Press Releases from CAS DataLoggers (428 total)
Revolutionary Green Construction Process Utilizes Automated Data Acquisition
dataTaker Universal Logger Keeps Procedures Running Smoothly
As the need for sustainable manufacturing methods in construction increases, companies are utilizing smart monitoring systems to capture and analyze critical data. CAS DataLoggers provided the automated data acquisition solution to bioMASON Inc. in a truly unique process monitoring application.
Biotechnology
Founded in 2012 by Founder and CEO Ginger Krieg Dosier, this unique biotechnology start-up manufacturing company harnesses a natural process which will revolutionize the building…
Innovative Tech Company Relies on Influx Data Logger for Vehicle Data Collection
Rebel CT Compact Data Logger Captures Vehicle Parameters
Dearman is an innovative technology company developing zero-emission power and cooling solutions. At the heart of Dearman’s technology portfolio is an innovative piston engine powered by the rapid expansion of liquid nitrogen – the Dearman Engine. The Dearman Engine is the first engine to deliver efficient power and cooling from the expansion of a cryogen. Its first application is a zero-emission transport refrigeration…
Acoustic Monitoring System For Endangered Species
Delphin Solution Helps Pinpoint Animal’s Location
CAS DataLoggers provided its data acquisition and control solution to Coherent Technical Services Inc. based in Maryland. CTSI supplies a broad range of technical products and solutions for the Department of Defense, NASA, and commercial customers. The CTSI design team’s latest program aims at helping the Air Force identify and locate endangered species on Edwards Air Force Base in southern California. CTSI’s lead project engineer…
Monitoring Concrete Curing Temperature
Using the Bestselling dataTaker DT80 Intelligent Data Logger
CAS DataLoggers provided a local construction company with the data logging solution for one of their larger contracts. The customer needed to measure and monitor the curing progress of freshly-poured concrete to determine when the new structure could be loaded without causing damage to its foundations. With industry accepted concrete curing temperature methods, a newly-poured concrete structure does not reach full strength for…
Researchers Use Automated Measurement Systems For Paleomagnetic Studies
ADwin Enables Precise Switching of Magnetic Fields
Paleomagnetic research studies the magnetic history of geology as embodied in rock samples. These samples of interest contain metallic traces still oriented to the earth’s magnetic field as it existed at the time of the rock’s formation. To save time spent taking manual measurements, laboratory researchers are using automated measurement systems for precise real-time control. CAS DataLoggers supplies researchers in this field with ADwin…
The Importance of Piano Humidity Control
Local Business Protects Heirloom Pianos
CAS DataLoggers provided the piano humidity control solution to Jim and Mary Kelly of Fur Elise Piano Service in Pawleys Island, SC. Fur Elise provides tuning, repair, and action regulation for all makes and models of pianos including heirloom Steinway, Knabe, Baldwin, and Mason & Hamlin grand pianos. Jim has a Certificate in Piano Technology from North Bennet Street School in Boston, advanced training on Yamaha,…
New TR-7wb Temperature & Humidity Data Loggers from T&D
The Next Generation of T&D Wireless Data Loggers
The new TR-7wb Series Temperature/Humidity Data Loggers represent the next generation of full-featured, compact temperature and humidity data loggers. While keeping all of the features of the original TR-7wf Series, the TR-7wb Series add support for Bluetooth 4.2 (Bluetooth Low Energy) technology to improve accessibility with smartphones. Using Bluetooth along with the TandD Thermo mobile application allows set-up, monitoring and data retrieval using…
Pharmacy Inventory Management Using a Temperature Monitoring System
Grant Data Logger Helps Pharmacy Maintain Quality Control
Pharmaceutical product manufacturing is synonymous with strict quality control and traceability. To ensure that these requirements are reliably met, a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer in the UK required a temperature monitoring system for pharmacy inventory management to continuously monitor 8 different temperature points as well as temperature and relative humidity in 2 other locations within their retained sample store. The manufacturer also needed an…
Monitoring Temperature for Quality Control in the Pet Food Manufacturing Process
Accsense VersaLog Multi-Channel Temperature Recorders
Ensuring the pet food manufacturing process meets FDA requirements, manufacturers must monitor the temperature of their extruding equipment to document the food is properly processed and safe.
A CAS DataLogger customer held to these requirements wanted to log and monitor the temperature of the product as it exited the extruder. They also wanted to have access to the data from multiple sites from a single, corporate location.…
Laboratory Temperature Monitoring & Alarming Using a Data Logger
Accsense VersaLog Multi-Channel Temperature Recorders
CAS DataLoggers provided the laboratory temperature monitoring and alarming solution for a medical research laboratory who required monitoring of product and sample temperature within multiple medical storage units and the ambient laboratory environment. As opposed to an expensive chart recorder, technicians needed affordable multichannel temperature monitoring, portability, and the ability to connect with thermistors as well as thermocouples.
