Revolutionising torque measurement.

The TorqSense SGR521 transducer from Sensor Teachnology, is a significant enhancement in their innovative TorqSense rotary strain gauge series. In addition to standard digital outputs such as RS232 and USB, the TorqSense SGR521 now features an optional Ethernet output, providing users with enhanced connectivity and data transfer capabilities. This allows for seamless integration with various systems and facilitates real-time monitoring and analysis.

The SGR series transducer utilises non-contact technology, effectively eliminating the common drawbacks associated with slip rings, and employs modern strain gauge signal conditioning techniques to deliver a remarkable torque measuring solution. With a broad array of capabilities, the SGR521 transducer offers:

• Torque Measurement Ranges: Available from 175 mNm to 13,000 Nm
• High Accuracy: ±0.1%, ensuring reliable measurements
• Mechanical Overload Capability: An impressive 400% overload capacity
• Overrange Reading: Up to 250%
• Rapid Sampling Rate: A high digital sample rate of 4000 samples per second

The Ethernet output supports high-speed data transfer, enabling smooth integration into networked systems and enhancing remote monitoring capabilities. This empowers users to operate with greater efficiency and effectiveness. This innovative connectivity solution is poised to transform how torque measurements are captured, analysed, and utilised across diverse applications.

The TorqSense SGR521 transducer connects effortlessly to a Local Area Network (LAN), allowing for seamless integration with existing structured cabling and infrastructure. This capability makes the transducer instantly accessible to any device on the network, significantly enhancing operational efficiency and data accessibility. Users can access the transducer from any location within the premises where structured cabling is present or extend their reach through wireless networking technologies. Furthermore, if the network is connected to the internet or gateways and VPNs are implemented, the accessibility of the transducers can be extended indefinitely. This means that monitoring and control can occur from virtually anywhere in the world, providing unparalleled flexibility for users.

Historically, our transducers relied on technologies that allowed only a single device to connect and consume data at a time. With the introduction of Ethernet connectivity, multiple devices can now access the transducer simultaneously, allowing for collaborative data monitoring and analysis. By implementing standard Internet Protocols, any network- or internet-connected device—from smartphones and tablets to PCs, laptops, and even Arduino or Raspberry Pi development systems—can easily access the transducer. Communication occurs primarily through low-overhead UDP packet transmissions, ensuring efficient data exchange. This is complemented by an embedded web server, enhancing the user experience by facilitating easy access to data and configuration settings.

To maximise these advancements, our TorqView Advanced Torque Monitoring Software has been updated to support network functionality. This integration streamlines data visualisation and reporting, empowering users with the tools they need to harness the full potential of our torque measurement systems.

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Intelligent power management.

Delta has announced the launch of its new SMART PDU I-Type power management unit. This innovative 1U DC distribution unit delivers unparalleled flexibility and control for telecom network operators, tower companies, data center planners, and infrastructure engineers. With up to 21 intelligent, programmable breakers and remote management capabilities, the SMART PDU I-Type optimizes power distribution while significantly reducing operational costs. Its compact design maximizes valuable rack space, making it an ideal solution for modern, space-constrained telecom and data center environments.

Andreas Grewing, Vice President, Telecom Power Solutions at Delta Electronics EMEA region, stated, “Delta continuously leverages its core competencies in high-efficiency power electronics and system integration to develop smart, energy-saving solutions that enhance the power management of our customers’ telecom infrastructure and data centers. The SMART PDU I-Type achieves this by combining compact design with intelligent, programmable breakers and remote control capabilities. These superior features deliver substantial space and operational cost savings while also providing precise power monitoring for better energy efficiency.”

Unmatched Control and Efficiency.
The SMART PDU I-Type features up to 21 intelligent, programmable breakers that allow for granular control of power distribution. Each breaker can be customized to meet specific power demands for tenant devices within telecom power cabinets, ensuring optimal power management for critical equipment such as data servers. This capability is especially valuable for operators managing third-party devices, enabling them to streamline power distribution management and enhance operational efficiency.

Space-Saving and Scalable Design.
With its ultra-compact 1U form factor, the SMART PDU I-Type maximizes rack space utilization, freeing up valuable space for other critical equipment in telecom cabinets and data centers. Unlike traditional PDUs, it requires no additional installation components, making it an ideal choice for space-constrained environments. This innovative design not only simplifies installation but also supports the growing need for scalable power management solutions in rapidly expanding 5G and data infrastructure environments.

