Maintenance, Test & Measurement, Calibration


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New reference source calibrator designed to simplify calibration
November 2006, Comtest
Comtest has announced the release of the Fluke 9640A RF Reference Source, designed to simplify RF calibration while improving productivity and lowering cost. The Fluke 9640A Reference Source is a RF ...

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Temperature calibration tools
November 2006, Temperature Controls
The TC6621 and TC6622 calibrators are user-friendly and robust instruments, which make the maintenance and commissioning of temperature transmitters and probes easier. These calibrators measure and generate ...

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Portable field device engineering and maintenance tool supporting FDT and EDDL
November 2006, Yokogawa South Africa
Yokogawa will start the shipment of FieldMate Advance software that helps the configuration and maintenance of intelligent field devices. The use of open interface Field Device Tool (FDT) technology facilitates ...

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Bearing condition monitoring - Part 6
November 2006
The last episode described the successful application of the shock pulse method on ultra slow rotating machines. We are now going to look at how the shock pulse method can help one to not only keep a ...

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New thermal imager for building maintenance
November 2006, Comtest
"I am looking for a device to inspect a building for cracks, existing or previously repaired, in the superstructure. Preferably, the device should be a 'helmet' or 'scope-eyepiece' type of device that ...

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Digital video cameras that support 100 m cable lengths
November 2006
Basler is now shipping its new Scout series of digital video cameras. This series includes 28 different models of camera, which are sophisticated in detail, versatile, fully digital and attractively priced. The ...

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Industrial safety
October 2006, Comtest
As distribution systems and loads become more complex, the possibilities of transient overvoltages increase. Motors, capacitors and power conversion equipment, such as variable speed drives, can be prime ...

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New weighing terminal for process automation
October 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 OEM (original ...

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Bearing condition monitoring - Part 5
October 2006
Now that we are familiar with the shock pulse methodology, let us look at some examples of this powerful tool. The shock pulse method is the only method that works effectively at all rotation speeds, ...

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The ins and outs of bottom loading and vapour recovery
October 2006
Bottom loading of petrol tankers was first introduced into North America about 25 years ago as a more environmentally friendly, safer, cleaner and ultimately more economic method of loading road tankers ...

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Vibration transmitters measure radial shaft displacement and shaft thrust position
September 2006, PREI Instrumentation
The new TXR and TXA proximity probe transmitters from Metrix represent a step forward in vibration proximity transmitters. The model TXR 5465 measures radial shaft displacement and the TXA 5488 is used ...

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Stay competitive through preventative maintenance
September 2006
Every manufacturing plant needs to be serviced and maintained in order to prevent expensive repair costs and downtime of machines. UniTemp recommends testo's range of instruments for the maintenance technician's ...

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New electrical test calibrator with improved functionality and accuracy
September 2006, Comtest
Comtest, the sole authorised distributor of Fluke Industrial and Electrical test tools and Fluke Precision Measurement in southern Africa, announces the arrival of Fluke's new 5320A Multifunction Electrical ...

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Predictive maintenance to pinpoint impending problems
September 2006, Comtest
Fluke's new Ti40/Ti50 IR FlexCam Series, featuring the innovative IR-Fusion technology, pinpoints impending problems and helps identify suspect components for more effective predictive maintenance. IR-Fusion ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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