Invensys receives patents for flowmeter technology - The new patents relate to new signal processing techniques used to provide useful measurements of both mass flow and density and the operational aspects of keeping the Coriolis meter running stably in single-phase or two-phase flow conditions (and dynamic transitions between these flow conditions). 

FCI releases new pulp and paper flow guide - The company’s precision thermal dispersion mass flow technology is the ideal answer in a wide range of pulp and paper applications, ranging from black liquor and soap interface detection, mill cooking natural gas flow monitoring, burner fuel oil monitoring, coal-fired boiler combustion air flow monitoring, chemical additive injection, pump protection and much more.

Honeywell makes first sale of fiscal metering product - Introduced in the summer of 2004, MeterSuite accurately measures gas and liquid product flows between companies, making it easier to document and calculate appropriate tax payments.

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 Products

Sanitary Design Turbine flowmeter released - The Hoffer Sanitary Design Turbine flowmeter is accepted as meeting 3-A Sanitary Standard No. 28-03 for measurement of process liquids where high sanitary standards are required.

Grease flow meter promises to save on repairs - Alemite has introduced a new grease flow meter, a device that can be used to measure and dispense precise amounts of grease to bearings and other moving parts.

Fuji Electric ultrasonic flow meter can measure anything from ultra-pure water to sludges and slurries -  Duosonics is the world's first non-invasive, clamp-on, ultrasonic flow meter that automatically switches between Pulse Doppler and Transit Time technologies depending on the fluid conditions in the pipe.

Cole-Parmer introduces new line of ultrasonic flowmeters - Using the non-invasive ultrasonic measurement principle, these meters are ideal for handling aggressive fluids and slurries or fluids that have entrained air.

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Links

ISA - The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society is a leading, global, nonprofit organization that is setting the standard for automation by helping over 30,000 worldwide members and other professionals solve difficult problems.

Valve Manufacturers Association of America - VMA represents the interests of over 100 U.S. and Canadian valve and actuator manufacturers who account for approximately 85% of the total industrial valve shipments out of U.S. facilities.