One of the most significant U.S. health care systems is harnessing the power of measurement technology to help patients feel whole and deliver compassionate, world-class care. A key element of that commitment is enhancing care quality and patient safety through a more efficient outcomes-based accred…

The quality of manufactured or processed products at cleanroom facilities are protected by applicable good manufacturing practices (GMP) that specify stringent environmental monitoring requirements. The Swedish drug manufacturer APL (Apotek Produktion & Laboratorier) recently installed Vaisala�…

Iacobus is the Greek variant of the Hebrew word meaning “held by the heel”, but the original definition is thought to come from an Aramaic phrase for “may God protect.” Founded in 2014 in Łódź, Poland, Iacobus Sp z.o.o offers decontamination services and equipment. Iacobus also services a…

In April 2023, Cyto-Facto Inc. (CF), a spin-off of the Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation at Kobe, Japan, began manufacturing gene and cell preparations to meet a worldwide growing need for new treatments that leverage a patient’s immune system to fight disease. One example is an em…

The challenge: To continue making packaging that doesn’t cost the Earth

With companies worldwide looking to reduce both waste and the carbon footprint of their products, growing demand for environmentally responsible packaging has seen Futamura become the world’s largest producer of sustainable cell…

Spray drying is a common sight in the manufacture of dairy products like whey protein concentrate (WPC) and lactose as well as in pharmaceutical manufacturing. The process creates dry powder from a liquid or slurry in a single step by quickly drying it using hot gas. Stable and accurate measurements…

Vaisala, a global leader in weather, environmental, and industrial measurements, introduced the new industrial Indigo300 transmitter today. The transmitter has been designed to provide ease of use for industrial applications requiring high-reliability levels. As part of Vaisala's Indigo transmitter…

What are the benefits of using dew point temperature as a control parameter in process control?

Dew point temperature is a useful parameter in many industrial applications because it is not dependent on temperature variations. It is often used to measure dryness in different drying applications, wher…

Although analog probes and data collection technology have a lot to offer, they also present several risks. Modbus is a digital communication protocol that overcomes many of these issues. In this first blog post in a series of three about Modbus, we introduce this established fieldbus protocol, disc…

Field spot-checking is a common way to determine the measurement accuracy of a fixed measurement instrument between calibration intervals. However, it is important to understand that spot-checking is different from field calibration. In this blog we will briefly go over some of the differences. Spot…