Sierra’s Smart-Trak® 2 with Compod™ Wins Industry Innovation Award

MONTEREY, CA – October 5, 2009 – Sierra Instruments is proud to announce that our Smart-Trak® 2 with Compod™ has been honored by Flow Control Magazine with their annual Product Innovation Award for its advances in flow measurement technology. This marks the fourth Innovation Award in a row to Sierra by the readers of Flow Control.

Smart -Trak® 2 is the next generation of Sierra’s flagship Model 100 line of mass flow meters (MFM) and controllers (MFC). Building upon the unprecedented performance, user-friendliness and flexibility end-users have come to enjoy with the original Smart-Trak®, Smart-Trak® 2 gives users the world's most linear sensor, smoother control valve operation, more robust electronics and even more control over a wide range of functions.

With its advanced capabilities, the Smart-Trak 2®, coupled with Sierra’s new Compod™, becomes a truly intelligent flow controller, greatly simplifying basic flow control installations and permitting networking of multiple instruments using open-source MODBUS RTU protocol. A Smart-Trak® with Compod™ can replace much more expensive DCS or PLC systems, allowing end users to automate a wide variety of processes. Two digital outputs and one analog input can be configured by the end user, while the Compod™ monitors the functionality of the MFM or MFC and provides diagnostics, notifying users of faults or system upsets.

Unique Features of Smart-Trak® 2 with Compod™ Includes:

• True linear performance provides high accuracy and great flexibility in multiple gases
• With Dial-A-Gas® Technology, users select from up to ten pre-programmed gases or substitute their own
• The ability to adjust calibration in the field for each of these 10 gases independently
• Unique Pilot Module (mounted or hand-held) lets users view and change critical control functions in the field
• Proprietary frictionless-hovering direct-acting control valve technology
• MODBUS RTU networking capability with Sierra Compod™
• Controls simple processes without the need for external PLCs or computers
• Acts as a vital link in a complex process control network
• Monitors the operation of instruments and provides potential problem alerts
• Available with a local LCD Display for local monitoring (Compod™)
• Can be used with new instruments or added to existing models (Compod™)

Learn more about the Smart-Trak® 2 with Compod™ by visiting http://sierrainstruments.com/st2_compod.html.

Read Case Study on the Smart-Trak® 2 with Compod™ http://www.sierrainstruments.com/prnews/compodcasestudy.html

Complete technical information on the Smart-Trak® 2 with Compod™ is available online at www.sierrainstruments.com or free of charge from Sierra Instruments, Inc., 5 Harris Court, Building L, Monterey, CA 93940, phone 800.866.0200, fax 831.373.4402.

About Sierra

A global leader in the development of flow meters and controllers for over 30 years, Sierra Instruments manufacturers high performance mass flow meters and controllers for nearly any gas, liquid, or steam application. With over 150 offices in 50 countries, Sierra is positioned to provide their innovative products and support to a wide variety of industries.