News | May 15, 2008

Brooks Instrument Releases Local Operator Interface For Its 4800 Series Mass Flow Meters And Controllers

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Brooks Instrument is pleased to announce the release of a local operator interface (LOI) option available for its 4800 Series devices. The 4800 Series LOI provides a convenient user interface to view, control, and configure the 4800 Series devices.

The LOI provides a 28 mm wide by 11 mm high back-lit display that securely mounts directly on top of the mass flow instrument and allows the user to power the device via a DC power adapter. The LOI measures the flow signal level from the Brooks 4800 Series device and displays it on a LCD display. A jog dial button allows the user to send control signals to the Brooks 4800 Series device to adjust the flow, perform a valve override, zero the device, and set device configuration parameters such as gas curve selection, engineering units, high/low alarm, and totalizer functions. It uses LEDs to provide a visual indication of device status and device mode. It also allows the user to connect a remote controller to the device and bypass the local LOI control.

Customers in laboratories or universities who conduct bench-top experiments will value this new local indication option. It is also well suited for OEM customers who might want to use the LOI as a tool to configure their 4800 Series devices.

About Brooks Instrument Inc.
Brooks Instrument is a world-leading flow measurement and control instrument provider, with headquarters in Hatfield, PA USA, and manufacturing locations, regional sales, and service offices in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Brooks products include glass and metal tube variable area meters (rotameters), thermal mass flow meters and controllers, Coriolis mass flow meters, controllers and transmitters, pressure control products, and a variety of flow accessories. Since its founding in 1946, Brooks products have supported the growth of dozens of industries from biopharmaceuticals, oil and gas, fuel cell research and chemicals, to medical devices, analytical instrumentation, semiconductor manufacturing, and more. Throughout the world, Brooks customers rely on a highly trained network of local representative specialists to help solve unique or unusual flow applications. For more information, visit BrooksInstrument.com.

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