Click here to enlarge imageTactilus®, a new electronic tactile force and pressure indicating sensor, allows an engineer to monitor precisely how force is distributed between any two contacting or mating surfaces in real-time. Any application where pressure levels are between 0.007 kg/cm2 to 14.10 kg/cm2 (0.1 PSI to 200 PSI) is a viable candidate for Tactilus technology.
According to Product Manager Carlos Ruiz: "Applications where there exists a need to measure or monitor surface pressure distribution, such as between gasket surfaces, vacuum chambers, and bolted interfaces are ideal uses for Tactilus." Applications requiring contact pressure mapping in tight, confined spaces can now use a special "probe" developed for such environments. This sensor probe can be placed in between lightly contacting surfaces to reveal precise pressure magnitude and spatial resolution.
The fine spatial resolution of Tactilus exposes minute surface defects and fatigue marks.
Sensor Products Inc.
East Hanover, New Jersey, UA
Filter traps discharged FOG
The Zabel A300 Grease trap filter reduces the quantity of fats, oil and grease (FOG) discharged through an outside grease trap to municipal and onsite treatment systems. Studies in Australia and the USA demonstrated its ability to reduce FOG in grease trap effluent by up to 84%, according to Zabel Environmental Technology.
Installed on the outlet of an existing or new grease trap, the A300 filter traps grease and filters solids down to a particle size of 1/32 inches. The addition of an A300 filter will also force routine servicing of the grease trap by a qualified maintenance provider.
Zabel Environmental Technology
Crestwood, Kentucky, USA
Sludge blanket monitor activates cleaning
A new sludge blanket monitor, the Hawk Sonar, includes a fully automatic, self-cleaning mechanism that can be used in primary and final settlement tanks, sludge thickeners and even sequence batch reactors.
Partech Instruments' release of the Hawk Sonar resulted from close collaboration with Australian sonar and ultrasonic experts Hawk Measurement Systems.
The monitor activates the cleaning cycle when the strength of the echo from the sludge blanket begins decreasing. The cleaning cycle is also set on a timed basis. The cleaning mechanism prevents build up of fats and greases, and ensures that air bubbles do not affect measurement. The monitor is available with a range of transducers that can be selected to suit the application.
Partech (Electronics) Instruments Ltd.
St. Austell, Cornwell, UK
Pipe system installed in difficult conditions
Hobas installed its CC-GRP pipe system as part of a long-term renovation of the most corroded parts of Brno's 100-year-old sewerage network. The historic city of Brno is the capital of Moravia, Czech Republic.