Press Releases from CAS DataLoggers (428 total)
Industrial Temperature Monitoring DataLogger Systems
CAS DataLoggers Offers Value-Added Service
Do you need to monitor the temperature of industrial equipment or of an industrial process? At CAS DataLoggers we sell hundreds of industrial temperature monitoring devices and systems each year. Our industrial data loggers are ideal for a wide variety of applications including oven temperature profiling, equipment or process monitoring, PLCs, and more. We’ve put together this quick guide exploring some of the key capabilities of…
Water Flow Monitoring Helps Avoid Costly Fines
Water Distribution Company Refines Pumping System
Many water distribution companies use a similar process: Collect water from a well with the help of water pumps, utilize a pond or reservoir to temporarily store the water and maintain a loading center to fill water trucks for transport. The problem is how to pump the maximum allowable volume of water on a day-to-day basis without exceeding the limits as dictated by…
Wastewater Monitoring Equipment for An Airport Group
CAS DataLoggers recently provided the wastewater monitoring solution for a major airport group based in the UK whose fluid run-off threatened to endanger the aquatic ecosystem near the airports. The commercial airline needed an online device capable of monitoring toxic discharges into local rivers. The airline routinely sprayed de-icer and anti-icer solution onto their aircraft before taking off during icy conditions as mandated by FAA guidelines. Between 100 and several…
Diesel Particulate Filter Testing with Vehicle Data Acquisition
Delphin Expert Logger Data Acquisition and Control System
CAS DataLoggers recently provided the vehicle data acquisition solution for Twin-Tec, a German developer and manufacturer of environmentally friendly products and technologies for reducing exhaust emissions, including a wide range of diesel particulate filters and catalytic converters for automotive applications. TwinTec was heavily involved in producing products for retrofitting and upgrading already approved vehicles as well as corresponding replacement products. In Germany, the…
What is the Internet of Things?
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a popular phrase for the emerging class of Internet-capable physical objects such as appliances and control systems. It seems as if almost every vendor of electronic devices has some active development of IoT devices and new Internet of Things products are being introduced to the market daily. This new technology offers the potential to revolutionize manufacturing, industrial processing, product design and transport logistics in…
Cleanroom Monitoring Systems Keep Pharma Data Secure
Delphin Technology Offers Secure Data Acquisition
Continuous and secure data acquisition and documentation is especially important in the pharmaceutical industry with its unique production and storage requirements, as well as for proprietary research and development. According to FDA CFR21 Part 11, data acquisition and cleanroom monitoring systems must operate in compliance with GAMP/GMP guidelines.
For effective monitoring, measurement data and limit values for parameters such as Temperature, Humidity, Particle count and…
Basic Techniques for Accurate Resistance Measurement
Reduce Measurement Errors in your Application
At CAS DataLoggers we often receive calls from users working in resistance measurement applications, for example using string pots to measure movement, measuring thermistors/RTDs for temperature, measuring the resistance on test samples, and many more applications. Some of our callers are surprised to learn that there’s a variety of different techniques to use to obtain more accurate measurements. We also talk with callers who report…
Delphin Releases New ProfiSignal Web Software
Web-Based Software for Measurement & Testing
CAS Dataloggers is pleased to announce the release on the new ProfiSignal Web Software package from Delphin Technology. ProfiSignal Web is state-of-the-art application for measurement and monitoring that allows decentralized data acquisition, centralized data storage and browser-based monitoring using a PC or mobile device. Accessing and analyzing measurement data from Industrial, Environmental or Life Science applications has become more flexible than ever before. Whether for…
Guide to Saving Time with Intelligent Data Logging
How to Simplify Data Analysis and Find Answers Quicker
When trying to define intelligent data Iogging, it's useful to compare it with traditional data logging. In the past, data loggers or recorders would typically be configured to sample a set number of channels at a fixed rate and store the recorded values in memory. The data could then be downloaded to a PC afterward and analyzed to identify trends, anomalies, and…
New LogBox BLE Wireless Data Logger from Novus
Low Cost Universal Input Logger with Bluetooth Connectivity
CAS DataLoggers is pleased to introduce the new LogBox BLE wireless data logger from Novus Automation. The LogBox BLE is the first model in the LogBox Connect family of wireless data loggers which offer local or cloud-based data management. According to Novus engineer Giuliano Guarese, the LogBox Connect family arose from the need to update an existing line of NOVUS portable data loggers…
Delphin Expert Key vs National Instruments NI-USB-6363
Data Acquisition System Product Comparison
Customers are often faced with a bewildering array of options when trying to choose the most suitable data acquisition system for their application. Here is a brief comparison of specifications and capabilities between the Delphin Expert Key 100 from Delphin Technologies, and the NI-USB-6363, a multifunction data acquisition device in the X-series from National Instruments.
