FLIR Systems Australia launches compact i7 infrared camera

FLIR Systems Australia has launched the i7 infrared camera, complimenting its existing compact i5 camera.

The company says the entry-level unit is not only the most advanced and affordable camera in its class, but also the most compact, lightweight and easy to use.

The i7 is ideal for all types of energy audits, dampness detection and building inspections.

The camera is fully automatic.

The infrared readings from the FLIR i7 are immediately and clearly visible on a full-colour display.

The user can save readings as an image for later reference.

Power Protection releases Ablerex Enersine ESD34 active power filters

Power Protection has released the Ablerex Enersine ESD34 series of active power filters.

The ESD34 active power filters are modular, allowing maximum harmonic current compensation of 960 A per phase, from a minimum of 30 A.

The filters are suitable for operation in low voltage three-phase 50 or 60 Hz networks.

According to Power Protection, the units are able to compensate triple harmonics and unbalanced harmonics flowing in the neutral conductor.

Neutral current compensation is possible from a minimum of 90 A to 2900 A.

The Ablerex Enersine ESD34 filters have easy-to-use control panels, indicating the status of individual power modules including alarm conditions.

An optional control panel also provides a graphical display of the harmonics being compensated in barograph format as well as THD, PF, voltage, current and kVA.

Standard communication ports include serial RS-232 interfaces and a USB port in addition to dry relay contacts.

Maptek launches Vulcan 8 software package with open cut drill and blast tools

Maptek has released Vulcan 8 software package, containing new open cut drill and blast tools, streamlined menu options and improvements to display options.

According to the company, an on-screen preview of drill and blast patterns eliminates potential layout problems before a blast is even set.

The new double stitching option allows extra holes to be inserted midway between previously created blast holes using the same, or completely different, hole design parameters.

Excessive toe burdens can be handled by adding holes around the blast perimeter.

Vulcan 8 allows the depth of blast holes to be recalculated as a group to reflect the new surface, saving time and reducing errors.

Holes can still be edited individually, with alternatives for maintaining the two-dimensional collar location, or three-dimensional vector of angled holes.

Maptek says Vulcan 8 also directly addresses safety and regulatory issues.

A drillhole warning calculates how far a drillhole is from blast areas, allowing re-design of drifts if necessary.

Similarly, the proximity alert allows engineers to easily check designs for existing voids.

Advantech releases ARK-6310-3M04E rugged embedded computer

Advantech has released the ARK-6310-3M04E, a compact, high-performance embedded computer.

The computer features a 1.6 GHz Intel ATOM processor and the Intel 945GSE chipset on an integrated Mini-ITX motherboard.

According to Advantech, the rugged industrial system is a highly versatile all-in-one embedded box PC with expansion capability.

The all-in-one embedded computer features rich I/O connections, including two Gigabit Ethernet ports, four USB 2.0 ports, three COM ports, VGA and PS/2.

The company says the cushioned anti-vibration design secures one 2.5″ SATA HDD/SSD with maximum reliability.

Also, the user-friendly bottom cover makes it easy to access the CompactFlash socket on the back of the embedded motherboard.

AMS Instrumentation appointed as Australian distributor for GE Sensing divisions

AMS Instrumentation & Calibration has been appointed as the Australian distributor for GE Sensing’s Panametrics, General Eastern and Rheonik divisions.

The company says Panametrics has been represented in Australia for quite a number of years and has a large installed base, particularly in the oil and gas fields.

This division manufactures instrument solutions for moisture, oxygen and hydrogen analysis as well as ultrasonic and vortex flow measurement.

General Eastern develops and manufactures a full line of humidity, temperature and Pressure sensing instrumentation for industrial applications.

Rheonik offers a variety of accurate, maintenance-free ultrasonic and vortex multivariable flowmeters and Coriolis Mass flowmeters that can take measurements reliably over a very wide range of pipe sizes and flow conditions.

Inaco and METTLER form Australian distribution alliance

Industrial automation and controls distributor Inaco Automation Controls and METTLER TOLEDO, global manufacturer of weighing and instrument solutions, have announced a new distribution alliance in Australia.

Inaco will sell a range of METTLER TOLEDO industrial weighing and process analytics products throughout Australia.

The METTLER TOLEDO’s products complement Inaco’s, allowing it to provide new and existing customers with a broader range of quality solutions.

