New ways to measure torque
First Quarter 2008
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New ways of mounting, installing, sensing, controlling, actuating, collecting data and reporting data abound. And, if you have not upgraded your torque measuring and controlling apparatus recently, be prepared to find new systems that are fast, accurate, flexible, inexpensive, require less maintenance and are simpler to install.
Torque is a measure of the forces that cause an object to rotate. Reaction torque is the force acting on the object that is not free to rotate.
Torque measurement is paramount in engine and transmission testing, turbine testing, pump testing and testing of gear trains and power measurement within propulsion systems. Monitoring torque can be critical to the performance of axles, drive trains, gear drives, and electric and hydraulic motors.
Digital telemetry is the latest technology, and offers a number of benefits over older systems. Digital telemetry can have a number of distinct advantages over analogue telemetry and it can deliver better performance. While slightly more expensive at the outset, the increased accuracy, flexibility and reduced set up and maintenance costs deliver a very rapid payback.
For the complete article visit www.motioncontrol.co.za/+081Q37A and for more information contact Julie Brown, Honeywell Southern Africa, +27 (0)11 695 8000, [email protected], www.honeywell.co.za
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