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High Pressure, Hazardous Area Approved Flow Meter for Offshore Oil Drilling
Kostas Sklikas, MBA - 07/11/2025
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Mass Flow Controller Drives Chemical Synthesis of Carbon Dioxide into Hydrocarbon Fuels
- 06/18/2025
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Risks of Using Third-Party Calibration Providers for Your Brooks Mass Flow Controller: What You Should Know
- 04/10/2024
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Why Use a Variable Area Flow Meter (Rotameter) to Measure Gas or Liquid Flow
Kostas Sklikas, MBA - 11/07/2023

Precision Gas and Liquid Flow Control: Essential to Finding the Optimal Fuel Blend in Fuel Cell Test Stands
Tom Powers - 07/27/2023
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Lab Grown Diamond Manufacturers Increase Yields, and Reduce Process Time with Stable Gas Flow Delivery and Accurate Pressure Control
Joerg Riedel - 07/24/2023
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Mass Flow Controllers Ensure Accurate Mixing for Catalyst Research
Jay Foster - 12/28/2022
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Glass Tube Variable Area Flow Meters Save Costs and Maximize Process Uptime at Wastewater Treatment Plants
- 11/23/2022
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Pressure-based Mass Flow Controller Provides More Accurate Gas Flow Control for Ozone Applications
Alexandra Davila - 11/16/2022
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Glass Coating Manufacturers Increase Productivity with Stable, Reliable Gas Flow Delivery and Low-pressure Control
Joerg Riedel - 09/14/2022
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Mass Flow Controllers Deliver Precise Gas Flows to Produce Cell-Cultured Meat
- 06/30/2022
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How ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation Makes Measurement Uncertainties “Less Uncertain”
Seksan Dheandhanoo - 05/18/2022

Optimizing the Efficiency of a Fuel Filter Leak Test
Steve Kannengieszer - 02/15/2022
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6 Reasons to Consider EtherNet/IP™ and PROFINET for Your Bioprocess: A Flow Control Perspective
Steve Kannengieszer - 02/04/2022

Highly Reliable and Accurate Coriolis Flow Meter Controller for Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Injection
- 01/13/2022
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Mass Flow Controllers Generate Accurate Data for Mass-balance Calculations in Pilot Plants
Steve Kannengieszer - 01/13/2022
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The Advantages of Using Rich Data from Your Digital Instrumentation
Steve Kannengieszer - 03/16/2021
Reduce MFC Configurations Up to 90% with Pre-calibrated Gas Pages
Darren Weinhold - 08/19/2020
How can a Mass Flow Controller with a “Zero” Leak by Control Valve Help my Process?
Joe Sipka - 08/19/2019
Part 2 of 3: Adding an MFC to the EtherNet/IP Network Using Rockwell Studio 5000
Gary Heyer - 04/26/2019
Part 1 of 3: Commissioning Your EtherNet/IP™-enabled MFC Using Rockwell Studio 5000
Gary Heyer - 04/25/2019
Recent changes to the International Standard for the Kilogram: Does It Impact my Mass Flow Instrumentation?
Seksan Dheandhanoo - 12/18/2018
Using Advanced MFC Alarms to Diagnose and Solve Bioprocessing Issues
Joe Sipka - 03/21/2018
Real-Time EtherCAT® Data Acquisition Enables Early Detection of Potential Process Issues – Part 2
Alexandra Davila - 07/06/2017
Real-Time EtherCAT® Data Acquisition Enables Early Detection of Potential Process Issues – Part 1
Alexandra Davila - 06/08/2017
New white paper: Advancing mass flow technology with multi-range and multi-gas programmability
Christine Batycki - 03/10/2017
An Easy, Turnkey Solution to Powering and Controlling Mass Flow Controllers
George Durie - 02/27/2017
Using LabVIEW™ Software to Interface with Brooks Instrument Thermal Mass Flow Controllers
Steve Kannengieszer - 09/15/2016
Is your MFC displaying/outputting a flow signal (or negative flow) with no gas going through the device?
Steve Kannengieszer - 04/19/2016
Understanding Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) for Process Instrumentation
Steve Kannengieszer - 10/28/2015
Safety First - Process Instrumentation Material Considerations
Steve Kannengieszer - 09/28/2015
How do I correct my variable area flow meter for a liquid with a different operating density?
Kostas Sklikas, MBA - 08/15/2013
Normally Open Control Valve Extends Range of Applications
Steve Kannengieszer - 09/18/2012
Abrasive and aggressive fluid control is difficult, but doable (Part 2)
Brandon Kulp - 07/24/2012
Abrasive and aggressive fluid flow control is difficult, but doable. (Part 1)
Brandon Kulp - 06/19/2012
New MultiFlo Capable Mass Flow Controller & Flow Meter
Steve Kannengieszer - 12/13/2011
GF120 Mass Flow Controllers Now Available with Safe Delivery System
Alexandra Davila - 10/03/2011
SLA Series Mass Flow Controllers Support NASA Research
Steve Kannengieszer - 12/21/2010
Thermal Mass Flow Controllers and Thermal Mass Flow Meters; Standard Flow vs. Actual Flow
Steve Kannengieszer - 08/24/2010
UL Listed vs Recognized. Which approval do you need for your application?
Steve Kannengieszer - 08/03/2010
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