Installation
We supplied the lab with an Accsense VersaLog TC…
Endurance Test in Automobile: Monitoring of Flexible Joint Boots
Real-Time Data Acquisition Synchronized to Rotational Position
CAS DataLoggers provided the data acquisition and control solution for an automotive supply company conducting an endurance test in automobiles for flexible joint boots. As part of the normal engineering process, it was often necessary to measure the reliability of mechanical assemblies over long periods of time under various stress conditions. This required that data on the assembly line be recorded and that wear-out…
Fully-Automated Luminaire Testing Procedures With Delphin Technology
Data Acquisition, Automation & Evaluation in a Single System
Every day we depend on luminaire products for indoor lighting, whether at work or at home. As with all electro-technical devices, consumer safety is particularly important. Even the latest LED technology requires high-level luminaire testing for safety and reliability. For this reason, manufacturers put their newly-developed lamps through a multitude of tests before bringing them to market.
Especially important here are the thermal…
Water Quality Monitoring & Testing For Many Different Sensor Types
Intelligent dataTaker System from CAS DataLoggers
Water disruptions typically occur after a large amount of water has rapidly collected in a catchment area. As a result, this water is subject to continual monitoring and testing for a variety of chemical and biological agents as well as clarity, rate of movement, and water levels for environmental management. Turbidity, conductivity, temperature, pH, level, and flow sensors are all commonly utilized for data logging,…
Data Logger Provides Machine Monitoring Solutions For Crane Components
Delphin ProfiMessage Continuously Monitors for Faults
Crane operators often only learn of machine damage when a motor or drive suddenly fails—a costly way to deal with a problem! To ensure early fault diagnosis, finding machine monitoring solutions were crucial. A universal Delphin data logger can continually monitor the crane components and produce alerts in the event of impending machine failures. Meanwhile, users can view the data from a remote office PC…
Wireless Monitoring of Ceramic Firing Temperatures To Ensure Product Quality
Grant Squirrel Portable Logger Reliable in Kiln Application
CAS provided the temperature monitoring solution for Heath Ceramics, an innovative manufacturer headquartered in Sausalito, California. Heath’s products are handcrafted in small runs by skilled artisans in the Bay Area. With showrooms in Los Angeles and in San Francisco, their products are favorites of hotels, restaurants, museums, and homes around the world. Heath Ceramics needed a wireless temperature monitoring system to collect data…
Solder Pot Temperature Monitoring Helps Improve Product Quality
Using dataTaker Data Logger To Reduce Solder Waste and Costs
CAS DataLoggers has provided the dataTaker Intelligent Universal Data Logger to monitor solder pot temperature and reduce defective components.
The plant’s solder pot is a cast iron crucible about the size of a large dorm fridge, housed inside an enclosure with a push button opening. The desired crucible temperature is around 650°F. Workers dip parts into the solder and as the…
Top 3 Reasons Why the Temperature Fluctuates in Your Fridge or Freezer
Guide to Implementing Automated Refrigerator Temperature Monitoring
Personnel installing new refrigerator monitoring systems in their medical or storage refrigerators and freezers are often stumped as to why the temperature appears to vary unexpectedly. Our temperature data loggers and refrigerator temperature monitoring systems provide significantly faster response time and significantly more data than conveniently thermometers which often leads to the observation of temperature behavior that was previously missed. We have put together…
Using a dataTaker Data Logger with a Barcode Scanner
Simplified Barcode and product performance DAQ
CAS DataLoggers receives requests from manufacturers who need a data logging system to collect data for final test and quality assurance purposes. In some applications, they would like to tag the measured data with information like a serial number by scanning bar codes on products coming off of manufacturing lines. For these projects, we have used the dataTaker data loggers including the DT80, DT85 and…
Food Safety Monitoring Protects a Family Sausage Business
Cost Effective Wireless Temperature Monitoring System from TandD
CAS DataLoggers provided the automated food safety monitoring solution for Longhini Sausage Co. Inc. in Connecticut, a family-owned business serving the Southern Connecticut area for almost sixty years. The business’s products are found in many of the area’s restaurants, delis, and supermarkets.
