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Bronkorst's MFC Is As Easy To Use As 1-2-3
The firms' Mass Flow Controllers (MFCs) come with a software tool called FlowTune which can be hooked up to the RS232 port of a lap-top. This should enable flow changes during epitaxial growth; a big step forward.
Bronkhorst has introduced its 'High-Tech Select' series Digital Mass Flow Meters and Controllers for gases. The firm says its latest offerings have greater flexibility for user selection of both flow ranges and gas types.
As a result of its 'Multi Fluid Multi Range' feature in combination with a high range(up to 187.5:1), equipment manufacturers (OEMs) should be able to drastically reduce the variety of spare instruments they keep on stock and thus reduce the cost of ownership.
Bronkhorst says users of MFCs in pilot plants or laboratories can rescale their instruments on site, saving time and money for dismounting and recalibration.
Bronkhorst's new MFCs cover flow ranges from 0…1 mln/min up to 0…1670 ln/min, and are available in two configurations. The EL-FLOW Select series have a housing designed for laboratory and clean processing conditions, the IN-FLOW Select series are of rugged design according to IP65 (dust- and waterproof).
The latter are also ATEX Category 3, approved for use in Zone 2 hazardous areas. In addition to the standard analog I/O-signals and the RS232 connection, there is the possibility of integrating an interface board with DeviceNet, Profibus-DP, Modbus or FLOW-BUS protocol.