Enhanced Remote Monitoring and Management.
The SMART PDU I-Type offers advanced remote monitoring capabilities through Delta’s ORION or Smartpack Controller, enabling operators to control and program each breaker remotely. This functionality significantly reduces the need for on-site maintenance visits, lowering operational costs. Additionally, the unit provides real-time visibility into power consumption at the breaker level, allowing operators to track energy usage accurately and invoice tenants based on actual consumption, promoting transparency and cost efficiency.

With the rapid growth of 5G networks, data storage demands, and cloud services, the need for compact, efficient, and remotely manageable power distribution solutions is more critical than ever. The SMART PDU I-Type addresses these needs, offering a future-proof solution for telecom and data infrastructure operators.

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Vehicle charging points accuracy.

When the driver of a conventional internal combustion engine vehicle pulls away from a fuel station, they are unlikely to think twice about whether the amount of petrol or diesel they’ve been charged for is what has actually ended up in their tank. Over the course of decades, public confidence has been established by robust laws that govern how the flow measurement system in every pump has to be accurately calibrated.

Now that electric vehicles (EVs) are accounting for a rapidly increasing proportion of traffic on European roads, public charging points have to earn the same level of trust. That means creating new calibration systems which ensure a driver can be confident that when they have paid for 50 kWh of electricity, their battery has been topped up with that amount of energy.

In Germany, it was natural that manufacturers developing metering products for the EV charging market turned to the non-profit VDE Institute to provide a measurement set-up for calibration that complies with the EU Measuring Instruments Directive. The Institute, which employs more than 500 people at its headquarters in Offenbach am Main (D), is behind the VDE mark that for more than 100 years has been synonymous with the safety and quality of electrical and electronic devices, components and systems. Every year, VDE’s independent test engineers subject more than 100,000 devices to product, quality and safety tests that are recognised in more than 50 countries around the world.

Creating a measurement system that complies with the EU Measuring Instruments Directive and Germany’s Measurement and Calibration Act was challenging. The law specifies that meter readings must be accurate to at least 3% and no higher than the actual amount of energy supplied. This means the room for error in calibration is minuscule: the accuracy of the power meter used in the test system had to be better than the specification by at least a factor of ten, or ±0.3%.

At the heart of VDE’s solution is the WT3000E power meter from Yokogawa Test & Measurement, whose accuracy of ±0.04% is almost an order of magnitude better than the minimum specification. Combined with a programmable power supply controlled by Yokogawa’s FG420 function generator, the system provides extremely accurate measurement of voltage, current and total energy.

Other features of the WT3000E include a short interval between stored samples of just 50ms, and easy interfacing to precision current sensors supplied by LEM/SIGNALTEC.

For new designs, Yokogawa offers the WT3000E’s successor product, the WT5000 Precision Power Analyzer, a versatile platform that provides a high level of precision and exceptional performance in the most demanding applications. As well as increased accuracy of ±0.03% it boasts high-speed operation up to 10 MS/s (18 bit) and power measurement bandwidth of 5 MHz.

During this project, Yokogawa also supported development of the Raspberry Pi-based control program and measurement data acquisition system which provide an interface to the device under test. This was particularly useful when VDE engineers were faced by an absence of relevant libraries or drivers.

Following accreditation by Germany’s national Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt (Federal Physical Technical Institute), the test system is now being used by companies manufacturing energy meters for the country’s rapidly expanding network of public EV charging stations. With 1 million charging points set to be installed across the country by 2030, the VDE seal of approval will play an important part in establishing consumer confidence.

VDE engineer Sven Grünberg, who was part of the team that developed the system, has more than 35 years of experience with different types of test equipment. In this case, a need for ultra-high accuracy that made the choice of power meter crucial to the success of the entire project meant that he automatically turned to Yokogawa.

“To be honest, there is hardly anything else worth considering,” says Grünberg. “The Yokogawa WT3000E has been used in our calibration departments for years, and measures so precisely that it is also perfectly suited for the charging station test bench.”

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Managing energy.

Solution reduces energy costs, carbon emissions for manufacturers.