Sausage is a quality product but extremely temperature-sensitive. During storage, if the product temperature rises above 35°F (1.6°C), owner Rich Loghini says…
Vaccine Temperature Monitoring Via WiFi at a Haitian Hospital
Lascar Data Loggers Monitor Storage of Vaccines in Refrigerator
CAS DataLoggers provided the vaccine temperature monitoring solution for Hôpital Sacré-Coeur (HSC), a 122-bed tertiary hospital located in Milot, Haiti. Founded nearly 30 years ago, HSC is the largest private hospital in the north of Haiti, providing premier care including badly-needed vaccination programs. HSC Technical Advisor Stewart Simonson explains, “Routine vaccination of our staff is a priority for us. We are presently…
Monitoring The Salt Bath Nitriding Process Using a Data Logger
CAS DataLoggers Supplies a Surface Treatment Company with Runtime Data
CAS DataLoggers supplied the industrial data logging solution to Northeast Coating Technologies (NCT) in Kennebunk, Maine. NCT is a surface treatment company specializing in Salt Bath Nitriding Melonite® Quench-Polish-Quench (QPQ), among other processes, to produce high-durability metal components including piston rods, axles and more. Engineer Conrad Woodman is using our dataTaker DT80 Intelligent Data Logger to continually monitor NCT’s production Melonite®…
Collecting Meteorological Data Using a Weather Station Data Logger
Complete Weather Monitoring Using A dataTaker Data Logger
A construction company needed to collect meteorological data to study the effects of building materials such as roofing tile for a meteorological data logging application. CAS DataLoggers provided the dataTaker DT85 for a weather station data logger 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…
New Dual Channel Temp & Humidity Data Logger with Graphic Screen
Stores over 250,000 Temp readings
CAS DataLoggers has partnered with Lascar to release a new dual-channel version of its GFX-2 standalone datalogger. The new EL-GFX-D2 Temperature /Humidity/Dewpoint data logger has a graphic LCD showing real-time readings, graphs, and current status. Setup and operation couldn’t be easier, and the micro USB interface enables quick set-up and data download. This portable solution is perfect for critical applications in cold chain storage, medical monitoring…
Real-Time Monitoring & Warning Systems For Cyclones
Comprehensive Weather Monitoring Using a dataTaker DT80
warning systems for cyclones application photoThe extensive mining and port facilities situated in remote tropical northwest Australia means that it is essential that the most accurate weather data indicating cyclone formations is available to these vulnerable businesses. Therefore, it’s necessary for local facilities to regularly augment the governmental meteorological weather reports they rely on. Recently the management of a shipping company wanted their own…
How To Save Money With Voltage Optimization
Accsense Electrocorder: Powerfully Measured
The average voltage supply from many national grids around the world is often higher than the ideal operating voltage for most electrical equipment from lighting to motors. For example, a 230V linear appliance used on a 240V supply will take 4.3% more current and will consume almost 9% more electricity than at 230V. As a result, sites fitted with a voltage optimization system often achieve reductions in…
UHF RFID Temp Tags Provide Transparency In The Pharma Cold Chain
Medlog Tracks and Traces Medicines All The Way to the Customer
Showcasing the use of UHF RFID technology in the pharma cold chain, CAEN RFID products have successfully provided the temperature monitoring solution for Medlog, a subsidiary of Portuguese pharmaceutical distributor Cooprofar. Medlog focuses on pharmaceutical logistics of temperature-sensitive medications including storage, shipping, and delivery. In 2008 Medlog needed to upgrade its process to ensure that drugs are stored at the…
Vibration Measurement System Essential For Many Industries
Delphin Technology Solution for Measurement and Analysis
If you need to know how your products react to vibrations or operate a shaker test stand you’ll need a vibration measurement system to acquire and evaluate data. While many vibration test systems require multiple devices each with their own software, Delphin Technology offers the Expert Vibro Data Acquisition and Control System as an all-in-one vibration data acquisition and control solution.
