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Sep 29, 2016 4:30:00 AM

Guide for Establishing Relative Humidity Levels in Operating Rooms

Successful surgery depends not only on the performance of medical professionals, but also on the integrity of the environment. Relative humidity is a critical component in maintaining the safety and performance of an operating room (OR).

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Sep 8, 2016 6:04:00 AM

What are the Benefits of Field Replaceable Tips?

When selecting a humidity sensor, we recommend choosing one with a field replaceable tip. Why are we recommending this? A field replaceable tip is easy to replace and allows the end-user to swap the sensor on-site without having to calibrate the unit or remove it from its mount. We recommend sensors with field replaceable tips for the following reasons:

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How to Select a Power Meter

by Brandon Rogers posted at 6/22/17 11:25 AM

What Are You Monitoring? One critical consideration when searching for a proper power meter is to determine what you're measuring. Is the monitored load signal-phase, split-phase or three-phase? What...Read more

What does shock and vibration do to a pressure transducer?

by Tom Lish posted at 6/19/17 6:36 AM

There are numerous environmental factors that can interfere with the performance of a pressure transducer. Two commonly overlooked factors are shock and vibration. Knowing the system where the...Read more

How are power meters used in LEED projects?

by Brandon Rogers posted at 6/15/17 7:23 AM

LEED, the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is the largest driving force behind the increased development of green buildings in the world. One of the most important factors that LEED...Read more

What is a Vivarium?

by Mike Soper posted at 6/12/17 6:55 AM

To most people, the term “vivarium” conjures up the image of a small fish tank-like glass box where a pet rat or gecko lives. While this is not incorrect, vivariums in biomedical research facilities...Read more

What is Total Harmonic Distortion?

by Nikko Phongchit posted at 6/8/17 7:19 AM

Imagine a tone being played by two musical instruments - let’s say middle-C (261.63 Hz). While the pitch played on a piano may be the same as on an electric guitar, its timbre is very...Read more