| ASTM's
Committee on Temperature
(The American Society for Testing and Materials) There are several subcommittees
that comprise the Temperature Committee. They specialize in, develop voluntary
standards for, and promote awareness of the standards through various activities
and publications. For instance, Subcommittee, E20.04 on Thermocouple Thermometry,
developed the ASTM Manual on The Use of Thermocouples that is in its fourth edition.
Subcommittees E20.02 (Radiation Thermometery) and E20.05 (Resistance Thermometry)
have similar manuals related to their special sensors under development. Subcommittee
E20.02 also has conducted two small symposia at NIST headquarters, one of which
resulted in an ASTM Special Technical Publication on "Applications of Radiation
Thermomeetry". The Temperature Committee meets twice a year at varying locations
around the USA. Every meeting includes at least one presentation of new measurement
technology and related topics. Consult the website for more details, meetings
schedules and contact information. AutomationTechies.com
Community resource for industrial automation, process control, factory automation,instrumentation
engineers and other technical professionals. Has news, articles, product information,
application and productivity tools, solutions, job postings, product classifieds,
directory of manufacturers and system integrators, career information, technical
discussion forums, and calendar of events. AIAG-The Automotive Industry Action Group
Founded in 1982, AIAG is headquartered in Southfield, Mich. Its more than 1,600 member companies include North American, European and Asia-Pacific OEMs and suppliers to the automotive industry with combined annual sales of more than $850 billion. A not-for-profit association, AIAG's primary goals are to reduce cost and complexity within the automotive supply chain and to improve speed-to-market, product quality, employee health-and-safety and the environment.
Books
for Engineers
Books and e-books about process measurement and control
and other engineering topics.
"DID
YOU KNOW?"
A listing of interesting historic thermometer facts courtesy
of Philadelphia
Instruments and Controls, Inc. . The
Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library (EEVL)
The UK gateway to engineering resources on the internet for the higher academic
and research community. Eng-Tips:
Internet Forums For Engineers
The cutting-edge forums that fosters dialogue among professionals on work-related
topics in a non-commercial environment. Huge threaded discussions!!! Highly recommended.
EVITherM- The European Virtual Institute for Thermal Metrology
An authoritative website providing quick and easy access to temperature and thermophysical properties information and expertise, focused on primarily supporting the thermal technology needs of European industry.
Feedback
and Temperature Control
Introduction to the effects of feedback using
a PID temperature controller as a case study. An interactive simulation is provided.
Food safety
A Federal Government/Private Sector Partnership Web Site-(has
more than a passing relationship to temperature measurement and temperature sensors)
ISA and Its Directory of Instrumentation
(The Instrument Society of America) The whole world of Instruments and Controls,
with books, forums,training courses, links to National and International meetings
and links to websites at the heart of the Society, the individual member sections
scattered throughout the USA and the World!
NIST's
Calibration Service Users Guide
The National Institute for Standards and
Technology, an agency of the United States Government that is the USA's National
Metrology Institue and custodian of temperature standards, among other things.
The
Association of Energy Engineers
An 8000 member strong group that is concerned
with electrical energy efficiency from power generation to its use in lighting
and HVAC. Lots of good links to certification groups, instructional/education
support and meeting of interest.
The
National Conference of Standards Laboratories International (NSCLI)
Another
very special technical-professional Society aimed at providing a set of resources
and community features to the diverse group that comprise the calibration specialists
of the world. The NASCLI Directory of Calibration Laboratories and annual meetings
and not widely known, nor are their Standards and Recommended Practices. But they
are gems to the metrologist and anyone serious about making realistic measurements
of every kind.
Anter
Corporation(USA)
Makes instruments and provides in-house testing services for measuring the thermal
properties of materials, such as thermal expansion, thermal conductivity and thermal
diffusivity. The website provides a compliation of data sheets, brochures, and
descriptions of thermophysical properties measuring instruments produced.
Combustion
Net
From Canada, a unique resource for all serious combustion engineering research
engineers and scientists. They also have an e-Newsletter, COMBUSTION-NEWS, to
keep their community updated on the world of combustion and related energy and
environmental issues. The
International Frequency Sensor Association(IFSA)
A very large website
with all kinds of sensor information. National
Electrical Code Internet Connection (USA)
A major support site for those
interested in the US National Electrical Code or training for the Code exams including
articles, books and much more.
