Visit Alicat at the American Vacuum Society symposium
Starting the 31st of October Alicat will be exhibiting at the American Vacuum Society (AVS) symposium. AVS is a great place to learn more about Alicat’s vacuum related product line and some of the...
View ArticleAlicat at Fuel Cell Seminar November 6th – November 8th, 2012
Well, it’s nearing the end of 2012 and that means that the Fuel Cell Seminar and Expo is just around the corner. While we’re all excited about the upcoming show and getting to see all of the...
View ArticleWhat to do when mass flow meters don’t agree.
Once in a while I have an opportunity to help a customer with a technical question when the applications team is overwhelmed with calls. Today I had such an opportunity, and I found myself explaining...
View Article4 ways an Alicat product can save your company money
I was at a seminar last month and the topic of CFL (compact fluorescent light) bulbs came up. When the speaker asked for a show of hands of those people that use those bulbs nearly every hand in the...
View ArticleCome by and see us at Pittcon 2013.
Next week marks the start of the annual Pittcon conference at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. With over 1000 companies exhibiting, this should be quite a show! As we have for many previous years,...
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Alicat wraps up first showing at ArabLab in Dubai
As part of our initiative to expand into developing markets, Alicat has sent three team members to the annual ArabLab trade show in Dubai, an exhibition that is said to be the Pittcon of the Middle...
View ArticleHow PID tuning affects Mass Flow Controllers
Many years ago I was lost in a foreign country and nobody could help me. It was late, I was in Paris and I was trying to take the subway back to my hotel after walking around the city for hours. I...
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Alicat Flocabulary: MCV for Vacuum Deposition
The following is from Setpoint, our inaugural newsletter that we started last month. Click here to subscribe! MCV: Mass flow Controller for Vacuum Alicat’s MCV series of mass flow controllers are...
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Alicat Flocabulary: -S for 316L Stainless steel for aggressive gases
The following is from this month’s Setpoint, our inaugural newsletter that we started last month. Click here to subscribe! -S: 316L Stainless steel for aggressive gases Our customers know that Alicat...
View ArticleAlicat’s NEW Whisper series of mass flow meters and controllers is here!
After months of development, testing and preliminary production, Alicat’s new Whisper series of mass flow meters and controllers with extremely low pressure drops has now officially launched! See specs...
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Alicat Flocabulary: W – Whisper low pressure drop mass flow meters and...
The Whisper is here! For the first time, Alicat has given a name to a new product line. The low pressure drop characteristics of our new Whisper series eliminates frictional resistance to gas flows so...
View ArticleFollow Alicat Scientific on Google+
Alicat Scientific now has a Google+ business page! Follow us for company updates and discussions of our mass flow meters, pressure controllers and other great products customized for you!
View ArticleAlicat Scientific Adds New Distribution Partners
Alicat Scientific has in recent months added a number of new distribution partners, bringing precise and accurate mass flow meters and controllers to more countries throughout the world. Our...
View ArticleWhat happens if I drop my mass flow meter?
Nothing…if it is an Alicat. Customers sometimes ask us what happens if one of our mass flow meters is dropped. Well, this YouTube video shows exactly what happens to an Alicat mass flow meter upon...
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Alicat Flocabulary: TFT color backlit display
At Alicat, we make flow control beautiful! Our large interactive displays provide simultaneous readings for up to six variables. But did you know that we can upgrade your flow meter’s monochrome LCD...
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Three Mass Flow Control Solutions for Dark Labs
Mass flow control requires precision. When poor lighting prevents you from being able to monitor your process, you cannot maintain optimal accuracy and efficiency. At Alicat, we’re with you…even in the...
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Alicats in the Wild: Mass Flow Meters for High-Altitude Ballooning, Part 1
Just over a year ago, we donated a portable mass flow meter with totalizer to a STEM-focused high-altitude ballooning project called FAST: Flying Apple Space Technologies. In this first blog of our...
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Alicats in the Wild: Mass Flow Meters for High-Altitude Ballooning, Part 2
Yesterday, we started our new “Alicats in the Wild” series with a look at FAST, Flying Apple Space Technologies, who uses our portable mass flow meter to totalize the flow of gas into the high-altitude...
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Why Turndown Ratio Matters
Turndown ratio is a measure of the useable range of an instrument, expressed as the full-scale range divided by the minimum point of measure. It indicates how much of the instrument range can produce...
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Mass Flow Meters in Nuclear Leak Rate Monitoring
Our first “Alicats in the Wild” post highlighted an Alicat mass flow meter that is helping to send scientific payloads into near space. This week, we follow Graftel, LLC, in a common Alicat OEM...
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