T&M and Monitoring

Keithley Instruments has enhanced its popular ACS Basic Edition software, adding support for a broader line of source-measure (SMU) instrumentation. This broader choice of compatible instruments should prove especially useful in expanding the software’s voltage and current limits available for testing solar cells, photovoltaic panels, and discrete power semiconductors. ACS Basic Edition combines high speed hardware control, device connectivity, and data management into an easy-to-use tool optimized for part verification, debugging, and analysis.

SKF is launching the SKF Multilog On-line System DMx, an innovative vibration monitor that has been certified as intrinsically safe; at Offshore Europe 2009 on Stand 1472. The system conforms to the API-670 standard, and is ATEX and IECEx certified, making it ideal for use with critical machinery such as gas and steam turbines, generators, motors, pumps, fans and compressors in both non-hazardous and hazardous Oil and Gas applications.

Fluke has launched a new rail troubleshooting resource centre on its web site to help prevent costly, unplanned, downtime. By visiting www.fluke.co.uk/ukrail, maintenance engineers and technicians will find guidance to select the ideal electrical and temperature troubleshooting instruments including the recently introduced Fluke 287/TPWS Datalogging Multimeter, developed specifically for use on rail applications within the UK.

A new signal processor/readout unit is now available from Hydramotion for its range of viscometers. The VP550 complements the proven performance of Hydramotion viscosity measurement transducers, providing reliable real-time measurement of any fluid in any process. It can be used with any of the company's on-line instruments, including the XL7 process viscometer, the ReactaVisc reaction vessel/pilot-scale viscometer, the ViscoJet compact viscometer and the goVisc laboratory viscometer.

Ion Science has introduced GasClam, said to be the first gas monitor to give continuous, unmanned ground-gas data collection. Its ability to log long-term, real trend information is a revolution in gas management and risk prediction allowing informed decisions to be made on accurate, reliable data. As more landfill gas to energy projects are undertaken, GasClam becomes an indispensible tool in evaluating gas production.

The latest model of TorqSense, the non-contact digital torque measuring system, incorporates an integral sprocket or pulley, allowing easy fit-and-forget mounting in a vast range of plant and machinery such as drum mixers, generators, pump, dynamometers and conveyor drives.

Endevco Corporation (Endevco), a global leader in the design and manufacture of sensing solutions for demanding vibration, shock and pressure applications, has introduced Model 7264G, a patented, damped MEMS accelerometer for crash sled, rough road and other critical shock testing applications.

Specialist electrochemical sensor manufacturer Analytical Technology announces that its Q45N Dissolved Ammonia Monitor achieves continuous, on-line monitoring of ammonia levels in raw water from rivers. Continuous monitoring of ammonia in river water is important for plant operations and environmental agencies. Analytical Technology’s dissolved ammonia monitor enables organisations to effectively measure the levels of ammonia in river water.

Wilcoxon Research, a Meggitt Group company and a leading supplier of quality vibration sensors and sensor networks, has added to it’s product line three new accelerometers with M12 connectors, an established sensor connector that is used throughout the world and is common in the process industries. Several compatible M12 connector-cable assemblies are also now available.

Endevco Corporation has announced the launch of new Model 4990A (Oasis), a highly configurable, multi-rack mounted modular signal conditioning system, which offers management of up to 2,048 channels and support of multiple sensor technologies within the same application environment. The unit’s versatility and flexibility make it ideal for use in both small- and large- scale automotive and aerospace testing applications, including vehicle NVH, modal and structural analysis, and multi-sensor/multi-channel test and measurement applications.