Pittsburgh, PA – AMETEK Process Instruments introduces the Model 5100-NCM Analyzer – a tunable diode laser system that directly measures water vapor concentration in natural gas.

The company claims that, the Model 5100- NCM offers natural gas producers, pipeline operators and service companies with a highly reliable and cost-effective method for quickly and accurately measuring moisture in natural gas. The 5100-NMC has a limit of detection of 5PPMV and an operating range of 5 to 2500 PPMV. It is accurate to less than 2% of reading or +/- 4PPMV, whichever is greater.

According to the company, the laser-based analyzer features are as follows:

* compact,fully enclosed optics and sample conditioning, on-board moisture verification, and all digital signal processing.
* The rugged, compact unit is available in an IP-65 and NEMA 4 enclosure with both modbus and Ethernet analog and digital connectivity.

The company claims that, AMETEK Process Instruments in on-line analytical instrumentation with the industry’s analyzers based upon eleven differentiated technology platforms and used by markets ranging from oil, gas, and power to pharmaceutical manufacture and semiconductor chip manufacturing.AMETEK Process Instruments is a unit of AMETEK, Inc., a manufacturer of electronic instruments and electric motors.

For more information on the full line of AMETEK’s analytical instrumentation, contact AMETEK Process Instruments, 150 Freeport Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15238. Phone: 412-828-9040 Fax: 412-826-0399. Web site: www.ametekpi.com