ADVERTORIAL TECHNOLOGY IN ACTION
Dixon – Exhibiting at PPMA Show D
ixon are pleased to be exhibiting again this year and are looking forward to showing visitors the extensive range of
hygienic process equipment. Dixon offers FDA and 3A approved stainless steel fittings, unions, tube, pumps and valves for the food, dairy, beverage and brewery industries. Dixon will be showcasing their range of hygienic fittings and actuated valves along with a carousel of hygienic hoses assemblies offering odourless and taste free properties suitable for liquid foodstuffs. Dixon’s extensive hygienic hose range now includes Heat Traced, Hot Water Thermal and Duplex hose assemblies
New benchmark in thermal flow measurement
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he new benchmark in thermal flow measurement is the SA from ifm electronic. Quite simply the best and
easiest to use, the SA is optimised for a range of media including water, oils, glycol and air. Not only will the SA measure the flow rate, but the device will also measure the temperature of the medium. The SA features a highly visible four-digit display, which the user can configure to show the flow rate or temperature and to alternate from red to green as required, and the housing can be aligned for optimum readability.
As only a simple probe needs to be inserted into the
pipe, the SA is easy to fit and versatile, covering a range of pipe sizes from and internal diameter of just 15mm up to a massive 400mm. Accuracy and speed of response are vital, and the SA
performs on both counts. IFM
020 8213-0000
www.ifm-electronic.co.uk
as part of the standard range along with a range of rubber, silicone, PVC and PTFE hose assemblies which can be custom made to exact requirements with accessories including wash down guns and steam lances. The new compact impact resistant sight glass is also going to be available to see. This new sight glass is used widely in the food, dairy and beverage hygienic processes to view products and fluids. This design is perfect for hoses and high traffic areas.
Dixon 01772 323529
www.dixoneurope.co.uk
Compressor package slashes manufacturer’s energy costs by 90%
and pipework. The customer’s 110kW compressor was predominantly used in air beds for
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lifting and shifting components, air tools and punch presses feeding the manufacturing plant. However, three other unused factories also remain on the site due to downsizing of the UK manufacturing operation. All three redundant factories were fully pressurised, but suffered from leaks and this cost the company £47,385 a year in power consumption.
By decommissioning the pipework feeding the three unused factories and installing the high efficiency BOGE
EasyFit aluminium pipework system, BOGE platinum partner Airflow Compressors & Pneumatics was able to exchange the 110kW compressor for a 15kW package, bringing the power consumption down dramatically to just £3,450 per annum.
BOGE
New Compact Part-Turn Gearboxes Meet Requirements For 90° Applications With Standard Industrial Valves
actuator manufacturer AUMA. The GQB gearboxes combine compact design with superior quality and reliability. Engineered and manufactured in Germany, they have been designed to meet the requirements for basic 90° applications with standard industrial valves such as butterfly and ball valves. All components within the power drive, like the
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worm wheel and worm shaft, are surface hardened to increase wear resistance. In addition, all housing parts are powder-coated using AUMA’s corrosion- resistant two-layer powder coating system. The housing incorporates a coaxial primary
reduction gear as well as integral mounting flanges for the actuator, handwheel and valve. This considerably reduces the number of parts and the amount of material required, without compromising performance. End stops to limit the valve travel are easily accessible next to the output drive shaft. A patent-pending overload protection guarantees safety in case of excessive torque. Cyrille Decker, Product Manager at AUMA, says:
“This unique overload protection ensures gearbox housing integrity even in the event of critical input torques. With the GQB the AUMA Group worldwide can offer a high-quality gearbox at an attractive price.” The GQB range complements AUMA’s proven GS part-turn gearboxes, which will continue to be used for demanding applications with special valves and for special requirements, for example in hydropower plants, weirs or dams. The new GQB gearboxes are currently available in three sizes – GQB 160.1, GQB 200.1 and GQB 250.1 – covering a
torque range from 21 000 Nm to 84 000 Nm. AUMA
54 01275 871141 JULY/AUGUST 2017 | PROCESS & CONTROL
www.auma.com
new range of part-turn gearboxes, the GQB series, extends the gearbox portfolio of electric
Lenze presents the best recipes at PPMA
in September. Demonstrations show how Virtual Reality can give engineers an insight to the operation of complex mechanics and software, leading to faster machine development. Visitors who participate in a demonstration can take away their personal VR viewer. Lenze is increasingly using Virtual Reality technology as
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an extremely effective engineering and training tool. PPMA visitors can experience it themselves on the Lenze stand and those that do so will be given a smartphone VR viewer to take away. The main potential of VR lies in making it easier to deal with the growing complexity of machine automation, by giving programmers and design engineers live experience of their applications through a digital twin. This term describes a digital virtual copy of the design that is put together in parallel with the real machine. Visit the Lenze stand - J56 in Hall 5 - to see the future for food and beverage machinery.
Lenze 01234 753 227
www.lenze.co.uk
CONNECTINGINDUSTRY.COM/PROCESS&CONTROL
enze is serving up innovative drive and automation concepts for a virtual world on Stand J56 at PPMA Show
01484 719921
www.boge.co.uk
leading manufacturer of drive train technology in the wind energy sector is saving almost £44,000 a year thanks to the installation of a BOGE compressor
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