Maintenance, Test & Measurement, Calibration


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New OTDR for testing fibre optic cables
April 2016, Comtest
The Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) is used to test the integrity of fibre-optic cables. It verifies splice loss, measures length and finds faults. The OTDR is also commonly used to create a ...

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Lubrication reduces energy costs
Technews Industry Guide - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation 2016
In addition to keeping equipment in optimal shape, modern day lubricants can also contribute to lower energy consumption, faster cleanup and less hazardous waste. Filter Focus COO, Craig FitzGerald says ...

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Monitoring ISO 8573 compressed air standards
Technews Industry Guide - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation 2016, Artic Driers International
The cost of compressed air in South Africa has escalated at an alarming rate over the last two years. The need for compressed air (c/air) treatment has also escalated as global manufacturing and quality ...

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Easy monitoring for predictive ­maintenance
Technews Industry Guide - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation 2016, Siemens South Africa
Siemens has developed the Siplus CMS1200 Condition Monitoring System to monitor mechanical components. It is an expansion module for the S7-1200 controller that is based on the SM 1281 Condition Monitoring ...

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Cable and pipe locator offers advanced signal ­acquisition and filtering technology
April 2016, Instrotech
Built on a proven design, and with Pathfinder SAF Technology at its core, the 8879v3 offers Rycom’s most advanced signal acquisition and filtering technology. The 8879v3 cable and pipe locator offers ...

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Productivity improvement with wireless steam trap monitoring
Technews Industry Guide - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation 2016, Emerson Automation Solutions
A major food manufacturer in the United States drives innovation in all areas of its business, while maintaining the highest quality standards in products, services and relationships. “We are always looking ...

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Insourced calibration brings many advantages
Technews Industry Guide - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation 2016, QTEK Instrumentation & Calibration Solutions
Silkeborg Varme of Denmark decided to carry out its own calibrations of critical test points at its combined heat and power plant.

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Predictive analytics for ageing assets
Technews Industry Guide - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation 2016, Schneider Electric South Africa
Ageing asset infrastructure is a major concern in the power industry, with growing populations and urbanisation trends demanding increased generation capacity. In addition, most utilities face pressure ...

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Emerson combines key maintenance tasks in a single device
Technews Industry Guide - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation 2016, Emerson Automation Solutions
Emerson Process Management has enhanced its portable CSI 2140 Machinery Health Analyser with a wireless interface to popular laser shaft alignment tools. This advance reduces two burdens – equipment and ...

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Endress+Hauser’s Installed Base Audit – provides balance for a maintenance strategy
Technews Industry Guide - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation 2016, Endress+Hauser South Africa
Every maintenance engineer worth their salt is looking for a balanced maintenance plan that improves plant reliability while reducing costs. Finding the right balance is not always as straightforward ...

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Manage overall asset performance to identify and prioritise production risks
Technews Industry Guide - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation 2016, Automation Control Solutions
AMS Suite and APM take diagnostic information to the next level.

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On-site verification tool for Krohne electromagnetic flowmeters
Technews Industry Guide - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation 2016, KROHNE
The Opticheck is the essential tool for making sure that installed flowmeters are performing to specification. When users connect the tool in-line on site, it gathers measuring data to ensure that the ...

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Inline contamination monitoring on hydraulic systems
Technews Industry Guide - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation 2016, Hydrasales
Seventy to eighty percent of all failures on hydraulic systems are due to contaminants in the hydraulic fluid. Monitoring the concentration of particles in the various process fluids is seen to be an ...

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Endress+Hauser’s calibration ensures consistently high product quality
Technews Industry Guide - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation 2016, Endress+Hauser South Africa
Product quality is a top concern for the food and beverage industry, as plants need to follow ever more stringent quality and regulatory requirements. Calibration is important as it ensures the quality ...

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RS Components adds two new affordable inspection cameras to its range
Technews Industry Guide - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation 2016, RS South Africa
RS Components has expanded its range of RS inspection cameras with two new low-cost kits that bring borescope/fibrescope capability within even easier reach for budget-conscious engineers. The cameras ...

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Laser alignment using the CSI 2140
Technews Industry Guide - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation 2016, Automation Control Solutions
In manufacturing environments, maintenance teams are pressured to get machines repaired and back into service as quickly as possible. But the job isn’t complete without precision alignment. Machinery ...

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FLIR Systems releases groundbreaking high definition handheld thermal camera
Technews Industry Guide - Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Optimisation 2016
FLIR Systems has announced the release of the FLIR T1020, also known as the FLIR T1K, a premium thermal camera for use in a multitude of industrial and building diagnostics applications. The T1K is a ...

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Certified IR windows for safe preventative maintenance
March 2016, R&C Instrumentation
Thermal imaging is a well-established and proven method of preventative maintenance to electrical equipment. But the process does not come without risk. Removing panels to gain access to switchgear for ...

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New IR lenses bring temperature variances into sharper focus
March 2016, Comtest
Infrared inspections often involve analysing temperature variations on something extremely small or too far away to see the needed detail with standard lenses. Two new lenses for Fluke infrared cameras ...

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Compact infrared camera from Instrotech
March 2016, Instrotech
Instrotech has announced the availability of the Optris PI camera, featuring online thermal imaging systems at an affordable cost-to-performance ratio. Developed for thermal detection and automatic hot ...

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