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Fluidized Bed Moisture For Yeast & Pharmaceuticals – Through A Sapphire Window!

Greg — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:15:03 +0000

Process Sensors’ MCT360 can be used to enunciate an alarm when target set point is achieved in fluidized bed drying applications, including baker’s yeast and pharmaceuticals. This allows operators to attend to other duties during the operation and not rely on periodic grab samples. Please review the application sheet by clicking on the link below.

Fluidized Bed Application – Yeast & Pharmaceuticals

Fluid Bed Dryer Moisture Though Sapphire Window

: Moisture Measurement Through Sapphire Window Triggers End Point Ennunciator

Happy Mother’s Day!

Greg — Sun, 13 May 2012 17:54:46 +0000

Happy Mother’s Day from Process Sensors and all of our families!

Enjoy your day!

Powder & Bulk Solids Show Enthusiastic About Moisture, Color, & Temperature Measurements

Greg — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:24:06 +0000

Process Sensors Corp. exhibited our MCT330-HD stainless steel transmitter for harsh environments including high temperature and corrosive areas and the MCT360 Industry work horse for moisture and temperature measurements. The MCT660 Bench Top Analyzer for lab and at-line measurements features a rotating disk table. The MCT-MultiPlex offers the advantage of moisture and color for Powders and Bulk Solids. Please contact us to discuss your application: 508.473-9901.

Moisture, Temperature, and Color with one transmitter!

PSTC Beantown Summit A Great Success for PSC!

Greg — Fri, 04 May 2012 18:33:44 +0000

The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council Summit Meeting in Boston at the Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center was a great success for us. The meeting offered an opportunity to meet top executives, engineers, and technical directors to discuss the Guardian CD Web Profile System for moisture, coat weight, and thickness measurements.

“Pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape can be defined as a continuous flexible strip of cloth, paper, metal or plastic coated on one or both sides with a permanently tacky adhesive at room temperature which will adhere to a variety of surfaces with light pressure (finger pressure) with no phase change (liquid to solid) and usually on a roll”, according to the PSTC.

Beautiful Boston!

Easy to understand graphics attract attention to the Guardian!

Guardian CD Web Profile System Now Available In Multiple Languages!

Greg — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:20:37 +0000

Now The Guardian Is Available In Multiple Languages!

MCT-MultiPlex Offers Food Moisture, Oil, Flavorings, Product Temperature & Color

Greg — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 03:17:26 +0000

MCT-MultiPlex combines three technologies within one compact housing to meet food industry’s expanding needs. Please click below to read.

MCT-MultiPlex Combines Three Technologies To Offer Food Industry Moisture, Oil, Flavorings, Product Temperature & Color

Three Technologies Combined To Serve The Food Industry

Guardian Cross Direction Web Profile System Presentation – NEW!

Greg — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 03:21:14 +0000

NEW Guardian Cross Direction Web Profile System Presentation is now available for your review. The presentation covers the many options and applications available to our customers with the Guardian Cross Direction Web Profile System. Moisture, Coat Weight, Hot Melt & Film Thickness are all ideal applications for our Guardian System. Please take a look at the presentation and contact us to discuss your application at: 508.473-9901.

http://www.processsensors.com/appbl_II/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/PSC-Presentation-Converting-0426121.pdf

Moisture, Coat Weight, Film Thickness, Hot Melt Thickness - Paper, Film, Foil

Hog Fuel – What is it? & Why is moisture measurement important?

Greg — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:29:20 +0000

What is Hog Fuel?

Hog fuel is wood residue and waste product that is processed through a chipper or mill and produces coarse chips and clumps normally used for fuel. The hog fuel can also include bark, sawdust, planer shavings , wood chunks, fines, dirt, and in cold climates, ice. The mills need to dispose of this waste and typically use it as fuel for a boiler, often in combination with natural gas.

Why does the hog fuel moisture matter?

Mills must dispose of wood waste from paper mills.
Price of natural gas is very low due to hydro-fracking, but mills still needs to dispose of the hog fuel, so they use it as a boiler fuel.
Hog fuel moisture varies widely. Accuracy of 1 to 2 % across the 30-65 % moisture range is acceptable as sample handling of grab samples can’t provide any greater accuracy for lab comparative measurements.
If the hog fuel moisture is high and not detected, the boiler will not have sufficient temperatures to maintain optimal efficiency. Moisture detection allows them to increase natural gas input when hog fuel moisture is high.
Measurement of hog fuel moisture allows optimization of natural gas during boiler operation, resulting in very substantial savings.

