July/August 2019

What do American footballers, and the workings of their teams, have in common with system technology from RITTAL and EPLAN? Paresh Kansara, Rittal’s product manager for industrial & outdoor enclosures says “more than you might expect.” In short, both operate on an “all for one and one for all” basis. Both demonstrate how coordinated systems that link together can tap into unimagined potential. American football is a heady mix of speed, precision and power, with individual players relentlessly pushing their performance to the limit and beyond, all for the good of the team. Visit www.pwemag.co.uk to read the full release. e | information@rittal.co.uk w | www.rittal.co.uk / www.friedhelm-loh-group.com RIELLO reports its RX premix packaged burners are now available in outputs up to 3MW, offering NOx levels of less than 40mg/kWh, with high turndown ratios of up to 8:1, across a wide range of models. Riello says its RX burners feature an exclusive design that includes a patented woven wire gauze ‘sock’ covering the combustion head cylinder. Gas and combustion air are mixed upstream of the combustion head and then pass through precision-located ports and the gauze ‘sock’ to ignite on the external surface of the combustion head. This arrangement enables a very compact flame with a diameter directly related to the burner firing rate, ensuring precise heat control and optimum efficiency at all loads. t | 01480 432144 e | info@rielloburners.co.uk w | www.rielloburners.co.uk Test and measurement expert HBM reports it has expanded its range of data acquisition modules with the SomatXR MX1609TB-R and says this amplifier is part of the industry standard’s SomatXR family, and provides engineers with a reliable and flexible solution to measuring temperature, particularly in harsh operating conditions. With 16 channels and a sample rate of up to 100 kS/s per channel, the MX1609TB-R is shock resistant with an IP54/IP67 degree of protection, which makes it ideal for use in measurement tasks within a wide range of applications, such as mobile measurement and tests with off-highway vehicles, stationary measurements and field tests in harsh environments. The MX1609TB-R, which features a compact design, supports type T thermocouples and offers especially good linearity in the range from -50°C to 200°C. t | 01525 304980 e | info@uk.hbm.com w | www.hbm.com To meet the growing demand for its contract Form-in- Place Foam Gasketing (FIPFG) service, TECHSIL has announced a 25% increase in production capacity. This has been achieved at the UK manufacturing site with the addition of a 4th production cell. The company says using an innovative single-component liquid polyurethane foam sealing system and machine technology Techsil’s bespoke FIPG contracting service is the economical and reliable solution for replacing labour intensive peel and stick gasket applications. Techsil says the foam gasketing systems mean that customers can introduce high specification seals, without the need to invest. The 6 axis robot systems apply foam beads to a wide range of substrates, including plastics, metals and glass. From simple flat parts to complex 3D profiles and double face applications. e | technical@techsil.co.uk w | www.techsil.co.uk/resource-centre/ form-in-place-foam-gasket-service/ Form-in-Place Foam Gasket service IFM ELECTRONIC says its new range of Fieldbus modules with IO-Link master functionality, are designed to meet the demands for ever-increasing levels of intelligent sensing and control to facilitate the drive toward increasingly sophisticated automation and IT. These robust, decentralised modules are Industry 4.0 ready and enable connectivity of sensors to PLC’s via the fieldbus and securely to the IT infrastructure via a separate IoT port. The company says these modules serve as a gateway between intelligent IO-Link sensors and the field bus as well as allowing important information from intelligent sensors to be sent simultaneously into the IT world. With a separate IoT Ethernet socket the IT network can be set-up completely separate from the automation network. t | 020 8213 2222 e | Enquiry.gb@ifm.com w | www.ifm.com Fieldbus modules with IO-Link master functionality Data acquisition amplifier Digitally supported switchgear engineering Premix burners now up to 3MW “Working on 3-phase systems is more dangerous than working on single-phase domestic circuits simply because of the high energy loads they are designed to deliver,” said Brendan Beaver, manager of METREL UK, provider of innovative test solutions. “Making and breaking connections can be a risky business particularly when you are working live.” “How much better would it be if you could make the connections once and switch the connections remotely? Even better, simpler and safer for the operator if the tester automated the testing process and drove the connection switching.” “Metrel has introduced a 3-phase active switch adapter A1507 to make this fantasy a reality when used with either of the Metrel touch screen multi-function testers, MI3152 and MI3155. The testing automation comes from the Autosequence function of both testers.” t | 01924 245000 w | www.metrel.co.uk 34 | Plant & Works Engineering www.pwemag.co.uk July/August 2019 Process, Controls & Plant 3-phase fantasy