Delphin's Expert Key comes standard with a wide range of analog inputs…
Flare Stack Monitoring Minimizes Environmental Impact
EPA Flare Regulations Ensure Safe Flare Stack Operations
CAS DataLoggers recently provided the flare stack monitoring solution to a processor of industrial railcars who dispose of the reclaimed chemicals and hydrocarbon liquids using a flare stack. A flare stack is the last line of defense for ensuring that toxic hydrocarbons are neutralized before they are released into the air. Flare stacks use combustion, or flame to burn the unusable waste from…
Setting up a Non-SSL SMTP Server for Use with T&D Loggers
T&D’s RTR-500MBS-A Mobile Base Station is a GSM-standard base unit for the T&D RTR-500 wireless data logging system. These wireless data loggers are ideal for monitoring and alarming on temperature and other parameters in trucks, warehouses and more. Like T&D’s other base units for this system, it requires a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server that does not use the standard security protocol Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), or a Non-SSL…
¬Water Level Monitoring Using a Druck Depth/Level Sensor
In this Tech Article from CAS DataLoggers and dataTaker, we describe the process of connecting the Druck PTX 1830 depth/level sensor to a dataTaker DT8x series data logger. These two components can function as a water level monitoring logger and record depth measurements. The Druck sensor outputs a 4-20mA signal and can be powered by the dataTaker’s switchable 12V regulated voltage output.
Equipment required:
• dataTaker DT8x data logger
• Druck PTX 1830…
Measure Voltage and Current Using a Data Logger
How to Record Accurate AC and DC Current and Voltage Measurements
A common data logging application is measuring voltage or current flowing into or out of a piece of equipment, such as a user monitoring current in wind turbines. These measurements can be broadly classified into two groups: AC and DC. Depending on the levels involved, some data logger models can directly measure DC voltage and current. For example, the dataTaker…
Coker Valve Monitoring in a Refinery
Measurement & Control Solution for Manufacturer
CAS DataLoggers provided the measurement and control solution for a large manufacturer of valve systems used in many different industries. The company produces ball, needle, choke, control, gate, and other types of valve systems with many different diameters. One of its customers was a refinery using a custom 3-way switching valve in order to direct oil flow into different coking towers. However, the operation…
Thermistor Calibration for High Accuracy Measurements
Calculating Steinhart-Hart Coefficients for High-Precision Readings
Technicians and engineers often use thermistors to measure temperature in applications which require high accuracy. Thermistors operate by changing resistance as their temperature changes in a very predictable but non-linear way. This characteristic allows them to provide higher accuracy than thermocouples or RTD’s. In order to ensure this high accuracy, thermistor calibration is an important consideration.
One challenge when using thermistors is calculating the temperature from…
Simple, Valuable Solar Energy Monitoring with a Data Logger
Accsense Electrocorder Kit for Solar Energy Audit
As summer begins, photovoltaic, PV, panel installers and servicepersons can realize significant benefit from using solar energy monitoring to prove to clients that the promised savings are really delivered. Alternatively, if you’re the owner of one of these systems and you need to prove reduced draw from the grid to qualify for grants or for data to give your financiers, a solar energy data…
Delphin Offers New ProfiMessage D Data Acquisition System
Measurement Data Acquisition, Monitoring & Automation
CAS Dataloggers is pleased to announce the new ProfiMessage D Modular Data Acquisition system from Delphin Technology. The ProfiMessage D is the latest in the extremely successful Message family of Delphin products targeted at Industry 4.0 applications. It is designed as a modular measurement, monitoring, and control system for use in industrial processes and test stands.
