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Humidity probe for tough processes
Michell Instruments, represented in South Africa by Instrotech – a
Comtest Group company – has on offer their new HygroSmart HS3
probe, designed to withstand the kind of harsh and demanding
conditions found in industrial processes. Unlike many ‘disposable’
probes that have a short life within harsh conditions before needing
to be replaced, the HygroSmart HS3 sensor has a polymer
tile to give long-term reliable measurements. In addition,
it also has an accuracy of 0,8% RH, making it among the
most accurate and reliable RH probes on the market, as
well as allowing for longer recalibration periods.
This not only gives peace of mind to process operators,
but also provides a low life-time cost of ownership when
compared to the disposable probes.The HygroSmart HS3
consists of a solid, corrosion-resistant probe body with an
interchangeable sensor.When recalibration is due, the old
HygroSmart HS3 sensor is simply exchanged for a new,
freshly calibrated one.This simple procedure takes only a
few seconds to carry out with the probe itself remaining
installed. Replacing just the sensor, rather than the whole
probe, is not only quick and simple, it also saves users
money over the lifetime of the probe.
In most industrial applications, RH probes have to
withstand vibration, exposure to water, occasional heavy
shocks and high levels of electrical interference.The HygroSmart HS3
body is designed to cope with all these environmental factors. As
well as the solid body, the probe also has a 10 bar pressure rating,
rfi/emc electrical noise approvals and IP67 ingress protection rating.
Enquiries:Tel. +27 (0)10 595 1831 or email
Reduce risk of electrical injury
DeltaT Alert is a wireless, self-contained tempera-
ture-monitoring sensor that attaches to an electrical
enclosure cover. The patented, DeltaT Alert unit is
simple to install and comprises two temperature
sensors one to monitor the electrical enclosure's
interior temperatures and the second tomonitor the
room's ambient temperature where the enclosure
is located.
DeltaTAlert sensors are then configured to collect
data on continuous basis, at preset time intervals.
The data is wirelessly transmitted for analysis and
trending and warns the operator of temperature
rises within their electrical enclosures, well before
more serious problems arise and provides an easier,
more effective way to prevent costly electrical dam-
age and system downtime.
Delta T Alert bridges the gap between your in-
frared scans by monitoring and reporting critical
temperatures within your electrical enclosures on
a timed basis and effectively tracks your electrical
system enclosure temperatures and sends data
for analysis and trending. If a critical issue arises,
immediate notification allows for an appropriate
corrective action, before costly damage occurs.
Enquiries:Tel. +27 (0) 11 608 1551 or
email
Radical aerial thermography
Optris, specialists in non-contact temperature measurement, has on
offer to the market, the newly developed Optris PI LightWeight – a
market innovation that allows for radiometric recordings of video
imagery from the air. The combination of a miniature lightweight
PC and a light version of the Optris PI thermal imager weighs only
380 g.The PI LightWeight is therefore ideally suited for maintenance
work and quality inspections of solar and wind power systems and
also for thermographic surveys of buildings.
Mounted on a UAV, the Optris PI Lightweight allows recording
of radiometric IR images and videos.The flight thermography sys-
tem is therefore eminently suitable for error detection and quality
inspections of solar farms and wind power systems.The innovative
combination of a lightweight mini PC and a thermal imaging camera
is also ideally suited for thermographic analyses of hard-to-reach
places like roofs of buildings (building thermography) and it is al-
ready in use in agriculture where fields are being inspected before
being mowed (presence detection).
Optris is a German manufacturer of non-contact temperature
measurement equipment.Their product range consists of portable
and stationary infrared thermometers and online infrared cameras
for thermographic real time analyses.
Enquiries:Tel. +27 (0) 10 595 1831 or email
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