Emerson has launched its new Energy Manager solution, a pre-engineered hardware and software offering designed to simplify industrial electricity monitoring with quick setup and intuitive operation. Ready out of the box, the Energy Manager solution monitors asset energy use in real time, allowing manufacturers to gain deeper insight into energy consumption and operating costs, lowering carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and maximize energy and operational efficiency.

Most manufacturers, including original equipment and industrial manufacturers, consumer packaged goods companies and food and beverage producers, face mounting pressure to increase productivity while reducing energy use and environmental impact. Yet industrial machinery is energy-intensive, consuming high power even when idle. To better meet efficiency and sustainability goals, operators need the best possible visibility into their facilities’ energy use to address waste and inefficiencies.

Emerson’s Energy Manager solution provides energy measurements in real time, allowing plant managers to quickly view detailed values and see savings opportunities, such as idle consumption and peak loads. The software’s easy-to-use dashboard provides asset-specific energy use, associated costs and CO2 emissions for up to 10 end points (expandable to 50 endpoints with a license).

This level of visibility gives organizations greater control to identify idle machines and optimize machine schedules during off-peak hours, reducing electricity use across the plant floor and significantly lowering overall utility costs. Most facilities can reduce energy waste up to 10-30% and carbon emissions by up to 15-30%.

Highly scalable and easy to integrate with new or existing energy meters, the Energy Manager solution makes it easy to commission and quickly realize return-on-investment. The software is available either preinstalled on edge hardware, such as the PACSystemsTM RXi2-BP industrial PC, or as a stand-alone application that can be installed in a virtualized environment.

“Reliable, accurate monitoring of energy costs and emissions is becoming invaluable to organizations,” said Eugenio Silva, intelligent automation product manager with Emerson’s discrete automation business. “Our new Energy Manager solution gives operators, facility managers and corporate sustainability teams greater visibility and deeper understanding of energy consumption and operating costs at all times. This can better position companies to track and reach targets, comply with regulations, and reliably reduce environmental impact.”

For more extensive media and utilities monitoring, the Energy Manager can be paired with the Emerson Compressed Air Manager to provide a streamlined view of energy costs and compressed air usage of machines across a production line, factory and site.

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More than just energy-efficient drives.

Especially sustainable because of their energy and material efficiency.

According to the German Environment Agency, electric drives in the industry and trade sectors consume nearly two fifths of the total electricity in Germany. Particularly electric drives and the aggregates powered by them therefore have a great and economic energy saving potential. With its highly efficient latest-generation IE5+ motors, system provider Nord DriveSystems offers an optimum solution for the significant reduction of energy and resource consumptions.

The compact and highly efficient IE5+ permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM) from NORD are characterised by a constantly high efficiency of up to 95% over a wide torque range and thus also achieve optimum energy consumption performance in partial load and partial speed ranges. 

“That means that the efficiencies of our IE5+ motors clearly exceed those of the highest defined efficiency class IE5”, says Jörg Niermann, Marketing Manager at Nord DriveSystems. This significantly reduces the application’s energy requirements and CO2e emissions. Particularly for large systems with long operating times of the electric drives – for example in intralogistics with many installed drives – this makes a considerable difference. “Our IE5+ motor technology, however, is far more than just energy efficiency”, Niermann adds. “We rather think of it as a holistic concept that goes beyond the mere consideration of efficiency.”

Material efficiency as a sustainability factor.
The compact IE5+ permanent magnet synchronous motors from NORD also convince with their innovative design and require a comparatively small quantity of material. NORD designed the IE5+ motor as an 8-pole synchronous motor in an IPM design. This reduces the size of the motor’s active components, which not only results in material savings in the sheet metal package but also with the magnets.

With 8-pole synchronous motors, the stator can also be manufactured with the so-called single-tooth windings. As a result, valuable material such as copper is only used where it is actually productive; inefficient use in the winding head is reduced. “Our IE5+ synchronous motor combines energy efficiency with material efficiency and thus scores twice in terms of sustainability”, Niermann highlights. “This is also valid for our DuoDrive, which integrates the IE5+ motor with a single-stage helical gear unit into one housing.”

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Regrets over principal's decision.

Distributor pledges to support customers who prefer outlets that place a high value on commercial, logistic and technical service

An unusual press release has been issued by Anglia following the loss of a significant franchise. Whilst acknowledging that Analog Devices Inc (ADI) is perfectly within its rights to terminate its agreements with Anglia and two other regional EMEA distributors, the company believes that the decision will have a negative impact on customer choice.

