Nick Denbow, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "Annunciator",
and we have a large number of manufacturers' news releases and technical articles here on Processingtalk which will be of interest.
Let me be your guide.
Start with
the news release Retrofit replacements for aged Alarm Annunciators from
Omniflex (UK), which we summarised at the time by saying "Omniflex can provide cost effective retrofit replacement alarm annunciators for clients with obsolete alarm annunciator units".
A few weeks before,
we featured the news release Fibre optic transmitter/receiver modules from
Omniflex (UK): "Omniflex are satisfying the customer requirements for high integrity, single loop contact repeaters over fibre-optic cable using their latest fibre-optic transmitter and receiver modules".
In November 2007, we covered the news from Northwest Analytical
concerning its SPC Manufacturing Analytics
- take a look at SPC Manufacturing Analytics in process management
which says: "Phil Schreiber, VP Sales and Marketing for Northwest, describes how to actively use SPC and Manufacturing Analytics to analyse large volumes of process data effectively, to manage the enterprise".
Take a look also at the news release from Omniflex (UK), Effective monitoring for Wind Farms,
as well as Ethernet based alarm annunciator from Audon Electronics,
and Annunciator crucial to plant safety + productivity from Omniflex (UK).
See also:
Intrinsically safe Giant LED lamp clusters
(April 2007)
The DA180 range of giant LED clusters from RTK Instruments, provides reliable, high-brightness visual indication of process conditions for safe and hazardous areas: and is also visible from the side
New Annunciator provides choice of alarm inputs
(March 2007)
All Omni16c Alarm Annunciator status information can be sent to and from PLC, DCS or SCADA Systems, with the new option of both hardwired inputs and Modbus serial interface boards
Alarm Annunciator with integrated Event Recorder
(March 2007)
The 725B Combined Annunciator and Event Recorder brings together many years of development in alarm technology to offer you the most advanced alarm monitoring system available today
Omni16 Alarm Annunciator evolves with new features
(February 2007)
Where each generation of technology lasts probably less than 12 months, it is a testament that the Omni16 Alarm Annunciator has been in control rooms for 25 years
Instrumentation distributor for the Southern UK
(February 2007)
Macher was established in 1998 as an exclusive instrumentation distributor for the UK South, and has grown to include a large array of instrumentation products from many vendors
Enhanced relay operation on panel meters
(November 2006)
Latching setpoint relays are now available on the panel mount temperature monitors available from Amalgamated Instrument Co, to require explicit intervention by an operator
New addition to the Omni16C Annunciator range
(November 2006)
Omniflex specialises in providing products and solutions to industry in the fields of Remote I/O, RTU, Data Acquisition, Alarm Annunciation, Sequence of Events Records and Signal Conditioning Systems
System 9000 rack mount Alarm Annunciator
(October 2006)
RTK Instruments System 9000 rack mounted alarm annunciator offers the latest in combined ASIC/micro-controller technology to provide an annunciator of unparalleled reliability and programmability
Intelligent LVDT controllers and indicators
(April 2006)
Macro Sensors, a sensor company specialising in the manufacture of LVDT-based linear sensors and gauging probes, has designed a family of user-friendly digital controllers and indicators
A fully featured hazardous area alarm annunciator
(April 2006)
The NEX7250 feature rich alarm annunciator is suitable for use in Zone 2 hazardous areas and designed to type 'n' standards, offering all the features and benefits of a safe area annunciator
Sounder with 26 user-selectable tones is I.S.
(April 2006)
The RTK Instruments DB5 Sounders are designed for maximum efficiency in relation to their size, and have 26 user-selectable tones at up to 100dBA
Intrinsically Safe, high brightness LED Clusters
(April 2006)
The DA170 range of LED Clusters from RTK Instruments provides reliable, high brightness visual on/off indication of process conditions in safe and hazardous areas
Multi-window display with pushbuttons and switches
(March 2006)
A custom assembled display using the IDEC SLC30 system can meet the requirement for your control panel, factory automation system or alarm annunciator
Intrinsically safe alarm annunciator
(September 2005)
Alarm system specialists, RTK Instruments, have solved many of the traditional problems of providing alarm indication in hazardous areas, with a new modular alarm system
Intelligent digital LVDT controller and indicators
(September 2005)
Macro Sensors introduces a new family of economically-priced and user-friendly digital measurement controllers and indicators using AC and DC LVDT (Linear Variable Differential Transformer) inputs
Explosion-proof alarm annunciator
(August 2005)
The RTK Instruments PEX7250 Explosion Proof Alarm Annunciator is suitable for use in Zone 1 and Zone 2 hazardous areas: it provides the highest reliability possible to monitor critical plant alarms
New 'Sequence of Events' recorder
(August 2005)
The traditional back-lit annunciator still provides the clearest method of alerting the operator and, when combined with the RTK Instruments System 9000TS, allows accurate time tagging of events
SMS Alarm Monitor informs the right person fast!
