NEW PRODUCTS

New variable speed drive Brumby compressor

The CAPS Brumby range of rotary screw air compressors has now been extended to include variable speed compressors to compliment the current fixed speed range. Units are available in sizes ranging from 5 to 15 kW.

A variable speed drive compressor will use a variable speed, or VSD drive, which allows the motor to ramp up and down, allowing for power consumption savings. Properly sized for the same end use, a VSD compressor can yield power savings upwards of 35 per cent in some cases.

Energy is always a significant cost to any business and the inverter in the VSD system performs a “soft” start operation by ramping up the motor speed slowly, which reduces the high draw peaks that are typical when a fixed speed motor is started. This also helps protect electrical and mechanical components from the starting mechanical stresses that can shorten the life of an air compressor.

Over time, choosing the variable speed option will save you up to 35 per cent in power cost but will also make your installation last longer and avoid downtimes.

Other features include: • Extra air storage capacity for spikes in air demand and longer cycle times • Integrated refrigerated air dryer and filtration package • National coverage, local support

CAPS 1800 800 878 www.caps.com.au

Quality food requires quality temperature control

Unlike most chillers in the marketplace, MTA chillers and heat pumps are designed for the food and drink industry, as confirmed by countless customers worldwide in the most diverse and demanding applications.

The food industry requires reliability 24/7, and chillers which always work, whatever the conditions.

These products feature the TAEevo Tech industrial process cooling chiller that covers a cooling range from 2kWr to 260kWr. With a chilled water supply temperature range from 30˚C down to -10˚C for the standard range, and down to -24˚C for LWT version, MTA’s TAEevo Tech range offers swift adaptability to rapidly changing requirements and ensures all phases in the process are catered for, even in the harshest conditions.

Complete flexibility to all user needs is ensured due to MTA’s unique evaporator configuration, which allows the unit to operate with high flow rates and reduced pressure drops ensuring continual reliability and temperature control.

MTA Australasia 1300 304 177 www.mta-au.com

Nord Drivesystems’ DuoDrive – two become one

DuoDrive is an integrated gear unit/motor concept in hygienic wash-down design. It combines the high-efficiency IE5+ motor and a single-stage helical gear unit in one housing.

Due to its optimised system efficiency, high power density and low noise emissions, it is suitable for users in food processing.

Together with its simple plug-and-play commissioning, the DuoDrive solution results in a reduction in Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) compared to other drive systems.

Features of the DuoDrive: • Power ranges: 0.35 – 1.5kW • High system efficiency • Compact wash-down design • Maintenance reduction • System solution for simple commissioning and plug and play

Nord Drivesystems 1800 006 673 www.nord.com

SICK outdoorScan3 safety laser scanner with Dynamic Weather Assist (DWA) safety system

The world’s first IEC 62998-certified safety laser scanner for indoor and outdoor use opens up a new world of safe and easy automation.

With the outdoorScan3, people and machines can work outside together safely. This leads to higher AGV (Automated Guided Vehicles) speeds and a continuous material flow between several production halls. The outdoorScan3 enables users to increase their productivity both indoors and outdoors.

It can be adapted to suit a range of different applications using the Safety Designer configuration software. With 128 individually adjustable fields, 8 simultaneous protective fields, and simple measurement data output via Ethernet, the scanner is versatile.

SICK also offers a separate function block that enables automated, weather-dependent speed adjustment for AVGs.

With its rugged design and the unique shape of the optics cover, the outdoorScan3 is suited for outdoor use. The vibration-resistant and shockproof mounting system gives the outdoorScan3 a real edge in this regard. Commissioning is quick and easy in combination with the standard M12 cabling.

The AGV Dynamic Weather Assist safety system from SICK increases the availability of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) in rain and snow. It consists of the outdoorScan3 safety laser scanner, the Flexi Soft safety controller and a software function block.

Using the function block, the safety laser scanner automatically switches its protective fields depending on the weather, thereby enabling continuous operation of the AGV, even in heavy rain or snowfall. Instead of stopping, theAGVs only move slowly than when the sun is shining.

SICK 1800 334 802 www.sick.com