Selecting a gas detector: Which gases really need to be monitored?

Anyone who needs to select a gas detector is often faced with a fundamental question:...

Finding voltage dips: How the Min/Max function and data logger in a multimeter help

Sporadic voltage dips are among the most unpleasant faults in electrical systems. During a normal...

Pressure transmitters for small measuring ranges: Why mbar measurements are particularly demanding

Small pressure ranges in the mbar range may seem uncritical at first glance. In practice,...

Pneumatic or hydraulic pressure calibration: Which medium is right?

In practice, the same question comes up very often in pressure calibration: Should calibration be...

Vortex flowmeter shows fluctuating values: Process pulsation or wrong measuring point?

When a vortex flowmeter shows fluctuating values, the cause is often first suspected in the...

Hydrogen pressure sensor in the test bench: Considering dynamics, accuracy and temperature range

Hydrogen test benches place high demands on pressure measurement technology. In development, research, fuel cell...

Simulating Pt100: Testing temperature measurement without a real temperature process

In practice, temperature measuring chains are often only checked when measured values appear implausible, a...

Mercury-free melt pressure sensor: When oil filling or fill-fluid-free technology makes sense

Melt pressure sensors measure pressure directly in the plastic melt. In extrusion lines, injection molding...

Magnetostrictive level transmitter: High-precision level measurement in tanks

When the level in a tank, process vessel or storage tank is not only to...

Measuring surface, air and core temperature: Which probe is suitable?

Temperature is one of the most frequently measured variables in service, laboratory work, HVAC, quality...