T&M and Monitoring

The latest turbine flowmeter range from Titan Enterprises is based on a radial flow technique and provides a suitable way for accurately measuring the flow of low viscosity liquids. Classic turbine flowmeters use propeller type turbines in a closed circular conduit. The turbine is mounted on low friction bearings and its rotation is detected through the chamber wall by one of a variety of detector types.

Howard Forryan from HARTING here explains how valuable manufacturing production line down-time in the pharmaceutical industry can be reduced by ensuring predictive maintenance of tablet making machinery using HARTING’s MICA industrial computing platform. HARTING recently challenged postgraduate students from the Centre for Doctoral Training in Embedded Intelligence at Loughborough University to investigate practical application solutions where MICA could be applied to the benefit of UK manufacturing. 

  Helping manufacturers to avoid costly product modifications and time-to-market delays by identifying non-compliances at an early stage in the design process, TÜV SÜD Product Service has launched its new Electrical Safety Pre-Test Assessment Service.

HBM has expanded its range of strain gauges, of the KFU series, which can be used at extremely high temperatures up to 350°C. The KFU strain gauges are shipped with a 1m long cables and are protected against high temperatures. They are available in grid lengths of 2 and 5mm as well as in different versions, such as linear, T (with two measuring grids) or R (with three measuring grids) rosettes, depending on the applications requirements.

After moving to new premises with custom built service facilities, Ashtead Technology has extended its RAE / Honeywell servicing capabilities to help customers ensure the accuracy and reliability of their gas detection activities. RAE Systems products are used in more than 120 countries by many of the world's leading corporations and government agencies. 

A series of thermal imaging and test and measurement products from FLIR are in stock at RS Components. Primarily targeting electricians, electrical engineers and technicians, and those involved in maintenance applications, the selection of products includes an advanced thermal imaging camera along with a wide selection of new handheld multifunction tools.

  At last weeks Drives and Controls show in Birmingham ABB was showcasing its new FM502-CMS module, which allows precise and reliable real-time monitoring of machine or operation condition for increased plant availability and dependability.

A 6½-digit Bench/System Digital Multimeter, the Keithley DMM6500, and DAQ6510 Data Acquisition and Logging Multimeter System have been launched by Tektronix These new instruments combine the simplicity of a “pinch and zoom” touchscreen interface for easy and faster test setup and at-a-glance monitoring and display with the power of 15 different measurement functions, wide measurement ranges and multichannel measurements.

  Resolve Optics has announced that they have purchased a fully automated Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) and distortion test centre, plus a Precision Lens System Centring Station for its UK optical assembly facility.

With researchers from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and Royal Holloway, University of London, an international collaboration has come together and successfully demonstrated a quantum coherent effect in a new quantum device made out of continuous superconducting wire – the Charge Quantum Interference Device (CQUID).