Controller includes amp-meter and text displays.

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Model 3208, 1/8 DIN controller features text display; 5 on-board process recipes, with 48 parameters per recipe; and proprietary Instant Accuracy® system. Scrolling in marquee fashion, text display aids in controller use and configuration. Once user selects parameter, it displays description of parameter in English; Spanish, French, and German languages are also available. Controller also comes with optional amp-meter display from CT input.



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Eurotherm Introduces a New 1/8 DIN Controller with an Amp-Meter and Text Displays



LEESBURG, VA, USA, June 11, 2004 - Eurotherm, a leading manufacturer and supplier of industrial instrumentation for the process control and data acquisition industries, and a unit of Invensys plc, has launched a new model 3208 designed to make life easier on users and machine builders all over the world.

The 3208 has a text display, high accuracy input, 5 on-board process recipes (48 parameters per recipe), Eurotherm's patented "Instant Accuracy"® system and an optional Amp-meter display from a CT input. The text display makes it easy for anyone to use or configure the controller. If a user scrolls to a parameter and waits for a few seconds, the text display begins scrolling in marquee fashion. The controller then displays a description of that parameter in plain English (Spanish, French, German languages are also available). Ordering, configuration and maintenance have been simplified to the use of two 5-digit codes that completely specifies the functionality and configuration for the model 3208.

About Eurotherm

Eurotherm is one of the world's leading automation and controls companies and a major supplier to the world's processing and equipment manufacturing industries. An ISO 9000 company, Eurotherm's products include temperature and process controllers and indicators, data recorders and data acquisition systems, signal conditioning and complete process automation solutions.

About Invensys

Invensys is a global leader in production technology. The group helps customers improve productivity, performance and profitability using innovative services and technologies and a deep understanding of their industries and applications.

Invensys works closely with customers to increase performance of production assets, maximize return on investment in production and data management technologies and remove cost and cash from the supply chain. The company includes APV, Avantis, Eurotherm, Foxboro, IMServ, SimSci-Esscor, Triconex and Wonderware, and other well-known brands. These businesses address process and batch industries -- including oil and gas, chemicals, power and utilities, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals and personal health care products, metals and mining -- plus the discrete and hybrid manufacturing sectors.

Invensys operates in more than 60 countries, with its headquarters in London. For more information, visit www.invensys.com

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