“Inaco is very pleased to announce an alliance in Australia with METTLER TOLEDO which we see as a wonderful opportunity for our customers to access a specialist industrial weighing and analytics product range,” Inaco executive general manager Gary Pelham said.

“Our goal is to have a full solution and application offer in this area and partnering with a world class brand like METTLER TOLEDO fulfils another piece of this exciting opportunity.”

Citec HDHC cooled server racks

The new Citec HDHC integrated server racks incorporating the dual Citec Rack Fan with control display panel are designed for use in high power density computer rooms.

The Citec integrated server racks provide efficient use of computer room air-cooling equipment.

The cool air supply, coming in through the perforated, raised computer room floor, is directed to the top of the Citec integrated rack by means of a dual, axial fan unit.

The hot air exiting from the server rack is then passed to the computer room cooling equipment.

Pressure transmitters within the rack monitor airflow and possible obstructions.

Temperature sensors monitor inlet and outlet temperatures and together with the pressure transmitters, activate alarms.

The fan unit can include an LCD readout unit, or this can be separately mounted in the Citec server rack.

Power Protection Pty Ltd

1800 623 350

power@parameters.com.au

NL Technologies assessed to AS/NZS 3800:2005 Standards

NL Technologies Australia has been successfully assessed to AS/NZS 3800:2500 standards for the overhaul and repair of electrical equipment used in Group I Ex i hazardous areas.

NLT received a standard mark license (number SMKE21703) from SAI global after an extensive audit for both the AS3800 and ISO9001 management system.

The licence certifies that NLT maintains a management scheme, procedure, facilities, competencies and the ability to repair and overhaul electrical explosive protected equipment and identify the suitability to repair and overhaul Group 1 plant equipment (for use in a coal mines) in accordance with AS/NZS 3800.

There are legal requirements in the Coal Mine Health and Safety Regulations 2006 to obtain a license from NSW department of Primary Industries for certain potentially hazardous activities to a coal operation.

The Australian and New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 3800 limit the repair and overhaul of Intrinsically Safe equipment to the original manufacturer or appropriate recognized service facility that has the necessary documentation.

For more information, please contact NL Technologies via email: info@nltinc.com.

www.nltinc.com

Ground penetrating radar from TechRentals

TechRentals has introduced the Seba KMT Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) into their test and measurement rental fleet.

The Seba KMT Easy Locator is an easy to use, entry level GPR system designed to meet utility locating needs.

It can quickly and easily identify the presence of buried utility infrastructure, both metallic and non metallic.

GPR is said to be the only technology available that does not require a physical connection to the utility, nor does it rely on radiating electromagnetic (EM) field that may not be present or detectable.

It can rapidly be deployed and the user can be out collecting real-time data at full walking speed within minutes of arriving at the job site.

The unit features real time locates, detects metallic and non-metallic utilities, and includes a back up cursor for quick and accurate utility marking.

TechRentals

1800 632 652

www.techrentals.com.au

Caterpillar Gateless Coal Body

Cat has released the Gateless Coal Body designed for the 777F Mining Truck.

The 777F Gateless Coal Body joins a family of coal-specific bodies available for the Cat 785, 789 and 793 Mining Trucks.

Multiple body sizes are available for each model, allowing a productive match with any of the various coal densities encountered in worldwide mining operations. These bodies are also available as replacement upgrades for certain prior series models.

As an example, the 777F Gateless Coal Body is compatible with 777D Mining Trucks.

The Gateless Coal Body combines a robust understructure—modeled after the design of the Cat MSDII (Mine Specific Design) body—with a floor that angles upward toward the rear for nearly two-thirds of the body length.

To verify the payload potential and weight balance of the 777F Mining Truck fitted with the Gateless Coal Body, Caterpillar conducted a production and load-distribution study with three 777F trucks: one fitted with a conventional heavy-duty body with sideboard extensions; the second with sideboard extensions and an aftermarket tailgate; and the third with a Gateless Coal Body.

The 777F equipped with the Gateless Coal Body consistently carried 25% more payload than the truck with sideboards, and 7% more than the model with sideboards and tailgate.

Rapid response safety kit

Hydrofluoric acid (HF) — widely used in resources, industrial and laboratory processes – is an extremely corrosive liquid and a contact poison.

HF is particularly dangerous because it penetrates tissue more quickly than typical acids and systemic toxicity can occur via contact with skin, eyes or swallowing.

