Archive December 2011

DC version In the meantime the FLEX series of instruments exists out of three models, namely the 1. standard FLEX with active sense and a variable number of inputs and outputs. 2. FLEX-2100, with a passive sense and a fixed number of inputs and outputs. 3. 2 and 4 channel FLEX, suitable for 2 or 4 weighers, each with a passive sense and a variable number of inputs and outputs. In many applications the power supply is not a mains but a battery, 12 or 24 V d. Examples you find in road traffic, internal transport, shipping, the offshore industry, hoists and transportable equipment. The absence of mains however does not mean there is no need for weighing. That’s why the existing range expands with a version, fit for voltages between 9 and 24 V dc. The well-known characteristics, a flexible controller with a high measure and control speed, having an operator terminal with a “touch panel”, several communication entries, inputs and outputs remains unchanged. Furthermore software…

New sales representative for South and Central America UWT is an worldwide expert for level measurement in bulk solids. The leading producer has been expanding since many years. The distribution net consists of joint ventures in Memphis/USA, Shanghai/China and a subsidiary in Great Britain. Above, in more than 50 countries exclusive resellers distribute the high quality products of the Bavarian/German company. Internally the sales organization at UWT was modulated to the effect that a country manager for South and Central America has been recruited. Since November Fernando Soares Pinto supports the export sales team. The born Brazilian speaks besides his mother tongue Portuguese also Spanish fluently. The export sales team of UWT looks forward to working with the new colleague who passed his master in International Trade. Since many years, UWT trusts in the great competences of an international team as born Ukrainians and an Egyptian also belong to the export sales team. Therewith, professional and efficient support for…

Honorary Doctorate of the Otto-Von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg for Reinhard Böber The faculty for Process and System Technology of the Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg (OVGU) has awarded an honorary doctorate to Reinhard Böber, Managing Director of Glatt Ingenieurtechnik Weimar, for his contributions to the development and industrial implementation of fluid bed technology on 25/11/2011. An honorary doctorate is considered the highest award granted by the university to merited external personalities. Mr. Dipl. Ing. Reinhard Böber has earned special personal merits of an ideational nature in the development of scientific principles of fluid bed technology, especially with the realisation of new methods, their economic implementation in a number of industrial sectors with a special emphasis on the chemical and pharmaceutical industry and the development and promotion of aspiring scientific talent, explains the statement. As director of a company with a focus on engineering developments, he maintained close scientific contacts for more than…

Independent. Simple. Reliable. A battery pack is now available for the GSM/GPRS radio unit PLICSMOBILE T61. With it, PLICSMOBILE is completely self-sufficient, requiring no external energy for transmitting measured values and supplying power to the connected plics® sensor. The transmitting and receiving unit PLICSMOBILE T61 is connected as a separate radio unit to a plics® sensor. A SIM card and built-in modem enable worldwide GSM/GPRS data transmission – including remote diagnostics and remote maintenance. The unit complements existing solutions with signal conditioning instruments especially in the area of VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory). PLICSMOBILE T61 is now available with an optional battery pack. The batteries, which supply power to the radio unit and the connected sensor, are integrated in the second housing chamber. For battery operation, PLICSMOBILE is equipped with an intelligent energy management system. The normal service life of the battery is approximately four years, depending…

1-2 March 2012 in Berlin, Germany The direct and accelerated stability analysis of emulsions and suspensions and the comprehensive characterization of particle properties and particle interactions play an important role in product development, process optimization and quality control. Following the great success of 2011, the 2012 Workshop Dispersion Analysis, organized by LUM, is again addressed to users of LUM instruments as well as to interested newcomers. Speakers from diff erent industries and from research institutions are kindly invited to discuss their experiences, methods and solutions for their applications. Strategies and results based on the use of LUMiSizer, LUMiFuge, LUMiReader, applying the patented STEP-technology, and LUMiCheck are in focus of the talks. The international workshop is held in English language. Agenda of the Conference Day The Use of Analytical Centrifugation in the Development of Process Control Test Methods. Mark Cavaleri 3 M, USA New Approach for characterization…