Features
For use as part of an upgrade for Industry 4.0…
3 Important Factors for Choosing a pH Data Logger
Common Issues and Recommended Solutions
pH Measurement is very common in industrial processes, plating, wastewater treatment and environmental monitoring. Using a data logger to record pH provides information on long-term trends and the impact of various factors along with providing information for quality control, compliance reporting and alarming. However, to capture accurate measurements there are 3 important considerations that can directly affect measurement accuracy. We have put together this quick blog…
dataTaker dEX Issue with New Version of Adobe Flash
dEX Application Has Latency Issues with Latest Version
dataTaker has made us here at CAS aware that they have identified latency issues with the latest version of Adobe flash which causes the dEX browser application and desktop application to become unusable.
Users have reported issues when using the following versions:
• Flash player for web browser Version 30.0.0.113
• Flash Player for desktop WIN 30.0.0.110
The software research and development team at dataTaker…
Using PSI5 Sensor Interfaces with ADwin Real-Time Systems
Introduction
The Peripheral Sensor Interface (PSI5) communications interface is a 2-wire serial communications interface found in the automotive industry. It is used in millions of vehicles to interface sensors like accelerometers to Electronic Control Units (ECU) in applications for airbag systems. Promoted by major auto suppliers such as Bosch and Continental, the PSI5 interface has been in use for more than 10 years and has shown itself to be both robust…
WHAT IS A DATA LOGGER?
Understanding Data Loggers
What is a data logger? The generally accepted answer is that a datalogger is an electronic device that autonomously records data from some type of sensor and stores it in local memory with a time and date stamp. Data Loggers are widely used in virtually every industry for a variety of applications. Temperature is the most commonly measured parameter and is also the most commonly recorded parameter. There…
Installing Pharmacy Temperature Monitoring and Alarming
T&D’s High-Quality Data Loggers Protect Prescription Medications
CAS DataLoggers provided the temperature logging and monitoring solution for a nationwide security company with a pharmacy client. The security company provided standard burglar alarming for the pharmacy, but FDA regulations require accurate records of the refrigerator temperatures and alerting if those temperatures are out of specified range. The pharmacy had 3 vaccine refrigerators that contained extremely temperature-sensitive prescription medicine such as amoxicillin, which…
How to Choose the Ideal Oven Temperature Logger
Read This Before You Decide On An Oven Temperature Profiling Data Logger
Vendors regularly speak with customers to address the key question: “Which of your products is best for my oven temperature application?” Whether you are an engineer planning for your next furnace temperature profiling project or a paint shop filling a requisition intended for paint testing as part of quality assurance, the number of available options when choosing your oven…
7 Ways a Data Logger Can Save You Money
Every day we talk with dozens of customer to help them find the right data logger for their project. One of the first questions we ask is “Why are you buying a data logger?” Our goal is to understand the problem they are trying to solve or reason they are looking for a logger. Like many things, it often boils down to money: trying to reduce the cost of lost…
Data Logger vs DAQ
Key Differences Between Data Logging and Data Acquisition
What is the difference between a Data Logger and a Data Acquisition System (DAQ)? A data logger is a type of data acquisition system, but a data acquisition system is not necessarily a datalogger. There are several key functional differences in how the market understands these two classes of instruments. While the differences between these two types of instruments have been reduced…
Data Logging 101
Getting Started with Data Collection
Do you need a way to capture important information such as temperature, pressure or voltage but don’t know how to get started? The Application Engineers at CAS DataLoggers have put together this brief overview to help guide you through the basics of data loggers and how they can simplify data collection for your organization.
What is a Data Logger?
A data logger, or datalogger, is an electronic device…
Determining Concrete Maturity with Temperature Monitoring
Thermocouple Data Loggers Save Time & Improve Safety
Concrete maturity is a measure of how much a batch of freshly poured concrete has cured. It is a quick indicator of the in-place strength at that point in time relative to the ultimate strength when the concrete is fully cured. Traditional measurements of concrete strength rely on compression tests such as made in a lab on field cured sample cylinders of concrete…
Recall Notice for Veriteq Data Loggers
Vaisala Issues Product Safety Notification
CAS would like to make our customers aware that Vaisala is issuing a product recall for the old models of the Veriteq compact lithium battery powered data loggers. Veriteq was purchased by Vaisala in 2010. The loggers in question were manufactured by Veriteq Instruments and sold as either the Veriteq Spectrum/Model 5 or private labeled by dataTaker as the DT1000-4000 Series.
