Hydraulics & Pneumatics September 2022

www.hpmag.co.uk HYDRAULICS & PNEUMATICS September 2022 19 Visit our website to 昀nd your nearest Service Centre www.rightonblackburns.co.uk Righton Blackburns Powder Metals supplies a broad spectrum of high quality steel and nickel-based alloy powders. THE SPECIALIST SUPPLIER OF METAL POWDERS, METAL & PLASTICS Fe Ni Co Al Ti 26 28 27 13 22 M300 15-5PH 17-4PH 316L IN718 IN625 Alloy X CoCr (F75) AISi10Mg AISi7Mg Ti64 CpTi Also available from Righton Blackburns for all your Precision Engineering requirements: n Aluminium n Stainless Steel n Nickel Alloys n 17/4 PH Produced in theUnitedKingdom n Brass n Copper n Aluminium Bronze n Copper Nickels n Hardiall ® n Titanium n Phosphor & Leaded Bronze n Engineering Plastics RB L Half Pg Ad 146 x 210.in dd 1 01/04/2022 14:12 Today’s sophisticated vibration condition monitoring systems are designed to provide comprehensive and efficient feedback combined with optimum flexibility. However, the cost of these systems can be difficult to justify for monitoring smaller rotating plant and equipment such as pumps, motors, fans, centrifuges, turbines, or any item of small to medium machinery. Sensonics offers what it believes to be an ideal solution with its DN26 G3 machine protection monitor, a stand-alone monitor that complements the company’s range of rack-mounted products. The dual channel din rail mountable DN26G3 unit provides monitoring of bearing vibration, shaft vibration, or shaft position with fully programmable signal conditioning and includes a range of measurement algorithms and sensor options. The unit is designed for optimum flexibility as a universal module (single hardware platform) and is field upgradable and fully programmable. Special protection options Special protection options include slow rotation vibration monitoring down to 0.2Hz and narrow band filter measurements for specific vibration signatures. In addition, the unit offers a dedicated speed monitor channel, which can also be utilised as a phase reference for further harmonic analysis of the vibration signals. The sensor interface is programmable to accept IEPE type accelerometers/velometers, proximity probes (API 670 standard), and active/passive speed probes. All sensor signals are available via a buffered interface which provides the option of further detailed analysis if required. Three alarm relays are available as standard (expandable to up to seven relays via a digital interface), one dedicated to indicate module and sensor integrity. The other two relays are fully programmable across the alarm criteria selected and all three input channels measured values are available via a 4- 20mA interface. The unit is available with Ethernet communications as standard, permitting configuration either locally or remotely through the in-built webserver and offering Modbus over TCPIP for connecting measured data to other plant wide systems. The DN26-G3 features a built-in intuitive colour LCD display and menu drive facility providing various display modes and an alarm historian with real time logging capability. www.sensonics.co.uk Vibration measurement for smaller machinery