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Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reliability and Maintenance

Environmental MonitoringOne of the hot topics is the environment and the term

Transformer breathers have self-regenerating desiccant

Re-ActransBrownell Re-Actrans Transformer Breathers are self-reactivating to eliminate the need for periodic desiccant replacement on power and distribution transformers up to 500MVa, with low intermittent power consumption and simple installation combined with no moving parts and minimum maintenance.

Desiccant self-regeneration is accomplished using the transformer

Atlas Copco Compressors at Maintec

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Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Can Improve Seal Performance

Fig 1Through extensive R&D and the advent of improved equipment and processes, nature

CNES offers plant condition monitoring - Stand E12 MAINTEC

CNESFor visitors to MAINTEC 2008 that are seeking a partner to help maximise their company

IMPROVING INDUSTRIAL DISPENSING WITH PNEUMATIC VALVES

Dispensing ValveThe simple pneumatic dispensing machine is generally low cost and almost ubiquitous. They improve the application of materials like single part adhesives, coatings, sealants and inks, by enhancing a manual process to one which is more controlled and repeatable, while health and safety benefits include less mess, less exposure to potentially hazardous chemicals and fewer RSI issues.

These systems work by filling an industrial syringe or barrel with the liquid material. Pulses of air then push the liquid out of the other end, usually through a dispensing needle or tip. The quantity dispensed can be varied by the size of the needle orifice (from as small as 0.15mm), the pressure applied and the time of the air pulse triggered by footswitch, finger switch or automation. They may be hand-held or mounted on positioning robots or rotary tables.

Less than 1% variance is often easily achievable, and 0.1% not uncommon. Digital timers further improve accuracy.

Integrating Inspection-Based and Reliability-Based Information

Reliability MaintenanceThere are many sources of machinery health and production availability information available to an organization's maintenance and operations staff. Two of the most commonly used sources of information are scheduled inspection of machinery and condition monitoring.

In most cases, scheduled inspection of machinery has been managed through a plant

See Us at NMAINTEC 2008 - Deritend

SmarttrendOur building block based product range is developed with white label and OEM in mind.USB sensors, Wireless vibration pods, smart personality modules and web based software;
represent the most comprehensive set of Condition Assessment building blocks available today.

  We design and produce a range of on-line vibration surveillance products ranging from fixed wired to wireless/GPRS solutions. Software modules are available to provide permanent mimic, local health or web based status displays.

  Our unique USB Accelerometer combines with any USB Host mobile computing device creates the most versatile and low cost vibration monitoring solution platform in todays market. Couple this with our dual personality USB-Vib module and you have a spectrum quality condition checker OR a smart route based vibration collector.