An ultraviolet (UV) multispectral imaging (MSI) system is now available from Ocean Thin Films. The SpectroCam™-UV multispectral imaging camera provides sensitive detection from UV across the visible spectrum and into the near-IR. The SpectroCam-UV is a powerful tool for high level research.

Ocean Thin Films Releases Ultraviolet Multispectral Imaging Camera – SpectroCam-UV

SpectroCam (www.spectrocam.com) is the world’s first fully configurable, video-speed MSI camera. With eight interchangeable, customer defined filters, users can test many filter options, in combination with the powerful image processing software, to greatly reduce development times and speed products to market. SpectroCam makes multispectral imaging accessible to everybody from university researchers to high volume OEM equipment makers.

To accommodate an even wider scope of applications, the new SpectroCam-UV’s sensor range has been extended into the UV and can be paired with filters available throughout the UVA, UVB and UVC wavelengths. In addition to the camera, Ocean Thin Films offers turnkey UV imaging packages that include UV-compatible optics and light sources.

With a full range of standard filter wavelengths, and the ability to create custom optical filters to meet application needs, Ocean Thin Films provides the right instrument to support a wide array of applications. The SpectroCam family of cameras offers the most flexible and powerful imaging tools for biomedical, forensic, agricultural, industrial and surveillance applications.

The SpectroCam platform is easily integrated into a variety of OEM systems and can be modified to meet specific mechanical and environmental needs.

Company contact:
Bhushan Dhakras
Halma Trading and Services India Pvt. Ltd.
B1-401 Boomerang, Chandivali
Andheri (East), Mumbai 400072
Tel: +91 22 67080400, Fax: +91 22 67080405
Mobile: 99300 21866
E-mail: bhushan.dhakras@oceanthinfilms.com
Website: www.oceanthinfilms.com

2 Comments »

NIRQuest512-1.9 extends wavelength range

Ocean Optics has added another option to its small-footprint near-infrared spectrometer line with the NIRQuest512-1.9. A high-resolution device with response from 1100-1900 nm, NIRQuest512-1.9 is well suited for applications ranging from monitoring changes in food production and chemical processing to characterizing lasers for semiconductor assembly and medical treatment.

Ocean Optics High Resolution Near-Infrared Spectrometer Covers 1100-1900 nm

NIRQuest512-1.9 has a high-stability, 512-element Hamamatsu Indium Gallium Arsenide (InGaAs)-array detector and is available with multiple grating and optical bench options for optimizing performance between 1100-1900 nm. The standard NIRQuest512-1.9 comes with a 150 lines/mm grating, 25 micron entrance slit and a non-fluorescing longpass filter that transmits >1000 nm. The filter helps to mitigate second-order effects.

NIRQuest512-1.9 has external hardware triggering functions that allow users to capture data when an external event occurs, or to trigger an event after data acquisition. Spectrometer operation is controlled using SpectraSuite software, a modular, Java-based spectroscopy platform.

The low dark noise characteristics of the NIRQuest make it possible to integrate the spectrometer (or expose the detector in the spectrometer to light) for longer durations, which is useful in low light level environments. Signal to noise ratio at full signal is >15000:1 at 100 millisecond integration time. High gain mode operation is available for applications where sensitivity is paramount.

Comments (0) »

Designed in response to customer demand, Dutch valve safety product manufacturer Netherlocks has developed the facility for entirely remote operation of its FAITH Partial Stroke Test (PST) system for ESD and HIPPS* valves. This means that the mechanically-safe, fully-online testing of these critical valves can now be initiated and performed from the safety and convenience of the control room, without having to manually access the valve.

Netherlocks Develops Remote Operation for FAITH PST System

Netherlocks’ commitment to innovative design and customer satisfaction has enabled the company to now make this product remotely operable without affecting usability or functionality. Traditionally, an operator would have to access the valve itself to manually insert a key to start a test. The new development means that the whole process can now be done remotely from the control room, making it significantly easier and faster.

The FAITH system at all times facilitates the partial stroke testing of valves, without any risk of overshoot or process interruption. The test is never aborted without getting results, and the unique design means that tests can be performed at real speed – just as it would be for real operation in an emergency. The mechanical limitation on the degree of valve closure guarantees there is no danger of actual shutdown or upsetting the plant due to overshooting of the test angle.

The FAITH’s simple mechanical design is key to the reliability of the system. It is a universal add-on product which is fitted directly between the valve and the actuator and replaces the original couplings. During partial stroke testing, FAITH’s mechanical steel blocking pins ensure that the valve can only turn to the preset test angle (i.e. 20 degrees). This also allows for maintenance during production.

