Maintenance, Test & Measurement, Calibration


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Ultrasonic level measuring in water/wastewater
April 2002, VEGA Controls SA
One of the most efficient ways of measuring the level of water, wastewater and sewerage is by ultrasonic (or time of flight) technology. There are good, solid reasons for using this technology in these ...

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Generator set event monitoring
April 2002, Omniflex Remote Monitoring Specialists
The need to monitor events in the power generation environment is critical for maintenance and predictive diagnostics where accurate and high-speed discrimination between faults in a sequence of events ...

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Versatile insulation tester
March 2002
The BMM500 series incorporates Megger's Intelligent Safety System, which has been designed to prevent mistakes from becoming disasters

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Modular redundancy said to offer highest TyV integrity rating
March 2002
GE Fanuc Automation Genius Modular Redundancy (GMR) has received a Class-6 integrity rating from TyV, As a result of these new certifications, GE Fanuc says that the GMR platform can offers users the ...

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IT infrastructure on the shop floor
March 2002
Its domain is steadily increasing to include the realtime world of scada and process control. Applications such as MDT Software's MASS AutoSave are enabling the shop floor to benefit from a sound IT infrastructure ...

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Automatic transformer tester
March 2002
Designed to measure the turns-ratio of power, instrument, and distribution transformers in a substation or manufacturing environment, AVO's Biddle three-phase automatic TTR weighs only 7,5 kg. Spescom ...

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Resolvers and encoders - essential components of servo systems
March 2002
Whenever a servo system is considered for an application, the question of feedback is often raised. To deal with this issue, Lenze motors can be supplied with resolvers, incremental encoders and SinCos ...

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HVAC service instrument
March 2002
Recognising the need for more accurate and consistent measurements in the HVAC industry and maintenance, Testo has launched the model 445 instrument, combining temperature, velocity and humidity measurements ...

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LEDs simplify bus diagnostics
March 2002
As technology becomes more complex and more widespread, the ability to diagnose, service and maintain equipment becomes even more critical. In line with its 'rationik' philosophy, Murrelektronik (represented ...

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Single chip flash disk
March 2002
The PCD-2000 DiskOnChip from Advantech is a new generation high-performance single-chip flash disk in a standard 32-pin DIP package. This data storage solution offers a better, faster and more cost-effective ...

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High-quality water in the beverage industry: a lesson from the Reinheitsgebot
February 2002
The Reinheitsgebot is considered to be one of the oldest, nonreligious food laws in the world - and all thanks to those who love beer!

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FMCW radar technology becomes more affordable
February 2002
The Solartron Mobrey MRL700 delivers consistent, precision measurement, based on leading FMCW (frequent modulated continuous wave) technology for a price, that its maker's claim, is normally associated ...

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Six-slot ISA/PCI card cage
February 2002
The IPC-6006 series from Advantech are open-frame card cages with a six-slot ISA or ISA/PCI back plane. They are well suited for OEMs who wish to customise the appearance of their PC-based systems. Six ...

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Maintenance and downtime analysis - major contributors to productivity and profits
January 2002
"Today, we have at our disposal a vast array of graphical analysis, visualisation and reporting tools that allow anyone at any level of the enterprise access to realtime and historical production and maintenance information."

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Programmable isolated electrical transmitter
January 2002
Digital Process Measurement (a top South African producer of panel meters) is offering a new programmable isolated electrical transmitter designed for AC current/voltage inputs from measuring transformers. In ...

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PCI solution for 4-channel isolated D-A output cards
January 2002
Advantech's PCI-1720 provides four 12-bit isolated digital-to-analog outputs for the PCI bus. It is an ideal solution for process control, servo control and programmable voltage sources. Featuring 2500 ...

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Reducing the biggest cost of ownership in manufacturing
December 2001
TIA saves installation and commissioning time with the ease of installing the modular products and programming the entire system with centralised engineering from one point

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Clamp-on milliammeter
December 2001, PREI Instrumentation
The mA-2000 clamp-on milliammeter from PREI Instrumentation measures very low DC and AC currents without breaking into the circuit. By allowing one to make stable and accurate measurements of 4-20 mA, ...

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Handheld gaussmeters
December 2001, PREI Instrumentation
A new series of FW Bell portable Hall-effect gaussmeters is available from PREI Instrumentation. The inexpensive basic model measures DC fields up to 25 kG with an accuracy of 4%, while the top model ...

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Smart PC programmable transmitters
December 2001
KAB Instruments is offering range of DIN Rail and 'Hockey-Puck' Headmount Smart PC programmable transmitters. The units are fully programmable from any Windows- based laptop or PC. The DIN rail versions, ...

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