Robot palletiser makes optimum use of space March 2004, Siemens South Africa Siemens researchers have developed a robot that can optimally stack cardboard boxes of different sizes on pallets at great speed, thereby taking a major load off the staff of supermarkets' warehouse facilities. ...
Keeping tabs on process current consumption February 2004, Denver Technical Products LEM has developed a new product family based on a technology it calls 'PRiME' (Planar Rogowski I MEasurement) which looks set to open up new opportunities and applications for current measurement
Measurement and control in extreme environments February 2004 The Compact FieldPoint measurement and control system from National Instruments opens the doorways to a variety of demanding measurement and control applications that require rugged, industrially rated hardware and full-featured programming
Micro pulse, 7 digit counters/hour meters February 2004, Turck Banner Southern Africa Kübler has extended its line of electro-mechanical micro counters and hour meters with 7 digit versions, series K47, K67 and HK47. All types are available for DC voltage supply between 1,5 and 24 V. These ...
Laser excitation and control February 2004 In the past 25 to 30 years, many laser applications have moved from the laboratory to the workplace, and their use in industry has been steadily increasing ever since. e2v technologies' triodes and tetrodes ...
Rugged oil-fired, dual-fuel ignitors February 2004 Hegwein's ZAE series of oil fired and dual fired igniters are compact in design with integrated ionisation flame monitor and twin spark transformers. All components are contained in a single metal housing ...
Building an interchangeable test system using IVI drivers November 2003 When using IVI drivers in designing a test system, a developer can be confident that the system they are building will continue to work when the current instruments they are using become obsolete and need to be replaced
Reduce the cost of test with modular ATE November 2003 Building ATE systems on an open, modular hardware platform like PXI (PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation) can dramatically lower the cost to test
Maintenance-free Peltier enclosure coolers November 2003, Elen Enclosures Elen Enclosures is offering the Ecold TCU range of thermo-electric (Peltier element) coolers/airconditioners. There are four models - the TCU 50, TCU 100, TCU 200 and TCU 300 with rated cooling powers ...
Hart calibration catalogue now available November 2003 The 2003 Hart Catalogue is now available from Spescom MeasureGraph. The new catalogue features a wide range of product offerings in six major categories: primary standards, such as SPRTs and fixed-point ...
Benchtop temperature/humidity calibration November 2003 Spescom MeasureGraph is offering the newly expanded range of Hart Scientific temperature calibration products and services, which now include temperature/humidity generation products. The new Hart Model ...
Measurement control in crude oil distillation November 2003, VEGA Controls SA Processing of crude oil into its constituent properties takes place in distillation columns, once the oil has been through the desalination and cleaning processes.
Working at temperatures of up to 400°C, ...
Magnetic linear measuring system unaffected by dust and humidity November 2003, Turck Banner Southern Africa, Security Services & Risk Management With the new linear measuring system, Limes from Kübler, traversing movements are sensed by a magnetic rule. This takes the form of a basic structure, either a steel band or a metal ring, with a magnetic ...
Replacement vibration proximity probes November 2003, PREI Instrumentation, Products & Solutions Certain of the older type of Bently Nevada proximity probes are (or have been) phased out. Metrix Instrument, locally represented by PREI Instrumentation, is now producing direct replacement probes for ...
Ionised air removes static and dust November 2003 EXAIR's Ion Air Cannon neutralises static electricity and cleans at distances up to 4,6 m (15 feet) with no moving parts. It is ideal for those hard to reach spaces or confined areas that require a concentrated ...
Loadcells for heavy industrial use October 2003, Massamatic Massamatic specialises in heavy industrial weighing and has a range of products to suit such applications. The company manufactures its own electronics in South Africa and it is all fully approved by ...
Complete mass measurement solutions October 2003, Massamatic Massamatic is a large independent manufacturer of industrial weighing equipment in the Western Cape and supplies its products and services to industry and agriculture nation-wide. Products designed and ...
Light oil fired, dual fuel igniters October 2003, DSP, Micros & Memory Hegwein has been manufacturing compact igniters with built-in ignition transformers and flame ionisation electrodes for over 50 years. All components are contained in a single metal housing and electrical ...
Linear micrometer sensing system October 2003, Instrotech Instrumentation specialist, Instrotech, now supplies the Magline Micro measuring system for precise and dynamic processes on linear guide systems - and other applications requiring sensing within the ...
Cutting down on signal conditioning inventory October 2003, Omniflex Remote Monitoring Specialists, Security Services & Risk Management Calling on 30 years of transmitter design, Omniflex believes that it has come up with a winner here. The Omniterm TXB Universal four-wire transmitter is designed for the widest range of signal conditioning ...
