Geek+, a global AMR leader, is proud to announce it has won the European Product Design Award in the industrial robot category with RoboShuttle, the double deep tote-picking robot for high-density storage. The award recognizes the combination of flexibility and functionality that permeates the entire design, from robot to solution, and the ability to create, innovate and produce solutions that solve logistics bottlenecks to help businesses flexible grow and compete.

• Winner of the industrial robot category for combining flexible, functional, and aesthetic robot design to build automated solutions that have a real impact on the world of warehousing.

Jackson Zhang, President of Geek+ Europe, says: “We are very proud to receive this award and see it as a recognition of the ability of our engineers and designers to develop products that solve actual logistics bottlenecks by targeting the physical issue of space as well as a more e-commerce-driven business environment. Today, RoboShuttle has been deployed in over 10 countries. There is exponential interest in the solution, which optimizes space, ensures the safety of employees, and brings accuracy and flexibility to warehouse operations." 

The Double Deep RoboShuttle can operate 1m narrow aisles, reach 5m high shelves, and use its extended telescopic arms of 1.5m reach to access totes of varying depth in one location. Equipped with high-precision sensors, the robot will adjust the depth of the telescopic arms to pick totes at varying depths accurately and safely. Due to the flexible and slim chassis design, the RoboShuttle can operate in varying ground conditions and access totes stored as low as 0.215 meters. It can also carry up to 5 totes in one go to and from a picking station for more efficient and fast order fulfillment. RoboShuttle can be adjusted to match different shelf heights. The robot can also work in dark warehouse environments, using safety lights and self-charging capabilities, enabling 24/7 safe, efficient, and energy-saving logistics operations. 

Zihan Yu, Industrial Designer at Geek+, says: “As logistics processes grow increasingly complex, we have to leave the one-size-fits-all mentality behind and see optimization in terms of customization. At Geek+, we provide tailored solutions using both hardware and software. While it is our intelligent software platform that analyzes the customer’s order history and adjusts operations accordingly, it is the ability to produce versatile robots that allows us to optimize the physical reality of each customer’s warehouse.” 

RoboShuttle is a high-density solution that creates a safer work environment for warehouse employees, improves storage capacity by 2-3x, and streamlines logistics processes with intelligent applications incorporating real-time demand such as logical task management and route and maintenance management. 

Award page: https://www.productdesignaward.eu/winners/country/2021/22367621/

About Geek+

Geek+ is a global technology company leading the intelligent logistics revolution. We apply advanced robotics and AI technologies to realize flexible, reliable, and highly efficient solutions for warehouses and supply chain management. Geek+ counts 300 global customers and has sold more than 20,000 robots worldwide. Founded in 2015, Geek+ has over 1,500 employees and is headquartered in Beijing, with offices in Germany, the UK, the US, Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

For more information, please visit:https://www.geekplus.com/company

About EPDA

The European Product Design Award™ was created to recognize the efforts of talented international product designers who aim to improve our daily lives with their practical, well-thought-out creations. We reward the strategic thinking and imagination which goes into making a great product. Farmani Group assembled European Product Design Award to bring attention to international product and industrial design and promote the winning designers to the prominent audience in Europe.

Radio Communications Test Station MT8000A is All-in-one Measurement Solution to Efficiently Verify 5G BTS RU During Manufacturing

Anritsu Corporation introduces two software packages that enhance its Radio Communications Test Station MT8000A to support non-signaling RF tests of 5G base stations (BTS). With the Base Station Test Suite for 5G New Radio (NR) millimeter wave (mmWave) MX800045A and Base Station Test Suite for NR sub-6 GHz MX800046A installed, the MT8000A is an all-in-one measurement solution that shortens test times and lowers cost-of-test during manufacturing of 5G BTS radio units (RU).

The MT8000A can conduct measurements that are compliant with 3GPP TS38.141-1 and TS38.141-2 with the software installed. Tests supported include Tx power, frequency error, EVM, TAE, ACLR, OBUE Rx tests, and Rx sensitivity.

The Base Station Test Suites for both NR sub-6 GHz (FR1) and NR mmWave (FR2) support most of the commonly used FR1 & FR2 frequencies globally.

