New Hygrometers Beat the Price/Performance Barrier

Michell Instruments, Europe's leading manufacturer of hygrometers and associated instrumentation and systems, has pushed the price/performance envelope for process and industrial hygrometers still further with the launch of an exciting and innovative range of products. Called Easidew, the new product range offers a high level of accuracy and repeatability at low cost, enabling both on-line and off-line measurement of the moisture content of gases to be carried out quickly, simply and reliably, in applications where cost or system complexity would otherwise have been an issue.

The company's Managing Director, Mike Bannister, explains that, "Easidew is essentially a simple, functional range of products that has been introduced to help both first time and experienced users alike to realise the benefits of accurate moisture measurement, including enhanced product or process quality, greater productivity and minimum downtime. Typically, this will be in applications where it is unnecessary to read extreme levels of dew point - i.e. below -100ºC - such as monitoring the quality of compressed air in factories and car plants, medical gases, breathing air for the fire services and so on".

The new Easidew hygrometers are based on Michell Instruments' innovative C2TX interchangeable ceramic sensor technology, which has been proven to give fast response times and excellent levels of repeatability while being more rugged than other types of moisture measurement sensor.

Initially, there will be four Easidew products available, each of which is designed to be easy to install, use and maintain, even by staff with only a minimum of training.

At the heart of each product is the basic Easidew Transmitter, which is available as a stand alone instrument. Fast and reliable, the transmitter offers a wide measurement range of -100°C to +20°C dew-point, with 12-28V DC excitation.

The Easidew On-line Hygrometer combines a transmitter and monitor unit, with a four digit LCD display, suitable for panel mounting, plus an analogue output and alarm relay.

For on-the-spot measurement of the moisture content of process gases and compressed air, the Easidew Portable is supplied in a tough, lightweight carrying case and is fully self-contained, with integrated sampling system, filter and long-life, rechargeable batteries. The Easidew Portable also accepts standard c-type cells, should the rechargeable batteries run down in the field.

The Easidew product range is completed by a special version for OEM applications.

Mike Bannister believes that, "Easidew will play an important role in changing the way in which hygrometry is viewed, especially by companies that might have previously discounted the technology on the grounds of expense or complexity. Now, perhaps for the first time, these companies can seriously consider installing simple yet accurate moisture monitoring instruments, at minimal cost and with the security of buying from an established manufacturer offering guaranteed product performance and technical support".

The Easidew product range also has a dedicated web site, which can be found at www.easidew.com

Note to the editor:
After 30 years designing and manufacturing industrial measurement instruments, Michell Instruments is perfectly positioned to develop innovative products for the measurement of moisture in gases. The company is a specialist in this area, with instruments ranging from the simple Easidew to highly specified, customised process analysers and calibration systems, and is accredited by all major standards laboratories worldwide.

Household names feature among Michell Instruments' customers, including British Gas, General Electric, Domnick Hunter, Glaxo SmithKline, BOC and St James University Hospital. These customers are just a sample of the many hundreds that use products from Michell Instruments to solve the problems they experience with moisture in gases.

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