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New Precision Inclinometer with Ethernet Capability

The eDXI-100/200 inclinometer series is a precision single or dual axis tilt sensor that includes Ethernet capability. With an IP67, RJ45 connector, it is easy to connect to computers and other devices to run automation and networking. The Ethernet connection is compatible with any RJ45 cable and additional industrial and low cost connectors will be available. This sensor also includes a ...

Oct. 11, 2016

By Jewell Instruments LLC

LCF-2330 Inclinometer with 4-20mA Output

The LCF-2330 inclinometer series now includes a 4-20mA output signal option for applications that require long cable runs. This dual axis tilt sensor is fluid damped to minimize noise and vibration interference while also offering a sharp 1 µradian resolution. An internal temperature sensor is available and dual supply, ±5 Vdc output is an option. The LCF-2330 is an excellent ...

Oct. 19, 2016

By Jewell Instruments LLC

Open access to SAGE Materials Science journals

SAGE Publications are running a FREE Online Trial to their Engineering and Materials Science journals throughout April and May 2007. You will have full-text access to dozens of journals in your discipline and access to hundreds of free articles You can simply register for the trial immediately. Journals include: Waste Management Research, Indoor and Built Environment, Structural ...

Apr. 23, 2007

By SAGE Publications Ltd

Australian Earthquake/Seismic Conference 2016

SAVTEK exhibited SYSCOM seismic and ground vibration monitoring solutions at the joint Australian Earthquake Engineering Society/Asian Seismological Commission Conference at the Melbourne Convention Centre on the 25th to 27th of November 2016. The SYSCOM dam and building/structures seismic monitoring units were displayed, as well as the SYCOM MARMOT units which is the leading seismic shutdown ...

Aug. 21, 2016

By SAVTek Pty Ltd.

Laying the foundations for the next generation of structural health monitoring

The first step towards creating a simple method to understand Structural Health Monitoring systems is being taken by NPL – the development of industrial demonstrators for renewable energy and civil engineering structures. There is a wide industrial need for predictive systems that can monitor structures and inform the asset holders on their state of structural health. These structures include ...

Feb. 19, 2008

By National Physical Laboratory (NPL)

Environment agency given new enforcement powers

The Environment Agency became one of the first regulators to be granted new civil powers by the Government that will give it greater flexibility to enforce environmental law, potentially giving it more powers to stop fly-tippers and illegal waste dumpers. The EA state that the new civil powers under the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008will “mean fairer and more effective ...

Feb. 3, 2010

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Laser ablation analysis wins Measurement in Action Award

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced the winners of its 2014 Innovation Awards, with the University of Tasmania, Imperial College London, the Natural History Museum, Lakehead University and AMIRA International winning the award in the Measurement in Action category, sponsored by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL). The IET Innovation Awards recognise the most ...

Nov. 28, 2014

By National Physical Laboratory (NPL)

Jewell announces new single and dual axis digital inertial sensors

Jewell Instruments, LLC announces new single and dual axis digital inclinometer and accelerometer sensors to their Inertial Sensors and Controls product line. Jewell Instruments, a world leader in the manufacture and distribution of sensors and controls, meters and avionics, and industrial test equipment today announced the addition of their new DXA and DXI digital inclinometer and accelerometer ...

Mar. 8, 2013

By Jewell Instruments LLC

10th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (advanced research and real-world applications)

The next (10th) SHMII conference will be held from 30 June to 2 July 2021 in Porto, Portugal. The call for abstracts is open until 30 June 2020. Please visit the internet site https://web.fe.up.pt/~shmii10/. The themes of this conference touch many different aspects of SHM. Professionals from the industry and from research institutions, dealing with fibre optic sensing and structural health ...

May 25, 2020

By fibrisTerre Systems GmbH

ASTM D7290 - 06(2011) Standard Practice for Evaluating Material Property Characteristic Values for Polymeric Composites for Civil Engineering Structural Applications

This practice covers the procedures for computing material property characteristic values for polymeric composite materials intended for use in civil engineering structural applications. A characteristic value represents a statistical lower bound on the material property structural member resistance factors for civil engineering design codes for composite structures. This practice may be used to ...

