Bearing condition monitoring - Part 4 September 2006 In Part 2 of the Condition Monitoring series of articles, we looked at the development of the shock pulse method and how it measures bearing damage. In Part 3, we looked at the other capabilities of the ...
New weighing terminal for process automation September 2006, Microsep Mettler Toledo has introduced a new weighing terminal for solving both basic and semi-complex filling and dosing applications in the process automation environment. The IND560fill offers OEMs (original ...
Maintaining process plants September 2006, PREI Instrumentation Process plants generally have electric motors and other rotating machinery which need to be monitored to avoid unexpected and inconvenient stoppages. Routine checking of the vibration with a small pocket-size ...
High-speed photography widely used in motion study September 2006 High-speed photography has many applications today. It can be used to measure shells emerging from barrels of any calibre weapon, it can be used to study high-speed machinery as used in automated industry, ...
Bearing condition monitoring - Part 3 August 2006 Last time we looked at the development of the shock pulse method and how it measures bearing damage. But as they always say in the advertisement, "But wait that is not all..."
During development of the ...
New converter for Krohne Coriolis measuring instruments August 2006, KROHNE The MFC 300 is Krohne's new converter for the Optimass Coriolis flowmeters. This product is based on the same concept as the converters used in electromagnetic flowmeters. One converter is used for all ...
Test pumps to effectively calibrate pressure instruments July 2006, Instrotech Pneumatically-operated calibration test pumps, manufactured by Druck & Temperatur in Germany and supplied by Instrotech, can be used to effectively calibrate pressure measurement instruments. The test ...
TPW calibration cells July 2006, Comtest The triple point of water (TPW) is not only the most accurate and fundamental temperature standard available, it is also one of the least expensive and simplest to use. Water cells are essential
Triple ...
The benchmark for calibration July 2006 The method used to calibrate a flowmeter prior to shipment is key to its subsequent performance in the plant. Before Krohne ships any of its electromagnetic or ultrasonic meters to a customer, they are ...
A significant increase in efficiency and productivity per machine July 2006 In any given year of production a milling or turning machine is typically only functional for 20% of the time. This is according to Mike Cronin, managing director and owner of Elquip Solutions and South ...
Get the inside picture without taking everything apart July 2006 Determining faults, errors or contaminations inside machines, engines, ducts or pipes is often a time-consuming and difficult task as it requires the dismantling or stripping of various parts.
Consequently ...
Calibrating level measuring instruments July 2006, KROHNE Krohne is best known as a market leader in the calibration of flowmeters. What it is less well known for, is what it describes as 'state-of-the-art calibration equipment for level measuring instruments'. ...
High-speed camera up to 140 000 frames per second July 2006, Westplex Redlake recently launched its MotionPro X3 and X4 high speed cameras for motion analysis. Typical applications include microscopy, ballistics and munitions testing, biomechanical research, fluid dynamics ...
Leading edge flow calibration facility June 2006, Endress+Hauser South Africa Traceability ensures an uninterrupted chain of proof regarding the test equipment, from the test device to the hierarchically highest standard in each country (national standard)
Temperature calibration June 2006 All thermometers need to be characterised or calibrated. In industry the need to calibrate is often very real and practical. No thermometer will remain entirely consistent in its indication, thermometer ...
Continuous monitoring of mass flow June 2006, VEGA Controls SA Continuous monitoring of the mass flow or weight of solids is a vital area of process control in solids measurement, particularly in quarries and aggregates handling. The challenges for instrumentation ...
Density gauge for continuous process monitoring June 2006, VEGA Controls SA There are many applications where a non-contact density gauge is called for, although many people would not consider or understand the advantages of using a nuclear density gauge.
The Ohmart density ...
How an accelerometer works June 2006, Temperature Controls Inside the accelerometer housing a piezoelectric crystal is compressed between the base and a small weight called the seismic mass. When the accelerometer vibrates along its axis this arrangement applies ...
Multifunction calibrator June 2006, QTEK Instrumentation & Calibration Solutions A versatile instrument for field calibration, the MC5 available from Qtek Instrumentation & Calibration Services is an all-in-one documenting multifunction calibrator. The modular construction of the ...
