Author Archives: Lukas Achtelik
Cleaning and maintaining turbine flow meters: What to consider regarding bearings, particles and filtration
Turbine flow meters are precise mechanical flow meters. They measure volumetric flow via a freely...
Measuring power quality: Correctly assessing voltage dips, harmonics and flicker
When machines fail sporadically, frequency converters display error messages, lighting flickers or control systems restart...
Temperature data loggers for high temperatures: What matters with thermocouples up to 1000 °C
In many industrial processes, high temperatures not only have to be measured, but also documented...
Process transmitters with SIL function: When functional safety becomes relevant for pressure measuring points
In many process plants, pressure measuring points are not only used for display or control....
Tilt sensors in mobile machines: Monitoring position, booms and safety functions
Mobile machines rarely operate on perfectly level ground. Construction machines, cranes, aerial work platforms, agricultural...
Thermal imaging camera for buildings and energy audits: Detecting thermal bridges, moisture and insulation defects
With a thermal imaging camera, temperature distributions on buildings can be made visible quickly and...
Retrofitting an energy meter in a control cabinet: Combining 96×96 panel meters and current transformers correctly
In many existing control cabinets, local measuring devices for recording energy consumption, power, current, voltage,...
Pulse and frequency output on flow turbines: evaluating flow correctly
Flow turbines are often used when liquids or gases need to be measured dynamically and...
Testing CEE sockets and three-phase connections: what is especially important for 400 V connections
CEE sockets and three-phase connections are widely used in workshops, industrial plants, construction sites, machine...
Multi-measurement data loggers: when recording several measured variables at the same time makes sense
Many technical problems cannot be explained by a single measured variable. Excessive temperature in a...