The Importance of Monitoring Indoor Air Quality During Wildfire Season Wildfire smoke introduces fine particulates that can infiltrate indoor environments, making IAQ an active system challenge rather than a passive condition. This article outlines how facilities can use particulate monitoring, differential pressure sensing, and CO₂/VOC measurement to maintain safe indoor air during smoke events. By combining filtration strategies with real-time data, operators can balance reduced outdoor air intake with occupant health, system performance, and ventilation control.
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Four Reasons to Measure Relative Humidity Relative humidity is less visible than temperature but has measurable impacts on product integrity, process stability, and occupant comfort. From manufacturing and storage to building performance, maintaining controlled humidity ranges helps reduce risk and improve consistency. Instruments such as fixed humidity transmitters and portable thermo-hygrometers provide the data needed to monitor, verify, and manage conditions effectively.
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Fluid Control in Modern Data Centers As rack densities increase, liquid cooling is becoming essential to maintain thermal performance in modern data centers. Along with this shift comes greater emphasis on fluid routing, isolation, and control. Valves now play a central role in managing flow paths, enabling automation, and supporting rapid response to leaks or system changes. This article outlines how different valve types fit into liquid-cooled architectures and where they provide measurable operational value.
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Types of Relays
Relays are fundamental components in industrial control systems, providing reliable isolation and switching of electrical loads. This article explains how solid state and electromechanical relays operate, highlights key features and performance considerations, and outlines how to select the right relay for demanding applications.
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Product Highlight: IF-IOL Series IO-Link® Converter
Many facilities still rely on proven 4–20 mA and 0–10 V analog sensors for critical measurements. While these signals remain widely supported, integrating them into modern digital architectures can introduce unnecessary complexity, particularly as systems scale or require more granular diagnostics.
The IF-IOL Series IO-Link® Converter is designed to bridge that gap. By converting legacy analog signals into IO-Link® process data, the IF-IOL Series enables existing sensors to participate in a standardized, bidirectional digital communication framework without requiring sensor replacement or extensive rewiring.
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Types of Accelerometers An accelerometer is a device that can measure acceleration experienced by an object. However, there are many types of accelerometers. In this article you will learn about those.
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Sanitary Sensors & 3‑A Standards Sanitary sensors are purpose-built measurement devices designed for applications where preventing contamination is as critical as maintaining measurement accuracy. Unlike general industrial sensors, they must meet additional hygienic requirements to support cleanability, regulatory compliance, and product safety in food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic processes. Standards such as 3‑A Sanitary Standards provide guidance on sensor design, materials, and installation practices to help reduce contamination risk and protect the integrity of sanitary production systems.
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Why is Air Balancing HVAC Systems Important? Air balancing ensures an HVAC system delivers the correct airflow to each zone, room, and terminal as intended by the original design. By measuring, adjusting, and verifying airflow, proper balancing improves comfort, indoor air quality, energy efficiency, and equipment reliability. This article explains common airflow measurement techniques, including flow hoods and duct traverse methods, and compares traditional proportional balancing with predictive balancing. It highlights how predictive balancing reduces iteration, improves accuracy, and saves time, especially in complex or mission-critical HVAC systems such as hospitals, laboratories, clean rooms, and data centers.
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