Anritsu has released the two test suites supporting FR1 and FR2 with multiple RF ports to create a more effective solution to conduct RF tests of 5G BTS. The MT8000A, with the software, addresses the increasing market demand for BTS antennas and associated complexities associated with 5G BTS.

MT8000A Outline

The Radio Communications Test Station MT8000A is an all-in-one platform that supports RF, protocol, and other functional tests to verify 5G radios and devices. The new software supports downlink measurements for Tx tests and uplink signal generation for Rx tests in manufacturing environments. 

A flexible design allows the MT8000A to conduct highly efficient 5G BTS tests. An easy-to-use GUI allows users to set parameters and view measurement results efficiently and an all-at-once measurement result display allows users to view multiple Tx measurement items simultaneously. It supports Multi-Carrier measurement and measurement results for each component carriers concurrently. With four RF ports, parallel measurements can be performed by the MT8000A, further improving test times, and controlling cost-of-test.

About Anritsu

Anritsu Corporation (www.anritsu.com), a global provider of innovative communications test and measurement solutions for 125 years. Anritsu’s philosophy engages customers as true partners to help develop wireless, optical, microwave/RF, and digital solutions for R&D, manufacturing, installation, and maintenance applications, as well as multidimensional service assurance solutions for network monitoring and optimization. Anritsu also provides precision microwave/RF components, optical devices, and high-speed electrical devices for communication products and systems. The company develops advanced solutions for 5G, M2M, IoT, as well as other emerging and legacy wireline and wireless communication markets. With offices throughout the world, Anritsu has approximately 4,000 employees in over 90 countries.

To learn more visit www.anritsu.com

Climate policy is a hot topic in the oil & gas (O&G) industry, with the theme ‘Climate Change’ mentioned over 210,000 times in GloblaData’s Filing Analytics database of global O&G company filings in 2020 and 2021 combined – a 41% increase from the 2018-2019 period. The leading data and analytics company says that climate change policies will continue to be an ever-growing topic of discussion in the industry over the next five to ten years, as well as highlighting that firms in the US have already taken positive steps towards achieving a net-zero emissions goal.

Rinaldo Pereira, Business Fundamentals Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “When looking at key themes being discussed by O&G executives, ‘Environment’, ‘Climate Change’, ‘Energy Transition’ and ‘Carbon Emissions’ are all high up on the agenda.”

GlobalData’s latest report, ‘US Independent Oil and Gas Emissions Reduction Strategies’, reveals that most US independent companies have either acknowledged, implemented, or set specific targets and strategies to combat their emissions output by communicating their plans and initiatives to the public. Other smaller independents, meanwhile, who lack detail of specific targets or strategies tend to keep plans in house.

Justin Allen, Upstream Analyst at GlobalData, adds: “Over the next five to ten years, global climate policy will continue to be an ever-growing topic of discussion. If the US is going to meet its target of net-zero by 2050, it will be crucial for the O&G industry to improve its emissions output over the next 20 to 30 years.”

One of the most common strategies O&G companies are using to combat their emissions output is becoming more efficient during the drilling and completion phase of a well by reducing engine idle times and using more environmentally friendly fuel – for example using electricity from the grid or recycled natural gas rather than diesel fuel.

Most US firms have already implemented the use of vapor recovery units (VRUs), which capture low-pressure emissions from oil and water tanks. Improving leak detection and repair systems will also help provide faster responses and more efficient repairs.

Allen continues: “While most companies have committed to becoming net-zero by at least 2050, issues remain, including flaring of natural gas, equipment malfunctions resulting in large oil spills or natural gas leaks, and oil transport accidents.”

About GlobalData

4,000 of the world’s largest companies, including over 70% of FTSE 100 and 60% of Fortune 100 companies, make more timely and better business decisions thanks to GlobalData’s unique data, expert analysis and innovative solutions, all in one platform. GlobalData’s mission is to help our clients decode the future to be more successful and innovative across a range of industries, including the healthcare, consumer, retail, financial, technology and professional services sectors.

Automation expert, COPA-DATA is expanding its technology offering to provide digitalisation software to small breweries. The software developer, which launched its automation platform zenon back in 1987, has long assisted in the digitalisation efforts of food and beverage manufacturers worldwide. Now, COPA-DATA UK will support the growing number of small and microbreweries in the UK with a bespoke technology offering for brewers.