In very rare cases,…
Performance Monitoring System for Design Validation
Log it All with dataTaker! Whether startups or large manufacturers, companies need data in order to ensure that new products and systems perform to design specifications. “You can’t manage what you don’t measure” holds true when performing device or system validation and proof of concept for prototype devices. dataTaker Universal Input Data Loggers can collect data from almost any sensor type, making them ideal for system performance monitoring and device…
PV Monitoring System Offers Solution for Plant’s Solar Array
dataTaker DT85 Monitors Electrical and Environmental Parameters
A customer inquired with CAS DataLoggers about a plant monitoring systems for a photovoltaic (PV) system. Their request was not only for a device to measure the current and voltage output of the solar array, but also for environmental monitoring of local conditions since the plant is in a location where extreme temperature excursions often occur.
Parameters:
The requirements for the project included not just the…
Reliable Blood Temperature Monitoring for AIDS Research
Accsense Protects Irreplaceable Blood Samples
The University of Southern California’s Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Virology Research Laboratory relies on their temperature monitoring system to monitor specimen temperature and to provide alarming for their freezer storage units. This CLIA certified lab also works under the NIH’s (National Institute of Health) Division of AIDS.
Laboratory Manager Patricia Anthony, CLS, MT (ASCP) explains, “Our lab operates on a small NIH budget for pediatric AIDS research…
Water Quality Data Logger for Monitoring Coal Mine Runoff
Water Quality Monitoring Solutions from dataTaker
CAS DataLoggers provided an intelligent water quality data logging solution for an open-cut coal mine to monitor high salinity water runoff into local retaining ponds. The water from these retention ponds could only be released into the local river system when it was of sufficient quality to have no effect on the irrigation supplies for the surrounding farming district. Therefore it was necessary to closely…
Automated Data Collection Reduces Errors
Manual Recording vs Data Logger
Humans make errors…it is a well-known fact.
Accurate production data is of critical importance to many manufacturing companies. Quality control best practices and production traceability requires error-free data collection from many manufacturing processes including heat treat ovens and composite cold storage. Elimination of recording errors, data entry errors, and reduction of labor costs while increasing accuracy and quality of data in order to provide reporting…
Process and Energy Data Acquisition Using Delphin
Record Data Anywhere, Independent of a PC
The increasing focus on “Going Green” is permeating all areas of business. As part of the ongoing need to reduce energy costs, optimizing energy use has become a priority not just for high-consumption industries but for businesses of all sizes. To accomplish this, it’s often necessary to simultaneously acquire process and energy data and to identify the correlations between them.
Delphin Expert Loggers are…
Utility Monitoring in a School Building
Universal Input Data Loggers Offer Total Building Solution
A customer needed a utility monitoring solution to accurately monitor utility usage in a school building, totalized by floor. They needed to present this data in an easy-to-understand dashboard for each wing and as an aggregate total for the entire building. The client also had electric sub-panels on each floor, but they are separated from their floors’ main utility rooms; these needed to…
Dam Monitoring During Construction
Intelligent Geo Data Logger Reads Vibrating Wire Sensors
A hydroelectric dam under construction in Serbia required monitoring of several environmental and structural properties to guarantee long-term strength and stability. Therefore the dam’s construction engineers put forth a proposal for a large number of geotechnical sensors to be installed and used during construction. These sensors included vibrating wire piezometers, joint meters, fill extensometers, and strain gages.
Each sensor needed to interface with…
In Vitro Clinic Uses Incubator Monitoring to Prevent Losses
Accsense Wireless Automated Temperature Monitoring
CAS DataLoggers provided the automated incubator monitoring and alarm system for an in vitro fertilization clinic which needed a wireless setup to monitor and alarm several double stack CO2 injection incubators. These medical incubators were used for embryonic implantation stage of the in vitro process as opposed to long term storage. Staff need to maintain the incubators at a constant temperature of 37oC (99oF) and a…
10 Questions for Selecting a Portable Data Acquisition System
Find the Ideal Data Logger to Suit Your Application
Every day hundreds of calls and emails come in to data logger distributors and systems integrators asking: "Which product is best for my application?" Whether you’re a technician planning your latest project or you’re a buyer filling a requisition, the sheer number of data logger manufacturers and models can be overwhelming. To make your selection easier, CAS DataLoggers has come up with…
Brewing Process Control Monitoring Made Effortless
Large Brewery Tests a New Plant Process Control Monitoring System
CAS DataLoggers services one of the world's largest brewing companies. The organization operates a brewing plant located in Eastern Europe which produces about 600,000 liters of beer destined for export markets in the USA, Russia, Sweden and Norway. The plant's profitable daily operations demand constant, organized tracking of vital parameters including energy usage, pressure and carbon dioxide levels in the tanks,…
Weather Station Data Logger Collects Meteorological Data
Complete Weather monitoring using an Intelligent Universal Data Logger
A construction company needed to collect meteorological data to study the effects of building materials such as roofing tile. CAS DataLoggers provided the dataTaker DT-85 for an environmental monitoring solution. Long-term monitoring of a variety of weather data is required to determine how the products perform under harsh environmental conditions. The field engineer desired a single recording device to connect with…
New RTD Data Logger for Precise Temperature Measurements
Low-Cost, Compact Design Offers Unmatched Value
For precision temperature measurement in industrial, R&D and life science applications, CAS DataLoggers introduces the VersaLog RTD-1, a four-channel, battery-powered RTD datalogger. This model supports 2 and 3 wire 100 ohm RTD’s, providing excitation, measurement, and conversion/linearization.
