Know About ILS Automation

Bringing ideas to fruition can sometimes require knowledge, skills, or a manpower commitment that is not readily available in an organization. There can be times when leveraging internal resources with outside expertise and assistance is the smart move, empowering your organization to attain its goals faster.

For bioprocess control and automation, ILS Automation can be that outsourced expertise and effort that gets the project done. The company combines bioprocess expertise, control software, and hardware into a turnkey package.

Cell Culture, Fermentation, Biofuel - Technology and engineering for accurate control of animal, insect, and plant cell cultivation. Systems from lab to pilot scale. Custom and semi-custom systems, fully integrated to meet process requirements to test optimize and translate lab and pilot scale activities into full scale production.

Bioreactors and control systems, including process control and analytical software, combine with full scale integrator services at ILS Automation. Find out more about how they can support and improve your bioprocess development by contacting a product and service specialist. Leveraging your own process knowledge and experience with their expertise will lead to an effective solution.

New Silicone Heating Tapes For Industrial Heating Applications

Ultra-flexible silicone rubber heat tape easily wraps
smaller diameter pipes.
Image courtesy BriskHeat Corp.

There are many places throughout industrial and commercial installations where freeze protection or another reason for pipe heating exist. It is valuable to have a solution that can be applied quickly and easily to allow resources to remain focused on the larger mission of the organization.

BriskHeat has introduced their XtremeFLEX® line of silicone sheathed heat tape that combines plug and play installation ease with maximum flexibility and a built-in preset thermostat. The product can be installed with a bend radius of 1/4", allowing its use on small process lines of many types. The manufacturer provides a listing of some possible uses.

• Viscosity and temperature control
• Freeze protection
• Integrally heated tools
• Gas tubing
• Valves
• Laboratory heating
• Plastic bending heat tape
• External heating of dies and tools
• Temporary heat
• Hopper throat heater
• Heat Tape for Pipes

More product information is provided in the brochure included below. Share your potential applications and heating challenges with an industrial heating specialist. Leverage your own process knowledge and experience with their product application expertise to develop an effective solution.

Flexible Silicone Rubber Heat Tape from Alliance Technical Sales, Inc.

Total Organic Carbon Analyzer

Mettler Toledo Thornton Model 500TOCi
Total Organic Carbon Analyzer
Image courtesy Mettler Toledo Thornton

Total Organic Carbon, or TOC, is one of several common water purity measurements. Purified water use in power generation, semiconductor manufacturing, and pharmaceutical production all depend upon minimum standards of quality to avoid adverse impact on process output or operation. Elevated levels of carbon compounds in purified process water indicates that water treatment equipment is not performing properly and needs attention.

TOC measurement involves oxidation of carbon compounds in the presence of UV light and a measurement of sample conductivity. Processing of the raw measurement yields a value for total organic carbon. Analytical instruments  that lessen the need for human involvement and deliver rapid and accurate results are preferred. Mettler Toledo provides an advanced solution for TOC measurement with it 5000TOCi analyzer.

• Fast continuous measurement
• Reagent and chemical free
• Reliable operation
• ISM Intelligent Sensor Management

More detail is provided in the document below. Share your process analytic challenges with fluid process specialists. Leverage your own knowledge and experience with their product application expertise to develop effective solutions.

TOC Total Organic Carbon Analyzer from Alliance Technical Sales, Inc.

Some Recent Literature Updates for Electron Machine Corporation

MPR E-Scan is a rugged, industrialized
in-line process refractometer.
Image courtesy Electron Machine Corp.

Electron Machine Corporation, manufacturer of industrial process refractometers, recently updated some of their product, application and support literature. The new documents are described and linked below. Share your process measurement challenges, and any questions you may have about the Electron Machine process refractometers, with a product specialist. Leverage your own knowledge and experience with their product application expertise to develop effective solutions.

Operating and Service Manual for MPR E-Scan
Service manual for the MPR E-Scan, a hybrid-digital critical angle in-line process refractometer. It is used to measure the refractive index of process fluids.

MDS (Monitor Divert System) Color Manual
Service manual for the Monitor Divert System, a BLRBAC (Black Liquor Recovery Boiler Advisory Committee) compliant Black Liquor solids monitoring system designed specifically for Black Liquor recovery boilers.

Refractometers for Food Industry

Brochure for refractometers used to detect sugar levels and properties of jams juices, beverages, dairy products and much more.

