Test and Measurement Equipment Reference Materials

Description: Electric motors are the backbone of many manufacturing and processing operations around the world. Keeping these motors in good condition and running efficiently should be the number one priority of ...

Description: The market for electric vehicles is booming. Simultaneously, new solutions are being sought to increase driving range, shorten charging times, increase safety and improve sustainability. Solid-state ...

Description: Weiss Technik designs develops, and delivers high-quality battery production and battery test chamber solutions that ensure your power sources can power through harsh and challenging conditions. Our ...

Description: Temperature chambers play a crucial role in the field of climate testing. These specialized chambers are designed to create controlled environments that simulate a wide range of temperatures. By ...

Description: The environment for sensors in automatic gearboxes is harsh: large temperature fluctuations and oil which aggressively attacks surfaces. Bosch now uses Vötsch ovens to cross-link the ...

Description: Automotive and electrical components that need be thermal-cycled come in many shapes and sizes, as do test chambers. But one size definitely does not fit all. Just try to force your half-buck fixture ...

Description: As the world transitions to cleaner, sustainable energy sources, the importance of high-performing batteries becomes more critical than ever. Solid-state batteries have emerged as a promising solution ...

Description: AMETEK Spectro Scientific fuels Honda's racing success ...

Description: Companies with production sites in different countries increasingly face the challenge of mastering global logistics processes. Global inventory planning and uncertainties in supply and demand place ...

Description: To manage the entire supply chain efficiently, companies need to define management methods and implement software solutions that are capable of optimizing logistical and operative processes, ...

Description: Implementing GIB Forecast Enabled Agilent's Pathology Department to Replace Processes Based on Email and Spreadsheets with an Automated, Future-Ready Solution. ...

Description: Reduce unnecessary stock and increase delivery readiness ...

Description: SAP add-on for optimising material requirements planning and inventory controlling ...

Description: Surprise objects in food — and the disgust, anger, and fear they create — can evolve into viral news faster than you can say “recall!” If the foreign object happens to be ...

Description: In early 2019, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated several components of its food safety guidelines via the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). A critical aspect of FSMA ...

Description: Perhaps it’s been a while since you purchased an X-ray detection system. Or, this may be your first time. How do you choose the right system? This guide highlights what you need to know. ...

Description: The greater use of automation at food processing plants is enhancing the threat of foreign matter contamination and making it increasingly crucial for operators to leverage potent inspection systems. ...

Description: As consumer demand for food safety and quality grows, food manufacturers are under increasing pressure to ensure the safety and quality of their products. X-ray inspection systems can help minimize ...

Description: Aluminum clips and bones in chubs can lead to consumer complaints. These low density contaminants are usually difficult to detect, but the Anritsu XR75 x-ray system easily and repeatably finds these ...

Description: Crops like berries often pick up unwanted stones or glass during harvesting. Because both stones and glass are lower density materials, they are challenging for most x-ray inspection systems to ...

Description: When an electric motor fails to start, runs intermittently, runs hot, or continually trips its overcurrent device, there my be a variety of causes, however many technicians and repairmen tend to ...

Description: FEMTO's new DLPVA-101-B, -F and -BLN models offer sensitive voltage amplifiers for even more precise measurement of small voltage signals. ...

Description: In the ultimate sign of equipment longevity and reliability, 25 years after the Toney Lumber Company in Louisburg, North Carolina installed its original rugged Fortress Technology lumber inspection ...

Description: Frequently, when a process has a high inertial load, a six lead motor will be used as it can be connected in a WYE configuration while starting to limit current, and then switched to a DELTA ...

Description: In order to produce as efficiently and therefore as environmentally friendly as possible, HARTING has focussed on the digitalisation of its production plants at its headquarters in Espelkamp. ...

Description: Temperature, light and humidity are just a few of the parameters that are important when growing mushrooms. The solutions from TLT Automation ensure that everything is just right during cultivation. ...

Description: Voltage unbalance degrades the performance and shortens the life of a three-phase motor. Voltage unbalance at the motor terminals can cause current unbalance that is far out of proportion to the ...

Description: Commonly used in extreme environments, such as in the aerospace, industrial and power generation markets, superalloys are a class of high-performance alloys with impressive mechanical strength as well ...

Description: The past few years have shown us that the world around us is finite and fragile. And we all play a part in its sustainability. There has been a push across several industries to develop inventive, ...

Description: Electrical Signature Analysis (ESA) is an on-line test method where voltage and current waveforms are captured while the motor system is running and then, via a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), a ...

Description: Plain cylindrical gages include ring, plug and pin gages, plus discs. All tolerances are in accordance with the Gage Maker’s Tolerance chart (below). In general plug, disc and ring gages are ...

Description: Pratt & Whitney laser-based instruments determine displacement by multiplying laser interferometer counts times the nominal laser wavelength (standard temperature, pressure, and humidity) times a ...

