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News Release from: Synectic Design | Subject: Low-cost weight indicator
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 02 February 2006
Low-cost weight indicator is portable
Low-cost weight indicator is a portable unit designed to be used along with other units for display purposes and requires 3V DC - obtainable from a loop when inputs devices are connected to the unit.
The latest product to be released from Synectic Design is the SY045 Batch Weight Indicator This product is released due to market research showing that numerous industries require a low-cost weight indicator, which encompasses Synectic Design's usual high quality design and manufacture, along with our ability to offer value for money technology
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 26 Aug 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The SY045 is a portable unit designed to be used along with other units for display purposes.
In environments where high voltages are a hazard, the loop powered indicator can be used to display any parameters or measurements.
Since it only requires a voltage as low as 3V DC, this can be obtained from the loop when inputs devices are connected to the unit.
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Most of the parameters needed for the display are pre-programmed and any other adjustments to suit particular applications can be made using the setting buttons on the indicator prior to usage.
The unit has an 18mm high six digit LED display, housed in a wall mountable plastic casing.
Two versions of the SY045 are available, firstly the ghost version which runs off an excitation voltage provided by a loadcell excitation, secondly the loop powered version which requires a 4-20mA input.
The SY045 has a simple calibration facility where settings are stored in non-volatile memory, helping to provide exceptional high stability.
The SY045 is currently being used by Kingspan Building Products, who currently use a number of Synectic Designs batch control units.
The SY045 is used to produce a batch control system with an information display at critical points.
The SY045 provides a local display of the tank content, which is independent of the process control system as it takes the measurement and power directly from the loadcell, reducing cabling and increasing safety as an indication of tank level is available even if the system looses power.
In summary there are number of reasons why the SY045 Batch Weight Indicator offers the user so many advantages, they include: no external power supply is required, a higher resolution and larger digits than its competitors, an IP65 sealed casing, reduced set-up time and costs, prevention of tank overflow or run-out, and local indication for tank filling or monitoring.
The SY045 is suitable for numerous applications where weight needs to be displayed to machine operators.
Industries that the indicator is aimed at include: food, chemical, concrete, agricultural, pharmaceutical and petrochemical industries.
The display can be adjusted to display the measurements in various units.
Synectic Design has been designing and manufacturing industrial process control and measurement instrumentation and systems since 1993 and are considered as leaders in the process electronics industry.
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