Piping Specialties / PSI Controls is a leading manufacturer’s representative and distributor of industrial instrumentation and controls serving the Northeast including the states of  Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Upstate New York. Since 1975, the company’s dedication to the industrial market has resulted in a broad offering of superior quality products …

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Industrial refractometer (K-Patents) As a general rule, refractometers measure the concentration of any dissolved material in a liquid. A typical measured medium is a binary solution, but it can also be a mixture of more than two components. In multi-component solutions this is a checksum; if one of the components is wrong, the overall refractive …

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Piping Specialties / PSI Controls is please to introduce Max-Air Technology to its family of products. Max-Air’s full line of pneumatic control products – including their industry recognized rack and pinion actuators – provide cost-effective solutions for simple on/off control or more complicated flow requirements such as diverting or multi-port applications. Their patented adjustable dual …

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Scotch-yoke actuators (Morin) Pneumatic valve actuators all provide the same function:  They convert air pressure to rotational movement and are designed to open, close, or position a quarter-turn valve.  These include ball valves, plug valves, butterfly valves, or other types of 90 degree rotational valves. The basic design variations of pneumatic valve actuators are as …

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University of Florida (UF) Health Shands Hospital is a top-tier academic medical center. With its world-class medical and patient care, the hospital also prides itself on the energy efficiency of its facilities. In recent years, several Shands buildings have received ENERGY STAR® certification from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Energy Services group at …

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Smoke can spread quickly and easily through a building, just like fire. Smoke rises; one of the fastest ways fire spread is through a building’s ventilation system. During an evacuation, preventing smoke spread is crucial to keeping occupants safe since smoke inhalation is the leading cause of death during a fire. What exactly does a …

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