High Resolution, High Accuracy Resistance Measurements Help 3 Volume Parts Makers Meet Tight Quality Standards High volume parts and component manufacturers serving the automotive and electronics industries must meet rigorous quality standards. A product failure for either industry could prove to be disastrous for both the component or parts vendor and their customers. In these…
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Aircraft Weld & Bond Inspection
Preventing Aircraft Communications and Navigation Disruptions: Testing the Ground Path to Minimize Lightning or Static Discharge Impacts Lightning poses the most challenging and dangerous threat during an aircraft’s flight. It has been estimated that every aircraft in the U.S. commercial fleet is struck by lightning on average a little over 1 time per 3,000 hours.…
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TEGAM Record Temperature Readings and download into any Form, Software or System Webinar
Click Here to watch the TEGAM Record Temperature Readings and download into any Form, Software or System Webinar On Tuesday, January 18th TEGAM hosted a live demonstration webinar. From this webinar you will learn: How to deploy a TEGAM datalogging thermometer for the easiest data collection and storage known. Multiple methods for transferring data into any…
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Factors in Selecting the Best Temperature Probes and Digital Thermometers for Industry Uses
Editor's note: This blog post comes from TEGAM's latest informative resource, A Guide to Temperature Measurement. Chock-full of helpful information, details and insights on Digital Thermometers, Temperature Probes and Measurement Practices, we encourage you to download it for free here. *** There are many factors at play in selecting the best temperature probe/sensor and digital…
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TEGAM Attending the Measurement Science Conference Training Symposium – March 24-27, 2020!
Update 3/17/2020 "Based on public health directives from the State of California and the closing of the Symposium venue (Disneyland Hotel) the 2020 MSC Training Symposium and current published technical programs will be postponed and reconvened on March 15 -19, 2021 at the Disneyland Hotel and Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. Our hopes and expectations…
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Bulk Milk Transportation – QA Sampling with New TEGAM Hypodermic Temperature Probes and TruStream Septa
Above: TruStream 7 with TEGAM's 9T607MTC04 hypodermic temperature probe Sanitary sampling ports are an essential tool for quality control in dairy and brewery applications. Sanitary samples can be quickly collected through these ports without interrupting the process and the ease of use helps ensure that testing procedures are followed. Now, these same ports can be used…
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TEGAM’s Sure Grip Polymer Glove for Instrument AND Equipment Protection Adds Innovation
TEGAM announces our new Sure Grip Polymer glove to fit the 912 and 911 digital thermometers, 931 and 932 datalogging thermometers, and the 940 Series Thermocouple Calibrators. The new cover glove is soft and flexible and makes the units easier to hold. The new cover also adds additional drop protection to both the instrument and…
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How to Use Digital Thermometers: Digital Thermometers Equal Great Beer!
Ed note: From time to time, TEGAM writes about how our digital measuring instruments are of-service in "civilian," non-industry applications. This post looks at one of those uses. Have you noticed that home brewing, small breweries and brew pubs are springing up everywhere? The business of brewing beer has grown because of the enjoyment and…
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Digital Measuring Devices and IFT 2019 – Thermometers and More for Food Industry Needs
By Dan Jackson, TEGAM Thermometry Product Manager I'm just back from the IFT (International Food Technology) Show 2019 in New Orleans this June. There were over 17,000 attendees present to see the latest innovations from global food industry suppliers, ranging from the most efficient mixers to plant-based proteins that replace animal-based proteins. The new technologies…
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Concerning Digital Thermometer Accuracy
Accuracy within the realm of digital thermometers has many definitions, depending upon your point of reference. The number of significant digits The degree to which a measurement conforms to the correct value True or false A combination of systemic errors and statistical bias The resolution, or number of significant digits in the thermometer display, is…
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More About Intrinsic Safety and Industrial Digital Thermometers
TEGAM has a new eBook all about temperature measurement, digital thermometers and temperature probes and sensors. Here's an excerpt below concerning Intrinsic Safety and Intrinsically Safe Thermometers. Enjoy - there's more to come! Intrinsic safety (IS) is a protection technique for safe operation of electrical equipment in hazardous areas. This is accomplished by limiting the energy, (electrical and…
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How the Times Have Changed for Thermometers and Thermocouple Temperature Calibrators!