Refractometers for Chemical Industry

Brochure for the MPR E-Scan used for measuring the strength of a chemical when diluted with water or with another chemical.

MPR E-Scan Sales Brochure

The MPR E-Scan is a rugged, industrialized, in-line process refractometer. It directly measures the refractive index of process fluids and then displays the reading in any number of customer-desired units (Brix, Percent Solids, Dissolved Solids, SGU, R.I., etc.).

Continuous Microbial Monitoring For Process Water

Real time microbial monitoring for process water builds
quality and production levels.

Monitoring process water microbial counts in the pharmaceutical industry has traditionally been a time consuming, hands-on operation. Sample preparation, plate counting, stains, reagents, and the time required to get results has kept microbial monitoring a cumbersome task that provides only snapshots of the process water quality at the time of sampling.

The Thornton Model 7000RMS from Mettler Toledo, a continuous on-line microbial monitoring system for purified water and water for injection, uses advanced laser based technology to provide immediate detection and quantification of microorganisms. Particles as small as .52 microns can be detected, and the monitor uses recent advancements in spectroscopic technology to differentiate between microbial and inert particles.

The 7000RMS puts on-line analytics for microbial contamination on the same timeline as TOC and conductivity, with all three critical aspects now subject to real time measurement.

The offers a white paper with a more detailed view of the system functions and the technology behind it. Additional product and application information is available. Share your water analysis and process analytic challenges with application experts, leveraging your own knowledge and experience with their product application expertise.

Continuous On-Line Microbial Monitoring of Pharmaceutical Waters from Alliance Technical Sales, Inc.

Steady Product Improvement for Jogler Level Gauges

Magnetic liquid level gauges provide high visibility indication
of liquid level.
Image courtesy Jogler, LLC

Great performing products do not always arise from wholly new designs. More often, they are the culmination of a string of small improvements incorporated into an existing design. You keep what works and add improvements in response to customer feedback, and newly available material and manufacturing resources.

Jogler, LLC is a high quality level gauge manufacturer, located in Baton Rouge, LA (USA). The company pursues excellence in the manufacture and performance of all its level and flow measurement and indication products. Several improvements were included in their magnetic liquid level gauges. Not all are visually apparent, so we share them here.

• Chambers are designed to ANSI B31.1 and B31.3 specifications. Extruded outlets are used to weld chamber branch connections, ensuring smooth and reliable float travel.
• Indicators utilize a proprietary technology to seal the bargraph indicator tubes that eliminates the use of special glass blowing techniques that can weaken the instrument and make it susceptible to damage due to shipping or vibration.
• The bargraph assembly utilizes an extruded aluminum rail system that remains dimensionally stable, will not twist of deform at temperature extremes. Flags are captive in the rail system and cannot bind or fall out.
• Floats are constructed with a single weld, reducing leak potential and weld induced metal weakening. 

The product line general overview is provided below. More detail on specific product features and how they can provide top flight performance in real process measurement and control applications is available from product application specialists. Share your liquid level measurement and indication challenges. Leverage your own knowledge and experience with their product application expertise to develop an effective solution.

Jogler Liquid Level Gauges, Indicators and Transmitters from Alliance Technical Sales, Inc.

User-Friendly Handheld pH Meter for Process Measurement

The Pro2Go handheld pH meter delivers high levels
of accuracy and functionality for process measurement.
Image courtesy Mettler-Toledo Process Analytics

A wide range of user-friendly features for accurate measurement of pH and redox are integrated into a versatile rugged handheld instrument from Mettler Toledo. The Pro2Go is designed and well suited for single-handed operation, with its light weight, slim case and intuitive operation. The device features compatibility with a range of analog and Mettler Toledo's ISM sensors. The Pro2Go provides superior service for many industrial process operations. Extending its applicability are intuitively linked menus, a graphic LCD display and operation in 10 languages.

A data sheet, included below, provides more detail on the robust pH and redox measurement system. Measurement data can be accumulated in the field, with up to 2000 readings stored in the unit available for simple transfer via USB connection.

For more detailed information, contact the process measurement specialists at Alliance Technical Sales. Share your process measurement challenges of all types with application specialists, leveraging your own knowledge and experience with their product application expertise to develop the most effective solutions.

Portable pH Meter for Process Measurement from Alliance Technical Sales, Inc.