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25/02/2020 ADNOC selects Honeywell platform
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has selected Honeywell’s asset monitoring and predictive analytics solution to drive improved asset and machinery management across its upstream and downstream operations. Leveraging artificial intellience (AI) technologies such as machine learning and digital twins, the platform is expected to help generate significant yearly savings through reduced unplanned maintenance and increased reliability, uptime and safety.
24/02/2020 Axiomtek’s new system
Axiomtek, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance PC-based industrial computer products, has introduced the ICO320-83C, a fanless DIN-rail embedded system with four RJ-45 Gigabit power over Ethernet (PoE) ports for connection with cameras.
21/02/2020 Condition monitoring for predictive maintenance
Nord Drivesystems has launched condition monitoring for predictive maintenance (PdM) concepts.
20/02/2020 Toshiba Group develops inspection technology for plant facilities and equipment in high and inaccessible places
Toshiba Corporation and Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (ESS), companies dedicated to providing industry with solutions that raise operational efficiency and productivity, have developed a drone-based inspection technology for complex industrial locations, such as power plants, oil refineries and chemical manufacture facilities.
19/02/2020 Wärtsilä takes predictive maintenance to the next level
The technology group Wärtsilä has announced the launch of its Expert Insight predictive maintenance product. This digital product enables customer support to be delivered proactively by Wärtsilä Expertise Centres to ensure long-term accurate insight for their predictive maintenance strategies. The product is available in combination with a Wärtsilä Lifecycle Solutions agreement.
19/02/2020 Senseye and Malone Group announce alliance
Senseye has announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Malone Group to support the deployment of its pioneering predictive maintenance (PdM) software in the UK, Ireland and Canada.
18/02/2020 New features added to condition monitoring system
Dynapar has introduced upgrades to its Dynapar OnSite™ condition monitoring system, offering greater flexibility, compatibility and adaptability to help users successfully anticipate breakdowns and plan maintenance schedules accordingly.
17/02/2020 Compact CMMs
A range of coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) has been introduced by British manufacturer LK Metrology, offering high accuracy and repeatability in a compact footprint. Built at the company’s factory near Derby, the new ALTERAC machines are available in three sizes: 7.7.5, 10.7.5 and 10.7.7, their respective X-, Y- and Z-axis movements being 700 × 650 × 500 mm, 1000 × 650 × 500 mm and 1000 × 650 × 650 mm. Typical applications are likely to be found in industries with demanding inspection requirements, such as aerospace, automotive, medical, etc.
17/02/2020 High-precision thermal testing
FLIR Systems’ T530/T540 thermal imaging cameras are designed to offer research and development (R&D) scientists and engineers the resolution, crisp imagery and temperature accuracy needed to help improve product design, increase efficiency or gain insight into a target’s thermal behaviour.
14/02/2020 Bloodhound LSR – back on the road to making history
The Bloodhound Land Speed Record (LSR) team is in a celebratory mood, having successfully completed the crucial high-speed testing phase of the programme, during which it notched eye-watering speeds of 628 mph (1010 km/h). This places the Bloodhound LSR car, unofficially, as the sixth fastest car of all time.
14/02/2020 Bloodhound LSR – back on the road to making history
The Bloodhound Land Speed Record (LSR) team is in a celebratory mood, having successfully completed the crucial high-speed testing phase of the programme, during which it notched eye-watering speeds of 628 mph (1010 km/h). This places the Bloodhound LSR car, unofficially, as the sixth fastest car of all time.
13/02/2020 X-ray fluorescence analyser
The Vanta Element hand-held X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyser offers speed and ease of use in a variety of test environments, including scrap recycling and metal manufacturing. Users can obtain clear material and grade identifications in seconds and compare alloy grades on the instrument’s screen. With a dual-core processor and powered by Olympus’s proven Axon™ technology, the Vanta Element analyser has the same stability and resolution as the rest of the Vanta series for rapid sorting and a fast return on investment.
13/02/2020 High-performance OES analyser
Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science Corporation, a Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation wholly owned subsidiary engaged in the manufacture and sales of analysis and measuring instruments, has launched the OE750, a ground-breaking new optical emission spectrometer for verifying demanding metals specifications in foundries and metal production.
12/02/2020 Offline vibration monitoring equipment market uncertainty prevails
HTF MI has recently introduced a study, titled: ‘Global offline vibration monitoring equipment market insights, forecast to 2025’.
12/02/2020 ClassNK concludes joint research agreement
Classification Society ClassNK has concluded a joint research agreement for developing advanced condition-based maintenance (CBM), a new maintenance and management process for engine machinery plants, and establishing a new classification survey scheme based on CBM.
11/02/2020 New NDT Programme Manager and Lecturers appointed
Alexander Tsougranis has been appointed as TWI Training’s NDT Programme Manager for the UK and Europe. Alexander is a mechanical engineer specialising in engineering education with CEng status.
11/02/2020 ExRobotics and Yokogawa collaborate to accelerate adoption of robotics for inspection of facilities in hazardous environments
ExRobotics BV, a Netherlands-based developer of robotics technology for hazardous environments, and Yokogawa Electric Corporation, a global provider of industrial automation, control and measurement technology, have announced the signing of a licensing agreement that will enable Yokogawa to sell and deploy ExRobotics’ inspection robot hardware and software platforms worldwide.
10/02/2020 PCB completes construction of $1 million clean room facility
PCB Piezotronics Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of MTS Systems Corporation, has announced the completion of new environmentally controlled clean rooms totalling 4300 ft2 at its Walden Avenue headquarters. Earlier this year, the sensor manufacturer began assembly of all pressure and force products at the new state-of-the-art facility.
10/02/2020 BAM and the University of Birmingham extend MoU and launch joint research centre
On 5 December 2019, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) and the University of Birmingham extended their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for another three years. As part of this agreement, they are launching a virtual research centre for chemistry and materials sciences. The joint research centre will initially focus on materials characterisation, catalytic chemistry and corrosion research. In addition, the partners plan to work more closely together in the area of energy research.
07/02/2020 Phoenix ISL awarded contract for nuclear NDT inspection solutions
Phoenix Inspection Systems Limited has announced that it has recently been awarded a contract by Framatome to supply custom-designed scanning solutions for NDT inspections within the primary circuits of boiling water reactors (BWRs) and pressurised water reactors (PWRs) within nuclear power plants in Finland.
07/02/2020 Pipeline inspection using optical gas imaging
FLIR Systems has published a new application spotlight that highlights the role its optical gas imaging (OGI) cameras are playing in detecting gas leaks in oil and gas pipelines.
06/02/2020 TU Ilmenau and Fraunhofer IZFP develop intelligent sensor technology for processing big data
The Ilmenau University of Technology (TU Ilmenau) is intensifying its research efforts in order to master the rapid increase in data during the course of digitisation.
05/02/2020 AVT Reliability’s global reach strengthened by acquisition of Van Geffen
Leading Dutch asset condition monitoring specialist Van Geffen has become part of the AVT Reliability Group following its acquisition by Rotherham-based AES Engineering Ltd.
03/02/2020 Innovative Scottish technology company Novosound receives £3.3 million investment
Foresight Group has announced a £500,000 investment from the Foresight Scottish Growth Fund in award-winning novel thin-film ultrasound technology company Novosound Ltd. The Fund is financed by the Scottish Growth Scheme through a combination of Scottish government funds and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
