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PRODUCTS AND SERVICESNew Rockwell Power Monitors for industryTwo new Allen-Bradley power monitors from Rockwell Automationprovide manufacturers with scalable, cost-effective insight into how,when and where energy is being used throughout the productionprocess. The Allen-Bradley PowerMonitor W250 and 500 powermeters offer users an opportunity to cost-effectively drive energymonitoring further into their productionprocesses. The PowerMonitor W250 powermeter offers a self-generating wirelesscommunications platform, ideally suited forapplications located in areas where hardwirednetworking is cost prohibitive.www.ab.rockwellautomation.comKittwake’s MHC Bearing Checker now availableKittiwake Holroyd’s MHC Bearing Checker is a new, unique handheldinstrument, providing maintenance engineers with an easy to operate,simple to use and quick method of analysing bearing condition andlubrication state. The MHC-Bearing Checker monitors high frequencyAcoustic Emissions (AE) signals naturally generated by deterioration inrotating machinery. The unique way of detecting and processing thesesignals gives you condition related information in the easiest possibleform. It is a state of the art Condition Monitoring instruments withextreme sensitivity to developing faults. Simply attach the unit viathe magnetic sensor head and within 10 seconds both dB level andDistress® values will be displayed. dB Level is an indication of theoverall noise of the bearing and isdependent on speed. It increases withspeed of rotation, but also withdegradation of the bearing orinadequate lubrication.www.kittiwake.comSchaeffler Group’s new grease sensor for wind turbinesA new, groundbreaking sensor has been developed which enables theonline condition monitoring of grease in rolling bearings. The sensoris ideal for monitoring critical plant and machinery located indifficult-to-access areas, such as wind turbines and automatedassembly lines.Developed by The Schaeffler Group in conjunction with FreudenbergDichtungs- und Schwingungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG and lubricantsspecialist Klüber Lubrication, the new grease sensor incorporates aunique electronic evaluation system, which enables the condition ofthe grease to be monitored whilst the bearings are operating. Thesensor is positioned directly in the rolling bearing immersed in thegrease. This is a significant breakthrough, says the company, as theschedule for replacing rolling bearing grease can now be plannedprecisely into maintenance schedules.Any changes in the condition of the grease are detected early, longbefore any damage can be caused to the bearings. Schaeffler,Freudenberg and Klüber have validated the measurement method foraround 95% of greases currently on the market. Online monitoring ofthe condition of thegrease enables usersto draw conclusionsand to react quicklyto any changes.www.schaeffler.comArcGen Hilta launches new LED lighting towerLaunched last month, ArcGen Hilta’s new LED lighting tower is a newdevelopment of its market-leading SMC TL-90, offering its powerindustry customers up to 288 hours of uninterrupted illumination.The 4 x 180W LED light assemblies provide 720W of lighting powerand give up to seven times the operating life of a metal halide bulb,offering considerable cost savings to users, says the company.As well as lower power usage, the impact resistant polycarbonatelens assemblies require no lamp replacement, and produce a whitelight with good rendition and a greater consistency of light thanmetal halide. The LED lighting assembly can be individually switchedon or off to meet lighting requirements and, upon start-up, providesimmediate illumination even when hot, saving time and energy.The LED lights also benefit from the renowned user advantages ofthe SMC TL-90, including the nine meter mast, which gives a widerspread of light when fully extended and a directed beam of lightwhen part extended, offering arange of variable light options.The combination of the TL-90lighting tower and the LEDlighting assemblies thereforeoffers flexibility and versatilityin applications such as securitywork and car parks, or morespecific work when lightassemblies are rotated.The new lights will be developedand manufactured inBritain at SMC’s manufacturingfacility in Gosberton,Lincolnshire, with the LED’ssubject to a five year warrantyand the lighting towers benefitingfrom a full parts and aftersales service from the ArcGenHilta & SMC team.www.arcgenhilta.comPoweWAVE from UPS has 363 kW/m2 power densityDesigned to deliver the optimal balance between energy efficiency,availability and power performance, the new extended PowerWAVE6000 range is now available in both 400 and 500kVA power ratings,parallelable up to 5 MVA.Compared to equivalentUPS systems of a similarcapacity, the newPowerWAVE 6000dramatically reduces theoverall physical footprintwith a power density upto 363 kW/m2 consumesless energy, generateslower CO2 emissions andprovides significantoverall cost savings,reports UPS.www.upspower.co.ukW ORLDWIDE I NDEPENDENT P OWER • MARCH 201247