Elesa (UK) Ltd

Elesa have announced that their high-quality visual flow indicators may now be specified as flow measurement devices with the addition of an external PLC compatible sensor and impellor mounted activating clips. This quickly adapts these units from passive indicators of flow - as protection against blockages for example - into active measurement equipment as part of the adjusting and updating of hydraulic system performance.
 
The new metering indicators are available in ¾ in and 1in sizes to suit many applications in fluid systems throughout industry where cooling or liquid transfer systems are employed. This will include process or manufacturing plant, e.g., for water, oil, petrochemical and hygienic area systems.
 
The new visual flow indicator sensor can be mounted in any external position correctly aligned with the indicator tube. The indicator can then operate in two-way liquid flows with a viscosity lower than 30cSt.
 
These Axial flow devices sit in the moving fluid causing the rotor to spin, which generates a pulsed signal proportional to the speed of the rotor, and so through calibration, gives the flow rate. It is important to allow the propeller adequate rotation with a minimum flow rate being required depending on the type of fluid and its viscosity. Above the minimum flow rate, the rotor starts to rotate with a speed proportional to the fluid flow, while the inductive sensor, completely separated from the liquid passage area, reads the movement of the two metal clips mounted on the rotor. This provides a frequency variation that can be transformed into a reading of the flow rate by connection to a PLC.
 
Elesa visual flow metering indicators feature a shaft and rotor propellor in red (optionally blue) Polypropylene based (PP) technopolymer, fitted with AISI 304 stainless steel sensor activating clips. The tubular housing in clear Borosilicate glass has high operational resistance and is also suitable for use with glycol-based solutions.
 
ELESA presents a wide range of useful accessories for increasingly sophisticated hydraulic systems which require reliable and high-performance components.

Elesa have certainly “levelled up” with this new range of CFMX hinges in high-strength, corrosion-resistant, Supertechnopolymer. Designed for all kinds of industrial hinging, their clean design and simple installation ensure that the CFMX series are suitable for electrical cabinets, protective screens for machining stations and retail. Other applications include HVAC compartments, industrial and outdoor environments, transit cases etc.

These rugged new hinges in black, glass fibre reinforced polyamide bring the latest advanced moulding technology to standard hinges for enclosure doors, inspection and access panels, flaps and protection windows.
 
CFMX hinges can be used with countersunk or cylindrical head screws, e.g. slotted, cross-head, hex or tamper-resistant equivalents, for secure fixing of flush-mounted doors and panels. They accommodate a maximum opening of 270o, with standard sizes available in lengths of 30mm to 60mm and load capacities from 750N to 3100N dependent on the angular position of the hinge.