TECHNOLOGY IN ACTION
New Weidmuller screwdrivers deliver functional and comfortable solutions W
eidmüller is expanding its assortment of screwdrivers with an angled spring opener, a hexalobular socket (Torx®) screwdriver with T- handles and bits, a plus/minus screwdriver with interchangeable blades and a Robertson (square tipped) screwdriver, to meet industry demands.
Using the angled spring opener makes it easier to reach tension clamp terminals mounted in confined spaces such as in distribution cabinets. To achieve this, the blade is curved at an angle of 40°, a design feature that also simplifies handling. The angled spring opener is a useful tool with which to open the tension clamp of terminal blocks from Weidmüller's Z- Series, MICROSERIES and TERMSERIES.
The Hexalobular socket (Torx®) screwdriver
with T-handles and bits offers compelling levels of comfort, because the user is able to engage the deep-seated screw much more easily with the screwdriver.
damaging the screw head profile.
With screws with plus/minus heads being increasingly used in the electronics sector, such as in relay bases requiring low torques or in surge protection modules requiring higher torques, there has been an increase in market demand for plus/minus screwdrivers and interchangeable blades. The Weidmuller plus/minus screwdrivers come in two blade lengths – 80mm and 100mm. The new Robertson (square tipped) screwdriver that has been added to the portfolio fulfils requirements in NAFTA countries, where square socket screws are often used.
As VDE insulated screwdrivers, the new plus/minus screwdriver with interchangeable blades and the Robertson screwdriver are certified for work on live components up to 1000 VAC and 1500 VDC in accordance with DIN EN 60900, IEC 900.
Weidmuller UK Tel: 0845 094 2006
CSB summing box from HBM H
Web:
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BM has launched the CSB summing box to conveniently combine measurements from up to four piezoelectric force sensors in parallel and connect them to a charge amplifier input. The CSB summing box simplifies the use of piezoelectric force sensors in parallel while providing additional benefits.
The CSB’s connection
shielding is electrically isolated from the enclosure simplifying installation since additional insulation for the enclosure is not needed; HBM introduced this approach on its range of PACEline charge amplifiers. Possible signal interference from ground loops is effectively prevented. Typical applications for piezoelectric force transducers
connected in parallel are found throughout mechanical engineering as well as in packaging and sealing machines. Other applications include drop testing for devices along with similar testing requirements.
HBM United Kingdom Ltd Tel: 020 8515 6100
ick UK's new LMS500 family of laser sensors achieve consistent high performance in adverse conditions,
delivering reliable moving object detection and distance measurement even in the most challenging of environments. New sensing and signal processing technology has been developed for the LMS500 enabling it to achieve high-speed, accurate performance and high availability even in bad weather or low-visibility conditions. “The incontrovertible rule in laser measurement used to be – if you can’t see it, the laser can’t see it, but with the LMS500 this is no longer true,” explains Tim Stokes, SICK (UK) laser sensor specialist. “These hard-working sensors ignore spray, smoke and dust and cope with rain, snow, ice and fog. They operate harbour-side or in heavy industry, in mines, on buildings or highways in the toughest environments.” The LMS500 uses a novel 5-echo technology, combined with a very small radius (3.6mrad) spot, to ignore irrelevant signals that would distract sensors of lower capability.
LMS500 laser sensor S
SICK (UK) Ltd Tel: 01727 831121 Electrical Engineering SEPTEMBER 2012 Web:
www.sick.co.uk enter 841 Web:
www.hbm.com enter 840 Riegens Shine the Light R
iegens has supplied a wide range of lighting to Kent County Council’s new Library and History Centre in Maidstone. The purpose built complex has been constructed to offer the public access to more of the county’s archive material, whilst providing a 21st century library in the heart of Kent. Specified by Frankham Consultancy Group of Haywards Health, Riegens were chosen to supply exterior and interior lighting, in addition to luminaires with special UV filters for areas housing historical papers, to ensure no deterioration from the illumination. The new centre was constructed by Warings Contractors Ltd., and opened in Spring 2012. Installed by electrical engineers ETDE, Riegens Lynx system was used in the library to offer a flexible lighting solution through modular construction. Wire suspended and with a soft oval profile, the system offers a range of high performance optics to allow direct or indirect/direct lighting. For the repository area, Riegens robust, high performance Corex Industry fittings were installed to supply a good direct light source.
Riegens Lighting Ltd Tel: 01376 333400 Web:
www.riegens-lighting.com
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