Fluke, locally represented by Comtest, is a global technology leader in manufacturing compact professional electronic test and measurement tools and software. It offers the Fluke ii Industrial Acoustic Imager series, a hand-held, easy-to-use tool that visualises sounds coming from small leaks in compressed air, gas and vacuum systems.
The Fluke ii Industrial Acoustic Imager series, equipped with an array of microphones for an expanded field of view, enables maintenance teams to locate leaks from compressor systems quickly and accurately, even in the noisiest environments. This product includes Fluke’s innovative SoundSightTM technology which overlays the sound map onto the image. If you can use a camera, you can use the Fluke Industrial Acoustic Imagers.
Value and return on investment
Even the smallest air leaks can compound over time, leading to massive energy waste and lost production time. According to the USA Department of Energy, compressed air systems can lose 20 to 30% of their output from leaks alone. For example, according to the DOE, a 1,5 mm-sized air leak at a flow rate of just
6,5 cfm will cost R 19,02 per year. That is just one leak.
One Fluke customer, a manufacturer, was spending between 30 and 45 minutes to find just one air leak. After testing the Acoustic Imager, the maintenance manager stated: “Rather than taking at least an hour to move everything out of the way, position the lift, spray the joint and then put everything back, it now takes me only 30 seconds to a minute to locate an air leak with the ii camera. Some days we can identify and repair 30 or 40 leaks in just a couple of hours.” “Moreover, we can use the ii cameras during production hours when it’s exceptionally loud in here, and we are still able to detect leaks at the rafter level, up to 6 to 9 metres away,” he added.
Another customer commented on the use of the LeakQ software, “Now I have something visual to show my customers. I can present them with images as an excellent aid and it emphasises the importance of fixing those leaks to maximise system capacity.”
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