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Sensor Manufacturing Capabilities at Dwyer Instruments

Val Kesler — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 18:48:56 +0000

“I need it yesterday.” This idiom is a typical answer to a very common question in the manufacturing world: “When do you need this?” This turn of phrase indicates urgency of the request, and often means that a product is already past its required delivery date. In instrumentation manufacturing, this sense of urgency is one that …

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Open Channel Flow Monitoring

Dwyer Instruments — Wed, 12 May 2021 15:11:20 +0000

Open channel flow monitoring is a method of measuring water flow rates in irrigation channels, streams, and storm water systems. It’s also used in wastewater processing for monitoring the effluent discharge. In most applications for open channel flow, weirs and flumes are used. For those of us not familiar, weirs and flumes concentrate the flow …

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Dirty Jobs | Measuring Livestock Manure Level

Adam Dodson — Wed, 20 May 2020 12:00:42 +0000

Imagine that you’re driving down a country road, and you roll down your window to feel the breeze from the wind. You happen to look to your side as you pass a large barn housing dairy cows. Most of us have seen these farms, but many don’t think about what happens to the manure of …

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Well Water Monitoring for Irrigation Systems

David DelGrosso — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 14:16:58 +0000

Irrigation is fundamental to the production of food all over the world. Most of us have seen the large center pivot systems used on many farms today, and there are a number of other technologies that are designed to deliver water to crops to allow them to flourish. Less prominent, however, are the systems that …

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Intrinsically Safe Products for Hazardous Locations

Val Kesler and Katherine Singer — Wed, 08 May 2019 12:30:24 +0000

When considering a product for a hazardous location, it is important that the product is appropriately rated for that environment. UL, one of the primary bodies that certifies products for use in hazardous environments, defines a hazardous location as a “location where explosion or fire hazards exist due to the presence of flammable gases, flammable …

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