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Ask Alicat: What does a potentiometer do?
Alicat-O-Lantern at full mass flow of 500 sccm We have just posted the first video of a new series called “Ask Alicat.” Using customer input from this blog, Twitter and our YouTube channel, we will...
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Ask Alicat: How do you control pressure in a closed system?
Alicat PCD family of dual-valve pressure controllers Alicat Scientific’s PCD-Series dual-valve pressure controllers are unique among the hundreds of competing pressure controllers on the market today....
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Introducing the most versatile flow controller in the world: Alicat’s MCD
MCD-Series bidirectional mass flow controller, shown with IPC option Have you ever come up with an ingenious new idea that you just had to try out right then, only to find that your research equipment...
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Infographic: What can you do with the new Alicat MCD?
Following on the heels of our MCD Bidirectional Mass Flow and Pressure Controller new product release, the infographic below shows the many ways you can use the MCD for flow and pressure control. To...
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What’s up with pressure drop?
What is pressure drop? Pressure drop is the amount of line pressure that is permanently lost as gas passes through an instrument in the gas line. This pressure loss is due to the frictional resistance...
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How to Clean Your Alicat Mass Flow Instrument
Spring is certainly upon us here in Tucson, Arizona. The desert wildflowers have already bloomed, and the air temperature is steadily rising. This time of year can inspire you to do some thorough...
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Alicat ships first Modbus-RTU devices
Alicat mass flow meters and controllers now available with Modbus-RTU communications protocol Today, Alicat is shipping our first instruments equipped with Modbus-RTU, an industrial communications...
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Verification, Validation or Calibration?
Alicat portable mass flow meter Verification, validation and calibration are different but interrelated processes that are at times conflated with each other and interpreted as synonymous. Furthermore,...
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Toughness vs. Durability in Mass Flow Meters
How tough is an Alicat mass flow meter when you drop it? How durable? Are these terms the same? These are the questions we asked ourselves when we filmed what was intended to be a 12-foot drop-test...
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The Effects of Orientation on Mass Flow Meter Accuracy
Alicat pressure-based mass flow meters are accurate in any orientation! Portable meters (like Alicat’s new rechargeable portable mass flow meters) cause some people to question the effects of changes...
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