Manufacturers can monitor and protect machinery at a lower total cost of ownership with the Allen-Bradley Dynamix 1444 Series monitors from Rockwell Automation.  The new integrated condition-monitoring system allows manufacturers to leverage the Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture system, rather than an isolated condition-monitoring device, to assess current equipment health, predict potential issues, and help avoid damage to critical machinery. Integration of machinery health into control architectures using a standard Ethernet TCP/IP EtherNet/IP network brings unprecedented flexibility to machine instrumentation design and operational efficiency on the manufacturing floor.

“Industrial producers need a device that performs the full scope of protection and condition monitoring, and the Dynamix 1444 monitor does that while improving the ease of use and cost of such monitoring,” said Pat Carle, product manager, Rockwell Automation. “The monitors can serve a broad range of applications because they are massively configurable.”

Primarily used as a machinery protection system for rotating and reciprocating equipment, Dynamix 1444 monitors supervise critical operating parameters in real time. They also provide operations and maintenance personnel with the information to assess current equipment health and perform predictive-maintenance planning.

To protect equipment, the Dynamix 1444 device measures and monitors a machine’s critical dynamic and position parameters, and assures appropriate actions are performed with the precision, reliability and performance required by industry and regulatory standards.

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Saelig Company Inc. has introduced the Lascar EL-ENVIROPAD-TC - a conveniently-sized thermocouple-based temperature meter for spot temperature readings with additional built-in data-logging and graphing functionalities. This robust and easy to use handheld device takes and records temperature readings via the supplied K-type thermocouple probe. Control and display is via a 2.8" color touch screen, which indicates current temperature to a resolution of 0.1degC, maximum and minimum readings, and will produce an immediate graph of the data readings. Operation is user-selectable in Fahrenheit or Centigrade.

The EL-ENVIROPAD-TC has two key functions - data logging and spot measurement with display. When in data logging mode, the EL-ENVIROPAD-TC can be set and left to take standalone temperature readings at a pre-determined intervals for a desired length of time. When in the spot measurement mode, the unit can be used as a thermometer to capture instant temperature readings displayed on the screen. The unit is capable of storing over 65,000 real-time or logged time-stamped readings, which can be downloaded in CSV format to a PC via a USB connection for further analysis, report writing, etc. The USB port is also used for charging the internal battery for up to 24 hours of operation.

Added capabilities include user-configurable audible high and low level alarms. When a preset enabled limit is reached, the EL-ENVIROPAD-TC sounds an audible alarm and the real-time display flashes red. The audible alarm will persist - even after measured temperatures return to normal levels - until reset. The display's background color changes to indicate alarm states: grey = readings within defined limits; red = upper limit exceeded; blue = lower limit exceeded. Data logging sessions may begin immediately, or at a programmable future date and time. The software also has a useful Predefined Checklist Mode: the EL-ENVIROPAD-TC can be used as an electronic checklist to do spot temperature checks on a predefined sequence of items. The free EL-EP software allows users to define a list of checks with custom settings such as: checklist name, temperature scale, items to check, and acceptable temperature limits - great for quality control applications.

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The condition of the bearings in your industrial equipment is tied to the condition of your machinery and your process itself. Equipment operating at high temperatures or at low speed is prone to premature bearing or gear failure, which can cause a process shutdown costing many hours of lost production. Now CAS DataLoggers can supply your business with wired and wireless temperature monitoring systems for reliable condition monitoring and alarming of bearings in process-critical equipment including compressor motors, turbines and conveyors.

Use a temperature data logger to monitor the condition of your bearings and help predict failure before it can happen. When temperatures go out of spec, these systems automatically send out text and email alarms warning you of extreme temperatures possibly indicative of imminent bearing failure so your facility has enough notice to take corrective measures and schedule downtime for replacement.

Whether you’re running equipment at slow or high speeds, temperature monitoring is the surest way to detect bearing damage. However, manual methods of inspection can be unreliable and difficult to make time for. Bearings can gradually corrode and deteriorate, developing looseness, faults or skidding without anyone being aware. Especially at low operating speeds, it can be difficult to identify developing problems just by the occasional ‘look and listen.’ This often means that bearing damage is only noticed after it’s already too late, which can cause the equipment to fail and force a critical process shutdown. With this in mind a temperature monitoring system is the most reliable way to help prevent unplanned shutdowns and/or damage to nearby machinery.

The KOBOLD VKG series viscosity-compensating flowmeters and flow switches fill an important gap in the high viscosity media measurement field. Using KOBOLD’s patented viscosity-compensation system, these flowmeters and flow switches are largely insensitive to viscosity and density changes during operation. This development in flow and measurement control technology has resulted in an extremely versatile viscosity-compensated flowmeter and flow switch usable in many viscous-media applications.

Product Features:

For High and Low Viscosity Media

Viscosity-Compensated up to 540 cSt (No Scale Recalibration Necessary)

Density Compensated up to 30 lb/ft3

Direct Reading Oil Scale

Mounting Position Independent

Inline Connections for Easy Installation

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