Maintenance, Test & Measurement, Calibration


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Timer/clock panel meter
September 2003, Fire & Safety
Red Lion is offering its PAX timer/clock (PAXCK) with its PAX series of panel meters. Whether an application requires an elapsed timer or a preset timer, this unit provides a single solution. Out of the ...

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Vacuum blows chips loose while sucking
September 2003, Surveillance
Vac-u-Gun is a low-cost solution to quickly removing chips and contaminants from grooves, containers and drilled holes. The deep hole Vac-u-Gun replaces dangerous blow guns that can cause chips or debris ...

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Single-chip PCI connectivity for instruments
September 2003, Surveillance
Instrument manufacturers now can use the single-chip National Instruments TNT5002 Asic to add GPIB connectivity to standalone instruments based on the PCI bus interface. By packing GPIB and PCI connectivity ...

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Toyota installs shaker system
August 2003
Toyota's product evaluation department has just installed a vibration system that consists of an LDS V830 vibrator and amplifier, Dactron Comet controller and accelerometers from Wilcoxon. Toyota's ...

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Automatic weighing system upgrade
August 2003
A steel foundry in northern Italy found it necessary to replace its manually operated iron and coal weighing system with a new, automatic arrangement. The new system was also required to provide some ...

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New range of intelligent probes
August 2003, Integrated Solutions
Spescom MeasureGraph has announced a range of Intelliprobes for the Ultima and Accura families of digital and transient storage oscilloscopes, developed by Gould Nicolet Technologies. The range includes ...

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Handheld gaussmeters
August 2003, PREI Instrumentation
The Bell 500 Series portable Hall-effect gaussmeters, available from PREI Instrumentation are simple and effective magnetic measuring instruments. The inexpensive basic model measures DC fields up to ...

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New amplifier developed for vehicle testing
August 2003
TMD Technologies (TMD), represented locally by OEN Enterprises, has supplied PTC6468 high power, L band pulse amplifiers to the Swedish National Testing and Research Institute (SP) for testing the immunity ...

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New generation pressure and temperature calibration
August 2003, WIKA Instruments, Training & Education
Wika launched a new generation of high-end instruments for the calibration of pressure and temperature equipment at the SENSOR exhibition in Nuremberg and ACHEMA in Frankfurt. The new product line comprises ...

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Fan has no moving parts or electricity
July 2003
Yes, it is possible - if there is a supply of clean, dry (ie instrument) air. The device is called a Vortex air amplifier. It uses a small volume of compressed air to move larger volumes of entrained ...

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Drying of cables/hoses after rinsing
July 2003
Adjustable air amplifiers have good amplification ratios and are easy to use. The air gap is infinitely adjustable which regulates the consumption and outlet flow from a 'breeze' to a 'blast'. They are ...

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Servicemen's fuse assortment
July 2003
ELU is offering its servicemen's fuse assortments especially produced for overall workshop and on the spot after sales service. Available in F (fast), M (medium) and T (slow) versions and five different ...

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High-precision sound and vibration measurements
July 2003, Other technologies
National Instruments is offering two new additions to the company's 34-bit sound and vibration measurement hardware family. The NI PXI-4472B device is a new version of the NI 4472 optimised for vibration ...

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Grandmother of power stations gets new flame monitors
June 2003
The original Weiher power plant in Quierschied Germany was built around 80 years ago in the immediate vicinity of the Goettelborn coal mine. At its re-commissioning in 1976, Weiher III was ...

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Locally manufactured maximum demand meter
June 2003, Timecount
A locally manufactured maximum demand meter from Timecount measures instantaneous and maximum demand currents in a 3-phase system for 1 A or 5 A CT ratios. This panel mount 96 x 96 mm Model MDM96 is suitable ...

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Basic display unit features analog and digital inputs
June 2003
The PAX Meter is suitable for applications that call for setpoints, communication, and/or analog output as well as field upgrade ability. The PAX Lite meter was developed for applications requiring only ...

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Full-function hand communicator
June 2003
The Meriam MFC 4100 instrument is a full-function HART communicator supporting universal common practice, and device-specific commands. Available from Protea Automation Solutions, the MFC is designed ...

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Tools of the trade
June 2003
Weidmüller is a leading international manufacturer of hand tools for the preparation of cables in the electrical and electronics industries. Designed to meet the highest international standards for reliability ...

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Daimler-Chrysler chooses handheld diagnostic tool
May 2003
The Di-225 can be modified to exactly meet the technical specifications, and withstand the demanding environment of the automotive industry in general and their requirements in particular

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Non-contact vibration monitoring
May 2003, PREI Instrumentation
When the mass of a rotor is small (15% or less) compared to the mass of the stator, the sensitivity of vibration monitoring at the bearings is poor. In such cases, and in particular for white metal bearings, ...

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