Industrial Factory Automation

Anders Electronics has announced the availability of its 2.3in round TFT LCD. Offering indoor and outdoor optical specifications, guaranteed availability and flexible manufacturing volume options, the 2.3in TFT is suitable for automotive, consumer, industrial and marine applications, traditionally requiring mechanical dials or gauges. The lightweight, slim and compact (240 x (RGB) x 240 pixels) display is comprised of an octagonal display and bezel, with a circular aperture in the bezel giving the display its round face. Featuring pixel-in-stripe configuration, the display also offers a built-in 16-bit parallel MPU system bus interface - eliminating the need for an external LCD controller. The amorphous silicon-based colour TFT display was developed for use in an extended -30C to 80C temperature range. The displays offer high colour saturation, surface luminance of 1,000cd/m2 resulting in good sunlight readability, contrast ratio of 400:1, 65,000 colours and extra-wide viewing ang...

The V-Cone steam flow meter from McCrometer delivers accurate steam flow measurement in a space-saving design that is said to be ideal for campus district energy facilities. According to McCrometer, the V-Cone eliminates many of the common equipment lay-out problems associated with steam processes in heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and electric power co-generation systems. The V-Cone flow meter is designed for steam process lines connecting boilers with HVAC systems or co-generation energy systems. At the same time, the self-conditioning flow design of the V-Cone eliminates most of the straight-pipe requirements typically needed with many flowmeter technologies by controlling swirl and other flow disturbances in the pipe that affect measurement accuracy. McCrometer said the V-Cone is accurate to +0.5 per cent with a repeatability of +0.1 per cent, and requires only 0-3 straight diameters upstream and 0-1 diameters downstream from the meter. Many other types of...