Alicat Releases Gas Select™ 5.0 Firmware for its Mass Flow Meters and Controllers

MUMBAI, November 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Important Note: This press release is only meant for the Indian market. Any release outside India is not authorized.

Newly Added Gas Select COMPOSER™ Defines Personalised Gas Compositions for Highly Accurate Mixed Gas Flow Measurement

Alicat Scientific has expanded its Gas Select™ firmware to include a library of up to 130 pre-loaded gases, referenced to NIST Prop 9, and an industry-first utility for defining mixed gas compositions. New to Gas Select 5.0, the COMPOSER utility gives users the ability to quickly program and store up to 20 personalised gas compositions directly on Alicat mass flow meters and mass flow controllers. With COMPOSER's capabilities, Alicat devices adapt to a range of applications and users' changing needs.

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The Gas Select firmware comes standard on all Alicat mass flow meters and controllers. Version 5.0's expanded library now includes up to 130 preloaded full gas calibrations, depending on the Alicat instrument series. In addition to many pure gases, Gas Select 5.0 includes numerous gas mixes commonly used in bioreactor, welding, manufacturing, power, refrigerant and medical industries. The library has also been updated to include complete NIST Ref Prop 9 gas properties data for the preloaded gases and gas mixes.

A brand new feature of the Gas Select upgrade is the addition of the COMPOSER module, which brings a new level of customisation and flexibility to accurate mixed gas measurement. Using the device's integrated digital display, users can define gas compositions to 0.01% for each of up to five constituent gases. Up to 20 gas mixes can be created and stored simultaneously on each device. Users who operate Alicat instruments via computer, can generate gas lists for multiple devices in seconds with single line RS-232 commands. As personalised gas compositions can be added or deleted quickly, Alicat instruments easily adapt to different flow needs in the future.

To learn more about the Alicat mass flow meters and controllers using Gas Select 5.0 software with COMPOSER visit www.alicat.com/composer, or contact Gajendra Kelkar on +91-9930047455 or e-mail [email protected]

About Alicat:

Mass flow meters, mass flow controllers and pressure controllers have been the focus of Alicat Scientific Inc.'s business since its inception. Its mass flow meters and mass flow controllers are NIST traceable. Part of the international Halma group, Alicat Scientific designs and manufactures mass flow devices used in medical and scientific instrumentation, as well as specialty industrial applications, for high-precision measurement of gas and liquid flows. Its all-digital product range includes mass and liquid flow meters and controllers; pressure gauges and controllers; portable flow meters; calibration standards; software and accessories.

About Halma:

Halma, the leading safety, health and environmental technology group is a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange and has around 5,000 employees in nearly 50 subsidiaries worldwide. Halma's subsidiaries make products that protect lives and improve the quality of life for people through innovation in market leading products, which make its customers safer, more competitive and more profitable. These subsidiaries are assisting India's economy in areas such as energy, manufacturing, healthcare, water and waste treatment, construction and transport. Halma has an office in Mumbai.

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Media Contact: Sunil Balan, [email protected], +91-773816211, Marketing Manager, Halma India