Vibration test stands are…
Environmental Monitoring Equipment In Production Plant
Accsense VersaLog Records Both Temperature and Humidity
CAS DataLoggers delivered the data logging solution for a production plant whose production machinery was mysteriously slowing down and causing production delays. As part of the troubleshooting process, the plant engineer wanted to gather environmental data on his critical electrical equipment. This application required a portable data logger with the versatility to measure temperature and humidity which was capable of standalone operation without a…
Scanning Electron Microscope Loop Control Using ADwin
ADwin-Gold-II DAQ System Offers High-Speed Control
scanning electron microscope application photoCAS DataLoggers supplied the control solution for a university physics department conducting research using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). SEMs generate extremely high-resolution (on the nanometer level) images by focusing a narrow electron beam to scan the sample. Part of the beam is absorbed by the material being scanned, but about 10-20% of the electrons are reflected off the surface. These…
Construction Environmental Monitoring Solution Documents Quality
TR-7wf Loggers Push Data to the Site’s WiFi Network
CAS DataLoggers supplied the construction environmental monitoring solution for Power Construction, a general contractor working onsite at a large hospital project in Chicago. Rated as one of the Top 100 Workplaces in 2015 by the Chicago Tribune, Power Construction is utilizing an innovative Environmental Monitoring system which uses their local WiFi network to collect and transmit temperature and humidity data. This wireless…
Delphin DAQ System Performs Fault Diagnosis Test on a CT Scanner
CAS DataLoggers Engineer Terry Nagy Solves a Unique Problem
CAS DataLoggers Engineer Terry Nagy worked on a uniquely challenging data acquisition application a few years ago which highlights the usefulness of Delphin data loggers, in this case it performs a fault diagnosis test on a CT scanner. A medical equipment manufacturer had a customer in a hospital that was experiencing problems with a CT scan machine. The machine would reset in…
CAN Bus Logger Keeps Cambridge Racing Team Competitive
Influx Rebel CT Records Test Data
Cambridge University Eco-Racing (CUER) is a student-run society of 60 undergraduates affiliated with the University of Cambridge’s Engineering Department who design, build and race solar-powered vehicles. Their main competition is a biennial endurance challenge consisting of a 3,000 km (1,864 miles) journey across the Australian outback, travelling from Darwin to Adelaide. To keep their cars competitive, the team utilizes a CAN Bus logger to collect…
The Secret to Setting Up and Managing IoT SIM Cards
Have you started thinking about using the cellular network as a connection path for your IoT device or datalogger? If you are based in North America and you are not deploying hundreds of devices, you will want to read on.
The Problem
The North American carriers continue to lag behind the Europeans and the rest of the world in making it easy to get a device or a handful of 3G or…
Data Logging VS Monitoring
As one of the largest US distributors of data logging and monitoring equipment, we receive hundreds of calls every year from users looking to put new systems in place. One of the first questions we ask is if “are looking for a monitoring system or data logging system?” And, it’s surprising how often they are confused as to what is really needed. Hopefully, by looking at the different functions that…
How To Set Up an SDI-12 Weather Station with a Data Logger
Featuring the Vaisala WXT520 Weather Transmitter
Collecting meteorological data from weather stations is one of the most popular applications of the dataTaker DT82E environmental data loggers. In our latest video “How to Set Up an SDI-12 Weather Station with a data logger” we show how easy it is to wire and program one of these loggers to record data from a Vaisala WXT520 weather transmitter.
The SDI-12 interface provides an industry standard…
Food Storage Monitoring Protects Perishables For Small Business
T&D Temp & Humidity System Safeguards Specialty Cheese
CAS DataLoggers provided the food storage monitoring solution for Tulip Tree Creamery, a small business located on the northwest side of Indianapolis. After 20 years of international consulting for other creameries, owner, Fons Smits decided it was time to produce hand crafted specialty cheeses himself. Originally hailing from the Netherlands, Mr. Smits started Tulip Tree Creamery in 2014 and started making cheeses using…
High-Speed Recording of Waveform Frequency Trigger Points
ADwin Systems Log Data at Speeds of 25 Nanoseconds
At CAS DataLoggers we occasionally have customers in the power generation industry whose application involves a rapidly-fluctuating waveform. These technicians need to accurately determine the waveform frequency for each of its cycles. This can occur when manufacturers and servicer personnel need to ensure the stability and reliability of their generators. For these applications, we offer real-time ADwin-Light Data Acquisition Systems for accurate…
Shaker Table Vibration Testing With a DAQ System
Delphin Provides All Test Stand Functions Within a Single System
Vibration tests are often required during new product development. This involves securing the product to a shaker and then shaking according to set standards. Vibration measurements are taken both at the shaker itself as well as at the test sample. In this brief applications example, CAS DataLoggers shows how Delphin Expert Vibro Data Acquisition and Control systems are complete solutions which…
CAS DataLoggers Helps a NY Race Track Cut Energy Costs
HVAC Consultant Uses Electrocorder To Report Usage
