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Starrett 2900 Series Electronic Indicators

The L.S. Starrett Company has introduced a new line of full-featured Electronic Digital Indicators, an enhanced version of its 2900 series. The new Indicators including 2900 electronic, and W2900 electronic wireless models are made in the U.S.A., feature true absolute sensor technology that minimizes the chance of data loss, glass scales, high accuracy to +/-.00005” and IP67 protection from hostile shop environments including coolant, chips and dirt. The indicators are also now available in fully wireless models, a newly designed 4” (100 mm) inch range model, and all indicators feature rechargeable batteries.

Starrett 2900 and W2900 Indicators offer users a choice of features from basic to advanced or selectable resolution, and all models feature data output for statistical process control (SPC).

The indicators have an intuitive design and layout that is easy to learn and use, in addition to positive, tactile-feel button activation and a large, easy to read LCD display. Selectable resolution models, fixed ratio measurement systems, one micron resolution and metric-only versions are also available. Models feature long battery life, but are also rechargeable, have origin set and zero set, counting direction switching (±), true absolute sensor technology in 2900-1 and 2900-6 models, are compatible with 25 series indicator backs, and all indicators are CE compliant.

Starrett 2900 Series Indicators are equipped with RS232 output and compatible with 2900 SCM, SCU and SCKB cables, while Starrett W2900 Series Indicators, which have all the same features and capabilities of the 2900 series, are fully wireless and equipped to send data for SPC analysis at the push of a button with no cables required. Both the 2900 and W2900 series are available in ½ “, 1”, 2” ranges and new 4” range models, inch-metric models in 1/2", 1", 2" (12 mm, 25 mm and 50 mm) and metric only models in 12 mm, 25 mm and 50 mm ranges.

Starrett 2900 Series Indicators are ideal for use with industry data collection devices and systems such as Starrett DataSure® 4.0, the most scalable, secure, robust data acquisition solution with unprecedented range and capabilities and for leveraging data for SPC and Industry 4.0 applications.

The L.S. Starrett Company
https://www.starrett.com/2900-indicators

Rockwell Automation GuardLink 2.0

GuardLink® 2.0 is the world’s most advanced serially connected safety input solution designed to reduce downtime and installation costs. GuardLink 2.0 offers advanced diagnostics by way of the new Allen-Bradley® 432ES GuardLink EtherNet/IP™ On-Machine™ Interface or a combination of our Dual GuardLink Relay and EtherNet/IP Interface. GuardLink 2.0 protocol also enables safety-rated control device status reporting and automatic diagnostic reporting to an HMI using CIP Safety™ over EtherNet/IP.

The new 432ES GuardLink EtherNet/IP interface allows you to connect up to 96 safety devices via three independent safety channels. The interface can cascade power to additional interfaces and can keep track of timing and frequency of events to improve maintenance and create process efficiencies. The 432ES supports linear, star and Device Level Ring topologies while meeting the highest safety ratings up to SIL 3, Cat 4 PLe.

Rockwell Automation
www.rockwellautomation.com

Teledyne FLIR Extech 42280A Temperature, Humidity Datalogger

Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, announced the new Extech 42280A, a temperature and humidity datalogger that provides the extended data collection and export capabilities needed to ensure laboratories, cleanrooms, hospitals, and other indoor working facilities maintain stable environments for worker comfort and safety.

Sensitive environments require precise measurements and simple, reliable tools for conditionmonitoring. The Extech 42280A delivers by providing accurate temperature measurements andautomatic alarms when conditions spike or drop outside preset max/min optimal conditions. This datalogger offers a wide temperature range from -20°C to 70°C (-4°F to 158°F) which it cansecurely record and store in up to 24,000 date and time stamped data sets.

Viewing and reporting data is made easy with the Extech 42280A. It features a simplified LCDscreen that displays humidity, temperature, date, and time. For reporting ease, users can addup to eight simultaneous time-stamped markers while logging, allowing them to record specificevents within reports.

An upgrade to the Extech 42280, the new Extech 42280A is wall, desktop, and tripod-mountableand comes complete with a USB-A-to-USB-A cable, a Universal AS adapter (US, EU, UK, AUKplugs), and four 1.5 V AA batteries.

Teledyne FLIR
www.flir.com/extech-42280A

JAI Line Scan Camera

JAI announced a new industrial prism-based line scan camera. The new camera model (SW-4010Q-MCL) features 4-sensor line scan technology that allows for simultaneous collection of red, green and blue image data on three separate CMOS sensors plus a fourth sensor that collects image data from the short wave infrared (SWIR) spectrum using a sensor based on indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) technology. The new SW-4010Q-MCL model joins JAI´s existing Sweep+ Series of 3-CMOS R-G-B and 4-CMOS R-G-B-NIR line scan cameras thereby expanding multispectral imaging to the SWIR electromagnetic waveband.

