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Hatfield, Pennsylvania (November 19, 2007) — Brooks Instrument announces FOUNDATION™ fieldbus I/O communications options for its thermal mass flow meters, mass flow controllers, and pressure controllers. FOUNDATION fieldbus is in growing in demand for the life sciences, chemical, petrochemical, and process industries. Brooks thermal mass flow controllers are the first and only devices of their kind to offer this important communications option.
FOUNDATION fieldbus is an all-digital, two-way communications technology for plant instrumentation. It enables devices to support better operations and maintenance through expanded access to diagnostics and other digital information. Other benefits include lower engineering and installation costs and optional device-based control-in-the-field.
The FOUNDATION fieldbus implementation in Brooks devices provides customers easy access to device tuning parameters, and many advanced diagnostic features including:
- Zero drift diagnostic
- Valve spring life detection
- Reverse and no flow conditions detection
- Calibration due reminder
The FOUNDATION fieldbus option is offered on the Brooks Instrument SLA5800 Series standard elastomer sealed mass flow meters, controllers, and pressure controllers, and the SLAMf Series IP65 / NEMA4X weather proof mass flow meters and controllers.
Download a copy of the FOUNDATION fieldbus flyer here.
About Brooks Instrument
Brooks Instrument is a world-leading flow measurement and control instrument provider, with headquarters in Hatfield, PA USA, and manufacturing locations, regional sales and service offices in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Brooks products include glass and metal tube variable area meters (rotameters), thermal mass flow meters and controllers, Coriolis mass flow meters, controllers and transmitters, pressure control products, and a variety of flow accessories. Since its founding in 1946, Brooks products have supported the growth of dozens of industries from biopharmaceuticals, oil and gas, fuel cell research and chemicals, to medical devices, analytical instrumentation, semiconductor manufacturing, and more. Throughout the world, Brooks customers rely on a highly trained network of local representative specialists to help solve unique or unusual flow applications.
CONTACT:
Jim Hollis, Brooks Instrument
215-362-3527
Jim.Hollis@BrooksInstrument.com |
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