(July 2005)
The Teleterm Silent Sentry is a new low cost, state-of-the-art Alarm Monitor capable of monitoring a wide range of input types and sending SMS Alarm messages upon detection of an alarm condition
Flexible alarm annunciator with high reliability
(July 2005)
RTK Instruments manufactures a full range of safe and hazardous area alarm annunciators and is able to offer the user a solution, whatever the alarm system requirement
News on the Omni16C Alarm Annunciators from Omniflex (UK)
(June 2005)
Omniflex Limited, the specialists in alarm and event management systems, now offer plant engineers the convenience of having alarms from the their alarm annunciators sent direct to their mobile phones
New range of LED hazardous area beacons
(April 2005)
RTK Instruments has developed a new range of ATEX certified LED Beacons, which provide powerful visual alarm signals in Zone 0, 1 or 2 hazardous and safe areas
Remote displays for safety critical alarms
(April 2005)
The remote Omniflex displays provide from 8 to 120 points of annunciator display in a stand-alone panel-mount package, to work with remote alarm annunciator logic for safety critical alarms
News on the Omni16c Annunciator from Omniflex (UK)
(February 2005)
The last two to three years have seen a resurgence in the use of annunciators as a dedicated device in industry, allowing DCS, SCADA and PLC systems to get on with their main function
Replacement for Conlog Omni8a alarm annunciators
(February 2005)
The Omni8P has all the functionality of an annunciator application integrated into a single unit :- Annunciator, Pushbuttons and Audible: no other auxiliary devices are required
Water industry remote control monitoring systems
(September 2004)
Water industry remote control and monitoring systems with the Omniflex Maxiflex T2 CPUs, a remote terminal unit or programmable controller dedicated to data acquisition and telemetry applications
Dual channel LVDT controller with scrolling meter
(July 2004)
Macro Sensors has a new family of economically-priced, user-friendly digital controllers and indicators designed for measurement and control applications involving LVDT-based displacement transducers
Designing the user interface: process mimics, HMIs
(June 2004)
Designing the user interface: process mimics, HMIs: how do you communicate with your plant instrumentation? How do you see and control what's happening. Windmill lets you design your user interface
Build in individuality - use combination displays
(April 2004)
The Idec SLC Combination displays provide a custom assembled display for your control panel, factory automation system or annunciator, using various size windows mounted into a variable size frame
Radiation monitoring for brain imaging centres
(April 2004)
The Wolfson Brain Imaging centre chose the Omniflex Maxiflex I/O system to gather data from their existing Lab Impex Beta and Gamma radiation in air monitors, stack flow monitors and pumps
Annunciator for IEC61508 SIL1 applications
(February 2004)
Omni16c Annunciators have been successfully assessed as suitable to be used in safety related applications of Safety Integrity Level 1 in accordance with IEC61508:2000, making it first in its field
Moves and Annunciations! Read-out in Ireland
(January 2004)
The latest issue of Read-out (Nov/Dec'03-Jan'04) is a little late on the streets because of their relocation to the west of Ireland: features discuss dewpoint measurement and fieldbus trends
New compact alarm annunciator from RTK
(December 2003)
Traditional dedicated annunciators are the best method of informing operators that a process has gone beyond set limits: so RTK are expanding their range of Safe and Hazardous Area Alarm Annunciators
Smallest alarm annunciator yet!
(July 2003)
The Omniflex Omni 8 Micro is a complete 8 point alarm system in a 48x96mm housing making it smallest version of its famed "Omni" range of process alarm annunciators
Multiple temperature monitoring system
(April 2003)
Omniflex has OmniWatch - a temperature monitoring system with a difference: sixteen temperatures can be monitored at once, from any 3 wire RTDs or thermocouples