WHAT’S NEW IN PRODUCTS

ATLAS COPCO E-PUMP

Atlas Copco range of electric self-priming dewatering pumps, E-Pumps, manage demanding flows and large solids.

E-Pump range offers PAC High Head and High Flow models. The E-Pumps help reduce energy consumption and noise generation under normal operating conditions.

A patented hinge door allows access to the pump internals; and the electric motor does not need oil changes or shutdowns for engine services. www.atlascopco.com/e-pump

Abb Stainless Steel Motors

ABB Baldor-Reliance Food Safe motors has made enhancements in performance and protection to its Food Safe stainless steel motor line. Baldor-Reliance Food Safe motors exceed IP69 ingress protection ratings for washdown conditions. It covers single to three-phase ratings, with TEFC or TENV enclosures, in foot-mounted and footless configurations. Features are: bearing protection ring; 360-degree rotatable conduit box; plugged drain holes; all stainless-steel construction, IP69 laser marked nameplate; hardened epoxy resin encapsulation; two-barrier mechanical shaft seals; and high-temperature Class H insulation with low-temperature (Class B) rise.

www.abb.com

EXOR WIRELESS HMI: X5

Exor X5 wireless HMI features a durable design, with a five-inch colour display and a user-friendly interface. It utilizes wireless technology, includes a built-in Webserver, enabling remote access and monitoring from any web-enabled device. Features include real-time data acquisition and visualization, customizable alarms and notifications, advanced reporting and data analysis tools, compatibility with a wide range of industrial protocols, Bottom of Form Linux-based open platform, system settings by web browser, two Ethernet ports for network separation WAN/LAN, dual-band Wi-Fi for safety communication to handheld devices, ready for Corvina Cloud secure remote connectivity, and supports JMobile protocols including OPC UA server and client.

www.electromate.com

Emerson Aluminum Filter Regulators

Emerson ASCO Series 641, 642 and 643 aluminum filter regulators can handle the high flow rates of any regulators in their class and provides pressure regulation to downstream instruments. Highest flow rate capabilities of up to 10,500 liters per minute. Higher flow rates provide more air to the valve actuator, which increases the opening and closing speed of process valves. Specialized powder coating ensures operation in harsh, corrosive process environments. This three-tiered regulator line provides quarter inch to one-inch coverage and is customizable. Features such as quick relief, which enhances safety and operational certainty by exhausting downstream pressure if supply air pressure is lost, and low-temperature and low-copper variants, manual and automatic draining, global certifications.

www.emerson.com

Cylindrical Plow Blender

Munson Machinery Company, Inc. Cylindrical Plow Blender with feed hopper and intensifiers handles dry, fibrous, dense, interlocking, or moist/oily bulk materials in batches up to 1.13 m3.

A high-strength agitator shaft with radial arms rotates wedge blades at high speed within tight tolerance of a heavy-gauge vessel. Two independently powered, high speed tulip-shaped intensifiers produce any shear necessary to assist with dispersion.

The unit achieves batch uniformity in ratios to one part per thousand. It is constructed of #304 or #316 stainless steel and finished to sanitary standards.

It is equipped as standard with dual access doors on the side, a bottom discharge port, and air purge packing shaft seals. Optional are heating or cooling jackets, injection ports for liquid additions and various discharge and inlet configurations.

www.munsonmachinery.com

Kbc Tools And Machinery Reliable Uberlight

KBC Tools & Machinery Reliable Uberlight lights up work area with up to 600 lumens, nine settings, (2700k, 4000k, 5000k, with three colour settings: warm white, natural white, or ultra-bright).

Reliable Uberlight comes in black or white with three styles: with a clamp mount, with a 7.75” base, or a direct table mount, (black only). It has a 26.5” silicone gooseneck and 270-degree rotational head.

