T&M and Monitoring

Producer of malted barley, Muntons Malt has chosen the Smart Condition Monitoring (SCM) system from Mitsubishi to protect fans and motors vital to its large-scale and sensitive production process. Used to make beer, spirits and a range of popular foodstuffs, malted barley is produced in large batches where conditions are critical to a consistent product. The operation team had previously experienced issues with difficult-to-reach bearings inside a large fan housing and wanted to stay ahead of the game in future.

The Fluke Professional series of infrared thermal imaging cameras are available at RS Components. They provide crisp and highly detailed images that help maintenance engineers and technicians to locate hot spots and diagnose potential problems in electrical systems.

Paessler, also known as ‘the network monitoring company’ developed PRTG, asoftware that monitors a whole IT infrastructure 24/7, alerts you to problems and issues that occur even before you notice them, and helps system administrators work smarter, faster and better. Recently Anna Flockett of Electronic Specifier went along to Paessler’s ‘Back to the Future’ event which was hosted at the National Museum of Computing in Milton Keynes and saw the company hosting a journey through the history of computing, from the ultra-secret pioneering efforts of the 1940s through to the rise of personal computing and where we are today.

If manual inspection of two dimensional components on a measuring machine, optical profile projector or measuring microscope is too time consuming or not sufficiently precise, the new QUADRA-CHEK 2000 from HEIDENHAIN aims to solve the problem. 

Precise control over the oxygenation of brewers’ wort is one of the key aspects to manufacturing a high-quality beer with consistent flavour and strength. Bürkert’s Air Dosing System has been trialled by respected independent food and drink technology company Campden BRI and found to deliver on-target results.

Recognising that investment in new equipment does not always come cheap, Webtec, a specialist manufacturer of hydraulic measurement and control products, is launching a new option for those who buy the company’s popular DHT, HT and DHM series of blue box hydraulic testers.

At the ALUMINIUM 2018 exhibition in Düsseldorf, Germany, Fluke Process Instruments will present its latest temperature profiling innovations for the aluminium processing industry. The thermal profilers enable furnace surveys and in-process product temperature monitoring with up to 20 thermocouple channels.

Modular Plug Terminated Links (MPTL) are increasingly used in networks, but as testing is still relatively new it can present a challenge. IDEAL Networks has published a free White Paper to educate installers on the testing and certification of MPTLs.

A filtered probe and tone generator kit from Fluke Networks developed for network testing is now available at distributor Conrad Business Supplies. The kit contains a Pro3000F filtered probe and a Pro3000 Tone Generator that, together, make the challenge of cable tracing easy and reliable. 

It has been announced that Leroy-Somer and Kato Engineering are introducing the D700, an automatic digital voltage regulator specially designed to meet the challenges of energy production in the digital age. The D700 includes all necessary regulator functions, outstanding smart grid capabilities, and numerous additional functions and options that make it one of the most versatile products on the market.