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NET is a new member of AHRI

With the goal of providing more and more solutions suited to the HVAC and Refrigeration industries, NET has recently joined as International member the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). AHRI is the trade association representing manufacturers of HVACR and water heating equipment within the global industry. AHRI advocates on behalf of its members at all levels of government, working to...

Sensors Converge 2022 in San Jose

Sensors Expo & Conference got its start 37 years ago with a focus on sensor technology. Over the years it has expanded and diversified to include the electronics technologies and embedded systems that work hand-in-hand with sensors, as well as new and emerging application areas such as IoT, Connectivity, Autonomous, Medical, and more. Now named Sensors Converge, the event features a...

Sensor+Test 2022 in Nuremberg

SENSOR+TEST is the world's leading forum for sensor, measurement and testing technology. It will be held in Nuremberg, Germany from May 10 to 12. The event will return in presence after 2 years, as it could not be held due to the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020 and 2021. The event is a fixed date in the calendars of all application industries,...

IS YOUR SENSOR FAIL-SAFE?

According to Wikipedia, fail-safe in engineering is “a design feature or practice that in the event of a specific type of failure, inherently responds in a way that will cause no or minimal harm to other equipment, the environment or to people”. In other words, a fail-safe system is designed to avoid situations where a fault which prevents the system...

What is SIL

According to Wikipedia, “Safety integrity level (SIL) is defined as a relative level of risk-reduction provided by a safety function, or to specify a target level of risk reduction. In simple terms, SIL is a measurement of performance required for a safety instrumented function (SIF).” With certification requirements for industrial fire and gas detection (especially in Europe with the introduction of the...