Amplicon announces the launch of the newest addition to its data acquisition product range, the PCIe-200 series. These new high performance digital I/O data acquisition cards implement the high-bandwidth advantage of the PCI Express x1 interface for large scale data transfer, low latency and low power consumption.

Designed to meet stringent performance requirements, the PCIe-200 cards feature guaranteed measurement accuracy and are ideal for a wide range of applications such as scientific research, laboratory/building automation, design validation, manufacturing test & measurement and embedded OEM applications.

For further info about these products please click 'New range of Amplicon PCIe digital I/O cards '

The latest DMU-3010, designed specifically for wind farm monitoring and building automation, has an increased number of I/O modules, a wide operating temperature range, whilst also being convenient to configure and cost effective to install.

With its 8-ch AI, 8-ch DI and 4-ch DO, a combination of AI, DI and DO ports, the DMU-3010 can be connected to many different devices without the need to buy additional modules, thereby saving maintenance issues and additional costs.

Designed to work in the most extreme environments, the DMU-3010 will work in temperatures as low as -40°C and as high as 70°C, making it ideal for monitoring wind farms located in the wilderness.

For further details please click 'Advantech Increases Features & Convenience of its Remote Mixed I/O Module'

ILWAUKEE, Jan. 23, 2012 — Two new Allen-Bradley power monitors from Rockwell Automation provide manufacturers with scalable, cost-effective insight into how, when and where energy is being used throughout the production process. The Allen-Bradley PowerMonitor W250 and 500 power meters offer users an opportunity to cost-effectively drive energy monitoring further into their production processes compared to previous monitoring technology.

“Many manufacturers are looking to gain deeper insight and data granularity of their industrial energy consumption,” explained Phillip Bush, power and energy management product manager, Rockwell Automation. “These two new power monitors allow our customers to drill down beneath facility or process-level monitoring to collect data from specific energy-intensive applications without significant cost and effort.”

The PowerMonitor W250 power meter offers a self-generating wireless communications platform, ideally suited for applications located in areas where hard-wired networking is cost prohibitive. The PowerMonitor 500 power meter features a large LCD display to view energy use information directly at the process being monitored without requiring any additional components.

More about these Power Monitors please click 'Rockwell Automation Power Monitors Help Control and Reduce Energy Consumption'

The biogas market is booming. No wonder, as the gas can be used in a variety of beneficial ways – including fueling vehicles or generating heat and electricity in combined heat and power plants.

The gas is obtained from

• Fermentation of energy

• Organic waste

• Liquid manure

• Sewage sludge

• Leftover plant materials

For biogas plants to work properly,various process parameters have to be monitored around the clock: gas composition, pressure, temperature, and above all the produced gas quan­tity. Prosonic Flow B 200 is an industry-optimized ultrasonic flowmeter that measures the volume flow of biogas, landfill or digester gas reliably and with high accuracy, even under greatly fluctuating operating conditions.

Ultrasonic measurement has numerous benefits compared to conventional methods:

• Reliable measurement – high accuracy (±1.5%) and a high operable flow range (30:1)

• Energy saving – no pressure losses

• Maintenance-free – no moving parts

• Space-saving – short inlet and outlet runs

• Wide range of uses – independent of the composition and the moisture of a gas

• Measurement possible even with minimum operating pressure