Maintenance, Test & Measurement, Calibration


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Pulse divider with adjustable ratios
December 2001
IFM Electronic (represented locally by Shorrock Automation) has introduced a pulse divider with adjustable ratios. This allows high frequencies from evaluation systems and controllers to be adapted to ...

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Introduction to solid-state disks
December 2001
A solid-state disk (SSD) uses memory chips such as flash, SRAM or EPROM to store programs and data instead of the magnetic particles used on mechanical disks. SSDs can directly replace both floppy drives ...

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Downtime analysing helps minimise stoppages and improve ROI
December 2001
Productivity and efficiency are directly related to the reliability of equipment and the skill of operators. Downtimes due to such causes as equipment failures, operator inefficiency or general maintenance ...

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Synchronisation for mixed I/O
November 2001
The most important aspect of a mixed I/O measurement system is the timing and synchronisation of the individual measurements

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Vibrating sensors aid maintenance
November 2001, Temperature Controls
As part of an extensive predictive maintenance programme, more than 450 Monitran MTN/1100CQ vibration sensors, hardwired to a series of MTN/3000 switching units (picture), have been installed at a major ...

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Thermal imaging now affordable
November 2001
The IR 50 thermal imaging camera from Thermoteknix Systems (represented locally by Dynamic Instrumentation) offers superb picture quality and high temperature accuracy. It can store up to 250 images in ...

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Battery, fuel cell and high voltage testing made easy
November 2001
Measuring high voltage process signals can be a challenging endeavour, requiring custom signal conditioning that can be unstable, or high priced standalone boxes that restrict system flexibility. Engineers ...

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Loop isolation to minimise downtime
November 2001, Omniflex Remote Monitoring Specialists
Instrumentation loop problems are time-consuming affairs for plant maintenance staff to deal with. Most problems relate to isolation and ground faults, some of which present themselves intermittently ...

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Medical scopemeter
November 2001
Fluke has introduced a high-performance oscilloscope for demanding applications including the servicing of medical imaging equipment and video systems. The Fluke 190 Series Medical ScopeMeter, based upon ...

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Dynamic on-board weighing systems
November 2001, Autotech Weighing Systems
Autotech Weighing Systems, an expert in in-motion train weighing systems in South Africa has recently signed an agency agreement with Tamtron, a leading manufacturer and supplier of dynamic weighing equipment ...

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Compact loadcell transmitter
November 2001
One of the smallest loadcell transmitters available on the market today, Digital Process Measurement's Model 9004 measures a neat 92 x 92 x 26 mm wide. This DIN-rail-mount, fully programmable unit is ...

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Cooled light detector module
November 2001
Electron Tubes' CDM30 is a new temperature stabilised light detector module consisting of a photomultiplier and a housing. By maintaining the temperature to within ±0,2°C, stable photomultiplier gain ...

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Oil heating system for a new printing process
November 2001
Cape Wrappers of Paarl in the Western Cape, a leading supplier of printed packaging, have recently installed new equipment to increase their processing of solvent as well as solvent-less adhesives in ...

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Noncontact position transmitter
November 2001, Valve & Automation
The EPIC noncontact position transmitter represented a significant departure from previous attempts to reliably measure the position of rotary control valves. As opposed to conventional devices, couplers ...

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Spescom MeasureGraph - ensuring correct measurement of control-critical parameters
November 2001
As a general rule the company profiles that have become a regular feature in SA Instrumentation & Control have focused on companies that supply products for direct use in the industry. The optimum control ...

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Choosing the correct mass measurement equipment
October 2001
There are few areas of industry that feature as vast a range of products as mass measurement. This in itself creates a problem for the end-user in the choice of what equipment to purchase for the job ...

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Coriolis meters for mass measurement
October 2001
As some of the most accurate fluid measurement devices available, Micro Motion's Coriolis meters increase process efficiency by reducing product variability and waste, and by improving product quality. ...

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Loadcells for Iscor's heavy minerals
October 2001, Instrotech
Iscor's experience with Revere loadcells proving accurate and reliable on various weighing applications resulted in the company specifying them for the Richards Bay Heavy Minerals plant. Some 200 loadcells ...

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Blackbody calibrators
October 2001, PREI Instrumentation
The Raytek BB series of blackbody calibration sources are designed to check the calibration of various types of infrared temperature measurement instruments. They have the highest possible emissivity ...

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Developing realtime measurement and control systems
October 2001
Users can create realtime measurement and automation solutions quickly with the intuitive LabView realtime graphical development environment and RT series hardware. This is done by placing functional ...

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