Description: A major automotive manufacturer, located in North America with four manufacturing plants, utilizes MCA™ (Motor Circuit Analysis™) to keep their operations running. ...

Description: A work order was issued by a Waste Water Treatment Plant Technician requesting electrical support due to a failed floating agitator. The breaker had tripped and the mixer is a necessary asset in the ...

Description: Efficient industrial water treatment using IO-Link ...

Description: Sensors from ifm help secure the manufacturing quality of complex pipes. They reliably detect defects that may be overlooked in a purely manual inspection process. An easy-to-use dialogue system ...

Description: ifm worked with Danone and Boccard to meet the challenge of replacing the milk used in the production process with plant-based alternatives on the way to a more sustainable plant ...

Description: Regarding electric motor testing, polarization index (PI) is a measure of how much the insulation system resistance improves (or degrades) over time. While the PI Test has been considered the primary ...

Description: During the construction of the new factory 3 years ago, Oro de Cacao entrusted ifm with the selection and evaluation of the sensors because of the advantages of IO-Link. ...

Description: This document describes a guideline for evaluating rotating equipment armature and field windings, rated from 1 horsepower (746 Watts) or greater, for winding shorts, phase unbalances and rotor bars. ...

Description: A di-electric material is a material which is a poor conductor of electricity but an efficient supporter of an electrostatic field. When an electrical insulating material is subjected to an ...

Description: New Engineering Brief developed with E-Z-Hook and in partnership Global Spec Engineers. E-Z-Hook's X2015 micro double gripper test connector was developed to address test and measurement challenges of ...

Description: One nuclear power generating facility, located in the Northeastern United States, relies on four vertical service water pumps to feed water to a heat exchanger which cools the sealed ultrapure ...

Description: Electrical Signature Analysis (ESA) is a predictive maintenance (PdM) technology that uses the motor’s supply voltage and operating current to identify existing and developing faults in the ...

Description: After working for over 32 years in Electrified Vehicle technology, I have experienced most areas in the automotive development and engineering space. These experiences have transitioned from service ...

Description: This article reviews the advantages and disadvantages of flux-concentrated transverse flux permanent magnet machines. It also discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the various topologies for ...

Description: It is well known that rotating machinery exhibit specific characteristics when faults cause the geometric centerline of the shaft to periodically move. For more than 70 years, Machinery Vibration ...

Description: Electrical Signature Analysis (ESA) is a predictive maintenance (PdM) technology that uses the motor's supply voltage and operating current to identify existing and developing faults in the entire ...

Description: A motor distributor in the Netherlands provided a 17 Kilowatt, 400-Volt motor to a local hospital in 2015. The hospital rented a portable crane to install the motor onto the roof of the building. The ...

Description: A 398 KW MV motor that runs a blower fan in a cement plant was showing strange behavior. The vibration equipment indicated vibration amplitudes that became chronic with the passage of time. The ...

Description: Ethanol has been a clean-burning fuel used in the United States since the 1850s. Ford’s Model T automobile was designed to run on ethanol, and while ethanol was banned during the Prohibition ...

Description: Easy Tool is an Italian Condition Monitoring Solutions Provider with service and support representatives in Italy. Easy Tool, located in the town of Fabriano, in the province of Ancona, represents ...

Description: Following in the spirit of its founder, Ford continues to focus on innovative technologies and automation solutions to combine and increase quality and efficiency in vehicle production. ...

Description: ifm installed the system for IVECO during operation without the production having to be stopped. The new system could be thoroughly tested in parallel operation. ...

Description: ifm is a partner of the FCA plant in the area of condition-based maintenance. The cooperation was formed with the goal of improving the quality of the production process and saving costs for the plant ...

Description: There is a simple principle in quality control: The sooner errors are discovered, the better. Errors discovered late usually lead to higher costs and more rejects. ...

Description: The race toward autonomous driving is reshaping the automotive industry as we know it. Autonomous vehicles (AVs) promise to revolutionize transportation, offering safer and more efficient mobility ...

Description: This frequency to wavelength calculator is especially useful for the calculation of the element length of the dipole antennas. ...

Description: New Logic Research relies on vibration and ifm for its VSEP technology ...

Description: Temperature sensors are especially used in the print bed and extruder to measure the temperature in those parts of the printers. ...

Description: Alphr has chosen ifm and recommends ifm as an expert in Industry 4.0 and IO-Link technology. ...

Description: Obviously not the most favourable conditions for us humans. But ideal for recycled beverage crates, beer kegs or other containers to ensure they are perfectly clean and ready for a new lease of life. ...

Description: Exhaust air systems are required for various production processes. They are used to exhaust soldering vapours and vapours from the laser marker, and to ensure machine availability and thus the smooth ...

Description: The end result of the wastewater process in a wastewater treatment plant is "clean water". The "primary sludge", which cannot be further purified, is produced during the cleaning process. It is ...

Description: An industrial environment with no control cabinets is barely imaginable. They perform a wide variety of functions: They are used as a space for mounting components to protect them against dirt, dust ...

