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News Release from: Able Instruments and Controls | Subject: Able and CEESI
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 24 March 2008
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To offer calibration, specialist training, consultation, product development and research services, Able Instruments and Controls is collaborating with Colorado Engineering Experiment Station.
Able Instruments and Controls is collaborating with Colorado Engineering Experiment Station (CEESI), USA, to offer calibration, specialist training, consultation, product development and research services CEESI, based in Colorado, began operation in 1951 as the Engineering Experiment Station for the University of Colorado to research, develop, and test small rockets for the Naval Ordinance Test Station at China Lake, California
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 24 Aug 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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In the 1950's, when turbine-type meters came into use by the military, the station became the sole location for testing these meters.
Eventually, the university's interest waned, and in 1966, with the assistance of Professor Tom Arnberg, the non-profit organization separated from the university and moved to the present site, a surplus Atlas missile site near Nunn, Colorado.
In 1986, the current vice president and CEO purchased the facility and since then has operated as an independent commercial calibration facility.
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CEESI has assisted in the development of several meter types including turbine flow meters and V-CONE testing with wet gas.
Performance evaluation of electronic flow measurement systems under simulated field conditions has been conducted for several companies, and CEESI has participated in the development of international orifice meter standards.
Applied research includes control valve noise investigations, flow conditioner performance, super critical CO2 research, and oil effect studies on orifice measurement.
CEESI's participation in measurement comparison programs with other US calibration labs as well as labs in Japan, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Norway, Australia, Russia, China, and the Netherlands provides a mechanism for maintaining the highest level of quality for calibration services.
CEESI also participates in flow measurement standards committees organized by ASME, AGA, API, and GRI.
Able Instruments, based in Reading, UK, was established in 1984 and has become a leading global supplier of process instrumentation and control solutions.
Today, Able offers a flexible approach to solving measurement applications across most engineering sectors with particular strength in the oil and gas market.
Single and multiphase flow metering is one of Able's key areas.
Managing director at Able, Mike Shortall said: "Our partnership with CEESI enables us to offer our customers a specialist service for technical training, flow meter calibration, and consultancy.
The combined technical knowledge and experience of Able and CEESI will offer a valuable resource for all those involved with process flow metering and product development." Able will be hosting a range of technical training courses offered by CEESI at their facility in Dyce, Aberdeen, Scotland.
As an example, courses will include the following.
* Fundamentals of Flow Metering.
* Fundamentals of Natural Gas Measurement.
* Wet Gas Metering.
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