NIR Moisture Sensors, Moisture Gauges, Moisture Analyzers
Process Sensors Corporation (PSC) is a leading manufacturer of moisture gauges and sensors, providing worldwide industries, accurate and reliable moisture measurements for quality control in manufacturing processes.
NVLAP (at NIST)
The USA's National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program
PSIgate
The physical
sciences information gateway of the UK's Resource Discovery Network (RDN), providing
access to high quality Internet science resources in the following areas: astronomy,
chemistry, earth sciences, physics, aspects of materials science, and science
history and policy.
ReliabilityWeb
(USA)
A unique resource for those involved and interested in maintenance
management, condition monitoring and techniques & strategies, Total Productive
Maintenance including predictive methods. Includes info and resources on vibration
testing, lubricant analysis, infrared thermal imaging and other technologies.
Has forums on many topics, Tutorials, a free Newsletter, Buyer's Guide, Shopping
Service, Online training courses plus a large professional following.
Sensorland.com
in the UK, 'The on-line web site to help engineers learn about and source Sensors
and Data Systems'
Pressure Transducer, Proximity Sensor and Flow Sensors
Pressure Transducer and Proximity Sensor - Machine Design offers engineers information they need for a pressure transducer, proximity sensor, pressure sensor or flow sensors.
SteelLinks.com
The
first Search Engine dedicated to the Steel Industry and its suppliers-includes
a list of Instrumentation & Control vendors. 
TubeNet: The Web Site for Tube & Pipe Industries
A huge site dedicated
to all aspects of this one industry that, it turns out, is not just one, but many
sub-industries, such as the companies that manufacture tubing & pipe of all kinds,
each material being a different industry and the equipment and supplies companies
that service the industries. Quite a unique and well-done web site.
(The)
Handbook of Chemistry & Physics
The original from CPC Publishing-with a free trial offer that is hard to refuse
if you are just curious or absolutely need to know some critical scientific fact
or constant right now.
Heat Transfer
& Analysis Resources
One of the original heat transfer sites on the web with lots of links, downloads
and more. High
Temperatures- High Pressures
A refereed journal that specializes in the topics described by its name. Has long
been a source of excellent papers on high temperature topics in radiation thermometery-
a publication of Pion, Ltd ,
London-UK. (The)
Silent PC or Noiseless, Intelligent PCs
Noise from PCs have been taken
as a fact of life by most, but Tomas Risberg in Sweden knows that the sources
are those fans and drives that make excessive noise. Most do, he shows, because
there is a close relation between heat dissipation, temperature and PC acoustic
noise emissions that can be easily overcome by better engineering and cooling
methods. A most detailed, well documented and interesting web site! What's more
he shows how application of temperature sensors can help!
Fante's
Kitchen Works (Philadelphia,
PA-USA-In the heart of The Italian Market!)
For all kinds of Cooking, Candy,
Jelly, Freezer & Fridge, Frothing and Fork thermometers..plus about the most
interesting and extensive web site on kitchen accessories we have ever seen. If
you are in Philly, a must visit! (A frothing thermometer, by the way is used to
gauge the correct temperature in frothing of the milk for Cappuccino)
(We've
had this site listed for quite a while, but only recently went to it both on the
web and in person and took a good look. For anyone interested in cooking, candy
making, jelly making or just plain interested in tools for preparing food-this
is a must see site!)
Z Cooking
A great online source for a world of cooking information.
Gaging.com
(USA)
(For people who measure physical dimensions of length, width and
height)Quality Gaging Products, Quality Service.
Glossary
Courtesy of Belfort Instruments.. Metrological terms including many related to
temperature and moisture measurement
Glossary
Courtesy Omega Engineering's Tech Reference section-Not everyone will
agree with every term and some seem to be missing (e.g. accuracy, a term most
metrologists do not use and most users misuse is there in place of the more technically
correct 'uncertainty', the term that one will find on a traceable calibration
certificate from a competent source) . However, most of the terms used in instrumentation
and measurement are listed and it is more than a good place to look for a definition
of terms used in temperature sensors and measurement as well as terms used with
other measurement devices!