Description: By developing wave energy converters, CorPower pursues the idea of converting waves into electricity. ...

Description: The correct functioning of a compressor is essential for the production processes. The availability of a compressor has an enormous impact on many production-relevant systems and processes. Important ...

Description: The company Steinhauser is a winery and old house distillery whose cooling system and tanks have been digitised with the help of ifm sensors. ...

Description: With reliability and quality, ifm sensors contribute to efficient, economical indoor farming solutions. They show their strengths in sustainable local supply, but in the future, they could also take ...

Description: The times when farmers would sit on a stool to milk the cows are definitely over. The milk quan­tity and quality are not only influenced by stress-free milking, but also by timing. If the milking ...

Description: GeTech produces gauges and fixtures for the automotive and aerospace industries which are used for checking the tolerances and dimensions of certain parts, particularly fuel lines, coolant lines and ...

Description: The advantage of the Inertial Measurement Unit is that it has a CANopen interface which ensures an easy handling. ...

Description: Slush-Ice machines can be found on almost every corner. If you take a closer look, one thing stands out: ifm is also part of the machines - find out more ...

Description: Modernisation measures deliver critical plant section transparency and reduce downtimes ...

Description: The fans of an extraction system in the production hall are of crucial importance. Soldering vapours and fine dusts resulting from laser marking must be properly extracted. Otherwise, quality losses, ...

Description: IO-Link masters and sensors as well as connecting data by Bluetooth are the solutions that allows John Deere to use 100% of the advantages of IO-Link. These advantages are the digitalisation of ...

Description: KHS is a global supplier of packaging line machines for the beverage industry. KHS equips its packaging line with ifm IO-Link technology, ifm connection technology, and ifm instruments. ...

Description: In order to significantly reduce the still quite high emissions on the over 40,000 km of navigable inland waterways, the EU focuses on clean fuel through effective after-treatment of exhaust gases and ...

Description: Electrical energy monitoring of a machine tool ...

Description: Companies are increasingly focusing on production-level energy monitoring to allow for more efficient, sustainable and forward-looking planning. Information about possible reactive currents can be ...

Description: Knowing how much energy is used in the production of spirits and wines ...

Description: moneo RTM ensures easy monitoring of bladder accumulators in hydraulic systems. Potential bladder failures or ruptures can be detected early and sudden downtimes of the hydraulic system can be ...

Description: Comprehensive condition monitoring of the hydraulic power unit. The aim is to monitor the wear in the hydraulic system and the running time of the pumps in order to optimise them. Limit violations are ...

Description: Online trade has experienced an enormous boom in recent years, not least due to the global pandemic. Compared to high street retail it has significantly expanded its market share. One of the key ...

Description: IO-Link guarantees beer supply in the Munich Oktoberfest marquee ...

Description: "Safe and clean drinking water is a human right" - this was already recognised by the United Nations in 2010. However, the reality still looks different: Over 2 billion people still drink from ...

Description: Port logistics monitoring with 3D sensors in Australia ...

Description: Nothing will remind you of the dusty training models you may have encountered during the physics lessons at school anymore. The Iserlohn-based company Köster Systemtechnik offers didactic models that ...

Description: The C. & A. Veltins brewery relies on MVQ valve sensors supplied by ifm ...

Description: One of the consumer goods categories with the greatest rate of growth is wearables, which heavily rely on electronics miniaturization. Customers are becoming more and more reliant on smartphones and ...

Description: How to choose the correct EMC test antenna based upon the requirements of the standard. A simple guide to determining the correct choice of antenna to match the test required. ...

Description: The control units onto auto numbers a lot, the communication between these units works through CAN field-bus. ...

Description: CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire) is one of the largest and most respected centers for fundamental physics research in ...

Description: Automated materials testing machines from ZwickRoell speed up product development and support an efficient and reliable quality control process. Based on these important benefits, Henkel AG & Co. ...

Description: Plastronics, a Smiths Interconnect technology brand, is a global provider of innovation for semiconductor reliability testing, meeting the industry’s burn-in socket needs for more than 40 years. ...

Description: The oscilloscope is the equal of the engineer's eyes, It can transform electrical signals that are invisible to the eyes into a visible waveform, using the oscilloscope can observe various signal ...

Description: Downtime for critical equipment is costly in terms of dollar expense, productivity and human lives. Oil analysis is one of the most important and reliable techniques to keep these assets up and ...

Description: There is a lot of discussion about artificial intelligence (AI), internet of things (IoT) and how these can be applied in all areas of reliability programs, particularly oil analysis. In this ...

Description: This article is the first in a series to make a strong case for performing more and better testing of in service lubricants in order to replace unplanned repairs and unplanned downtime with planned ...

Description: Many modern innovations can be traced to adaptations of the natural world around us, but applying the principles found in nature to real-world implementations is not exactly apples-to-apples. Velcro ...