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Also Distributors for other manufacturers: • PHOENIX CONTACT, • FINDER Relays, • CHINT Circuit Protection, Wiring Accessories & Control Components


• EATON GMT range of fuses. • SWITCHGEAR SYSTEMS Power Distribution.


All can be found via our Webstore, or contact us at our Works as shown:


COLTER PRODUCTS LTD  01371-876887  sales@coltergroup.co.uk  www.coltergroup.net


What is prognostics and how can it help you? Simply put, prognostics is the art of being able to accurately forecast when a component or machine will fail I


t can be easy to confuse it with condition monitoring but it differs in the way that condition monitoring tends


to focus more on the alerting of the here and now state of the machine, identifying failure as it is happening. It’s great when you know what you’re looking for but often the failures that catch you out and lead to downtime are things that you never expected to see – your condition monitoring system then become next to useless. Prognostics is all about forecasting the risk of failure


long before there is operational impact, providing a time to the failure (Remaining Useful Life, RUL). It is achieved through combining condition indicators to determine a degradation indicator that is modeled and tracked. With the introduction of the Industry 4.0, prognostics is


now a lot more accessible than before. Manufacturers can now implement prognostic solutions for less than the cost of a specialist technician. Allowing them to avoid downtime and maximize Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). Want to learn more? Download our Prognostics: Going


beyond Condition Monitoring white paper here: info.senseye.io/automation-magazine-white-paper


From simple to complex New sensors and switches portfolio for food, beverage and automation W


ith the launch of its new low cost high specification VEGABAR pressure switch/sensor and VEGAPOINT level switches, it enables VEGA to help customers in


even more areas in the food and beverage production processes. This brand new compact instrument series is perfectly tailored to the standard applications that still require high quality and strict hygiene. The new level and pressure devices have a universal adapter system of process fittings


that provide the flexibility needed to keep installation and spares inventory costs low. A unique ultra-bright, eye-catching, 360° illuminated status display ring ensures visibility, safety and process reliability. Its status colours can be custom-selected easily seen from any direction – even in bright daylight. Some of the new pressure switch/sensors feature


displays and keypads with dual easy-read text and VDMA menu, ensuring the right set up every time and easy understanding of pressure measurement or switch status. Another prominent feature of the instruments is their communication capabilities.


They feature Bluetooth wireless, which offers another option for safe remote and easy set up or function check of devices without the need for a PC, cables or connectors. Just download the free, simple (and award-winning) VEGATOOLS App. Also available is the IO-Link protocol, this ensures compatibility, intelligent data transfer and simple, fast system integration.


VEGA  www.vega.com/uk


Senseye  0845 838 8615  sales@senseye.io  www.senseye.io


olter manufacture & supply Electronic Controls, Fuse alarm indication, PLC'S, Relay Interfaces and other


The new VEGABAR compact pressure switch/sensors and VEGAPOINT compact capacitive level switches. They feature a super-bright 360° status display, selected from 256 different colours, easily seen from any direction.


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The universal, flexible hygienic adapter system reduces not only the amount of work involved but also the spare parts inventory.


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