Gordon
Instrument Labs
Repairers of Temperature sensors-it's worth a look
just for the pictures! Still
Waiting For Greenhouse
A
lukewarm view of Global Warming from John Daley in Tasmania! The
USA's Environmental Protection Agency Global Warming Site
The Official US Government site on the subject of Global Warming. The
Rest of The Story
From Carnegie-Mellon University a perspective on the issue of global warming and
what's really important.
HotVsNot
A neat Web Directory that has some of best web sites in many topic areas listed...especially in the Science area.
TemperatureWorld
A different look at temperature.
Temp-web(Germany)
A
neat Temperature Portal website in Germany with technical information on ITS-90,
sensors, links and calibration resources run by Frank Elsenbach. (German only):
Im Rahmen
meiner langjährigen Tätigkeit im Kalibrierlabor der Firma Reckmann GmbH stieß
ich immer wieder auf das Problem gezielt Informationen zu täglich ergebenden Fragestellungen
zu finden oder sah mich in der Anforderung unseren Kunden in Fragen der Kalibrierung,
Temperaturmesstechnik oder fachlichem KnowHow zur Verfügung zu stehen. Gewisse
Fragen tauchten immer wieder in ähnlicher Art und Weise auf und forderten aufs
Neue Zeit und Aufwand im Tagesgeschäft, wodurch oft andere Arbeiten verzögert
wurden.
All Things Spiny
A PC Thermometer based on a thermistor sensor, free Windows Software to run it
and much more, including great photos of an English Bluebell Woods in the Spring
(great beauty if you've never experienced it.). Kudos to Alan (Spiny) Norman for
a Cool Site. Argot
Library
Argot
Library is designed to help K-8 teachers incorporate information and communication
technologies into learning and teaching units in all areas of the curriculum.
It is provided as a free service to educators. It is an independent, non profit,
educational project funded by individual contributions. The
Celsius Temperature Scale
About
the most widely used temperature scale in the world and its founder, Anders Celsius
(Note: a very similar scale, the Centigrade Scale, dominated the world until 1968,
when the new scale came about due to a revision in the fundamental reference point
for the AbsoluteTemperature Scale was changed from the freezing point of water
to the triple point of water; a difference of only 0.01 Degrees C. It was enough
of a change to warrant a new name for the temperatures measured more commonly
in science, industry and commerce).
The Globe Program
A
unique science education site that features interesting aspects of global temperatures,
teaching aids and much more. from the USA agency NOAA.
Casad
Company
Kitchen thermometers
Catalina Technologies Inc.Catalog
Chemical
Engineering Links
A Chemical Engineering
Web Site consisting of many links categorized in the following areas: Basics,
Directories, Education, Health, Safety, and Environment, Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics,
Journals and Magazines, Organizations and Societies, Pharmaceutical, Process Measurement
and Control, Pulp and Paper, Separation, Services and Software. Chip
Processing by Chip Systems International, (CSI)(USA)
CSI offers Chip Processing System - a standard design metal chip system that can
be scaled up to satisfy any throughput requirement. CliniSense
(USA)
CliniSense has developed a programmable electronic time-temperature indicator
(eTTI) with a simple "+" / "-" visual output. This indicator
can be preprogrammed or instantly customized to match the particular time-temperature
decay profile of nearly any perishable material. Douglas
Engineering
Manufacturer of hermetic feedthrough connectors and harness
in thermocouple alloys. Dynamic
-aqua.. thermometers eBay
A great
source for bargain instruments, antique instruments and low cost books and manuals..
but buyer be careful. EngineeringTalk
A wide-ranging
source for new product news in the temperature sensor area especially. Run by
Chris Rand in the UK.
Manufacturers and vendors take note and email
them your news releases on new products and applications! EngNet
A community and engineering resource to end all resources. Nicely organized
and executed! Fahrenheit's
and Olaus Roemer's Thermometers
From
the Rutgers University web.Fascinating
Electronics, Inc.(USA)
Specializes in electronic kits that link computers to the physical world-includes
kits for adding temperature sensors and entire weather stations to your PC.
The
Gemmary
A unique source of antique
scientific instruments and books. Glas-Col...
Controls/Instruments Index
How Things
Work Home Page
Hans
G. Wetzel
Barometer
and Thermometer collector.
HB Instruments/HBE International
- Science Instruments...
