Products of the year 2024Measurement technology - The winners
The winners in the 'Measurement technology' category could not be more different: a handheld device for force measurement, a current collector system and a pressure transducer impressed the readers.
2nd place - Vahle
After the Smart Collector system from Paul Vahle was recently made IDAA-capable (Intelligent Dynamic Anomaly Analysis), it has received further upgrades in the form of a thermal sensor that continuously measures the temperatures of the conductor rail during travel. This means that assembly errors or defects, for example at transitions or poorly contacted connection points, can be detected at an early stage. There is a slot for the thermal sensor on the main unit so that users do not have to purchase new hardware components or replace existing parts.
The main unit analyzes the data from the thermal sensor in real time and sends a warning message to the data center as soon as it detects thermal peaks. Similar to the already familiar movement data messages, this message is then displayed to the user in a traffic light system. By extending the phase spacing, the predictive maintenance tool can also monitor systems with a phase spacing of 18 mm and 26 mm.