T&M and Monitoring

Texturing Technology Limited is extending its range of services with a new subcontract measuring facility. Now, companies wishing to subcontract the inspection of components will be able to do so at a competitive rate utilising Texturing Technology’s state-of-the-art ITP Gantry CNC Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM).

Baumer’s product segment Process Instrumentation offers a clamp-on bimetal thermometer suitable for temperature measurements of liquids and gases in insulated pipes with maximal 2 inches diameter. The thermometer is especially suitable for heating, ventilation and air-condition. It is able to measure a temperature range from –20°C to up to 160°C.

Photonfocus has released their Pixel Professor CMOS Smart cameras that feature on-camera image pre-processing. The high performance pre-processing in the camera enables the design of machine vision systems with distributed intelligence.

The PDS7102 from Audon Electronics is a full-featured 100MHz two-channel bench-top oscilloscope with 8bit resolution, perfect for any Engineer’s or Technicians desk. With a large 7.8 640 x 480 colour LCD, the PDS7102 is small enough and light enough to carry anywhere. With a buffer size of 6K samples, PDS7102 sampling range is 500MSPS with synchronous 8-bit sampling on both channels. Sensitivity range is 5mV/div~5V/div. The USB connection makes printing stored results easy.

The RedLab-1608FS is a low cost 8 channel, 16-bit data acquisition unit featuring simultaneous sampling on all input channels. The RedLab-1608FS is ideal for applications that require higher sampling rates per channel such as transient signal analysis or simultaneous acquisition of data for phase sensitive applications.

Lloyd Instruments has developed a new jig for the versatile TAPlus texture analyzer to test the stickiness of cooked sheets of pasta such as lasagne. With lasagne being a hugely popular dish both as supermarket ready meals and in industrial meals for pubs and cafes, the texture of the final product is extremely important. The stickiness is related to the starch content of the pasta sheet, which in turn is related to the cooking temperature and time. Measuring pasta stickiness allows these parameters to be optimized.

Lloyd Instruments announces the availability of the latest addition to the Chatillon® TCD range of digital force testers, the TCD110 Series. The new TCD110 Series is a stand-alone system designed for low force applications in production, quality control/quality assurance and engineering with measurement capacities of less than 500N (112 lbf).

The Sage Gateshead, the landmark centre for musical education, performance and conferences on the south bank of the River Tyne, has begun to use Cirrus equipment to ensure that the hearing of its workers is protected.

The Datapaq Reflow Tracker system combines proven data logger and lead-free thermal barrier technology, and is used world wide to increase yields and reduce the need for rework in soldering processes, saving you time and money.

Tyco Electronics has launched a higher rated version of its Crompton Instruments three phase module direct-connected kilowatt hour energy meter. The DRK-3P-400-D90 now has a maximum input of 100A, matching the current ratings of distribution boards.