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FCI Founders Bob Deane and Mac McQueen named to MCAA Industry Hall of Fame

  • May 23, 2017
  • News

Bob and Mac began their partnership in 1964 with the development of a thermal flow switch designed to provide service in the the oil/gas industry. Starting in Mac’s home garage, the two engineers improvised with a kitchen candy thermometer, soldering iron, and a bowl of water to prove the validity of their initial sensor concept design and then began manufacturing the devices for a major U.S. oil company.

FCI aims to enhance gas and air ratio control with ST100 flow meter

  • December 27, 2016
  • News

Installing a direct mass device in the process control loop offers a number of advantages. It allows the operator to achieve a direct ratio of control between the natural gas, the air and waste gas fuels without any corrections for pressure, temperature or density, which requires extra components and possibly extra offsets and failures.

FCI announces Fluid Components Saudi Arabia Ltd joint venture with GAS Arabian Services

  • November 1, 2016
  • News

The facility provides access to FCI engineering and technical support, local spare parts inventory and supply, repair and re-calibration services, factory certified field service personnel, client product and service training, site dispatching and on-site installation and start-up assistance.

FCI announces launch of revamped website

  • June 24, 2016
  • News

Designed with an intuitive user interface, the FCI website supports the instrumentation needs of busy professional engineers and plant technicians with articles and case studies to address problems and solutions in air/gas measurement.

FCI ST98 Air/Gas Flow Meter measures Landfill Biogas

  • March 25, 2016
  • Case Study

The ST98 Flow Meter with its thermal mass sensor provides direct mass flow measurement without the need for additional temperature or pressure sensors or density calculating devices.

FCI Installs 20 Spent Fuel Pool Level Instruments at 6 Chinese Plants

  • June 5, 2015
  • News

The instrument complies with China’s post-Fukushima’s regulations (as well as those of other nuclear agencies worldwide) to install level measurement instrumentation in all spent fuel pools

FCI flow switch receives FM Div 1/Zone 1 Approval

  • January 28, 2015
  • News

FCI has received FM Div 1/Zone 1 Approval on all remote probe configurations for the FS10A Analyzer Flow Switch/Monitor.

FCI publishes Flow/Level Catalog

  • November 1, 2013
  • News

Catalog assists engineers in specifying the right flow, level or temperature instrument for improving plant process control lines or increasing OEM equipment performance.

FCI obtains SIL 1 rating for ST100 Flow Meter

  • July 30, 2013
  • News

ST100 Series Thermal Mass Air/Gas Flow Meter is now rated for Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 1 compliant service.

FCI FS10A Analyzer Flow Switch Achieves SIL-2 Compliance

  • May 31, 2013
  • News

The Model FS10A Analyzer Flow Switch/Monitor meets the requirements for Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 2 compliant service.