With a robust design, precision measurements, 8 MB flash memory and an alarm output, VersaLog data loggers offer great value for the money. Their ease of use and…
Visit CAS at CSIA 2018 in San Francisco!
Come Discuss and Network with over 500 Systems Integrators
CAS DataLoggers is proud to announce we’re exhibiting at the Control System Integrators Association CSIA 2018 Executive Conference April 24-27 in San Francisco! A 6-year attendee, we’re set to showcase the latest data logger technology for industry suppliers, manufacturers and service providers. CSIA 2018 provides you with an unequalled opportunity to meet with over 60 companies representing systems integration across many different…
Go Wireless with New Cost-Effective Thermocouple Data Logger
Portable Data Logger Records 8 Thermocouple Inputs
If you need a wireless device to measure and monitor temperature from thermocouple sensors, CAS DataLoggers has the solution with the new WF-TC WiFi Thermocouple Data Logger from Accsense VersaLog. The VersaLog WF-TC is an 8-channel, battery-powered, WiFi-enabled thermocouple data logger. Available for just $688, these compact solutions are ready to be rolled out for your individual application.
For more information, just call a…
Guide to Successful Continuous Temperature Monitoring in Medical Refrigerators a …
Protecting High-Valued Material in Storage Devices
Cold storage is a common application in medical facilities across the board: hospitals, clinics, pharmacies and doctor’s offices. Accsense systems are ideal for medical monitoring and recording of these temperatures. These refrigerators range from high-quality medical units to common household-grade units.
The Problem:
Continuous monitoring of storage temperatures is required in most medical facilities. If there were to be a temperature rise for a long…
Production Monitoring of a Metal Stamping Press
Real-Time Data Acquisition
A manufacturer of automotive torque converters needed to increase quality and reduce scrap from the metal stamping press operations. The parts were created on hydraulic stamping presses which created a series of indentations in the metal part. In a metal stamping press, hydraulic cylinders force a hardened punch into the metal blank displacing the metal into the corresponding die; in this case creating 136 separate indentations. The…
New Delphin Loggito Series Simplifies Data Collection
Cloud Solution for Decentralized Data Acquisition
German manufacturer Delphin Technology has partnered with American distributor CAS DataLoggers to announce flexible new solutions for data collection—the new Delphin Loggito Series! The Loggito series is a new compact and flexible measurement system designed for data acquisition in a broad range of industries. Loggito enables connectivity of decentralized measuring points for both low-channel data logging and more complex acquisition systems.
This revolutionary measurement technology functions…
Guide to Choosing the Right Temperature Sensor
Temperature measurements are among the most common data logging applications found across a broad variety of industries including medical monitoring, cold chain integrity, machine monitoring, and many more. There are 4 main types of temperature sensors that are used with data loggers, and it can seem like a lengthy decision to find the right type.
Thermocouples are the most common type of temperature sensor and are widely used where cost, simplicity…
How Accurate Do Your Measurements Need to Be?
At CAS DataLoggers, our callers and customers often ask us for the specifications on our most accurate measurement instruments. The higher the accuracy, the better the system…right? But how accurate do your measurements actually need to be?
In our latest White Paper, we detail the most important factors that go into selecting an ideal measurement system for your application—and for the right cost!
What Do the Specs Really Tell You?
Specifications, aka “specs”,…