Editor's Note: This content was sent out to our email recipients as recent eBlast information and we wanted to share it with our website visitors also. Enjoy. Accuracy Takes Time. When we look back in time, it's hard to imagine the patience that was necessary to develop an accurate thermometer. According…
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Scenarios: Infrared or Contact Thermometers
This post is Part 2 in a two part series regarding Contact vs. Non-Contact Thermometry and "How Infrared is Used for Temperature Measurement". Click HERE for Part 1. What is Infrared? How is Infrared Used for Temperature Measurement? Scenarios to watch out for: For all applications, remember that an infrared non-contact measurement is only a…
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RTD Thermometers: Reading Temperature
Reading Temperature RTD, PRTD, PT100: What’s the Difference? Let TEGAM Explain: An RTD is a Resistance Temperature Detector. Resistance Temperature Detectors (RTD) use the physical properties of metals where the resistance changes proportionally with temperature. This change is much more linear than a thermocouple. The resistance change is defined by the composition of the…
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TEGAM Enhances 930 Series Digital Thermometers for Food Industry Temperature Monitoring
TEGAM Enhances 930 Series Thermometers with New Firmware and Bluetooth® Communications to Aid Food Safety Compliance FOOD SAFETY TEMPERATURE MONITORING: TEGAM - global manufacturer of test, measurement and calibration instruments for science and industry - has added special firmware to its 930 Series wireless data thermometers to help food industry companies comply with food…
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Streamlined Collection of Temperature Readings
A Solution for an International Food Processing Company What Can TEGAM Do for You? TEGAM, Inc. is proud to work with the world's leading food processors. The TEGAM commitment to Measurements that Matter is our brand, and in few industries does temperature measurement matter more than in food safety. We take pride in our reputation…
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We LOVE a Good Review!
AmazingRibs.com Awards TEGAM's 931B a Gold Medal When you believe you have an outstanding product that can make life simpler or your work flow run smoother, you want to shout it from the rooftops. That is exactly how we feel about our Data-Logging thermometers, but we might be a little biased! At TEGAM, we…
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When Quality Needs Clean Temperature Data (part 3)
Can a Thermometer and a Software Development Kit Enable Integrated Quality Measurement and Real-Time Alerts? (Part 1 and Part 2) Excerpts from the Whitepaper on Clean Temperature Data which can be downloaded HERE) How NOT-To-Do-It: Recording temperature readings on paper and maintaining those records in physical files potentially results in a wide variety of unnecessary…
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When Quality Needs Clean Temperature Data (Part 2)
Can a Thermometer and a Software Development Kit Enable Integrated Quality Measurement and Real-Time Alerts? When Quality Needs Clean Temperature Data (Excerpts from the whitepaper found here in its entirety) PART 1 HERE As a next step, automated data collection and storage solutions emerged that digitally stored the data directly at the time of measurement.…
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When Quality Needs Clean Temperature Data
Can a Thermometer and a Software Development Kit Enable Integrated Quality Measurement and Real-Time Alerts? When Quality Needs Clean Temperature Data (Excerpts from the whitepaper found here in its entirety) Introduction: Integrating an automated temperature measurement solution into a processing facility and/or supply chain is required or at least optimal in multiple industries. In some…
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Daniel Jackson Joins TEGAM, Inc.
Dan Jackson Joins TEGAM, Inc. as the Thermometry Product Manager GENEVA, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TEGAM, Inc., a world-wide leader in the design and manufacture of test, measurement and calibration instrumentation, announces Daniel Jackson as the new Product Manager for Thermometry. Due to new product development and growth across the entire spectrum of TEGAM’s measurement and calibration product…
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The Food Safety Modernization Act: It’s Time to Shift to a Proactive Stance in Your Food Manufacturing Facility
The Origins of Food Safety Are Out of This World The principles of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) originated in the NASA space program. NASA wanted food that wouldn’t crumble and affect control systems and would be safe for astronaut consumption. They already mandated the use of Critical Control Points (CCPs) in their…
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When Measuring Meat Temperatures Matters
The U.S. meat processing industry is extensively regulated to ensure quality production and safe consumption. It is the responsibility of the food manufacturer to monitor production and maintain safe temperatures throughout the process. If the manufacturer does not comply with the USDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act and other local, state and federal regulations, actions may…
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