CAS DataLoggers has provided the data logging solution for Anthony Flynn, Building Systems Engineer with Huston Engineering. Headquartered in Troy NY, Huston provides power measurement and analysis consultation for a variety of businesses and organizations. Huston’s customer is the New York Racing Association of Saratoga who contracted them to source accurate yet cost-effective data logging equipment which can show the racetrack’s management what their actual energy…
Workplace Environmental Monitoring Methods
TandD 3-in-1 Data Logger Measures Temp, Humidity, and CO2
CAS DataLoggers supplied the workplace environmental monitoring solution for a factory with a small series of office rooms experiencing serious air quality issues. Employees reported headaches during the work day, indicating a possible lack of adequate ventilation. These workspaces were located next to the busy factory floor and suffered from an incidental buildup of contaminants. Nominal CO2 values usually range within 600-800…
Temperature Verification in Wine Cellars Using a Data Logger
Cost-Effective Environmental Monitoring for Homeowner
CAS DataLoggers provided the standalone monitoring solution for a homeowner who wanted to check the climate control system installed in his 2-room wine cellar. Maintaining a stable temperature is crucial to wine storage. Improper storage of kegs and wine bottles can have a negative impact; for example, white wine should be kept at temperatures of 50°-53.6°F (10°-12°C), and red wine at 53.6°-59°F (12°-15°C). The owner also…
Vibration Monitoring of a Gas Turbine in a Refinery
DAQ System Provides Effective Condition Monitoring
CAS DataLoggers has provided the vibration monitoring solution for a refinery relying on a gas turbine-driven generator to provide power for the facility. Continuous vibration monitoring is critical not only to protect against catastrophic failures but also for condition monitoring to allow users to schedule downtime for maintenance and avoid power interruptions which cause costly processing delays. The facility uses an older generator which has…
Measuring & Sending Sensor Data: Analog to CANbus
Introduction
In automotive or other vehicle engineering and development projects it is sometimes useful to convert analog data and send it via CAN. For example, in automotive applications you may need to read data from one or more sensors that provide voltage output and transmit this data via analog to CANbus so that it can be read along with other data being broadcast by an ECU by a single CANbus data…
What is the Difference Between 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 as…
Verifying Temperatures on an Appliance Testing Wall
DataTaker Provides High Analog Input Count
Appliance testing walls form a convenient way to perform product verification for testing appliances from ovens to dishwashers to stoves. A common example of these product verification setups involves measuring exactly where the appliance’s heat output is coming from. Some facilities use specialized test walls of various sizes designed for this purpose, holding stacks of units undergoing testing/verification. This enables users to connect many different…
Automated Monitoring of HVAC Testing Equipment with Data Loggers
Series 3 dataTaker Systems Enable Remote Monitoring and Data Transmission
CAS DataLoggers supplied the dataTaker monitoring solution for use on HVAC testing equipment last year for a product development department in a Californian startup energy company. The business produces refrigerant products for use in several HVAC applications to increase energy efficiency in coolants, air conditioning systems in storage and transportation, and in industrial and automotive lubricants. Project Manager Kendall Blair had…
CAS DataLoggers Provides the ISP with Server Room Monitoring System
Turnkey dataTaker System Handles a Large-Scale Temp/RH Application
CAS DataLoggers provided the turnkey server room monitoring system for an ISP with a large server storage room requiring continual temperature and humidity monitoring at 750 points over wall-length 23″ air-conditioned storage cabinets.
Management wanted an integrated monitoring and alarming setup using data loggers with remote transmission to send the data over their network where users could view it on office PCs. The…
Data Loggers For Structural Health Monitoring
Collecting Data To Improve & Maintain Designs
One of the main challenges for structural engineers is to not only assure the safety of critical structures but also to maintain and improve them. Data loggers play a crucial role in collecting data for Structural Health Monitoring, enabling engineers and scientists to validate their designs with the deployment of sensors for long-term testing and monitoring. In this process, real-world data is acquired, recorded…
Controlled Atmosphere Storage Using a DataTaker
DT80 Provides Single Solution & Saves Money
A company contacted CAS DataLoggers with a controlled atmosphere storage environment project as part of pilot testing for a new process. To reduce costs, existing equipment was used wherever possible. The hostile atmosphere produced was found to be incompatible with available humidity sensor technologies, requiring these measurements to be derived in real time using measurements from secondary sensors. The price of logging different sensors…
Auto Factory Ensures RICE NESHAP Compliance with Data Logger
dataTaker Measures Regulatory Standards To Meet Deadlines
CAS DataLoggers provided the datalogging solution for an automotive manufacturer who needed to ensure RICE NESHAP compliance, the EPA emissions regulation mandating that diesel engines reduce air pollutant emissions from many categories of new and existing engines. The factory needed to begin retrofitting and testing its diesel engines with emission control devices to meet the 2013 deadline. Following installation of each device, the engines…
