New IR camera from RS components 2 May 2020, RS South Africa RS Components has announced the availability of a new thermal camera from FLIR, a specialist in intelligent sensing products for industrial markets. The TG275 thermal camera is ideal for automotive maintenance ...
Intrinsically safe temperature monitoring in Ex areas May 2020, R&C Instrumentation All models of the versatile Raytek MI3 Compact series infrared transmitters are now also available as intrinsically safe versions for use in hazardous environments. Intrinsically safe devices prevent ...
Cable-type heat sensing systems May 2020, Alien Systems & Technologies Sensing fire conditions using cable
Broadly speaking there are two methods to sense fire conditions using cable. Most commonly used in the South African market is the digital type method: essentially ...
New fibre-optic pyrometer April 2020, R&C Instrumentation As part of their Endurance range, Raytek and Ircon combined, have introduced the Endurance fibre-optic infrared thermometer.
These pyrometers have an external sensor head attached via a fibre-optic ...
Inspection system for coronavirus detection April 2020, Instrotech The coronavirus and other diseases are highly infectious and transferred by sick people or contaminated objects. Globally, aircraft are one way that this virus is quickly exported worldwide. China, the ...
Temperature measurement on ultra-thin glass March 2020, Instrotech Touch displays, such as for smartphones and tablets, use ultra-thin glass that brings special challenges for temperature measurement technology during their manufacturing. For this application, Optris ...
Bimetal thermometer with switch contacts December 2019, WIKA Instruments WIKA’s model TGS55 is a stainless steel bimetal thermometer which offers high reliability and long service life.
Wherever the process temperature has to be indicated on-site and, at the same time, circuits ...
Thermocouples in gasification reactors November 2019, WIKA Instruments Gasification reactors, due to their harsh process conditions, place high demands on the instruments used there. Many manufacturers have reacted to this and adapted their products accordingly, but what ...
Thermal profiling can prevent business disasters November 2019, R&C Instrumentation Thermal profiling is the term used to describe the process of recording and interpreting the temperatures of products and air as they move through a heat treatment process.
In the food, beverage ...
Hotspot detection in pressboard manufacturing applications October 2019, R&C Instrumentation In the building industry, there is a product used that is commonly referred to as pressboard, also known as chipboard. Sheets of pressboard are typically 1,2 m x 2,4 m in size and are used in the construction ...
Pair temperature probes with different cable lengths October 2019 In heat meters for heating systems, two paired temperature probes are usually used for symmetrical installation. These must have identical cable lengths to comply with the legal regulations. Now, Jumo ...
IR thermometers in the steel industry September 2019, R&C Instrumentation In many foundry applications, temperature readings show whether processes are operating within their proper ranges, whether a reheater is too cold or too hot, whether a stand needs adjusting, or how much ...
Compact IR camera with industrial accessories September 2019, Comtest Comtest has announced an addition to the Optris Compact line of IR cameras – Xi 80 and Xi 400 – with new industrial accessories for use in harsh conditions. The range has a modular design and as a result, ...
IR measurement optimises plastic stationary and rotary thermoforming August 2019, R&C Instrumentation Background
Thermoforming is the process by which a thermoplastic sheet is made soft and pliable by heating, and bi-axially deformed by being forced into a three-dimensional shape. This process may take ...
Temperature profiling in aluminium heat treatment July 2019, R&C Instrumentation Many high volume production foundries use continuous furnaces for the heat treatment of castings. Cylinder heads, wheels, suspension components and many other aluminium alloy products are placed in wire ...
Speeding up the inkjet drying process July 2019, Temperature Controls For high speed printing processes, the limiting factor for the productivity of the equipment is usually ink drying time. To maximise printing speed without quality loss, it is important to be able to ...
Temperature transmitter family for all industries June 2019, Endress+Hauser South Africa Endress+Hauser has introduced its first temperature transmitter with Bluetooth (BT) connectivity. This feature is unique because it does not require a BT modem to be able to communicate with the device ...
