CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT UPDATE
From hazardous areas to security, imaging is a key technology
Continuous, real-time and on-line imaging is important to ensure that maintenance costs are reduced, production maximised and plant security not compromised. Eugene McCarthy reports.
Die kontinuierliche Online-Abbildung ist wichtig, um zu sichern, dass die Wartungskosten reduziert, die Produktion maximiert und die Anlagensicherheit nicht beeinträchtigt werden. Eugene McCarthy berichtet.
L’imagerie en continu, en temps réel et en ligne est primordiale pour garantir la diminution des frais de maintenance, la maximisation de la production ainsi que la sécurité de l’usine. Selon Eugene McCarthy.
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luke says its new 568 Ex intrinsically safe infrared (IR) thermometer is the one product that can be used in Class I Div 1 and Div 2 or Zone 1 and 2 hazardous environments anywhere in the world. Whether in petroleum, chemical, oil
and gas, or pharmaceutical environments, the 568 Ex allows users to carry them into the most Ex rated areas all around the globe. With a straight-forward user interface
and soft-key menus, the Fluke 568 Ex makes even complex measurements easy. Quickly navigate and adjust emissivity, save data or turn on and off alarms, with just a few pushes of a button; all in a single intrinsically safe tool certified by major rating bodies from around the world. With a rugged, easy-to-use, ergonomic
design, the Fluke 568 can stand up to tough industrial, electrical, and mechanical environments and measure from -40°C to 800°C. Other benefits include: easily
Fig. 1. Land says its new SPOT R100 multi-mode thermometer sets the standard for usability.
access advanced features with the soft- key buttons and graphical display; measures small objects from further away, with a distance-to-spot ratio of 50:1; compatible with mini-connector K-type thermocouple probe; confidently measures a wide variety of surfaces with the adjustable emissivity feature,
including a built-in material table; capture up to 99 points of data;
confidently troubleshoot equipment with ±1 per cent measurement accuracy; and a
versatile interface with five languages
from which to choose. Also new is the Fluke 572-2 high- temperature IR thermometer. Fluke
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says it can be used in high-temperature industrial environments all around the world. Whether in power utility, metal refining and smelting, glass, cement or petrochemical environments, the 572-2 will give accurate high-temperature and high distance-to-spot measurements. Like the 568 Ex, the 572-2 also makes
complex measurements easy, says the company. Quickly navigate and adjust emissivity, start data logging, or turn on and off alarms, with just a few pushes of a button. It measures from -30°C to 900°C; has
60:1 distance to spot ratio with dual laser sighting for fast, accurate targeting; has a multi-language interface; high and low temperature alarms; and can store and review 99 data sets. According to Land, its new SPOT
R100 multi-mode thermometer sets the standard for usability; with on-board processing capabilities, a separate signal processing device is not required (Fig 1). There is a simple user interface
integral to the thermometer for local setup and configuration, including spot size and focus distance, live target temperature, emissivity, alarms, measurement range and more. In addition, the instrument has an in-built visual camera to aid target alignment. Configuration can be achieved remotely over the internet via the dedicated web browser or SPOT Viewer software. The size and shape of the SPOT
design means it can easily replace existing installed thermometers. In addition, the new thermometers use a patented green LED for sighting (no laser safety issues) to confirm spot size and focal length simply and accurately. All SPOT thermometers offer a combination of Ethernet, Modbus TCP, video and analogue input and outputs as standard. All the expected measurement parameters including averaging, peak picking, mode master, and background compensation are standard on all models.
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