Maintenance, Test & Measurement, Calibration


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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Condition monitoring: modern answers - age-old methods, Part 2
July 2006
In the June 2006 issue of SAI&C, we looked at a bit of the history of SPM Instrument, specifically in South Africa. We did not discuss why it was so popular in its heyday or even what the method does. ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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'. ...

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High-speed camera up to 140 000 frames per second
July 2006
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 ...

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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)

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Rechargeable safety torch
June 2006
Wolf Safety, leading manufacturer and supplier of torches and portable lighting for use in explosive atmospheres, has launched the first in its range of high-tech ATEX approved rechargeable torches. The ...

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Condition monitoring: modern answers - age-old methods, Part 1
June 2006
There was a time when touch, smell and an ear to a screw driver were the sole means of condition monitoring. In the seventies, people with strange gadgets, reminiscent of something out of 'Space Odyssey' ...

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Clamp-on CTs
May 2006
Denver Technical Products is offering AC current clamps for the measurement of AC current from 10 mA up to 7,5 kA. Jaw sizes range from 15 to 83 mmO - or 122 x 54 and 100 x 64 for busbars. ...

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On-site multifunction calibrator
May 2006, Temperature Controls
AOIP has made the Calys 100 calibrators for simultaneous measurement and generation. Their rugged construction makes them suitable for on-site use, they have an easy connection system for measurement ...

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Vibration meter update
May 2006, Temperature Controls
One of Monitran's most popular and successful products, the VM series vibration meter, has recently undergone an updating exercise. Originally launched in 1992, this handheld portable meter for monitoring ...

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Durban Island View tank gets coatings makeover
May 2006
Engen Refineries, a past client of Sigma Coatings on whose supplier specification list the company is featured, approached the company to work with contractor RJ Contractors and fabricator Murray & Roberts ...

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