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Tel: 01562 756960 | www.industryupdate.co.uk | February 2022 | issue 235
Vision Engineering launches VE Cam compact digital microscope V ision Engineering Limited (Woking, UK) has announced the launch of VE Cam, a new, simple to use compact digital microscope for a wide range of applications.
Launching at Productronica 2021 in Munich, VE Cam is available in two variants with differing fields of view (FOV). VE Cam 50 (50mm FOV) & VE Cam 80 (80mm FOV) offer the power, speed and efficiency of digital imaging in a compact package. Packed with new and established features, VE Cam enables users to do more with maximum space efficiency and is ideal for many routine inspection tasks.
Seeley International
Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning
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Enhanced productivity features include 10 User programmable presets, 6 hotkeys for instant one touch access to most commonly used presets and a configurable interface which allows most commonly used user settings to be shown direct on the screen.
Suitable applications include: electronics, mechanical engineering, plastics, additive manufacturing, and ceramics. Paul Newbatt, Vision Engineering Group Sales and Marketing Director, said, “The launch of VE Cam extends the Vision Engineering product to include a compact, simple to use and competitively priced microscope which focuses on delivering an efficient and accurate inspection capability, combined with a mix of designed in productivity features, superb image quality and user control. “In addition both VE Cam 50 and VE Cam 80 utilise digital technology which supports immediate information capture and share across teams, for example WiFi image mirroring which means colleagues and supervisors can view live images without interrupting workflow, thus improving efficiency.” Contact www.visioneng.com
Presona
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Adding value to valve actuation
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UMA Actuators Limited clearly recognise the importance of predictive maintenance and asset management to maximise availability, as well as the importance of sophisticated sensor systems in clearly identifying when an actuator requires attention, well before its process-critical operation is compromised. The three styles of maintenance Classically, there are three styles, or levels, of maintenance: ‘Reactive’ maintenance, or the ‘fix it when it breaks’ approach, is in fact a legitimate way of dealing with equipment where the cost is relatively low, the likelihood of the equipment failing is low and the consequences of its failure are relatively insignificant. The next level up, ‘preventative’ maintenance, gives us a rigid process, where equipment is ‘serviced’ on a regular basis, with oils, greases, filters and seals replaced and everything given a clean. The advent of small, reliable sensors and the means to communicate with a central system gives us what is currently the best possible way to maintain critical components – Predictive Maintenance, where there are no defined service intervals, but the equipment itself tells us when it needs attention, and it does so in a way that makes sure that it continues reliably and efficiently doing its job.
These sophisticated functions are not restricted to top end actuators such as the AUMA SAV, SA and SQ actuators are already fitted with the AUMA Asset Management Function as standard, the only condition being that the actuator is fitted with AUMA’s electronic control unit.
Preventative maintenance in Actuators There are a number of points of attention in an electric actuator – the seals, the grease, reversing contactors and the mechanical components, and the preventative maintenance required within the system is determined by a combination of data logging and sensor measurement.
This article has shown how the valve actuator is a vital tool within the wider topic of asset management, and how predictive maintenance and the successful delivery of that maintenance can add value for both actuator and valve manufacturer while delivering higher standards within the process for the end user.
Clearly, each actuator will operate with a slightly different duty, and we can record
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the number of starts, the number of turns of the shaft, the time the unit has been operating and the output speed, all of which can predict when the reversing contactors and the mechanics of the actuator will require attention. We can’t directly measure the condition of the grease, but we can measure vibration, temperature and torque at various points in the actuator, and derive the machine conditions from that. With a sophisticated set of algorithms, the AUMA actuator then continually updates its maintenance log, ready to signal an alarm if any parameter reaches a defined trigger point.
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