LIOS Technology & Tehnomobil’s new standard for fire safety solutions in Croatian tunnel network

The Brinje (Tunnel) & Others, Croatia — Tunnels are sensitive traffic bottlenecks and consequently extraordinary vulnerable in case of accidents or fire blasts. Danger for life and enormous economic consequences ask also for technical solutions of prevention and limitation of damage.

LIOS Technology and its Croatian partner Tehnomobil have set a new standard for modern fire safety solutions for the road tunnel network in Croatia. continue reading »

Schlumberger Launches New  OPTICall Service that  tracks fluid movements in real time along the wellbore to improve field productivity

DOHA – Schlumberger announced at the 2009 International Petroleum Technology Conference the release of its OPTICall* thermal profile and investigation service. This new distributed temperature sensing (DTS) service tracks fluid movements in real time along the wellbore, helping to detect leaks, monitor gas lift and evaluate fractures to improve field productivity. continue reading »

TPC Follows its Smart Grid Strategy

Cologne, Germany –  State-run Taiwan Power Co. (TPC) has equipped its 345kV substation HouLi with a real time condition monitoring DTS system providing current ratings and ampacity predictions.

A rugged fiber optic sensor cable is attached to all phases of the 4 cable systems, the tie lines as well as the outdoor terminations for real time . continue reading »

Multi-channel signal conditioner for pressure & temperature measurements in harsh environments

Quebec QC & Edmonton AB, Canada –Opsens’ all-sapphire OPP-W fiber optic pressure and temperature sensor operates in extremely harsh commonly found downhole in the oil & gas industry. continue reading »

Ircon® Announces Innovative, fully featured, high-temperature models designed for metal and glass applications

SANTA CRUZ CA, USA – Ircon® has introduced the new Modline® 6 Series of infrared thermometers.

The new line of high performance sensors features advanced signal processing and background-reflected energy compensation capabilities, and includes one-and two-color fiber optic IR devices designed for harsh operating environments.

The rugged Modline 6 Series thermometers deliver the best value in terms of price, performance, features and ease-of-use of any available fiber-optic infrared thermometer. They are used in a variety of demanding industrial applications, including metal heat treating, steel production, foundries, and primary and secondary glass. continue reading »

Cologne/Germany — LIOS Technology distributed temperature measurement system (DTS-System) is suited ideally to detect reliably and to locate precisely any temperature anomaly caused by an accidental release of Liquid Natural Gas (LNG).

Their innovative and patented Optical Frequency Domain Reflection (OFDR) evaluation method enables the determination of a continuous temperature profile along the entire length of an optical fibre offering thousand of data points at a single measurement. continue reading »