The 4.75” LED panel does not create glare or flickering and provides up to 60,000 hours of use. All are provided with a six-foot USB cord and adapter.

www.kbctools.com

SafeTBrake’s control package includes a manual on/off switch with permissive start and stop logic. The logic is set so that the brake will not engage if the motor is energized, and the motor cannot be energized if the calipers on the brake are engaged or locked. processbarron.com www.automationdirect.com/ac-motor

New motors come with a TEFC or TENV IP55 enclosure and offer speeds of 1,200, 1,800, or 3,600 RPM (depending on model). Brake motors come with a spring set, solenoid actuated AC brake with a manual brake release lever. All new WEG rolled steel motors come with an 18-month warranty.

Miller Adds Filtair 215 System

Miller Electric Mfg. LLC, fume extraction solution, FILTAIR 215 fume extraction system provides an industrial, high-vacuum fume extraction unit that can handle multiple fume guns. The system features a self-cleaning filter mechanism and an optional auto start/stop function that extends filter life and minimizes maintenance-related downtime.

FILTAIR 215 system maximizes flow capacity for multiple operators to use extraction attachments, such as nozzles and fume guns, for multi-weld fume capture at the source. The system was designed for durability and convenience, with storage handles that allow operators to store a dual wire feeder and fume extraction guns/hoses. www.millerwelds.com

Sealmaster Stainless Steel Gold Bearings

Regal Rexnord Corporation Sealmaster stainless steel (SS) gold bearings feature a triple lip contact seal with an integrated flinger for multi-directional sealing.

FKM seal lip material is chemical resistant and capable of withstanding high temperatures.

Sealmaster SS Gold bearings are IP69K certified. The bearing housings are constructed from 316 passivated stainless steel. The 440C stainless steel inner and outer rings provide great load capacity and corrosion resistance. www.regalrexnord.com/SS-Gold

Processbarron Safetbrake For Fan Systems

ProcessBarron Canada SafeTBrake, a rotor-locking device provides an integrated lock on a fan.

SafeTBrake is a fully-assembled system consisting of dual air-applied calipers, air-ventilated discs, and a positive holding and lock. The brake system stops the rotor in under a minute. A pinning feature allows for physical lockout at fan.

Weg Rolled Steel Motors

WEG brand motors add several general-purpose one- and three-phase motors from ¼ to three horsepower; certain high-performance inverter duty motors from ½ to one hp; motors certified for hazardous locations (Class I, Div 2, Groups A,B,C,D) up to three hp; and three-phase brake motors from ¼ to two hp.

Expanded Range Of Short Rigid Couplings

Ruland expands range of short rigid couplings to include keyways and step bore sizes. Short rigid couplings are available in steel, stainless steel, and aluminum. Ruland manufactures short rigid couplings in one- and two-piece clamping styles. Available in straight or step bore combinations, with or without keyways, in bore sizes ranging from 1/8 inch to two inches or six millimetres to 25 mm.

www.ruland.com

MRO Pro Tip 1 Clean to Inspect

BY RICHARD KUNST

Many years ago, while being trained on the Toyota Production System, I was dispatched to a local CNC machine shop to observe methodologies in action.

I walked into a pristine factory where there was no debris, metal chips, dust, clutter, or oil mist, everything was clean. All the machines looked brand new, like they had never been used. Sitting on top of one of the machines was a team member cleaning. Pretty profound I thought, these folks in general were much shorter than the height of the machines, therefore I asked the plant manager What? and Why?

His response has stayed with me since that day.

“We clean to inspect – the touch of the human hand while cleaning is the world’s most sensitive instrument and is the best detector of abnormalities that can be immediately corrected while you are cleaning.”

He explain that although he appreciated having a clean shop, that was only the by-product of making sure team members with their hands touched every square inch of surface on the machine once per week, as they cleaned while inspecting.

Indeed, as you support your 5S program (sort, set in order, sanitize, standardize, sustain) and you get to “sanitize”, change your paradigm to invoke a “clean to inspect” mentality.

Your machines will look much better, your environment will look more professional, and it will improve the moral of your employees. Finally, should something break, your mechanics will appreciate working on a clean machine rather than digger through reams of grease and dirt to find the problem.

Combine the mantra of “If you have time to lean you have time to clean” to now include clean to inspect.