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April 2017 • MechChem Africa ¦ 43
Altair’sproductdevelopmentservicesdivi-
sion, Altair ProductDesign, is honoured to
have receiveda2016BoeingPerformance
Excellence Award. The Boeing Company
issues the award annually to recognise
suppliers who have achieved superior per-
formance. To qualify for the award, Altair
maintainedasilvercompositeperformance
rating for each month of the 12-month
performanceperiod,fromOctober1,2015,
toSeptember30, 2016. Altair has received
thisawardforoutstandingachievementfor
the fourth year in a row and for the fifth
time in the last seven years.
Mak Gilbert, programme manager
at Altair ProductDesign, said: “We truly
value Boeing’s appreciation and recogni-
tion of the consistently smart, hard work
our engineers conduct daily to support
their design of lightweight, high perfor-
mance aircraft.”
The Altair ProductDesign approach to
aerospace design includes an aggressive
application of simulation technologies
upfront in the development process. This
‘SimulationDriven Innovation’ philosophy
allows Boeing to find the optimal balance
betweenweight, performanceandcost for
products being developed and results in a
programmewith reduced risk and shorter
cycle times to deliver an aircraft, helicop-
ter or spacecraft that meets functional
attributes and mass targets on time.
“We aredelighted tohavebeen chosen
once again by Boeing. We strive to help
Bearing re-lubrication: a misunderstood task
One of the biggest factors in bearing failure
is over-greasing and not under-greasing as
is commonly thought. Martec’s Ultrasound
principal, SDT International, has therefore
recently announced its latest innovation in
ultrasound technology – LUBExpert®, an on-
board lubrication and greasing assistant that
uses ultrasound technology. In principle, the
system incorporates clever algorithms that
guidemaintenance technicians inapplying the
correct dose of grease to the bearings.
The device monitors each grease ap-
plication and its effect on bearing friction
and temperature. The status of ‘good’, ‘bad’
or ‘suspect’ are logged back to the software
to flag a follow-up. Ultranalysis Suite (UAS)
software powers the data management, set-
ting lubrication schedules basedon the status
of each bearing.
This continuous monitoring of friction
levels can ensure perfect lubrication each and
every time to extendbearing life. It is a unique
solution to the over greasing of bearings
resulting in better planning of maintenance
schedules andoptimal lubricationparameters
across all assets. In addition, the consumption
of grease can be reduced by as much as 95%.
LUBExpert comes as a standalone solution
or anupgradekit for theSDT270, which is also
available fromMartec.
KROHNE is a full-service provider for
process measuring technology for the
measurement of flow, mass flow, level,
pressure and temperature as well as
analytical tasks. Founded in 1921 and
headquartered in Duisburg, Germany,
the company employs over 3 500 people
all over the world and is present on all
continents.
With OPTIWAVE 1010, KROHNE
introduces a new radar level transmitter
for bypass chambers and magnetic level
indicators. The 2-wire FMCW radar level
transmitter is designed as a cost-effective
solution for the continuous levelmeasure-
ment of liquids in bypass applications in
various industries, such as chemical, pow-
er, water andwastewater, andautomotive.
The new KROHNE FMCW radar level
transmitter features: continuous mea-
surement of liquids with no minimum
dielectric constant necessary when used
with a float; direct and accuratemeasure-
LUBExpert ® is an on-board lubrication and
greasing assistant that uses ultrasound technology.
Industrial process measuring technology
ment of level in bypass chambers; and a
dual process seal system for maximum
safety and removal of converters under
process conditions.
TheOPTIWAVE1010 canbe also com-
binedwith theKROHNEBM26Advanced
bypass chambers andmagnetic level indi-
cators (MLI), thereby adding 4.0 to 20mA
HART outputs to the mechanical devices.
The combinations can be conveniently
ordered as a whole, for example, the
BM26W1010 (OPTIWAVE1010)welded
to the BM 26 Advanced. Alternatively, it
can be welded onto any bypass chamber
with an internal diameter of 38 to 56mm.
OPTIWAVE 1010 is competitively
priced to replace reed chains, magneto-
strictive and simpleTDR transmitters that
are typically used with bypass chambers
or MLIs. In addition to a measuring ac-
curacy of ±5.0 mm, the FMCW principle
offers a much better overall accuracy
in bypass applications: while reed chain
The OPTIWAVE
1010 FMCW radar
level transmitter
from KROHNE for
bypass chambers
and magnetic level
indicators (MLI).
and magnetostric-
tive principles are
measuring the float
position, which de-
pends on the prod-
uct density, the FMCW radar directly
measures the liquid surface.
Boeing produce great products that are
engineered for performance, efficiency,
and safety. This award is an outstand-
ing recognition of the exceptional Altair
engineers that support Boeing engi-
neering goals and objectives,” said Brett
Chouinard, COO, Altair.
Altair’s ‘Boeing Performance Excellence’ award
Altair ProductDesign teammembers received a
2016 Boeing Performance Excellence Award.