In machine vision systems where there is a requirement for imaging using both visible and SWIR light to ensure required quality levels, the SW-4010Q-MCL camera delivers visible/SWIR images in a single inspection routine. Combining CMOS and InGaAs image sensors in the same industrial camera makes it possible to perform advanced color inspection collecting visible light data (from 400 ~ 700 nm) via the three CMOS sensors, while at the same time obtaining image data via the fourth InGaAs sensor from light waves in the 800 nm ~ 1700 nm range.

Each of the three CMOS line sensors has a resolution of 4096 pixels, a pixel size of 7.5 µm x 7.5 µm, a sensor width of 30.72 mm, and a maximum scan rate of 20.6 kHz in full resolution. In comparison, the InGaAs line sensor provides a resolution of 1024 pixels, 25 µm square pixels, a sensor width of 25.6 mm, and a full resolution scan rate of 39 kHz.

By using a special version of JAI’s pixel rescaling function (Xscale), the camera can be easily reconfigured such that all four sensors have the same field-of-view (line width of 25.6 mm) and the same scan rate (39 kHz), with the resolution of the visible channels automatically rescaled to either 2048 pixels (12.5 µm pixels) or 1024 pixels (25 µm pixels).

The SW-4010Q-MCL has a built-in color conversion function that allows the color output to be provided in HSI or CIE XYZ color format if needed, as well as offering conversions from standard RGB to the sRGB or Adobe RGB color spaces, or even to a user-defined custom RGB conversion matrix.

Other features include individual gain and shutter control for each of the four channels, dual-stream data output (RGB and SWIR in separate data streams), trigger and encoder control, and noise reduction filters, to name a few.

JAI also provides a special lens (sold separately) that is optimized to handle both visible and SWIR light. The camera is equipped with a dual Mini Camera Link interface and an M52 lens mount.

JAI
www.jai.com

Evident Compact IPLEX G Lite-W Videoscope

Wind turbine gearbox inspections take place in cramped quarters, so inspection tools must be compact and effective. Designed specifically for these challenges, the IPLEX™ G Lite-W videoscope combines portability with powerful imaging features packed into a small, ergonomic form factor. It enables users to visually inspect inside a wind turbine gearbox without disassembling it to spot issues before they turn into lengthy shutdowns.

Wind turbine gearboxes contain lubricating oil, which can adhere to the videoscope’s lens and cause blurry images. The IPLEX G Lite-W videoscope’s sealed tip keeps oil out while channels on the oil-clearing tip adaptor use capillary action to draw oil away from the lens, helping keep images clear.

To reduce the chance of damage during an inspection the IPLEX G Lite-W videoscope is designed to meet IP65 standards and built to pass U.S. Department of Defense testing (MIL-STD). The insertion tube’s durable articulation mechanism helps protect the scope when it is used in tight spaces where it might be damaged.

The videoscope’s optics balance the need to view areas of the wind turbine gearbox up close, such as bearings and gear teeth, spot defects in large spaces and be small enough to fit into the space between a turbine’s bearings to look for damage. An optional LED guide tube offers ample illumination to spot defects in large, dark spaces while the semiflexible guide tube makes it easy to position the videoscope to capture images. Users need just one hand to control and maneuver the 4 mm scope to difficult-to-reach areas.

Weighing only 1.16 kg (2.56 lb), the compact IPLEX G Lite-W videoscope is easy to carry to the top of a wind tower nacelle. Its ergonomic design enables users to control it while wearing gloves in tight confines. When the inspection is complete, the scope’s smooth, oil-resistant coating makes cleaning fast and simple.

Evident
www.EvidentScientific.com

Fluke Multifunction SMFT-1000 PV Tester

Designed for PV professionals who provide installation, commissioning, and maintenance services for systems that operate up to 1000 V DC, the SMFT-1000 provides a complete PV testing solution that conforms to the IEC 62446-1 standard.

The SMFT-1000 memory stores I-V curve and measurement data from PV installation and commissioning tests, so you don’t have to bring a laptop into the field. With easy-to-use Fluke TruTest™ software, you can import, organize, and analyze the data quickly, saving valuable time when processing results and compiling reports.

• All-in-one PV system test solution meeting IEC 62446-1 standards for Category 1 and Category 2 tests
• Open-circuit voltage (VOC) measurement at the PV module/string up to 1000 V DC
• Short-circuit (ISC) current measurement at the PV module/string up to 20 A DC
• On-location I-V curve results compares manufacturer I-V curve data to measured data on the analyzer screen
• Compatible with Fluke TruTest™ data management software

Fluke
www.fluke.com