WHAT’S NEW IN PRODUCTS

95 per cent. H1F motor features a power-dense, compact envelope. With its short length and 32-degree angle, enables machine manufacturers to reduce the space claim of the hydraulic system. H1F It is ideal for fan drives, feeder drives, drill drives, track drives, winches, and vibration and shaking functions. The motors will be available in SAE, DIN, and cartridge flange styles, with twin, side, and axial port configurations. Integrated loop flushing and speed sensing are options. The first frame size, 80cc, is now available. Additional sizes will follow, ranging from 60cc to 250cc. danfoss.com

variants. Other options include variants with interface connections that are angled at 45° to the shaft axis. POSITAL encoders with SSI interface are programmable: resolution, direction of rotation, code and preset can all be configured through software updates. posital.com/en

Festo compact grippers include DHPC parallel gripper which offers ≤ 0.01 millimetre repetition accuracy, its variants, DHWC angle and DHRC radial gripper – offer ≤ 0.2 mm accuracy. The DHPC, DHWC, and DHRC are interchangeable with competitive grippers. They have a smaller size, higher grip force, long service life, and better precision.

DHPC and its variants give the machine builder and end-use customer wide latitude in mounting options and both T- and C-slots for sensors. There are three air supply location options, two extra finger designs, and long stroke and dust cover units. Gripper fingers are hardened for long wear and low deformation. Positioning pin holes ensure that replacement grippers are mounted correctly. Double-acting, single-acting, normally open, and normally closed variants are available. festo.com

AXIS HYDRAULIC MOTOR

EQP Global SD severe duty motors from Toshiba are designed to withstand severe conditions. Inverter-duty motors feature oversized 300-series bearings for maximum motor longevity. Toshiba EQP SD series motors are available in 230/460 VAC voltages, sizes from ¼ hp up to 100 hp, and speeds of 1200, 1800, and 3600 rpm. These NEMA premium efficiency motors are made in a heavy-duty cast iron construction and are rated for hazardous locations up to Class I, Division 2, Groups, A, B, C, and D. automationdirect.com/ac-motor

ProSense XTD2 series DIN rail-mounted and XTH2 series head-mounted universal programmable temperature transmitters can be used with a variety of sensors and process inputs. They provide a linearized two-wire current loop output that can be configured for four to 20 mA or 20 to four mA using ProSense field device configuration software and an XT-USB cable. Accessories available for XTH2 head mount units:

• Plug-on displays providing a digital readout of the transmitter-scaled output;

• Probe and field mount housings with viewing window;

• Wall and pipe mounting brackets. automationdirect.com/temperature-transmitters

Danfoss Power Solutions H1F fixed displacement bent axis hydraulic motor is designed for open- and closed-circuit applications. H1F fixed bent axis motor offers overall efficiency of up to

POSITAL IXARC magnetic absolute rotary encoders now come with synchronous serial interface (SSI) communications interfaces. SSI is a serial communications system that connects sensors directly to digital PLC’s or microcontrollers through point-to-point wiring systems based on RS-422 communications standards. This series of encoders feature tunneling magnetic resistance (TMR) sensors for single-turn angular position measurement. They have ASIC, designed in-house to support battery-free rotation counting in multiturn

Metal Work Syntesi air prep components offer a full selection of combination pre-assembled air prep systems including manual shut-off, filter/ regulator, and lubricator assemblies; filter/ regulator and lubricator assemblies; filter and lubricator assemblies; and filter and coalescing filter assemblies. Also, individual components are available, including filter/regulators, filters, regulators, shut-off valves, soft start valves, lubricators, modular pressure switches, air distribution blocks, and dial gauges. All assemblies and components are available in two body sizes and a selection of port sizes ranging from 1/8” NPT to 1” NPT. automationdirect.com/pneumatic-air-prep

provides size uniformity. ACS180 complies with local and global standards, and has global warranty, technical support and service. Its graphical icons provide straightforward operation. abb.com

ABB brings ACS180 machinery drive to Canadian market. ACS180 provides user-friendly, reliable, and energy-efficient motor and process control. ACS380 adds closed-loop encoder support to the machinery drive family.

ACS180 uses built-in Modbus RTU protocol or digital/analog input and output control connections. ACS380 supports other protocols. ABB’s machinery drive family offers scalar and vector control. ACS180 is optimized for compact machines, it has a broad power range and

Framos D400e cameras now have added IR Pass Filter. The new version has improved depth quality and allows the vision system to acquire a better understanding of the environment, by increasing the relative strength of the integrated IR projector’s pattern. Combining imaging capabilities of D400e with an IR pass filter, D400e-f cameras bring additional functionalities to vision systems performing in challenging lighting conditions, such as factories, warehouses, farms, or greenhouses. framos.com

Walter T2711 and T2712 thread milling cutters, tools for producing small blind-hole and through-hole threads in dimensions of M16, M18 and UNC ¾. Patent-pending, highly textured MT-TiCN layer for the WSM37S and a TiAlN-Al2O3 coating for The WSM37G helps reduce flank face wear and increases toughness. WSM37G, Al2O3 layer additionally improves chip breaking, while the gold-coloured top layer helps improve wear detection. Inserts are available in two geometries; D67 geometry used universally, and D61, which has an anti-vibration land. Inserts have a defined corner radius for generating standard threads. Machined flutes prevent the cutter from being deflected by the chips it produces, and internal coolant ensures reliable chip removal. walter-tools.com/us

BY PAUL DAOUST

One of our best maintenance metrics is work identification. Where did the work come from? Many organizations are stuck in a reactive maintenance regime. To them asset management means “fix my maintenance”.

Here’s how.

Proactive desirable maintenance should comprise about 80 per cent of our work hours: primary time and condition-based and predictive work with secondar y work identified from formal tactics. Reactive undesirable maintenance should make up about 20 per cent of our work hours: breakdowns and all requested work that doesn’t stem from formal tactics. We avoid the term corrective work because it has both desirable and undesirable components.

Immature maintenance organizations have a high degree of breakdown work. Moderately mature organizations have a high degree of requested work; the equipment hasn’t failed, but the problem wasn’t identified through deliberate proactive means. Mature organizations have a high degree of proactive work, as much as necessary, as little as possible.

Maintenance work execution helps us plan, schedule, and execute our work but it doesn’t have much control over what comes into our work hopper. Organizations already adept at basic maintenance work management should focus on developing effective proactive asset operations and maintenance tactics to optimize cost, operational performance, and risk where technically feasible and worth doing.

Measuring is easy. The change challenge is switching the organization’s mindset to one that rewards the desirable maintenance and punishes the undesirable maintenance. Maintenance leadership must no longer be measured on budget alone. They must be incentivised to increase the proactive maintenance, decrease the reactive maintenance, and lower the overall maintenance burden.