The acid is one of the major targets of the new FAST-ACT rapid response safety kit, from Enware Australia, which offers one-step neutralisation of either liquid or vapour spills of some of the world’s most highly toxic chemicals in addition to HF.

FAST-ACT (First Applied Sorbent Treatment — Against Chemical Threats) has demonstrated its effectiveness on hydrofluoric acid during successful trials at the Australian National University undertaken to complement its successful use on the most Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TICs) and Toxic Industrial Materials (TIMs) in the market.

Enware Australia Pty Ltd, has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Nanoscale Corporation USA to distribute FAST-ACT in the Australasian region.

For industrial applications, wall-mounted FAST-ACT units can be tailored to user requirements, employing 70 g, 300 g, 500 g, 3 kg and 5 kg shaker tubs of the product, and 1, 2 and 4 kg “fire extinguisher” style pressurised cylinders for liquids, vapour and off-gassing.

Enware Australia

safety@enware.com.au

www.enware.com.au

Variable output compressors

Australian compressed-air technology group, Champion Compressors, has launched its upgraded Variable Output Compressor (VOC) series.

Champion’s popular VOC series has been redesigned to further enhance its ruggedness for use in heavy industrial applications.

The latest VOC line-up employs a direct-coupled gear-drive system which is perfect for harsh, dirty and aggressive environments.

Using fully compliant MEPS II high-efficiency motors, the upgraded VOC series is available in 55 kW to 250 kW models with free air delivery capacities of 10.1 cubic metres per minute, to 43.7 cubic metres per minute and operating pressures of 7.5, 10 and 13 bar.

The VOC series uses flexible drive couplings, which facilitate coupling replacement, thereby reducing maintenance downtime.

As with all Champion products, the VOC series is fully customisable through a wide range of standard production and end-user specified options, to suit almost any application and environment.

Versatile seal series

Flowserve Corporation has launched its newest Innovative Standard Cartridge seal series, ISC2, with patent-pending thermal management technology.

According to Andrew J. Beall, President – Flowserve Flow Solutions Division, the ISC2 seals are designed to fit hundreds of pump models from global manufacturers.

The ISC2’s thermal management technology tolerates short-term dry run events without overheating, thereby increasing reliability and preventing a common cause of leakage.

According to the company, dual seals enjoy enhanced barrier fluid circulation for the highest flow rate and coolest running when compared to other standard cartridge seals in the industry.

Single seals have a sizeable throttle bushing to help protect against leaks.

ISC2 seals meet all major international standards and ISC2-682 seals help customers align their standardization programs with the sealing industry’s most comprehensive best-practice standard: API 682/ISO 21049.

Acuity’s AR4000 laser sensor and line scanner unit

Bestech has announced the release of Acuity’s AR4000 laser sensor and line scanner unit in Australia and New Zealand.

According to Bestech, the AR4000 integrates a precise mirror assembly with a laser rangefinder, to provide a laser scanner that sweeps a laser spot through a 360° rotation.

By mounting the laser scanner onto a moving assembly, such as a robotic vehicle or in shafts more likely a pod, it becomes a 3D tunnel (or mine shaft) profiling system, Bestech said.

The AR4000 laser sensor is designed to be extremely accurate, even at long distances, and a high speed interface card is used to achieve the required 3D profile.

The HSIF card increases the sampling rate (up to 200 kHz) and reads the encoder on the back of the spinning mirror.

Bestech says the tunnel and mine shaft profiling system is PC-programmable and data is captured and manipulated so that only the measurements of interest are shown, which allows the user of the profile scanner to evaluate what they need as fast and simply as possible.

Bestech

03 9584 1133

sales@bestech.com.au

www.bestech.com.au

scanCONTROL 2700 and 2710 profile scanners available from Bestech

A range of Micro-Epsilon compact profile scanners, available through Bestech Australia, has been extended to include new scanCONTROL 2700 and 2710 units.

The profile scanners of the series are now available with a measuring range of 50 mm, closing the gap between the previous measuring ranges of 25 and 100 mm.

This compactness makes the profile scanner ideal for use in automation applications where there is often restricted space, the company says.

The profile sensors can be used to measure angles, steps and positions, as well as profiles, such as adhesive beads, weld seams, grooves and gaps.

The scanCONTROL 2700 acts as a pure data supplier; the profile calculation is performed externally.

The unit calculates the information directly in the sensor and can be operated without a PC or additional programming.

