical effects and components and the analysis of fluids in motion. Fluids comprise liquids and gases, but also bulk solid materials that flow through pipelines and their fittings.

This technology furnishes diagnostic and analytical methods in which certain characteristics, constituents or parameters of fluids in motion such as density, volume, colour, or content of noxious substances are detected and evaluated. For this purpose, the fluid is charged with information that can be subsequently read by optical components. The fluid thus becomes a medium that carries in itself the code for optical analysis. Devices such as cameras and sensors visualize the diagnosis in real time, without the process flow having to be interrupted. In future, optofluidic analysis methods could replace time-consuming sampling and stabilize process flow, while reducing the number of components required and maintenance costs.

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Timeless Resources

Field Instrumentation Technical Handbook Field Instrumentation Technical Handbook is a useful compendium of physical constants, tables and information no engineer responsible for field instrumentation should be without. It has been required reading in many companies for many years. Download your free copy now. Making a HART connection This "special to the web" aricle is designed to increase your knowledge about the HART Field Communications Protocol. Fnd out its benefits and dispel the myths surrounding this powerful technology.