Electrical & Electronics
Electrical
& Electronics
MachineryMate™ handheld
vibration meter
Guhring Drill Is The Top Prize For
Robot War Warriors
Over the summer months Robot Wars has been
back on our TV screens with 40 distinct combat
robots battling it out for the prestigious accolade
of being crowned the 2016 champion. Self-built
by the competitors and fi ghting in a purpose-built
arena, the six-episode series has been watched by
over 2 million people each week.
The Grand Final was won by Apollo, a robot
captained and driven by Dave Young. As one of
the House Robots that featured in the Series, Sir
Killalot is a 740kg robot with a 2.5tonne pincer
grip and a top speed of 10mph. On one arm is a
300kg arm lift that outweighs all competitors and
on the other arm is a 2inch taper shank drill from
Wilcoxon’s handheld
vibration meter helps find
machine
faults
before
Guhring. The Guhring 245 Series
Taper
Shank
Drill
they
impact
has been used throughout the
series
as operation
a tactical or
feature in battles with contestants.
Manufactured
cause catastrophic
failures.
by Robo Challenge, a Birmingham
based company
The MAC200
can increase
of enthusiastic, creative and downright whacky
productivity and lower
engineers, Sir Killalot is just one of many
maintenance costs
prestigious projects that Robo Challenge has
by identifying vibration
delivered.
problems and bearing
As well as featuring heavily in the hit TV show with
in early with
and late
Sir Killalot, Robo Challenge conditions
was also tasked
stages
of failure.
The
designing and manufacturing
the coveted
trophy.
simple,
easy to use
A trophy that has another iconic
masterpiece
at meter,
its
centre, the Guhring 245 Series
Drill. analyzes and displays
records,
ODU-MAC ®
vibration signals and comes
with built-in band filters for
unbalance, misalignment,
and looseness. The low Hertz
range allows readings on
machinery running as slow
as 120 RPM. The meter assists
in condition monitoring
for industries including
commercial and industrial.
01767 651058
www.kdpes.co.uk
THE ALL-ROUND SOLUTION
FOR AUTOMATIC DOCKING
Compact
modular connector system
The intelligent path to customer-specific connections:
ODU-MAC – our versatile modular connector solution
enables the transmission of power, high current, high
voltage, coax, high-speed data, fiber optics and other
media such as air or fluid.
For your made-to-measure connection.
Fail-safe performance thanks to
outstanding contact reliability
6 standard docking solutions
High packing density
30 diff erent high-speed inserts in the fi eld of
data technology
Up to 100,000 mating cycles
Stable low contact resistance
ODU-MAC strain relief housing for optimal
protection
New ODU-MAC ® strain relief housing
ODU-UK Ltd.
Phone: +44 1509 266433
[email protected]
www.odu-uk.co.uk
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PECM 55
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30 23 PECM