Steve Rawlins

Anglia’s CEO, Steve Rawlins, explained: “Not everyone wants to buy everything from a global ‘supermarket’ where the only service you can expect is ‘self-service’. Distributors such as Anglia offer customer-driven commercial, logistic and technical programs that the global giants - which are run by accountants and who must satisfy the short-term needs of their shareholders - can not. Anglia is able to invest in stock and employ FAEs to support customer designs. These services are valued by customers.”

“Although we are saddened by ADI’s decision, we have been in business for over 50 years, and are able to react very quickly to changing situations. Therefore, our customers can be reassured to hear that we have plans already in place to support them. Of course, we are also in advanced discussions with alternative manufacturers, and we invite others who wish to engage with a strong and trusted demand-creation partner that believes in committing to a relationship with a focused supplier base to get in touch. We expect to be able to make more positive announcements in the very near future.

“But in the meantime, Anglia pledges, together with our similarly-committed suppliers, that we will always put the customer first.”

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Field data as actionable business data.

As part of its ongoing commitment to enhancing industry connectivity, Teledyne Gas & Flame Detection (Teledyne GFD) is making its new and proprietary Teledyne GDCloud™ available with the company’s GS700, GS500 and Shipsurveyor portable gas leak detectors, as well as its PS200 portable four-gas monitor for personal safety and confined space applications. The integration of cloud connectivity significantly enhances the gas leak detection process by visualising all instrument data and turning it into actionable business insights.

“Stringent record-keeping is crucial for demonstrating regulatory compliance with gas safety protocols,” states Nick Wood, Global Marketing Director, Teledyne GFD. “Teledyne GDCloud™ securely stores comprehensive calibration data records for every detector. Users can quickly access and document an instrument's recent operational history, including all past calibration readings, bump test status, the technicians involved and any relevant service notes, providing a meticulous audit trail with simple reporting at a touch of a button.”

Teledyne GDCloud™ is a comprehensive cloud solution that elevates gas detection measurement by recording hazardous events, ensuring regulatory adherence, and streamlining safety programmes.

To help companies and organisations visualise the many opportunities that GDCloud™ presents, Teledyne Gas & Flame Detection (Teledyne GFD) is hosting an informative webinar involving live demonstrations of this high-capability cloud-based data management platform. Those in the US or Canada can join the webinar on November 19 at 11:00 EST/08:00 PST. Register now by clicking here (19th November session) The same webinar will repeat on December 12th, 11AM CET for those based in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region.

The ability to visualise detailed gas sensor readings from field sessions is among Teledyne GDCloud's most powerful capabilities. Users can trace the route taken by each technician during investigations by utilising its advanced location mapping functionality, enabling breadcrumb mapping to show the precise locations that correspond to all gas readings logged within the GS700 detector. When looking to pinpoint leaks, analyse hazards and document sources of emissions, this location intelligence is invaluable. Additionally, users can interact with dynamic charts and tabulated data displays to reveal further insights into field activity and events.

With powerful tools that track and analyse, it can also support a cost-effective, efficient, condition-based fleet management programme. Functions include equipment status, fault reporting and remote diagnostics from Teledyne experts. Notably, the availability of alarm prioritisation ensures that ‘important and urgent’ data can be actioned before lower-level risks.

With its intuitive and customisable dashboard, Teledyne GDCloud™ provides total visibility into the operational and compliance status of all gas detectors within a user’s fleet. Configurable widgets facilitate the organisation of key information in accordance with user preferences, while colour-coded indicators immediately highlight significant field events. These indicators highlight instruments that require imminent calibration or functional bump testing to maintain instrument performance and guarantee the ongoing capture of accurate readings.

Teledyne GDCloud™ offers a user-friendly cloud solution for gas detection programs, featuring comprehensive compliance monitoring, visualisation of field events, and projected gaseous hazards based on location-mapped readings. It also includes meticulous record-keeping and intelligent fleet tracking. The secure and reliable cellular solution operates independently of the end user’s IT infrastructure and can be quickly retrofitted to existing GS700, GS500, Shipsurveyor or PS200 instrument fleets. Teledyne GFD has successfully rolled out Teledyne GDCloud™ globally with many customers and remains committed to supporting future advancements in this field.

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