November 2017

November 2017 | Plant &Works Engineering | Maintenance Matters 21 GRUNDFOS says its Grundfos Product Center (GPC) is well-established as the ‘go to’pump selection tool of choice for an increasing number of industry professionals and this could be because much thought and consideration went into its design to deliver a pump selection tool that would make choosing the right pump solution as straightforward as possible. Grundfos says this ease of selection is also true when a replacement pump is required, customers simply log onto the Product Center and select the REPLACEMENT option on the home page. From here they enter the name of the old pump into the Quick Search field or alternatively, they can enter the pump name and other data into the Classic Search field. The Product Center will then display the top three replacement pump choices and customers can filter the selection by choosing either the pump with the lowest purchase price, or the pump with the lowest energy consumption or the pump with the lowest total lifecycle costs. Grundfos says additional requirements, such as fluid type, lifecycle costs and evaluation criteria provide additional filtering options and will ensure that finding the best pump replacement choice is there waiting whenever it is needed. w| www.grundfos.co.uk RENOVOTEC, a fast growing UK rugged hardware and services provider for warehousing and distribution, manufacturing and retail companies has announced it is launching an incentive promotion for the new Zebra ZT600 Series thermal printers by providing free print heads for the life of every ZT600 Series printer using Zebra media, plus free telephone support on every ZT600 product – an offer that is unique to Renovotec. The company says the ZT600 Series has been designed to keep critical operations running reliably across multiple applications in demanding industrial environments, with low-to-no downtime and high-volume, superior-quality print production. Powerful communication and connectivity options and compatibility with other printing systems increase the ZT600’s usefulness in logistics and manufacturing, supply chain environments. w| www.renovotec.com IDHAMMAR says it can empower engineers with the Idhammar Mobile Maintenance application, enabling them to check and allocate stock or initiate work-orders in real-time, without returning to the office. The company says Idhammar MMS provides mobile functionality for iOS and Android devices that synchronises engineers’work orders wirelessly with the central CMMS and there is no need to purchase additional hardware as Idhammar MMS is compatible with any authentic and reputable smartphone or tablet device. The company says this mobile capability allows maintenance engineers to complete work orders in the field, in real time; a feature which is especially important if there are assets in wide-ranging locations and newly identified tasks can be created and added even if users are not within wireless range. t| 0117 9209400 e| info@idhammarsystems.com Data management systems SICK reports it has developed the SureSense family of user-customisable photo-electric sensors - a concept that enables machine builders and plant engineers to specify from a wide-range of sensing options all within a standard technology, set-up, mounting and housing. The company says the durable SureSense sensors can reliably detect nearly any object in any environment in warehousing and logistics applications – ensuring machines and lines stay up and running at full capacity. David Hannaby, UK product manager, explains“We are seeing more companies looking to use a hybrid sensor that allows flexibility in mounting either from the side or from the front. During installation and operation, SureSense’s signal strength bar gives a clear indication of the sensor’s performance, making set up and operation easier for engineers.” t| 01727 831121 e| andrea.hornby@sick.co.uk Customisable sensors Industrial printing systems ESAB Welding and Cutting Products has launched ESAB Cloud Services, featuring ESAB WeldCloud and ESAB CutCloud online data management systems for welding and mechanising. The company says the factory of the future links together all of its machine ecosystems and by connecting CutCloud and WeldCloud, ESAB provides manufacturers and fabricators with seamless integration. ESAB says as a company that excels in cutting, welding and automation, it is uniquely positioned to offer the industry’s broadest solutions for online data management. ESAB Cloud Services WeldCloud and CutCloud use an open- architecture so they can enable a customer to interlink all of the production data in a business, across all departments. ESAB says this also brings complete transparency to production flows, including order processing, process times and more. w| www.esab.com Mobile maintenance Simplifying pump replacement