Sparks Electrical News February 2019

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NEXT GENERATION HAND-HELD SCOPEMETER

A fter 17 years of leading the 20 MHz and 40 MHz hand- held industrial oscilloscope category, Fluke models 123, 124 and 125 ScopeMeter test tools are being replaced by models 123B, 124B and 125B. The new models offer simpli- fied testing, more insight, and faster electro-mechanical troubleshoot- ing for voltage, current and power waveforms with numerical values in- cluding harmonics, resistance, diode, continuity, and capacitance measure- ments.

logged for easy viewing and analysis. Other features of the Fluke 120B ScopeMeter include: • Dual-input digital oscilloscope and multimeter • 40 MHz or 20 MHz oscilloscope bandwidth • Two 5 000-count true-RMS digi- tal multimeters • Dual-input waveform and meter reading recorder for trending data over extended periods

The 120B Series Industrial ScopeM- eter test tools include innovative func- tions specifically designed to aid tech- nicians’ troubleshooting. Waveforms can be displayed with Connect and View™. Fluke’s IntellaSet™ technology triggers and sets-up technology and allows for automatically view related numerical measurements, all without the need to make manual measure- ment adjustments. With Recorder Event Detect capabilities, elusive in- termittent events are captured on re- petitive waveforms up to 4 kHz and

The compact ScopeMeter® 120B Series is the rugged oscilloscope solution for industrial electrical and electro-mechanical equipment trou- bleshooting and maintenance appli- cations. It’s an integrated test tool with oscilloscope, multimeter and high- speed recorder in one instrument. The ScopeMeter 120B Series also inte- grates with the Fluke Connect® mobile app and FlukeView® for ScopeMeter software to enable further collabora- tion, data analysis and archiving of critical test information.

Enquiries: sales@comtest.co.za

CELEBRATING 90 YEARS IN SOUTH AFRICA BMG – which acquired FPT Distribution SA (Fenner Power Transmission) over 20 years ago – celebrates Fenner’s 90 th year of business in South Africa this year. “The BMG team is proud to be the exclusive distributors of highly acclaimed Fenner products, which have been manufactured in South Africa for longer than any other power transmission brand,” says Carlo Beukes, business unit manager, Power Transmission, BMG. “Fenner, which was established in England in 1861, re- mains the premium brand in power transmission, that generations of professional engineers have depended on and trusted. “Fenner power transmission products are synon- ymous with quality and reliability globally and have set the benchmark high for dependable compo- nents for high efficiency, low maintenance require- ments and extended service life – even in the most arduous operating conditions. “An important factor for BMG in marketing Fen- ner products is the ‘Fenner Quality Assurance Ini- tiative’, which is a worldwide commitment to quality. Customers have the assurance, wherever they are located, that the quality of Fenner products always meets exacting, agreed and internationally recog- nised industry standards. “Because standardisation and spares-holding costs are a high priority for most production op- erations, Fenner applies a policy of low-frequency product changes throughout its portfolio, with de- sign improvements implemented only where these will offer significant customer benefits. BMG’s Fen- ner range – which consists of transmission and drive chains, vee and wedge belts, tyre and grid couplings, timing belts, sprockets and pulleys, and shaft mounted speed reducers – enables BMG to work with all sectors of industry. The company also services the industrial and mining replacement and re-sale markets and is a supplier to original equipment manufacturers. A strategic decision was made by BMG earlier this year to expand the portfolio, with the addition of Fenner conveyor belting products. Through a long- term agreement with Fenner Conveyor Belting, BMG is now the exclusive distributor of Fenner con- veyor belting products locally and in sub-Saharan Africa. Fenner conveyor belting products, which in- clude steel cord and solid woven conveyor belting, are manufactured at the Isando plant, according to stringent international quality standards. BMG – with a technically competent team and a well- established network of over 130 branches – is well-positioned to develop sales opportunities and continue to provide support for the entire Fenner portfolio.

Enquiries: www.bmgworld.net

SPARKS ELECTRICAL NEWS

FEBRUARY 2019