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SignalFire Ranger: New User Interface Improvements

Posted by TechStar on Apr 8, 2020 3:45:00 PM

The SignalFire Ranger have announced several new improvements to the user interface that went in to effect on April 7th. It simply requires you to close your browser and re-open it for the new look and feel to become active.

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Topics: Signal Fire, Wireless and Telemetry Solutions

ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES – WE ARE YOUR ESSENTIAL PARTNER

Posted by TechStar on Mar 26, 2020 5:00:00 PM

ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES – WE ARE YOUR ESSENTIAL PARTNER

COVID-19 Response: A Message from the Office of the Pale Goat

In these difficult times I would like to share TechStar’s coordinated response and commitment. TechStar remains open and fully operational. As your partner and supplier of process control and industrial automation solutions, we realize that it is our responsibility to support your essential business. We are available and ready to assist you onsite or remotely 24/7/365.

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Topics: News

Paper Plant Goes Wireless

Posted by TechStar on Mar 10, 2020 1:35:00 PM

In the pulp and paper industry, emissions of hazardous gas caused by chemical reactions during pulp production can pose a dangerous operating environment. To ensure the highest safety standards for employees while meeting industry environmental regulations, paper mills must continuously monitor levels of gases such as hydrogen sulfide (H2S) within different areas of the facility to ensure they remain within limit values.

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Topics: MSA, Gas Detection Solutions, Signal Fire, Wireless and Telemetry Solutions

How Do Flares Work?

Posted by TechStar on Mar 3, 2020 11:07:00 AM

Flare systems are designed to safely burn excess hydrocarbon gases that cannot be recovered or recycled. Flare stacks are primarily used for burning off flammable gas released by pressure relief valves during unplanned over-pressuring of plant equipment. During flaring, the excess gases are combined with steam and safely burned in the flare. This is safer and more environmentally friendly than releasing the hydrocarbons directly into the atmosphere.

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Topics: Downstream

What is the Difference – Instrument Data Sheets and Application Data Sheets

Posted by TechStar on Feb 4, 2020 11:05:00 AM
An  Application Data Sheet  may seem redundant when you already have a completed Instrument Data Sheet from the buyer/user yet there are differences in the kinds of information provided by each that will help assure the best possible instrument selection. Because today’s equipment is complex, it is very easy for manufacturers to imply, and customers to infer, for example, that a function or a feature is standard when it actually requires an upgrade or is not even available or suitable for the specific application being addressed.
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LTE-M1 Cellular Products

Posted by TechStar on Dec 18, 2019 9:30:00 AM

This blog was originally posted by SignalFire.

With the family of RANGER products & cloud interface, SignalFire offers a platform to easily and quickly deploy measurements where you need them with the least amount of hardware. The key objective of this product line is to monitor and even control without traditional systems like SCADA, PLC, edge device , etc. SignalFire created a solution that brings the sensor data right into an easy-to-use and mobile friendly cloud interface.

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Topics: Signal Fire, Wireless and Telemetry Solutions

Moore Industries’ Digital and Wireless Technology Reduces Legwork at Pulp and Paper Site

Posted by TechStar on Dec 5, 2019 8:00:00 AM

This blog was originally posted by Moore Industries.

State regulations required a major pulp and paper company to monitor and record daily effluent water rates. This requirement was being fulfilled by sending an employee from their main control site to a remotely located pond three times a day to manually record water levels. This process was inefficient, time-consuming and didn’t provide them with real-time data.

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Topics: Moore Industries

SUCCESSFUL H2S SCRUBBER GAS MONITORING

Posted by TechStar on Nov 18, 2019 9:00:00 AM

With the increased concern about clean air, many wastewater treatment plants have added scrubber systems and biofilters to control odors and pollution from hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and other waste biogases. Known for its rotten egg smell, H2S is a colorless, clear toxic gas that is a potential danger to employees and frequently is the source of obnoxious odor complaints from nearby downwind residents and businesses.

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Topics: Wastewater

Custody Transfer Flowmeters – An Evolution in Technology

Posted by TechStar on Nov 12, 2019 10:58:00 AM

Custody Transfer (also known as Fiscal Metering) in the oil & gas industry refers to the transactional transfer of a substance, raw or refined, from one party (owner) to another.

Typically when a custody transfer is taking place, the end goal is to determine the value or payment between two parties for the physical substance (gas or liquid) that has exchanged hands via pipeline. For that reason, the flow instrument that measures the total amount of product changing ownership can be viewed as a cash register between the two parties.

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Topics: Flow Solutions

Extracting HART Data from Smart Instruments

Posted by TechStar on Oct 28, 2019 1:00:00 PM

According to the HART® Communications Foundation, there are more than 30 million HART-enabled instruments installed in chemical and process plants worldwide, and nearly most process transmitters made today are HART compatible.

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Topics: Moore Industries

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