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Testing role for sensor
June 1st 2008 A test rig at Centa Transmissions in
Shipley allows the company to
guarantee that the precision
gearboxes it supplies to nuclear
industry will not fail prematurely.
Despite its critical role, the rig is
essentially quite simple, in that a
motor drives the test unit against
a load created by one of Centa's
industrial disc brakes.The test runs
for 3h at full working load, and
then is increased to 300% load for
another hour.
TorqSense, a non-contact sensor
from Sensor Technology,
constantly monitors the torque in
the gearbox, generating a
performance profile that can be
compared with the ideal
performance standard. |
