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Unattended rainfall simulation Datatakers monitor soil moisture,
control sprinkler valves.
Pharmaceutical production Datatakers monitor and control plant
temperature and humidity, provide printed proof of consistent environment.
Hospital power supply Datataker monitors natural-gas-powered
primary generator, generates alarms, provides long term trending
from stored data. Logger sends temperature, pressures, flow, speed,
current and voltage to printer every 10 minutes.
Fire fighting foam Datataker activates extinguisher, makes rapid
measurements of fire intensity for repeatable testing of foams.
Fishing net behaviour Datataker on fishing vessel records winch
speed, net drag, length of net in water for long term study.
Cotton production Datataker monitors rotational speed from
pulse outputs of 30 machines.
Cool rooms Datatakers replace chart recorders by using 4-wire
PT100 RTD method for reliable, accurate temperature measurement.
Datataker software used for trending and archiving.

Process monitoring alongside PLCs Datatakers measure analog
processes in aluminium smelter, feed data to BASIC modules
connected to PLCs via RS-232. Cheaper than using PLC analog
modules. Datatakers also log data.
Water usage in coal mine Every hour, Datataker calculates and
logs average, maximum and minimum flow rates from 4–20mA
flowmeter. Datataker scales the signal to engineering units and
integrates the values, giving an accumulative total.
Network monitoring of shipping containers Several Datatakers,
each with CEMs attached, are networked to measure and record
hundreds of RTDs in refrigerated shipping containers aboard
ships travelling between Australia and Europe. Host computer can
address each RTD directly.

Black box recorder Datataker in portable enclosure is
temporarily installed to “lie in wait” for intermittent air conditioning
failures.
QA in foam packaging Portable Datataker measures and logs
signals from thermocouples embedded in polystyrene samples
(indicates curing progress). Logged data periodically downloaded
to computer for QA records.
Chocolate transport Portable Datatakers in problem transport
vehicles record temperatures, door open/close, refrigeration on/off.
Logger memory cards returned to head office for data evaluation.
Spoiled chocolate traced to drivers turning refrigeration units off.
Combustion heater emissions and efficiency Datataker logs fire
box/flue temperatures and emissions to provide proof for various
countries’ regulatory standards. Real-time plotting via host computer
optimises heater design.
Flammability testing Networked Datatakers, each with two CEMs,
log data from hundreds of thermocouples in furnace room during
testing of building materials.

Yacht development Datataker measures and logs mast flex (from
strain gauges) to on-deck laptop computer for immediate feedback
and later analysis. Hull temperatures also monitored during curing.
Petrol pump product development Datatakers installed in petrol
pumps log temperature, pressure, flow, nozzle switch start/stop
times, number of starts.
Outstation monitoring via modem Datataker in each cellular
phone outstation logs temperature, humidity, power supply,
equipment on/off. Data is accessed by modem from head office.
Vehicle durability tests Datataker in each test vehicle measures
deceleration and acceleration (from piezoresistive accelerometer
connected as constant current bridge). Data displayed to driver
as bar graph on Datataker Panel-Mount Display fitted to dashboard
assists driver in maintaining consistent braking/acceleration.
Logger also measures various engine parameters. All data logged to
memory card (returned to proving centre after test).

…and many more applications.