All FAITH systems can be customized to fit directly between the valve and actuator without additional brackets. Models are available for both linear and rotating actuators, and electronic switches can also be added to the FAITH system to allow the control room to monitor the test.

*Emergency Shut Down and High Integrity Pressure Protection System

Comments (0) »

UV-2000S validation kit and software compliant to ISO 24443:2012 and COLIPA UVA In Vitro Test Method 2011

Labsphere’s UV-2000S Transmittance Analyser for sunscreen products provides fast, accurate, in vitro measurements that comply with all international standards for UVA and UVB sun protection measurements. Recent upgrades to the instrument validation kit and software ensure that it remains in compliance with the latest standards from ISO and COLIPA.

Sunscreen UV Transmittance Analyser from Labsphere Upgraded to ISO and COLIPA Standards

Labsphere’s UV-2000S Transmittance Analyser benchtop R&D system rapidly measures the diffuse transmittance of sunscreen samples in the ultraviolet wavelength region from 250 – 450 nm. This affordable in vitro method delivers UVA factor measurements without additional data manipulation.

The UV-2000S application software allows users to view, archive, retrieve and export data and supports evolving regional methods. The system is current with ISO 24443:2012, COLIPA UVA in Vitro Test Method 2011, FDA Final Rule 2011 for Sunscreen Labelling, DR AS/NZS 2601 Australia 2011 Sunscreen Proposal and Boots Star Rating System.

An integrated Performance Validation Routine enables on-site validation and re-validation to ensure optimum instrument performance. A set of calibrated standards, including a wavelength standard that captures six relevant spectral bands, is included with each UV Transmittance Analyser.

The upgraded software and validation kit are available free to customers on Labsphere’s subscription plan and for purchase to other customers. New customers will receive the upgraded components with system purchase.

For further information please contact:
Makarand Wadhavekar
Labsphere India Sales Manager
Halma India
B1-401 Boomerang, Chandivali
Andheri (East), Mumbai 400072
Tel: +91 22 67080400, Fax: +91 22 67080405
E-mail:  mwadhavekar@labsphere.com
Website: www.labsphere.com

Comments (0) »

Following the merger of Radio-Tech with HWM last year, the highly respected and popular Economise range of wireless energy management equipment has been further strengthened with the integration of HWM’s market leading range of SMS and GPRS Data Loggers. The company’s offering to the energy management market is well suited to all types of project, providing new and continuing customers with a ‘one-stop-shop’ for their remote monitoring requirements.

HWM and Radio-Tech Merger Offers Greater Choice for Energy Management Customers

Radio-Tech is already established as the Technology Partner of Choice for many of the UK and Europe’s leading data collection and carbon management service providers. This new enhancement to the Economise range will now enable Radio-Tech and its partners to offer an innovative, cost-effective and robust battery-powered data logging option for single point monitoring applications that compliments the existing fixed-network systems.

Radio-Tech’s RF based products are fully approved in the UK and Europe and are available on 434MHz, 869MHz, 153MHz (UK Only) and 169MHz ERMES band for many European countries.

Rob Fish, Managing Director of HWM, said: “It’s great to have the Radio-Tech operation here now, and we think we can really build on the existing technology, products and markets they’ve developed. Our expertise in the production and design of long-lasting, reliable and precise monitoring and data management systems is already helping us to develop the full potential of wireless environmental and energy monitoring.”

Comments (0) »

Fiberguide Industries has launched a newly redesigned website to assist customers with product selection. The new website, www.fiberguide.com, streamlines visitors’ access to updated specifications and application notes on the company’s full line of optical fibres and fibre assemblies.

New Website Details Fiberguide’s Optical Fibres and OEM Assemblies

Visitors to the site can review technical specifications, including power handling requirements and mechanical data on silica and buffer materials, to help select the right optical fibre. A new applications notes page contains case studies that review a variety of previous photonics challenges and how they were solved.

Comments (0) »

The new T3 Gas Tester ensures Crowcon’s Tetra:3 (T3) portable, multi-gas detector complies with relevant national/regional safety regulations and individual company requirements.

Crowcon’s T3 Gas Tester Ensures Compliance

The device feeds the T3’s sensors a known concentration of gas, a process known as ‘bumping’, to ensure the sensors are working correctly. The way it works is simple: when a T3 is inserted into the Gas Tester, the T3 automatically switches into ‘bump’ mode and either passes or fails. Once the test is complete the T3 is removed and the bump result is then accepted by the user and automatically logged in the T3. When the test has passed, the user is safe in the knowledge their detector is in good working order while, if it fails the bump, it informs the user that their instrument needs to be re-calibrated or serviced. All this is done without requiring a power supply, as the T3 detector does all the work.

