Sound Meters feature digital signal processing technology.
Press Release Summary:
Targeted at industrial hygiene and occupational safety, CEL-24X Series covers audio span of 30-130 dB in 2 spans, eliminating need to change ranges during most measurements. Large 128 x 128 LCD with numeric and analog bar graph can display instantaneous and maximum values. Designed to meet strict ANSI and IEC accuracy specifications in Type 2 category, meters provide slow, fast, and impulse time weightings in A or C frequencies, plus current, highest, and optional time average noise levels.
Original Press Release:
Affordable Casella Sound Meters Offer Digital Signal Processing at Analog Instrument Prices
-- New models targeted at industrial hygiene and occupational safety --
AMHERST, NH, Februaru 3, 2009 -- -- Casella USA, the North American subsidiary of worldwide measurement leader Casella CEL, , today announced expansion of its market-leading noise monitoring lineup with the new CEL-24X Series of digital sound level meters designed as affordable solutions for OSHA noise surveys, fire alarm sound level checks, car noise measurement, and other general purpose applications.
Priced comparable to traditional analog instruments, the new meters feature Digital Signal Processing (DSP) technology to cover an audio span of 30dB to 130dB in just two spans, thus eliminating the need to change ranges during most measurements. The new meters meet strict ANSI and IEC accuracy specifications in the Type 2 category.
"Casella's concentration on workplace sound level monitoring and its leadership in advanced digital technologies have enabled it to continually deliver capacities like DSP that were previously available only from more expensive meters," noted Bob Selwyn, V.P. of Sales at Casella USA. "The powerful yet affordable 24X Series further broadens our full line of noise monitoring instruments to meet a diversified need of safety technicians and industrial hygienists."
All CEL-24X models feature two measurement ranges, as well as a large graphic LCD screen (128 x 128) with large numeric and analog bar graph that can display the instantaneous and maximum values. Shared capabilities include slow, fast and impulse time weightings in A or C frequencies, plus current, highest and optional time average noise levels. In addition, all four meters auto calibrate at either 114 or 94 1 kHz decibel levels.
The 24X Series consists of:
o CEL-240: a basic sound level Type 2 meter with foam windscreen and wrist strap.
o CEL-242: logging sound level Type 2 meter with foam windscreen and wrist strap
o CEL-244: Integrating sound level meter Type 2 with foam windscreen and wrist strap plus capabilities for time average value Leq or Lavg
o CEL-246: Logging integrating sound level meter Type 2 with foam windscreen and wrist strap plus capabilities for time average value Leq or Lavg.
AA batteries power all four meters for a run time of approximately 35 hours. Casella also offers an optional USB mini A cable to permit fast downloading to a PC or for remote power. Additionally, technicians can purchase the company's Microsoft® Windows® dB24 software package for data logging in spreadsheet format style.
Casella CEL-24X Series meters are immediately available. Pricing starts at $395.00 (U.S).
For more information, please call 800-366-2966 or email info@casellausa.com. On the web at www.casellausa.com.
ABOUT CASELLA CEL
Founded in 1799 and headquartered in the United Kingdom, Casella CEL is one of the world's leading suppliers of environmental monitoring technologies. It is an ISO 9001-2000 and ISO 14001 certified company with a focus on the development and manufacture of state-of-the-art environmental monitoring instrumentation. Casella CEL instruments are preferred around the world for personal air sampling, real-time dust and particulate measurement, heat stress measurement, IAQ assessment, weather and rainfall monitoring, personal noise dosimetry, environmental noise measurement and real-time frequency analysis. In 2006, Casella CEL was acquired by Ideal Industries, Inc. For more information, please visit www.casellameasurement.com.
Casella USA is the North American subsidiary of Casella CEL and is headquartered in Amherst, New Hampshire. Sales, service and instrument recalibrations are carried out in the Amherst office by factory trained engineers. This office covers all sales in Canada, the USA and Mexico. For additional information, please visit www.casellausa.com.
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