PECM Issue 37 2019 | Page 155

MEASUREMENT & MONITORING BROAD RANGE OF PRODUCTS RHEINTACHO GROUP THE RHEINTACHO GROUP – A JOURNEY THROUGH A COMBINED HISTORY OF OVER 350 YEARS! When RHEINTACHO Messtechnik from Freiburg, Germany acquired Foundrometers Instrumentation of Leeds, UK in the year 2000, two long established companies joined forces to establish a new international instrumentation and sensor company specializing in measuring, recording and monitoring rotational speed and other rotation relevant parameters. RHEINTACHO Messtechnik, the German parent company founded in 1901, is now specialized in the production of high-tech rotational speed sensors. They also produce and distribute a wide range of high-performance stroboscopes and digital tachometers. With double-digit new sensors in development, RHEINTACHO is second to none in innovation in rotational speed measurement. And to serve its customers even more, RHEINTACHO sensors are now becoming more versatile. The newest addition to the sensor family is called, M8. It now also integrated temperature measurement into this extremely small sensor. Another sensor called ABZ goes even a step further than only adding temperature measurement; it also detects position and direction. The FA, FC and FE sensors of RHEINTACHO are the products of choice in environments presenting challenges in temperature change and range. Their functionality is ensured due to clever design and most modern electronics at temperatures ranging from -40°C to 140°C, depending on the model. And the future will bring even more functionality into many new sensor developments. The RHEINTACHO range of stroboscopes includes both portable and stationary solutions, both available in LED or xenon versions. The future will include the integration of the newest generation of LEDs, enabling the RHEINTACHO strobes to be considered among the brightest now available worldwide. In the UK, RHEINTACHO UK, which was formerly called Foundrometers, was founded in 1919, i.e. we will be celebrating 100 years of precision instrumentation in the UK. When Foundrometers took over Hardings of Leeds in in 1980, they acquired another instrumentation company which was founded in 1872! Believe it or not, RHEINTACHO UK’s “SPARES AND REPAIRS” team is still able to repair and refurbish instruments which are returned as old as the company is. And not only RHEINTACHO, Foundrometers or Hardings instruments can be serviced or repaired, but any make of any company, most of which no longer even exist. Today, RHEINTACHO UK is responsible for the manufacture of mechanical and electric instruments and tachometers. Back at the beginning of the last century, revometers as tachometers were then called, Foundrometers and Hardings were the market leaders in precision, documentation and range of products. This tradition is both a blessing and a burden for RHEINTACHO today. We will continue to provide the market with solutions for the old instruments, but at the same time, we also offer reengineering services in case a repair is no longer possible. The company today specializes in handheld mechanical tachometers in metric or imperial versions, both of which are available in intrinsically safe versions for hazardous environments, such as in mines. Another important product group are our eddy- current tachometers, also intrinsically safe if required. These tachometers can also be combined with a wide variety of gearboxes to enable easy attachment to a shaft. Typical applications include mixing or production equipment in the chemical industry, machine industry and fuelling equipment. Many aircraft refuelling stations or vehicles are equipped with eddy current tachometers from RHEINTACHO. In mining facilities, our tachometers can be used for maintenance purposes, and also to monitor the speed of lifts, gearboxes and motors used to transport both staff or material, even in hazardous environments. A further product group of RHEINTACHO UK is tacho generators. These tacho generators reliably measure the rotational speed of motors or engines. The signals produced are most often sent to a RHEINTACHO indicator and depending on the requirements, they are offered with normalized voltage, current or pulse output, i.e. the right model for the right application. RHEINTACHO adapts its solutions to the application. These products are also very robust providing a high degree of shock resistance. Another advantage which they have in common with the eddy current tachometers is not needing any external power supply, making their use interesting in surroundings where power is missing or unreliable. The RHEINTACHO Group has been complemented by the newest edition to the family, RHEINTACHO Vision Systems underlining the strategic direction of RHEINTACHO to become even more diversified in the future. RHEINTACHO competence and experience, modern and history, flexible innovation and tradition; all characteristics making the group even stronger to face the challenges of tomorrow with a highly motivated staff in 4 locations whose pleasure it is to serve customers and develop long-term partnerships with suppliers. Feel free to contact us at RHEINTACHO UK Ltd. Tel.: +44 (0)113 287 4411 [email protected] Issue 37 PECM 155