Chemical Technology March 2015

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A recent survey revealed that the Internet
of Things (IoT) is overwhelmingly the first
choice of topics capturing the interest of
today’s automation professionals.
(TAC), May
19-20 in Chicago, will feature three ses-
sions exploring the latest developments,
technologies and applications related to
the Internet of Things.
Dr Richard Mark Soley, Executive Direc-
tor of the Industrial Internet Consortium,
will present
A
panel discussion will educate attendees
on industrial automation technologies
comprising the IoT, and a second panel
discussion will explore industrial ap-
plications of Internet of Things projects.
Dr Soley will illustrate how the Industrial
Internet of Things opens a new wave of op-
portunity for industry via machine-based
analytics, which will drive deep domain ex-
pertise to enable increased automated and
predictive capabilities. He will also explain
how government, industry, technology and
academics are already coming together
behind the Industrial Internet of Things to
improve the integration of the physical and
digital worlds and drive adoption of Indus-
trial Internet applications.
The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC)
was founded in March 2014 to bring to-
gether the organizations and technologies
necessary to accelerate growth of the In-
dustrial Internet by identifying, assembling
and promoting best practices. Membership
includes small and large technology innova-
tors, vertical market leaders, researchers,
universities and governments.
If the IoT is high on your company’s
agenda, don’t miss TAC 2015 - the place
to get current on the industrial Internet of
Things from the world’s leading authorities.
For more information go to
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“Internet of Things” takes centre stage at TAC 2015
VEGA has introduced their PLICSLED univer-
sal display module for all point level sensors.
The module is compatible with all sensors
in VEGA’s plics© family with relay output.
With this new display module the switch-
ing status of a sensor can be read from a
distance, even in strong sunlight. Since
external wiring is unnecessary, the time
needed for installation is reduced to a
minimum. Power is supplied via the relay
electronics. The second relay output is used
to control the switching status display.
Depending on the module version, the
switching status is displayed in the colour
combination red-green or yellow-green
Instrotech, a Comtest Group company, is
proud to announce their locally designed
and manufactured CALOG-TEMP, a multi-
functional temperature calibrator. It’s a
high-precision, hand-held calibrator for the
calibration and troubleshooting of process
control instrumentation. The CALOG-TEMP
simultaneously measures and sources
ten types of thermocouples and seven
resistance temperature detectors (RTD).
It measures milliamps whilst sourcing or
simulating millivolts, TCs, RTDs or ohms to
calibrate transmitters.
The CALOG-TEMP logging facility stores
data on the SD card supplied, which is easily
downloaded to a PC via the on-board USB
port and usable in most of the common
spreadsheet formats.
The trend feature is ideal for graphing
temperature profiles and PID controller op-
timization with a programmable timebase.
In addition, the CALOG-TEMP has the func-
tionality necessary to install and maintain
all powered and non-powered transducers
using the built-in 24V loop power supply. The
CALOG-TEMP is an economical solution for
industrial field and workshop calibration.
For more information contact Hugh du
Plessis on tel: 010 595 1831 or email:
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PLICSLED – See what it’s about
New 3-in-1 temperature calibrator
PLICSLED is installed direct-
ly inside the plics© sensor
housing giving it protection
from dust and water. The
display module can be
ordered directly with the
sensor or, alternatively,
as a separate unit for
retrofitting.
For more on VEGA’s
PLICSLED module, contact
Chantal Groom on
tel: +27 11 795 3249 or
email z
Dr Richard Mark Soley, Executive Director of
the Industrial Internet Consortium
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