September 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 SICK reports it has launched the smallest industrial UHF RFID read/write device of its kind, the RFU610, creating new opportunities to integrate RFID track and trace capability in automated machines and mobile vehicles across production, materials handling, and logistics environments. Almost half the size of SICK’s next-level, mid- range RFU620 reader, the RFU610 needs an installation space of just 80 x 92 x 38 mm and achieves an impressive scanning range of ≤ 0.5metres. The SICK RFU610 is said to be ideal for short- range auto-ident applications such as tracking of smaller parts, sub-assemblies and electronic components, materials handling in e-Kanban processes, automating validation of correct tool set-up on industrial machines, as well as monitoring consignment transfers onto smaller automated guided vehicles and carts. t | 01727 831121 e | andrea.hornby@sick.co.uk w | www.sick.co.uk Industrial UHF RFID read/write device Improving manufacturing competitiveness BLUE DIAMOND TECHNOLOGIES, now part of TRITEC Performance Solutions, says due to its extensive experience in working with trusted suppliers in the Far East, it can offer custom parts in low minimum quantities (500 pieces) without the need for high minimum orders that run into thousands of pieces and this allows customers to source a custom part with very little risk and minimum cost. “There are many ways we can help our customers get the best outcome from sourcing low cost custom parts. Using our services removes many of the problems and risks associated with sourcing directly from suppliers in the Far East.” explains Mike Doel, business development manager. “Customers often contact us because they cannot find a standard product to do the required job and they don’t want to compromise on product design or quality. “ t | 023 8025 8966 e | sales@blue-diamond.co.uk w | www.blue-diamond.co.uk PRO precision thermometer Sourcing custom parts overseas 14 | Plant & Works Engineering www.pwemag.co.uk September 2019 Maintenance Matters High flow filter system range