The Gas Tester can bump for flammable, oxygen, carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulphide and carbon dioxide sensors. Capable of testing up to four gases within just 60 seconds, it is a fast and simple way of ensuring all T3 detectors in a fleet are working correctly. In addition, the device also tests that a T3’s visual and audible alarms are working correctly. When used with a fixed flow regulator, the Gas Tester allows approximately 100 bumps per 34 litres of quad gas (four gases in one cylinder), making it a very cost-effective option for owners of T3 detectors.

Rugged and robust, the T3 Gas Tester is a lightweight, stand-alone unit ideal for both on-site and in-field gas testing. Fast and simple to use, it features automatic gas detector recognition and automatic gas delivery. It can also be wall- or desk-mounted or attached to a DIN rail.

Contact details for Crowcon’s distributor in India:
Kishore Degwekar, Managing Director
Detection Instruments Pvt. Ltd.
Plot No. El-36, Electronics Zone
TTC Industrial Area, MIDCl – Mahape
Navi Mumbai 400 710
India
Tel: 022 2761 7663 / 64 / 65 / 66, Fax: 022 2761 2103
E-mail: general@detection-india.com / sales@detection-india.com
Website: www.detection-india.com

Comments (0) »

Alicat Scientific, Inc. now offers its BB9 Communication Module in a USB model. The BB9-USB replaces the standard RS-232 serial connection, providing a direct computer connection for monitoring and control of Alicat Flow devices.

Up to nine Alicat flow and pressure devices can now be monitored from a single computer

The BB9 joins up to nine Alicat flow and pressure devices to a single computer for independent monitoring and operation. This remote monitoring saves time and money, especially in flow instrument installations where devices are a long distance from the control site. The BB9 will also distribute power to connected Alicat devices. In installations with more than nine Alicat flow devices, multiple BB9s can control up to 26 Alicat devices.

With the industry’s highest turndown ratio, Alicat’s mass flow meters quickly and accurately measure pressure, as well as temperature, volumetric, and mass flow. Devices come pre-calibrated (NIST traceable) for Air, Hydrogen, Helium, and Argon as well as 16 other gases and 10 gas mixes.

For more information please contact Alicat’s Indian distributor:
Sathish Kumar
Aeronics eMaROh
#782, 7th Cross
Muthyalanagar, MES Road
Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560 054
Tel: +91 (0)80 23459590
E-mail: sathish@aeronics.in
Website: www.aeronics.in

Comments (0) »

Sterilisable lens provides high resolution views of trabecular meshwork

For Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) and goniotomy procedures, Volk’s new Surgical Gonio Lens provides clear anterior chamber angle images.

MIGS and Goniotomy Procedures Improved with Volk Surgical Gonio Lens

With a 1.2x image magnification, the contact lens’ high quality Volk optics delivers crisp, high resolution views. The Surgical Gonio is particularly well suited for MIGS and all surgical gonio procedures. The lens’ small profile is equally useful for paediatric postoperative gonioscopy.

The lens is compatible with both steam and gas sterilization, constructed to withstand repeated sterilization cycles without image degradation over time. Instead of left hand- or right hand-specific versions of the lens, Volk designed a universal positioning handle that moves to accommodate left hand, right hand and centre positions.

For further information please contact:
Mahadev Dhuri
India Sales Manager – Keeler and Volk
Halma India
201 Hyde Park, Saki Vihar Road
Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400 072
Tel: 022 6708 0400, Fax: 022 6708 0415
E-mail: Mahadev.dhuri@halma.com
Website: www.volk.com

Comments (0) »

Palintest Ltd, the leading name in water analysis products, is delighted to support the AMCHI Dental Outreach Project in India. The AMCHI project aims to provide primary dental care to remote communities in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir.

Palintest Dontates Fluoride Testing Kits for AMCHI Dental Outreach Project

The project includes field testing of fluoride levels in local drinking water supplies, as high concentrations can cause dental fluorosis in children – resulting in permanent tooth damage, pain and discomfort. Palintest Ltd has donated the equipment and reagents that will enable volunteers to perform the necessary tests simply, accurately and reliably.

The AMCHI 2012 project will provide initial primary dental care for villagers, as well as education regarding methods to limit exposure to high fluoride concentrations.

The AMCHI 2012 project will provide initial primary dental care for villagers, as well as education regarding methods to limit exposure to high fluoride concentrations. The field testing equipment will be crucial to the education process and on-going prevention of the condition.

The AMCHI Dental Outreach Project 2012 is entirely funded by donation and donors can contribute via the www.justgiving.com\Amachi-dental-outreach page.

Comments (0) »