Mechanical belt misalignment sensor Belt misalignment on an elevator is a problem that is difficult to solve because it needs to be adapted for each elevator and type of elevator. When traditional techniques are used such as inductive, magnetic and capacitance sensors, different factors need to be considered: elevator size, bucket size, bucket type (steel, stainless steel, “plastic”, aluminium…), type of transported product, because in this case it is the buckets that the sensors detect. This is not always easy and sometimes difficult to realize. The TOUCHSWITCH is a new type of stainless steel sensor that has been designed to solve the problem of belt misalignment detection in zone 20 on conveyors and especially on elevators. The Touchswitch reacts to the pressure exerted on its front cover by the misaligned belt or pulley. The sensor communicates with a relay contact which triggers an alarm or stops the machine. The sensor is easy to adjust and can be used with pressures between 2 and 5 kg.…

- Q-Rohr®-3 has been issued the very first EC-Type Examination Certificate according to the standard Since December 07 2011, REMBE® GMBH SAFETY + CONTROL from Brilon/Germany has their official, written endorsement in hand: As the very first company on the market, REMBE® proudly presents their EC-Type Examination Certificate according to DIN EN standards 16009 for their Q-Rohr®-3, the protection system for flameless venting! This norm first came into effect in October 2011, specifying all standardized manufacturing requirements in reference to construction, inspection, markings, documentation and packaging, and applies to all stand-alone protection systems of flameless venting. As the inventor of flameless explosion venting, the REMBE® engineers foresightedly designed the original Q-Rohr® in a manner that fulfills all DIN EN standards 16009 requirements in different testing scenarios. “DIN EN standards 16009 provides the customer with yet another seal of quality. The EC-Type Examination Certificate according to DIN EN standards 16009 should be…

New facilities for TrustLube On November 26 TrustLube has moved all operations from Willemstad to a new location, which is situated in Oud Gastel on the Business Park Borchwerf II, along motorway A17. The new TrustLube building combines efficient offices and presentation rooms, a spacious production hall, state-of-the-art assembly and testing facilities and a large warehouse. The R&D department will continue to develop a wide range of innovative products. TrustLube was founded in 2003 in The Netherlands. Right from the start, the company’s goals and high ambitions were based on a firm belief in the new and revolutionary, in-house developed lubrication systems. In the past eight years, TrustLube has rapidly developed into a healthy, worldwide operating company. The TrustLube team of field service engineers works on a global scale. The engineers have a huge amount of experience in the areas of bearings, bearing seals and bearing assemblies. But equally important is the fact that they also…

Ready 21 February 2012 Building After the fire that struck Polem in February 2011 we started building new facilities on the same location. The new and bigger facilities will provide the posibility to build silos and tanks up to 9 meter in diameter. The existing factory can build cilinders up to 5 meters in diameter. Productivity Despite the fact that part of the production facility was destroyed by the fire, the production capacity never decreased. Thanks to inventiveness, creativity and an enormous amount of effort of all Polem employees production capacity was maintained and customers were served. Demolition Old building have been torn down and properly disposed. The soil was prepared for the new foundations and plans for the future arised. In these plans for the future Polem introduced some new chalenges which would help us distinguish ourself from competitors even more. The most remarkable step forward is the expansion of the production facilities to be ready…

The new Compact EHA from Parker Hannifin, the world`s leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies, is a fully self-contained linear actuator which delivers up to 22kN of force. Designed for applications where space is limited, this innovative electro-hydraulic actuator is available for 12V or 24V DC operation. With simple plug `n play functionality, Compact EHA is ideally suited to applications such as hospital bed and ambulance cot adjustment, marine hatch opening, solar panel positioning and agricultural vehicle attachment locks. In comparison with other linear motion technologies, Compact EHA offers exceptional power density from a small envelope. For the design engineer, this results in simplified machine design while, for the machine builder, construction time is reduced. Unlike conventional electro-mechanical drives, Compact EHA has no gears or backlash and so is unaffected by wear and loss of positional accuracy. Simple switching circuitry…