Available in South Africa from Comtest, the Fluke ii Industrial Acoustic Imager is a hand-held, easy-to-use imaging tool that visualises sounds coming from small leaks in compressed air, gas, and vacuum systems.
The Fluke ii900 Industrial Acoustic Imager.
The Fluke ii Industrial Acoustic Imager series, equipped with an array of microphones for an expanded field of view, enables maintenance teams to locate leaks from compressor systems quickly and accurately, even in the noisiest environments. This product includes Fluke’s innovative SoundSightTM technology, which overlays the sound map onto the image. If you can use a camera, you can use the Fluke Industrial Acoustic Imagers.
Value and Return on Investment
Even the smallest air leaks can compound over time, leading to massive energy waste and lost production time. According to the US Department of Energy, compressed air systems can lose 20 to 30% of their output from leaks alone.
A typical 1.0 mm air leak in a 13 mm pipe at 3 bar cannot be heard without ultrasonic leak detection equipment, but this one leak is likely to cost R20 000 per year or more.
One Fluke customer, a manufacturer, was spending between 30 and 45 minutes to find each air leak. After testing the Fluke Acoustic Imager, the maintenance manager stated, “Rather than taking at least an hour to move everything out of the way, position the lift, spray the joint, and then put everything back, it now takes me between 30 seconds and one minute to locate an air leak with the Fluke ii camera. Some days, we can identify and repair 30 to 40 leaks in just a couple of hours. Moreover, we can use the Fluke ii cameras during production hours, when it’s exceptionally loud in here, and we are still able to detect leaks at rafter level, up to 6 to 9 metres away.”
The Fluke ii915 full package includes:
- A Fluke ii915 Acoustic Imager.
- USB-C Charger with country-specific connectors.
- Rugged lithium-ion smart battery pack.
- USB-C cable.
- Rugged, hard carrying case.
- Adjustable hand strap and neck strap.
- Sensor array protector.
Another customer commented on the use of the LeakQ software: “Now I have something visual to show my customers. I can present them with images as an excellent aid, and it emphasises the importance of fixing those leaks to maximise system capacity.”
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Contacts for COMTEST
Tel: +010 595 1821
Email: sales@comtest.co.za