The series operates at 100 Hz and provides a resolution of 640 points per profile.

Benbro supplies new Astrodyne PMK/PMMK130 power supplies

Astrodyne has released the PMK/PMMK130, the most recent series of flexible switching AC/DC power supplies to join the PMK/PMMK family.

The PMK/PMMK 130 W has been added to the product family to cater to lower wattage applications.

This new series of AC/DC power supplies provides standard single- and triple-output voltages of five, 12, 15, 24, 28, 36 and 48 V.

According to Astrodyne, the units are good for instruments, process control and monitoring systems, communications products and embedded controls.

The PMK/PMMK130 power supplies feature Active Power Factor Correction (PFC) and are designed to deliver optimal performance for higher efficiencies of up to 85%.

The unit is available in two styles, Open frame and U-channel, which meet stringent space requirements.

The units are available in Australia from Benbro Electronics.

Runge receives patent rights for Mining Dynamics

Runge has received two patent rights, No 2006279250 and No 200800449, related to the method and system of integrated mine planning in its enterprise solution, Mining Dynamics.

The process has been pioneered by Runge for over four years and has proven to improve predictability of mining operations which have a high degree of dynamic variability.

The methodology couples business process execution with comprehensive access to information.

Any information from geology through to mine engineering, planning and scheduling operations and reconciliation can be easily visualised, interrogated and reported to the executive, operations and systems management teams.

Planning in the mining industry is non-linear and dynamic and the use of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems in business is wide-spread.

Whilst predictable supply inputs have been successful in the use of ERP systems, mining operations are different and have inherently unique characteristics.

The planning components of ERP systems, designed for other industries and deployed within a mining operation, are not suitable without the direct coupling and integration of spatial mining information with transactional financial information.

In order to achieve this level of integration Runge has formed business and technology partnerships with ERP companies, such as SAP, to help mining companies maximise their value and profitability through a focused approach to their mining operations.

Florite Australia releases LubeRight computer-aided manual greasing system

Florite Australia has released the LubeRight computer-aided manual greasing system, which is said to provide precise lubrication and extend the life of bearings.

LubeRight identifies each lube point and shows the exact amount of grease to be fed.

The unit also follows up the historical data of every lube point.

All lube points are equipped with a washer which holds a transponder chip.

This chip holds a unique identification number enabling the system to recognize each lube point.

The amount of grease that is to be fed into a lube point is stored in the memory of the grease meter and is shown on the display.

The grease meter registers the actual amount fed into the lube point.

When the greasing round has been performed the results are transferred to a PC.

The computer then analyses the data and issues a warning if a lube point has been forgotten.

Kennards Hire announces electric hot water blaster

Kennards Hire claims its new electric hot water blaster can quickly remove oil, grease, food products and similar substances from industrial sites.

According to the company, the single-phase machine is designed for continuous operation at a flow of 11 L per minute, delivering hot water up to 140°C at 1500 psi pressure.

The Bertolini triplex pump features stainless steel valves, an exclusive double seal system and solid ceramic pistons.

Steam is generated through a diesel-fired boiler with a stainless steel AISI 304 fire box and chimney.

Kennards says the hot water blaster and the operator are protected by a safety system that includes a thermal dump valve and inbuilt safety valve to protect against pressure spikes.

Hawk sonar transmitters

Hawk Measurement Systems has released the ‘ORCA’ Sonar Bed Level Transmitters, designed to maximise the efficiency and performance of tailings thickeners, CCD’s, hi-rate thickeners, lamella thickeners and clarifiers.

According to Hawk, by monitoring the two independent interface densities the company is able to provide reliable process feedback for control of the underflow pump to optimize the underflow density; removal of operators from manually controlling underflow pumps based on rake torque and bed pressure which are greatly affected by density change; reduction of overall chemical costs by providing a bias in dosing chemical to the minimum dose at all times; and reduction of electricity costs on returning water from tailings dams by pumping optimized tailings bed densi¬ties.

The new Hawk transducer designs include three to seven sonar crystals mounted in a single head.

Each sonar array produces a concentrated sonar beam, providing more emitted power and collecting more returned signals.

According to Hawk, array transducers yield better penetration, higher sensitivity, and better overall performance with significant savings in the most difficult environments.

Hawk Measurement Systems

03 9873 4750

brian.tiedemann@hawk.com.au

www.hawk.com.au