January 2009 News eLetter from Palmer Wahl

BIG NEWS!!! Things are really happening at Palmer Wahl!!!

SPOTLIGHT ON... 

Breakthrough Product of 2008!!
The Wahl DST600 Digital RTD Thermometer has been chosen by Processing Magazine as one of the Breakthrough Products of 2008! The Breakthrough Products of the Year Award recognizes those products, services and/or technology that have made significant contributions in the process industry within the last year, and are expected to greatly impact industry for years to come.
This is a great Honor for us and our new product. Many thanks to Processing Magazine for the recognition!

 

Sky High Growth Award

Sky High Growth Award
Palmer Wahl has been honored to receive an award from the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce in recognition for outstanding achievements and contributions to the Asheville Area economy as one of its Fastest Growing Business Enterprises in the area! Many thanks to the Chamber for the recognition and support!

Click here to see award...

Palmer Wahl Training Institute
Palmer Wahl has now established the Palmer Wahl Training Institute for our Thermal Imaging Cameras. Come to our Asheville, North Carolina location, or we can come to your site for training! Our Authorized Distributors are welcome to attend any of the courses at no charge.
Click here to view details and schedule...

 

The Snell Group

New Training Affiliation
We have now partnered with the Snell Group to offer training, certification, inspection and consulting services for IR and MCA professionals. The Snell Group is the world's leading expert on using Infared Thermography. They are vendor-neutral, and supports all types of infrared and motor circuit analysis' equipment, regardless of manufacturer.

Click here to learn more about it on our website.

Discounts are now available for taking the training and for a new camera if you register thru Palmer Wahl. Discounts are also available to our Authorized Distributors.

Contact us for details.

Consumer Reports December 2008
Take a look at pg 51 of the December issue of Consumer Reports Magazine. They have selected the Wahl Heat Spy Thermal Imaging Camera to use in a study of the quality of laptop computers.

Thank you Consumer Reports!

US Air Force F16
 

Government Contract Awarded!
Palmer Instruments has received a major contract for a special thermometer for the F-16 Falcon Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft, built by Lockheed Martin of the USA. This major contract will result in several new jobs being created at the Palmer Wahl facility located in the Town of Woodfin, NC. Palmer has been a major supplier to the military since World War I. supplying temperature measuring products for submarines, ships, airplanes, helicopters, jets and satellites. The current contract is a result of retooling the F-16, with modified product specifications more suitable for the jets and satellites. The increased temperature demands. Thanks to our Distributor who initially engineered this product for us to be a sub-contractor. Please contact us if you have any special application that needs temperature instrumentation.

HSI3000 High Performance Thermal Imager

HSI1200 Hot Spot Finder

DST600 Digital RTD Thermometer

 New Products!

Wahl's NEW! DST500 and DSX500 Series Digital RTD Thermometer Systems are wide range, high accuracy thermometers designed for many applications where accurate and reliable temperature monitoring and recording are important.

• DST500 - Meter with Local Display
• DSX500 - Meter with Local Display and 4-20mA Transmitter
• Exclusive Adjustable Meter Display Update Rate
• User Selectable °F or °C
• Ambient operation from -40°F to 158°F
• Field Replaceable Battery, Long Life - 2 years nominal
• Adjustable Angle, Rigid, or Remote configurations available
• Programmable "R0" or "matching" sensor to meter
• User friendly Single Point Software Calibration
• Tamper Resistant - all adjustments require software
• Exclusive Quick Disconnect Connector option on Remote Cables
• 1" High Display readable from 30 feet away
• Optional Adjustable Display Mount for easy reading angle

Click here for complete specifications.

This product is in our Test & Measurement catalog. C150 complete specifications are on the website under Test & Calibration Products/Calibrators: Temperature/Portable Calibrators.

C150 High Accuracy Portable Calibrator has been added to our Test & Calibration Line.
Special features of this item are:

• Simultaneous Measurement and Source or Dual Measurement Channels
• Rugged IP54 Construction for On-Site Use
• Quick Connect Terminals
• Data Acquisition
• Automatic Calibration on HART Protocol Transmitter
• 21 CFR Part 11 Compliant
• Measure and Generate Voltage, Current, Frequency, Resistance Signals, Resistive Probes and Thermocouples
• Pressure Measurements when used with optional External Pressure Module for Absolute or Relative Pressure
• Backlit Display with Adjustable contrast Settings
• Uses DATACAL Software - for Instrument Configuration, Calibration, Data Management and Virtual Instrument

• eSmart Technology - an external type K thermocouple and built in software determines the objects emissivity, and automatically sets the emissivity of the instrument.
• Color Identification signal Technology - display backlight changes to red when alarm set points are exceeded. Literature is not available on this product yet.
• Ultra low power consumption
• Extended time measuring relibility
• Electronic Trigger Lock Function
• Tripod Mount for hands free mounting

Complete specifications are on the website under Infrared Thermometers/Heat Spy® Infrared Thermometers, Hand Held.