July/August 2019

LABFACILITY says its Labcal PRO is fully characterised for Pt100 sensors and all major thermocouples J,K,N,T,E,R,S and B. The company says exceptionally stable automatic cold junction compensation with a rejection of 100:1 is incorporated for thermocouple ranges, alternatively, external or manual referencing can be selected as required.Displayed values and user information are indicated on a bright clear OLED screen with diffused backlighting. Data can be displayed in °C, °F, K, Ω or mV as required; nine front panel push keys, the only user controls, are used in conjunction with the display screen. Labfacility says it is this arrangement which makes for very simple and ‘friendly’ operation.The Labcal PRO can accept two Pt100 sensors and/or two thermocouples of similar or different types (J,K,N,T,E,R,S and B). t | 01243 871280 e | sales@labfacility.com w | www.labfacility.com 3M, the science-based technology company, reports it has added a 10” filter cartridge and housing (referred to collectively as a filter system) to its High Flow Filter System range, extending its capability to lower process flow applications, including modular water treatment systems and filling lines. 3M says its new High Flow 10” Filter Cartridge uses the same proprietary high efficiency polypropylene microfibre filter media as the existing 40” and 60” length versions and the compound radial pleat structure and large diameter core offers the same significant advantages: high flow rates per filter cartridge in a compact design, allowing fast and easy filter change- outs. The High Flow 10” Filter System from 3M is available now. w | 3M.co.uk/highflow / 3Mireland.ie/highflow A new white paper from a leading compressor specialist BOGE COMPRESSORS discusses the important role that compressed air systems must play in the development and management of the ‘Flexible Factory’. The white paper, which is available via free download from the BOGE website, explains how world-scale manufacturing plants that are common in China and India are now a thing of the past for UK enterprise. A new manufacturing paradigm based on the so-called ‘flexible factory’, is now needed to boost UK manufacturing efficiency and provide the agility required to move away from a narrow mass production model to one that enables rapid change from one high-value production run to the next. w | https://uk.boge.com/en SANDVIK has announced it has opened a state-of-the- art coiled tubing line for premium grades of seamless stainless steel products in smaller dimensions at its Zhenjiang tube mill near Shanghai, China. The commitment to produce longer lengths of weld-free coiled tubing locally will enable customers in the Asia Pacific region to receive deliveries within 28 days, instead of waiting four to six months for longer length reels to arrive from abroad. “The new coiled tube offering is a further step in our commitment to boost the competitiveness of customers in China and throughout the Asia Pacific region,” says Satish Sharath, business unit president. “We’ve seen a rising demand on projects within chemical processing, oil and gas, alternative energy and other industries for urgent local supplies of coiled tubing.” e | alice.fang@sandvik.com w | materials.sandvik Coiled tubing line WILLIAM HUGHES a leading spring, wire form and assembly specialist has expanded its range of specialist services for the manufacturing industry with the acquisition of JK Metrology & Quality Services of Liskeard, Cornwall. JK Metrology is a well established metrology and quality consultancy for ISO 17027, ISO 9000 etc. and offers a UKAS calibration service to ISO 17025. “This acquisition will be of particular interest to our many customers involved in the manufacture of high specification, high precision components, where accurate measurement is key to the success of their business,” said Max Hughes, managing director at William Hughes. “By investing resources and people into this established and well respected business, we will be able to offer a range of benefits for customers – including a reduced turnaround time.” t | 01963 363377 e | sales@wmhughes.co.uk w | www.wmhughes.co.uk Metrology services for precision manufacturing Improving manufacturing competitiveness KATRONIC TECHNOLOGIES, a leading manufacturer of non-invasive, clamp-on flow instrumentation, has announced its newest development, the KATflow 180 clamp-on meter for gases. The company says the ATEX- approved KATflow 180 takes non-invasive, clamp- on measurement into new areas with the ability to measure gaseous flow at low pressures and even in metal pipes – something that was previously virtually impossible to achieve. Clamp-on measurement of gas has, typically, required minimum pressures of around 5 bar and has been limited to plastic pipes and ‘ideal’ installations. The KATflow 180 can be used where the pressure is well below that ‘minimum’, even down to atmospheric pressure. Not only that, but Katronic’s ‘Lamb’ wave technology has made accurate measurement possible even in metal pipes, including steel. t | 02476 714 111 e | info@katronic.co.uk w | www.katronic.com PRO precision thermometer New flowmeter for gases 18 | Plant & Works Engineering www.pwemag.co.uk July/August 2019 Maintenance Matters High flow filter system range