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rom low end pocket thermometers through a range of DMM and Clamp
Meters to specialist flue gas analysers and high vibration analysers, TPI has become the one-stop-shop for industrial instrumentation requirements. However, to truly understand the
TPI philosophy you must learn some history. TPI was started in Portland by Joe Aleskus, a serial instrumentation entrepreneur, who had secured a manufacturing facility in South Korea as early as 1971. Interestingly enough, when Joe first stayed in Seoul his hotel had armed guards on every floor. Note to the instrumentation engineers of tomorrow – set up a factory in Iraq, that’s effectively what Joe Aleskus did! Over the next few years companies were created and sold, resulting in TPI and a range of 400+ industrial instruments. Roll the clock forward to 2013 and TPI purchased UK Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) equipment manufacturer C-Cubed, adding two critical components to its business – vibration analysis and the ability to rapidly create low volume customer specific instruments. Within the specialised market of
Flue Gas Analysis, TPI is undoubtedly one of the leading developers and manufacturers. The fact that one major UK service provider invested in a fleet of more than 8000 units says it all. However, as with all technology, Flue Gas Analyser technology is moving at a fast pace and 2017 will see the launch of a completely new range of products. Without giving too much away before the launch, consider the following scenario: Mrs Smith at Number 1 has a new
smart gas meter fitted. Kevin Carefully- Doesit fits the meter, carries out let-by and tightness tests and all is well. Mrs Jones at Number 2 also has a new smart gas meter fitted. Jonny Flyby-Night fits the meter, carries out no testing and leaves. Mrs Davies at Number 3 also has a new meter fitted by Kevin Carefully- Doesit, who again carries out all the testing. Later that day Mrs Davies’ son turns up to hang a picture and puts a nail through a gas pipe but doesn’t notice. That night there is a gas explosion. Kevin Carefully-Doesit has fitted two out of the three meters so the
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focus is on him, the trouble is that he has absolutely no way of proving that he did the testing on both the gas meters he installed. This may be a bit far-fetched,
but in an increasingly litigious world TPI is working to support gas engineers by creating instruments that not only help improve the accuracy of the testing but also help to provide the proof that the work was carried out to the highest
professional standards. Once upon a time the critical tools for
service engineers were hammers and spanners, these days they are more likely to be clamp meters, DMMs, manometers and IR thermometers. Not only does TPI have one of the largest ranges of industrial instrumentation, but it has the capability to create extremely cost effective kits. So whether you have a modest team of five engineers or a huge team of 5000 TPI can create a high performance yet cost-effective solution to ensure your engineers operate to their full capability. To service the maintenance industry, the TPI CBM equipment range currently offers five hand-held vibration analysers and two fixed installation units. The simple, yet effective, TPI 9070 hand-held vibration meter has a built-in accelerometer and features a full colour screen displaying vibration values with traffic- light colour coded alarms for overall (ISO) machine vibration levels and bearing wear. It also includes a full frequency spectrum (FFT) with cursor and all for a list price of only £320. The TPI 9080, acclaimed in the industry as having set a new benchmark for vibration analysers, uses an industry
Why? I hear you saying. Well the answer is that the industrial instrumentation manufactured by Test Products International (TPI) of Portland Oregon will solve a lot of headaches
standard BNC connected IEPE accelerometer and offers on-meter CBM analysis for machine faults such as unbalance, misalignment, looseness and bearing wear, along with colour coded alarms and FFT with cursors. In addition, it can store readings from up to 1000 machines in its route based memory. In-line with TPI’s philosophy of being the value leader, the TPI 9080 comes at an incredibly low list price of only £660. The top of the range TPI 9041 Ultra II
vibration analyser truly is a vibration analyst’s dream and includes a 2-plane field balancer, RFID tagging of measurement points, up to 51,000 line FFTs, phase and shaft orbit analysis plus a host of powerful diagnostic features all for a list price of £4500. This price also includes C-Trend II, TPI’s incredibly powerful PC trending, analysis and reporting software. TPI is now extremely
TPI has become the one-stop-shop for industrial instrumentation requirements
The 9080, 9041 and 9070 instruments
pleased to offer its latest two fixed installation, on-line CBM products, the TPI 9034 and TPI 9038 smart vibration monitors. At a per channel cost as low as £121, the TPI 9038 has eight industry standard IEPE vibration sensor inputs, each with a 4-20mA output (suitable for legacy operation with PLCs for example) and a 24VDC digital output (suitable for switching relays etc.) and it can log up to 1500 readings/per channel – with full FFT data for each reading. The TPI 9038 comes with its own simple to use PC software that allows easy configuring of alarms and output channels, as well as being able to display real time vibration data via the 9038’s built-in USB and Ethernet connections. Whilst TPI is extremely
proud of the range of TPI branded instruments, it is also extremely proud of the vast array of private labelled and custom instruments that it has developed over the years for a wide range of industries such as automotive, pharmaceutical, food manufacturing and oil & gas. Whether you need to
kit out your service team, predict failures on
your production plant or enhance your own product range, TPI can enhance your capabilities.
TPI Europe T: 01293 530196
www.tpieurope.com
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