Generator set event monitoring June 2001 The need to monitor events in the power generation environment is critical for maintenance and predictive diagnostics where accurate and high-speed discrimination between faults in a sequence of events ...
Handheld tag reader/writer June 2001 The LRP7400 is a powerful, mid-range, portable terminal, based on PC technology, used to communicate (read/write) with EMS's FastTrack family of tags and tags from other manufacturers conforming to the ...
Automatic engineering documentation June 2001 Eplan 5 makes it easy to generate electrical engineering documentation and evaluations which comply with the relevant standards. The system automatically generates all the evaluations relating to the ...
High-speed camera quickly establishes the cause of paper manufacturing problems May 2001, Westplex The use of high-speed imaging can reduce manufacturing costs and increase profitability by helping to reduce line downtime, reduce waste, improve yield and improve product quality by providing visual information of high-speed events that are too fast for the human eye to see
Wireless data acquisition improves paper mill May 2001 Setting up instrumentation to measure process instabilities in a paper mill, a difficult environment for routing cables, can be a great challenge. A good solution was achieved by combining National Instruments' ...
State-of-the-art video security for mines/plants May 2001 Remote locations no longer deny companies access to state-of-the-art technology. The latest integrated systems installation by Intervid, a listed visual technology company, illustrates some of the challenges ...
Paperless recorder is practical and convenient May 2001 Fuji pioneered the inkjet paper chart recorder, which was reliable and provided clear printing on paper charts with a minimum of maintenance. Now there is a school of thought, which says while paper charts ...
OPC-enabled industrial data acquisition software May 2001 Advantech's GeniDAQ is a new application software that takes advantage of Microsoft Windows multitasking capabilities to enhance system performance. It provides plug-and-play connectivity with most devices ...
RFID application in an automotive paint shop April 2001 RFID involves placing a tag onto a product or product carrier and communicating data by means of radio frequency signals from the antenna (or reader/writer) to the tag
Telemetry contracts awarded April 2001 Proelec Services has recently been awarded the telemetry contract to install a telemetry system at Fredville Sewerage works. The system comprises of 17 analog, and 54 digital inputs. Cellphone technology ...
Laser system for measuring long distances April 2001, Instrotech Instrotech now supplies the L'A'S laser system for absolute position measurement, which offers definite advantages for applications in the field of materials handling, conveying, logistics and machinery ...
Telemetry for Africa, from Africa March 2001, Omniflex Remote Monitoring Specialists There are now products on the market that can be considered true multifunctional devices, equally at home in a factory monitoring and control environment - or stuck on a pole in the veld, at the mercy of the elements, powered from a solar panel and transmitting data via radio every now and again
Easy-to-view paper chart recorder with added features March 2001 The Chessel 394 circular recorder from Protea Industrial Controls is a new, multipoint annotating circular chart recorder offering a number of extensions to the 392 model's features. It maintains the ...
Delta gains productivity with new data logger March 2001 Delta Motor Corporation, the manufacturer, assembler and importer of all Opel, Isuzu and Suzuki vehicles into South Africa, has successfully been using the Fluke Hydra 2635 Data Bucket in order to increase ...
New paperless recorder March 2001, Endress+Hauser South Africa Endress+Hauser is now offering its new Eco-Graph paperless recorder which it says has set a new trend in process recorder design. The company says that the new recorder combines flexibility with environmental ...
Counter/frequency modules March 2001 Advantech's ADAM-4080/4080D isolated counter/frequency modules have two 32 bit counter channels and a built-in programmable timer for frequency measurement. All modules include digital alarm functions, ...
New-look I/O system product range March 2001 The popular MOD-MUX Modbus I/O system from Procon Electronics has recently been given a new look and has been upgraded making installation and maintenance much easier.
A diagnostic port has been added ...
Cycle data acquisition now more affordable February 2001 The DT800 allows the reduction of gathered stress data into a desired cycle histogram - megabytes of raw strain data can be reduced to a few tens of cycle count values
Machine vision with Ethernet connectivity February 2001 With its high-resolution imaging (640 x 480 pixels) capabilities combined with network communications (Ethernet and Fieldbus) the Series 600 Sensor from DVT is a valuable smart factory tool.
It delivers ...
Enterprise critical video systems February 2001 Chasms in business effectiveness encompass different problems in different industries, but the core concerns are almost universal. Undesired productivity, unnecessary non-value-added activities or processes, ...
