PECM Issue 30 2018 | Page 55

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 Issue PECM 55 51 Issue 30 23 PECM