‘Condition Monitoring’

An Engineeringtalk guide

Start with the news release Safety relays simplify control-system design from Eaton Corp, which we summarised at the time by saying "Safety relays in the Eaton Moeller ESR5 range simplify the design and implementation of control systems that meet safety and reliability standards.". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release SKF units improve continuous-cast milling from SKF UK: "Two SKF solutions have been developed to deliver benefits to continuous casting mills. ".

In November 2009, we covered the news from Henkel Loctite Adhesives - take a look at Preventing failures in centrifugal pumps which says: "This guide has been developed to assist maintenance personnel who service industrial centrifugal pumps. ".

Take a look also at the news release from Henkel Loctite Adhesives, Maintenance and repair of shaft assemblies , as well as Dawn Mini Logger enables in-vehicle diagnostics from HEM Data Corp, and SICK to exhibit at manufacturing technology event from SICK (UK).

Latest stories...

OSIL releases the Rapid Deployment Buoy (November 2009)

OSIL has added the Rapid Deployment Buoy to its Data Buoy range.

Kistler offers sensitive and robust torque sensors (November 2009)

Kistler's piezoelectric torque sensors have a wide measuring range and are adaptable to match most configurations, making them suited to manufacturing-process monitoring.

Accelerometers obtain hazardous-area certification (November 2009)

Wilcoxon Research has announced an additional intrinsically safe certification in accordance with IECEx requirements for six general-purpose accelerometers.

Pitch gears with intelligent shaft sealing (November 2009)

Simrit has developed a radial-shaft seal system featuring a leakage sensor that allows for telediagnosis of the shaft seal and automatically sends a signal when the seal's wear limit is reached.

Low-pressure Kistler sensors quadruple sensitivity (November 2009)

Kistler has developed a range of low-pressure sensors for foam injection-moulding, where the cavity pressure can be as low as 40 bar, a tenth of the pressure when moulding solid materials.

Emerson installs controls at Korean plants (November 2009)

Emerson Process Management has been selected by Korea Southern East Power Company (KOSEP) to install its Ovation expert control system at two power generation facilities in Korea.

Savi provides wireless monitoring for shipment (November 2009)

Highland Spring has signed a contract with Savi Networks to provide wireless monitoring for exported shipments of Highland Spring water.

Ingersoll Rand introduces desiccant dryers (November 2009)

Ingersoll Rand has announced a range of desiccant dryers that includes two main configurations: heatless and with heated blowers.

Paper mill relies on condition monitoring systems

SKF is helping Sappi Fine Paper Europe in Germany to improve efficiency in paper production through a condition monitoring programme.
Condition monitoring used in pumping station

The Environment Agency has installed a FAG online condition monitoring system at one of its remote pumping stations in Winestead, near Hull.