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ONLY A FEW YEARS AGO, the promise of video analytics seemed like more sizzle than steak. Interpretation based on pixel motion and algorithms created false alarms, and the unreliability turned [...]

Industrial fires and explosions happen more frequently than most people think. Solvents, chemicals and other sources of flammable vapors and gases are present in many manufacturing, production and curing processes, [...]

This article is intended to assist readers with some tips I have developed over the years in the vacuum business to make the job a bit easier. Getting Started If [...]

When a team is repeatedly getting beat by a powerful player, an adaptive defense will often switch to a double team or even collapse into a triple team at times. [...]

According to the American Lung Association, nearly 300 people die every year from carbon monoxide (CO) exposure related to residential combustion appliances. Thousands more will become sick from exposure to [...]

December 25, 2002, Oxnard, Calif. -- Faulty heating devices in an Oxnard home sent 10 people, including a newborn baby, to the hospital Tuesday with carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. The [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Radiation detection has become increasingly applicable in industrial settings as technologies using radioactive materials have migrated into many new territories. Those who work with radioactive materials need special [...]

Gas detection equipment usage and maintenance complexity is considered high. For usage, products require basic understanding of hazards (gas stratification and subsequent sampling techniques), action steps upon alarm, and comprehension [...]

Victims of theft often suffer from feelings of violation. Once the crime has been committed, feelings of helplessness on top of being violated tend to drive victims to react to [...]

There are two primary groupings of gases that are generally monitored in industry: 1) combustible/organic compounds, and 2) toxic/inorganic compounds. And there is some considerable overlap between these broad categories. [...]

Burglars are known to be using more powerful safe-cracking tools today. How can safes in jewelry stores and banks be better protected against them? Although the overall crime rates in [...]

Taking a general overview of the evolution of water leak detection over the past 30 years, an observer could only come to one conclusion: We've come a long way, baby. [...]

Original inquiry: Weekend. Middle-of-the-night no-heat call. Not a regular customer. Landlord not available. Don't normally take after-hours calls for apartments when tenants call, and after-hours calls are normally restricted to [...]

By their very design, parallel systems have a lot of advantages. Low evaporator loading on these systems, however, can lead to low oil conditions. A new sensor helps detect and, [...]

Newly Weds Foods (NWF) got its start in 1932 when NWF President Paul Angell combined sheet cake and ice cream to form the world's first ice cream cake roll. Since [...]

A substance found in crab shells is the key component in a nanoscale sensor system developed by researchers at the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering. The [...]

Quality assurance and product uniformity is achieved and maintained via automated and integrated gas analyzing, gas mixing, gas flow control and inline leak detection equipment available from PBI-Dansensor--enabling packagers and […]

FilterSense FilterSense is the world leader in Baghouse Leak Detectors and Leak Locating Systems. Field-proven since 1994 FilterSense's particulate monitors and filter leak locating systems provide simple operation and high [...]

Emergency response to a refinery fire, overturned tanker, terrorist alert, or chemical leak must include using atmospheric monitors to protect first responders investigating the incident. Firefighters, hazardous materials (HazMat) teams [...]

Online ordering continues to become more popular with security dealers. RemoteVideo.com, Irvine, Calif., reported that sales directly off their website were up 20 percent in January. Leading products sold were [...]

Manufacturers require suppliers to play a large part in ensuring a reliable and productive process. Many require that incoming materials be guaranteed defect free. Assemblers do not want to spend […]

Sensors Cut On-Time 9 Hours WACO, Texas-A community college here has reduced lighting on-time in 20 restrooms by approximately two-thirds following the replacement of conventional wall switches with infrared occupancy [...]