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Patrick Riley

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Employee Spotlight: Thinesh Rajan

Feb 23, 2023 1:24:19 PM / by Patrick Riley posted in Process Solutions

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This week’s Employee Highlight introduces Thinesh Rajan. Thinesh has had a long career with Roper Technologies Inc. Starting in 2005 in AMOT, Thinesh was hired in a business development role based in Singapore, which included sales, marketing, and service support of customers in Southeast Asia. He was transferred to PAC in July 2019 as a business development manager for Asia Pacific region covering Advanced Sensors products, and later covering the Middle East region, as well. This year, Thinesh has accepted the position of Asia Business Development Manager for Process Solutions, with overall responsibility for sales of Advanced Sensors, Process Core (N-Sure, MicroDist, and ViscoSure), Phase Technology and Cambridge Viscosity brand online analytical instruments. Together, these PAC brands make up PAC's Process Solutions business unit.

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CVI Adds Language Support to Its ViscoLab PVT+ Viscometer

Nov 15, 2022 10:33:00 AM / by Patrick Riley posted in international, viscosity control, viscosity management, ViscoLab PVT+

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Ease of use for our customers is important, and we know that having our products available in the local languages makes it easier for customers to do their jobs. That’s why we’re excited to announce that we are incorporating three new languages within our new ViscoLab PVT+ viscometer. These languages are 1) Mandarin (Chinese), 2) Spanish, and 3) Portuguese.

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Profile of Dr. Chris Seeton: How CVI helps support a cleaner future

Oct 13, 2022 8:33:51 AM / by Patrick Riley posted in compressor viscosity, lab viscometer, refrigerant viscosity, 372 sensor

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Chris Seeton is widely considered to be an expert in the compressor/refrigerant industry. He has the notable distinction of being the person who won the first battle that allows new low global warming refrigerant regulations to come into effect by serving as the Global Technology Leader at Honeywell and leading the industry’s effort to replace R134a with R1234yf which came to fruition in 2015 (an EPA CAFÉ credit of 13.8 gCO2/mile or ~3 mpg per vehicle by just changing the refrigerant). Even today, he continues to drive change in the industry by leading two cooperative research project groups through SAE on developing new heat pump systems for electric vehicles. 

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CVI Attends PAC’s Europe, Middle East, & Africa Distributor Meeting

Oct 6, 2022 12:53:23 PM / by Patrick Riley posted in viscometer meeting, viscosity management, viscometer, viscosity, customer service

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Our distributors are the secret weapon to our success. They’re knowledgeable, support a local presence around the world, and help us deliver the most value to our customers. That’s why we were excited to attend PAC’s Process Solutions Europe, Middle East, & Africa Distributor Meeting. Process Solutions, made up of PAC’s Process Analytics Group, Cambridge Viscosity, Phase Analytics, and Advanced Sensors, specializes in advanced analytical instruments for online processes.

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Employee Spotlight - Lisa Houston

Sep 29, 2022 9:04:08 AM / by Patrick Riley posted in viscosity measuring solution, viscosity, customer service

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For our latest employee highlight, we talked to PAC’s Vice President of Process Solutions, Lisa Houston. A long-time PAC employee, Lisa has held her current position for three years.

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Employee Highlight: Kark Kuklenz

Sep 23, 2022 7:50:29 AM / by Patrick Riley posted in viscometer support, viscosity, process viscometer, customer service

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We’re always thrilled when long-time industry professionals join us as new employees at PAC. This is definitely the case with Karl Kuklenz, who was recently hired in the role of Product Manager, Process Analytics.

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Employee Spotlight: Ken Mann, Asia Pacific Sales Manager

Jun 9, 2022 3:47:29 PM / by Patrick Riley posted in viscosity measuring solution, viscometer support, customer service

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For our next employee highlight, we’re introducing Ken Mann, our Asia Pacific Sales Manager. Ken has the longest history with CVI out of all our current employees.  

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Vanko & CVI Partner to Provide Viscometers to a Municipal WWT Plant

May 11, 2022 2:54:26 PM / by Patrick Riley posted in viscosity measuring solution, viscosity control, viscosity management, wastewater treatment

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Photos from CVI's Latin & South American Distributor Meeting

May 4, 2022 9:51:40 PM / by Patrick Riley posted in viscosity measuring solution, viscosity control, viscometer support

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Cambridge Viscosity had a great time in Vancouver, BC, Canada meeting with our Latin American channel partners at our first in-person distributor meeting since 2019! It was so good to see our colleagues from SICA, Supertec, Pensalab, Cecoltec, Melvyn Becerra & Cia., and Jose Jalill Haas Representaciones face-to-face, after more than two years of virtual meetings.

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How to Choose a Viscometer

Apr 20, 2022 1:32:35 PM / by Patrick Riley posted in process viscometers, lab viscometer, in-line viscometers

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There are many different viscometer technologies and all have their merits, depending on the application. 

Before you go and talk to any manufacturers, it is important that you know your application specifications and you need to know what to ask so you don’t end up with an expensive paperweight. This guide will help you gather your information upfront so when you do reach out, we can assist you quickly and effectively.

Laboratory viscometers and process viscometers may have some technology and methodology overlap, but the conditions of use are different so we’re going to break this down into two separate groups.
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Employee Spotlight: Jon Lilley

Apr 13, 2022 10:58:40 AM / by Patrick Riley posted in viscosity control, customer service

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In this week’s blog, we’re highlighting one of our Boston-based employees, Jon Lilley. If you’ve ever had the chance to talk to Jon, you’ll know that he’s a quiet guy, so when he agreed to let us spotlight him, we jumped at the chance.

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CVI’s new ViscoLab PVT+ supports informed, intelligent decision making

Mar 24, 2022 9:05:35 AM / by Patrick Riley posted in viscosity measuring solution, viscosity management, ViscoLab PVT+

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Designed to deliver high levels of accuracy and reliability, CVI’s new PVT+ offers unmatched viscosity, pressure and temperature capabilities

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11 Reasons to Upgrade to the ViscoLab PVT+

Mar 9, 2022 9:57:03 AM / by Patrick Riley

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The requirements for viscosity measurement are changing across all industries. PVT labs, which are capital-intense projects, tend to be expensive to set up and run. In order to survive in an uncertain market, PVT labs are cutting costs and reducing manpower. This means they need to automate processes to increase efficiencies, reduce cycle time to maximize productivity, and develop software models using historical data to predict results. The ViscoLab PVT+ is Cambridge Viscosity's answer to those changes. Based on the current and changing demands of the oil and gas industry, Cambridge Viscosity invested significantly in the next generation of its PVT viscometer. The new ViscoLab PVT+

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Employee Highlight: René de Martin

Mar 2, 2022 9:52:59 AM / by Patrick Riley posted in viscosity measuring solution, viscosity management, customer service

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For this week’s blog, we’re excited to highlight our new Area Sales Manager for Europe, Middle East, and Africa. The role is in PAC’s Process Analytics group, of which CVI is a part.

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Employee Highlight - Connor Douglas

Feb 9, 2022 9:52:21 AM / by Patrick Riley posted in viscosity measuring solution, viscosity control, viscosity management, customer service

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We’re pleased to share that Connor Douglas was promoted to the position of Head of Products for PAC’s Process Analytics group. Connor’s responsibilities will include product vision, roadmap, strategy, and execution for Cambridge Viscosity, Advanced Sensors, and PAC Process Analyzers.

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