Jan. 3, 2012

By ASTM International

Chinese Air Pollution Control Expenditures To Reshape Multiple Industries

The Chinese investment in new air pollution control equipment in the next ten years will not only reshape the air pollution industry but will also reshape the industries supplying components such as dampers, fans, expansion joints, fabricated alloy structures, monitors, and optimization software. China will buy more SO2 scrubbers and NOx control systems than any other country and, in ...

Sep. 18, 2006

By The McIlvaine Company

2010 Global Ecolabel Monitor Released

This report summarizes the findings of the 2010 Global Ecolabel Monitor, a comprehensive global survey on the performance and structure of ecolabels around the world.Full results are available at Ecolabelindex.com. How do consumers and institutional buyers know if something is ‘green’ or ‘ecofriendly’? As environmental qualities are often imperceptible in the final ...

Feb. 8, 2011

By Big Room Inc. | Dot Eco | Ecolabel Index

WasteCare: Battery producers face high entry costs to join schemes

Battery producers joining battery compliance schemes will face “unnecessarily expensive” administration fees, costing more than £5 million, when the battery regulations commence, according to an industry expert. The Government recently approved the regulations into law (see MRW story). Under the regulations producers of batteries, which produce more than one tonne, will need to join BCSs in ...

Apr. 17, 2009

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Campbell Scientific Canada selects KISTERS WISKI to support Field and Data Services Department

After a detailed evaluation process of several meteorological data management solutions, both in-house and those from third party suppliers, Campbell Scientific Canada's (CSC) Field and Data Services Department decided to select the WISKI software from KISTERS as their preferred solution for managing client monitoring networks. Located in Edmonton, Alberta, Campbell Scientific Canada is an ISO ...

Nov. 3, 2014

By KISTERS AG

Infrastructure Intelligence: Real-Time Access to In-Depth Data Helps Keep Assets Safe and Secure

Today’s infrastructure faces unprecedented challenges, including many that its original designers and builders did not anticipate. The pressures of megacities, earthquakes, rising sea levels and corrosive pollutants are now unavoidable. Since the start of the new millennium, there have been 113 major bridge collapses, resulting in 57 deaths.1 The ACSE recently gave US infrastructure a ...

Sep. 24, 2020

By Dywidag Systems International USA Inc. (DSI)

PCB Piezotronics releases new three-component dynamic force sensors brochure

PCB Piezotronics (PCB) has announced the release of a new capabilities brochure, entitled, “Three-component Dynamic Force Sensors.” The brochure highlights specific sensors and instrumentation for force limited vibration testing; measuring input forces for modal analysis and structural testing; assessing biomechanical ability; monitoring cutting tool forces; studying machine and engine mounts for ...

Jan. 16, 2008

By PCB Piezotronics, Inc.

Sustainability and Profits Rated Equally Important by Supply Chain Managers

Three in five senior executives at retail and manufacturing organisations believe sustainability is just as important as profitability when managing supply chains. That is the headline finding of a global survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), which also found that a quarter of supply chain decision-makers believe sustainability is more important. And this view is particularly ...

Jan. 15, 2019

By The Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA)

Jewell Instruments to Exhibit at 2016 AGU Fall Meeting

Jewell Instruments will be displaying some of its highest precision sensors for the geophysical and geotechnical markets at the 2016 AGU Fall Meeting. The show will be hosted at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA on December 12-16. This is the largest Earth and space science meeting in the world. Jewell will be showcasing its electrolytic tiltmeter line for geophysical and geotechnical ...

Nov. 28, 2016

By Jewell Instruments LLC

BOUNDARY Guardian strengthens Mabey Hire Instrumentation’s offering

Casella’s BOUNDARY Guardian is now available for hire to the UK construction industry via an exclusive partnership with Mabey Hire’s Instrumentation division. This innovative web-based remote system is the first simultaneous multi-parameter dust, noise, wind speed and direction monitor from a single manufacturer in the UK. Designed for a wide range of applications, the BOUNDARY ...

Mar. 25, 2014

By Casella

“Hybrid engineering” to protect eroding coastlines in Indonesia

Demak district, Indonesia. This week will see the start of the construction of 2 permeable structures to protect the severely eroding coastline of Timbul Sloko village. Wetlands International, the Indonesian Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) and the Dutch engineering consultancy Deltares will work together to stabilise the coastline near Timbul Sloko village, which is eroding at ...

Sep. 9, 2013

By Wetlands International

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