How do boiler operators measure Hog Fuel Moisture?

The MCT360-WP Near IR moisture meter is the leading worldwide supplier of hog fuel moisture measurement transmitters. The rugged, accurate, and reliable MCT360-WP supplies alerts, alarms, analog outputs for control, and digital interface for data archiving.

Hog Fuel & BioMass Moisture Measurement Critical To Boiler Optimization

Hog Fuel

Hog Fuel - Wood Chips, Bark, Shavings, Fines, Dirt

International Wood Composite Symposium

Greg — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:41:46 +0000

This year’s International Wood Composites Symposium, in collaboration with the Northwest Advanced Renewable Alliance (NARA), offered an industry-driven forum for producers, suppliers, and researchers to focus on competing demands and opportunities in the woody biomass supply chain that impact business success.

Process Sensors Corp. MCT360-WP is the industry’s leading supplier of on-line wood and biomass moisture measurement, offering analog outputs for control, alarms, and digital interface for data archiving. Please call us to discuss your application at: 508.473-9901.

Wood Moisture Is Critical For Performance Characteristics

CPP 2012 Cleveland Rocks

Greg — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:38:29 +0000

The recent CPP Show in Cleveland allowed us an opportunity to meet new and existing customers and friends. It was also a busy week for Cleveland. Bruce Springsteen played a concert downtown Monday night, and Obama‘s advance team and limos arrived, including the Secret Service. The IX Center is immediate to the airport, and most everyone slipped out on Tuesday to watch Air Force One land. Romney landed Wednesday. And Thursday saw the arrival of the Cage Fighters and their entourage of colorful Tattoos & Hair. Quite a site with all types at the convention center and hotel!

Suits & Ties, Secret Service, Rockers, Fighters, Colorful Hair & Tattoos!

Air Force One Lands In Cleveland

Secret Service Already Out and About!

Powder & Bulk Solids Show – Rosemont, IL – Booth #2831

Greg — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:31:46 +0000

Process Sensors will be exhibiting our MCT360 & MCT330HD Process Transmitters, and our MCT660 Bench Top Analyzer for moisture, active ingredient, and other parameters. Come discuss your application with us at Booth #2831, May 8-10 at the Donald E. Stevens Expo Center.

Powder & Bulk Solids is the world’s leading event for processing engineers, production engineers, plant managers, and operations managers who process, handle, package, transport, test and store dry particulates and bulk solids. It is co-located with ChemProcess (chemical processing), PharmaProcess (pharmaceutical processing), and Process Pack (packaging solutions) and part of PTXi, the premier processing exposition and conference in the US. Represented industries include: cement, chemical, food, grain, mining, plastics, stone and many more. Powder & Bulk Solids includes the world renowned International Powder & Bulk Solids Conference that provides educational sessions held by leading powder and processing experts.

High Temperature & Wash Down Environments Welcome

Moisture, Active Ingredient, and Color

Pressure Sensitive Tape Council Meeting – Boston – May 2-4, 2012

Greg — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:05:19 +0000

The PSTC Summit Meeting taking place May 2-4, 2012 at the Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center in Boston, MA - brings together the entire pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape industry channel – adhesive manufacturers, suppliers, tape manufacturers, tape converters, associations and industry experts.

Process Sensors will be offering a Poster Session and Exhibit on our Guardian Cross Direction Web Profile System. The Guardian measures Cross Direction Profiles for moisture, coat weight, thickness – film & hot melt, as well as the ability to measure web temperature and color. Please stop by and visit with us to discuss your process needs, or call us at: 508.473-9901.

Moisture Coat Weight Thickness Film Hot Melt Temperature Color

CPP Cleveland Show Embraces Guardian Cross Direction Web Profile System

Greg — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:29:58 +0000

Process Sensors Corp. Guardian Cross Direction Web Profile System was among the highlights of the show with outstanding reviews for price to performance. Moisture, Coat Weight, Thickness, and Web Temperature profiles offer Converters unparalleled efficiency. Please contact us at 508.473-9901 to discuss your application today.

