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Of the many positive features of its FT3 meter/transmitter, Marina, Calif.-based Fox Thermal Instruments says “calibration validation” is the most groundbreaking.

The Turbomite Deblinding System uses a high-frequency, mini-turbine, air-operated vibrator that attaches directly to the screen surface to agitate the wire mesh.

Beamex is awarded for its MC6 Advanced Field Calibrator and Communicator, introduced in February, because it combines advanced functionality and accuracy with usability.

The Burkert Type 8681 control head from Charlotte, N.C.-based Burkert Fluid Control Systems is optimized for the automation of pneumatic hygienic process valves.

The Breakthrough Product award-winning BLOCK-BUSTER Bulk Bag Conditioner loosens bulk solid materials that have solidified during storage and shipment, enabling bulk bag unloaders to discharge the material through bag spouts.

The FLIR T440 thermal imager was unveiled in April. Its maker, Portland, Ore.-based FLIR Systems says this high-performance infrared camera, with its dramatically “more vivid” thermal images, represents a transformative leap in the imaging capabilities that help processing plant professionals find and capture problems.

The weld-end ball valves found in many process-control applications can be a problem. For many years engineering firms have searched for valves with extended pipe ends. The issue: Rapid heat transfer from the welding process can damage valve seat and seal materials, if not properly handled.

The most advanced of all thermoplastic bag filters for elimination of solids from liquids by allowing the impure liquid to flow through filter media that retain the particles, letting only clean product to navigate through, has been introduced by Hayward Flow Control, the company says.

Intelligent Marshalling from Houston, Texas-based Invensys Operations Management can eliminate process field rewiring and, indeed, the need for marshalling cabinets entirely. Furthermore, Intelligent Marshalling breaks the dependency between control system design and I/O subsystem installation, says the company.

The XHD pump from Seneca Falls, N.Y.-based ITT Goulds Pumps allows mines and related operations to move heavy slurries with improved reliability and at lower operating cost.