The answer to the question of how to meet the rapidly escalating demand for batteries is to do everything possible to build and maintain production lines that don’t have to stop. But some factories today are still plagued by downtime incurred by the frequent need to check and adjust the calibration of the measurement equipment they’re using to ensure accuracy. This means the entire line must be taken offline for the necessary work to be completed, and that costs time and money – sometimes a great deal of both.
This issue can be fully resolved by opting for devices that function for long periods of time without drift or loss of calibration. For example, ABB’s Pressductor® load cells, based on magnetoelastic transducer technology, do not require physical movement in the transducer, enabling them to withstand vibrations, shocks and overloads that often affect other sensor types. They are also impervious to the ingress of dirt and fluids that could interfere with their accuracy or performance.
By simply eliminating the need for frequent recalibration and enabling measurement accuracy to be maintained for long periods of time, yields can be maximized because unscheduled disruption to production have been vastly reduced.
ABB’s stressometers and thickness gauges offer the same benefits. Both device ranges apply extremely stable measurement techniques that avoid the need for recalibration and are equally unaffected by external disturbances such as vibration and ambient temperatures.
The need for electric energy is only going to grow, and grow exponentially, and with it the need to safely, sensitively, and efficiently produce the power-giving devices that will meet demand. It is therefore crucial that every component used to manufacturer electrical power delivery goods and devices can so with minimum disruption, and that starts by ensuring that the most precise measurements possible are taken to ensure quality, consistency and longevity.