Moisture, Coat Weight, Thickness, & Web Temperature

International BIOMASS Conference Denver – Booth #525

Greg — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:03:54 +0000

Moisture Critical In BioMass Production

The International BioMass Conference in Denver April 16-19, 2012 invites you to visit Process Sensors Corp. Booth # 525 to discuss your moisture and resin measurement needs. The MCT360-WP is the established standard in the BioMass industry for on-line moisture measurement. The system supplies digital display, analog outputs for control, and digital interface for data archiving.

Fast, Accurate, Reliable BioMass Moisture Measurement

Guardian Cross Direction Web Profile Application Sheet – NEW!

Greg — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:06:46 +0000

The Guardian Cross Direction Web Profile System has many applications for moisture, coat weight, and temperature, for automatic and manual controls. Please visit our latest application sheet to see how we can help you, or contact us at 508.473-9901.

Guardian Cross Direction Web Profile Application Sheet

Moisture * Coat Weight * Thickness Film & Hot Melt * Web Temperature

CPP Cleveland Show April 18 & 19 Converting & Package Printing Expo Booth # 531

Greg — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:40:04 +0000

Booth # 531

Process Sensors Corp. will be showcasing our Guardian Cross Direction Web Profile System at the upcoming CPP Cleveland Converting Show on April 18 and 19, Booth # 531. The Guardian System can measure moisture, coat weight, film thickness, and temperature.

Please join us in Cleveland, and visit the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!

Booth #531

Moisture, Coat Weight, Film Thickness, Temperature

Tobacco Moisture Measurement Presentation – MCT360-T

Greg — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:02:59 +0000

Process Sensors is the World Wide Leader in Tobacco Moisture Measurement. Please review our attached presentation and contact us at 508.473-9901 to discuss your application today.

Tobacco Moisture Presentation In PDF Format

: Fast, Accurate, Reliable, Tobacco Moisture Measurement with the MCT360-T

Moisture Measurement – How Does It Work?

Greg — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:49:14 +0000

How does a Moisture Meter Work? Think of the spectrophotometers you commonly see on CSI and other investigative t.v. shows. We work in the Near Infrared (NIR) region (1200 – 2400 nm), selecting narrow band pass filters that allow specific wavelengths to be utilized for the measurement. The NIR is above the UV (sunburn) and Visible (What you see) colors of light, and below the IR (temperature) region of light.

Moisture absorbs light at 1420 and 1940 nm and one or both of these wavelengths are used as the “Measure Wavelength”. The more water present in the material, the less light reflected back at the water wavelength. One or two non-absorbing wavelengths are chosen as “Reference Wavelengths”.

An algorithm (math equation) compares the values and provides an accurate and linear measurement of moisture. The Spectra below show relative absorbance for different moisture levels. The MCT360 process moisture analyzer supplies superior accuracy and reliability.

Immediate Moisture Measurement On-Line Using Science

Accurate and Reliable Moisture Measurement On-Line

Biomass Moisture Measurement Optimizes BTU With MCT360-WP Moisture Transmitter

Greg — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:28:52 +0000

The MCT360-WP Moisture Meter supplies digital display, trending, analog outputs for control, and digital interface for data archiving. Moisture content plays a big part of biomass BTU. Higher moisture content measurement allows optimization at the boiler with natural gas to maintain peak efficiency. Contact us at: 508.446-4754 to discuss your application.

Optimize Boiler BTU Content With MCT360-WP Moisture Meter

Organic Coat Weight Measurement Theory – MCT360 Coat Weight & Thickness Gauge

Greg — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:05:03 +0000

The MCT360 Organic Coat Weight Analyzer is designed to provide fast, accurate, and reliable measurement of coat weight or hot melt thickness. The MCT360 measures reflected light at the organic peak 2.34 microns and compares the absorbtion at the measurement wavelength to non-absorbing reference wavelengths to provide on-line measurement for automatic and manual control systems. The spectra below illustrate the measurement and reference peaks. Measurements available in #/ream, GSM, and mils thickness.

Organic Coat Weight Measurement - Fast and Accurate

Guardian Web Profile System incorporates the MCT360 Coat Weight Gauge and Scanning Frame System to provide a Cross Direction Zoned Web Profile.

Zoned Averages For Tighter Control