Hukseflux
Thermal Sensors
Supply a special kind of heat flux sensor (radiometer)
for the measurement of heat flux Delft (The Netherlands). INSTRUMENT
ENGINEERS WEBSITE(India)
This web site has been created to help all Instrument engineers to view contact
and correspond with Instrument vendors and to know the technical details of the
instrumentation world. This site was developed by L.N.Ramachandran,
who is an Instrument Engineer, Graduated from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore,
India and has been serving the world of Instrumentation for the past 2 1/2 decades.
Suggestions are welcome to improve the site.
King's scientific
instruments supply
The Learning
Pit
A must visit site for PLC and Ladder Logic Simulators, Programmable Software Simulations,
Course Materials, Curriculum and Support For Trades and Technology Training. Lytron
(USA)
Lytron, founded in 1958 delivers high-quality thermal management solutions. They
invest heavily in engineering resources to provide efficient, reliable liquid
cooling components and systems.
MAXIMO-Users.net
A 24 hour source for MAXIMO and seemingly endless sources of maintenance information. Max-Min
thermometer,
mySeasons
A gardening resource with wireless thermometers!
NASA
FAQ Nerd
Links (Gaea Corp's)
A unique directory with links to all the things that Nerds like, such as science,
math, philosophy and games, including, of course, a link to our very own site
that you (a Nerd?) are browsing. So, if you wish to find more sites like the one
that you are on, take a look at this unique place on the web--be aware, it is
really minimalist. OEM
Technology
A unique Website dedicated
to bringing the needs of engineering, product development, production & assembly
managers at Original Equipment Manufacturers of electronic and sensor-based products
together. It operates more than 79 unique websites called the Technology Data
Exchange. Worth a look or two!
Ovulation
Thermometery
Plant
study.htm
Process
Index
A site to help find more thermometers and related process instrumentation items
The Read-Out Instrumentation Signpost
Measurement, Control and Automation Resources throughout the World
Rudy
Rudolph, Temperature Consultant
A new web site contains a brief but excellent
summary on just what
emissivity is in terms that the average technical person can understand.
He even gives some very practical advice on how to get a quick estimate of the
emissivity value if you do not have a clue. Please remember, you must measure
carefully and because we have no control over how careful you are or how well
you follow his advice, any errors you encounter are your responsibility not Rudy's
or ours. Things are not always as easy nor as simple as some brief suggestions
may imply.
SEI Laboratory Glassware
Sensor
Research Consulting, Inc.(USA)
Scientific consulting,new sensor product
development, R&D and new applications in physical sensors and physical measurements.
Located in Basking Ridge, NJ.
Thermicator Corp.For food
temperature
Thermometer
module
Badgers do it again!
Thermometers
For Pools
Thermometers
for Pets
For Pets
The
Thermometer Sound Surface Homepage
THERMOMETER
Project
For electronic hobbyists THERMOMETER
Watch-Promotional
From a maker of custom watchs as marketing promotional
items! These unique thermoter gift watches feature an integrated thermometer,
silver plated stainless steel case, applied luminous index dial, stainless steel
bracelet, 3 hand Citizen movement, 5ATM (165 ft.) water resistance or optional
black plating &leather strap. THERMOMETER
Watches-Personal
from
Campmor Individual watches with thermometers plus some with both thermometer
and barometer. Twin
Analytical, Ltd. Independence, Ohio(USA)
A unique, specialized surface characterization laboratory providing both metallurgical
and analytical services to the metallic coating and sheet metal processing industries.
Run by a very talented (IMHO) team of former researchers at the LTV Steel Technology
Center responsible for solving many sheet steel process, coatings and processing
problems. Vantage
Pro Wireless Weather Station (USA)
Measures wind speed, direction, humidity,
indoor and outdoor temperature and then predicts weather, wind chill and heat
index values. A remote sensor array collects data and transmits wirelessly to
a well-designed display unit that can be up to 400 feet away. The update time
is 2.5 seconds. Solar-powered repeater units are available to extend seperation
between sensors and display up to 1/2 mile. Vertacross
A massive, new site for all kinds of Manufacturing Industries resources
Virtual
Engineer
An awesome engineering resources site.
Wee
Care(tm) Pacifier Thermometer
World's
most sensitive microcalorimeter | 
