Chemical E-Book: Ovens & Dryers

For the next few weeks we're going to deep dive into our Chemical E-Book, our first topic is: Ovens & Dryers.

Many chemical processes involve coating a product with a flammable solvent or mixture of solvents and then run through an oven to dry the solvents. At this point an explosive level of vapors is possible and needs to be monitored.

CIC Featured in Global Manufacturing Magazine

Control Instruments was featured in a cover story article & digital report from Global Manufacturing Magazine.

The magazine, in conjunction with Transcontinental Advanced Coatings, spoke about their operations and showcased their on-going success and developments in regards to their Factory of the Future Innovations, along with their ‘Manufacturing Best Practices' which highlighted our LFL/LEL Analyzers.

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Jeff Sampson is New CIC Sales Director

We are happy to announce that Jeff Sampson will be taking on the role of Sales Director for Control Instruments Corporation. 

Jeff has distinguished himself over the past twenty five years with Control Instruments, most recently handling key corporate accounts, both domestic and international. Along with our sales team of Chris Grieshaber, Bob Nutting and Dina Timoteo, Jeff will be assisting our valued customers and global group of partners in continuing to build a successful future together.

Congratulations Jeff!

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Celebrating the Fourth..from a Distance

As fireworks soar sky high around the Fourth of July, so do injuries. As the holiday approaches, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) demonstrated the power fireworks, legal and illegal.

According to the CPSC, last year five people were killed and more than 9,000 were injured in fireworks-related incidents, the majority in a 30-day period around July 4.

Those injuries ranging from cuts, scrapes to permanent disfigurement, including severe burns, amputation of fingers and serious eye trauma.

Is Your Old Oven Obsolete? Safety and Performance Improvements for Baking and Drying Applications

Baking and drying ovens have been workhorses in the food, textile, and paper industries for many decades – and many oven users have clung to decades-old equipment because profit margins can be low in their industry. Although many of these older ovens still function with roughly the same level of consistency, certain newer technologies can result in reduced operating costs and lower risks to production and personnel due to fewer shutdowns.

The Safety and Performance of your Printing Line: Infrared Absorption

Combustible gases absorb infrared radiation at certain characteristic wavelengths. A typical non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) detector passes a source of infrared energy through the sample and measures the energy received by one of two detectors. The active detector responds to wavelengths in the same band as the sample gas, while the other detector measures a reference to compensate for changes within the instrument.

The Safety and Performance of your Printing Line: Catalytic Sensors

Catalytic-bead sensors are constructed of two small wire coils covered with a catalyst. One coil is “active” while the other is rendered inert and acts as a reference. A flow of electrical current through the internal coils heats the catalytic coating to a temperature at which the active coil will react with many flammable vapors and gases. This reaction occurs in the form of surface combustion which in turn causes an increase in the sensor’s temperature. The resulting temperature change is converted into an LFL reading.