Britain’s brewing industry has changed drastically in the last decade, with independent, small and micro-sized brewers enjoying sizable growth. According to the SIBA British Craft Beer Report 2020, this shift can be attributed to consumer demand for craft beers from independents rather than large and global manufacturers.

However, the small brewing market has begun to reach its saturation point. Of the 2,278 breweries recorded as active in the UK in 2018, 1,978 of these were microbreweries. According to data presented by Statistica, over 80 per cent of these microbreweries recorded falling sales in April 2020.

To support small brewers in an increasingly saturated market, COPA-DATA’s zenon for breweries has been developed to help them compete in this arena and also solve some of the common challenges breweries face. Using COPA-DATA’s digitalisation and manufacturing expertise, these pain points focus on using data to manage operations, handle recipes and apply data to production.

“zenon is the ideal software choice for small brewers with big goals,” explained Martyn Williams, Managing Director of COPA-DATA UK. “The platform can be used to manage all data produced in a brewing environment, including energy management, security and recipe handling. As an intuitive platform, zenon allows users to create and execute new recipes, including beer types and new products, in a completely flexible way — without changes to hardware and machinery and no previous experiences or competencies required.

“Crucially, zenon allows maximum flexibility and can adapt to the needs of the brewery. As a fully scalable platform, zenon can support brewers with small projects, or grow with the business and form part of a complete software solution,” continued Williams.

“In the most highly scaled example, zenon can be deployed as a complete automation package for brewing and beer production, as well as the site’s enterprise technologies and even the building management system (BMS). In fact, this is exactly how zenon operates for users in largescale manufacturing facilities, of which we have long supported food and beverage, pharmaceutical and automotive manufacturing organisations.”

As part of the new offering, COPA-DATA promises to support small brewers to gain a competitive advantage. Using zenon, breweries can enjoy shortened time-to-market and insight on how to improve production through real-time data.

The platform’s data collection processes can also support with effective batch control, delivered in accordance with ISA-88, a standard for equipment and procedures related to batch production. Similarly, zenon’s real-time data collection and analysis allows brewers to identify problems in production as they occur, with a Process Recorder module available to review historical errors in production.

To find out more about COPA-DATA’s offering for brewing, download the brochure here.

About COPA-DATA

COPA-DATA is an independent software manufacturer that specializes in digitalization for the manufacturing industry and energy sector. Its zenon® software platform enables users worldwide to automate, manage, monitor, integrate and optimize machines, equipment, buildings and power grids. COPA-DATA combines decades of experience in automation with the potential of digital transformation. In this way, the company supports its customers to achieve their objectives more easily, faster and more efficiently.
The family-owned business was founded by Thomas Punzenberger in 1987 in Salzburg, Austria. In 2020, with more than 300 employees worldwide, it generated revenue of EUR 54 million.

Global technology company ABB is working with mining company Boliden and mining and infrastructure equipment manufacturer Epiroc to develop and demonstrate an electric trolley truck system on a test track at Boliden’s Kristineberg mine in northern Sweden.

• The three companies will jointly develop an electric trolley truck system for underground mining at the Boliden Kristineberg mine in Sweden
• ABB will provide electrical infrastructure design drawing on the ABB Ability™ eMine integrated portfolio of electrification and digital systems
• The new system is expected to demonstrate a reduction in CO₂ emissions and an improved work environment

The development project by the three companies will enable heavy transportation with electric driven battery vehicles and is expected to lower CO₂ emissions and improve the work environment at the underground copper-zinc mine.

The system will build on Epiroc’s zero emissions mining haul truck Minetruck MT42 Battery and is highly suitable for long haul ramps. It will feature a trolley pantograph which is to be connected to an overhead contact power line. ABB will provide the electric trolley truck system design, definition of standards and vehicle interface, as well as rectifier substation for the test track. The electrical infrastructure is part of the ABB Ability™ eMine integrated portfolio of electrification and digital systems designed to accelerate the decarbonization of the mining sector.

The announcement follows a call from ABB earlier this year for more collaboration between original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and the key technology suppliers. ABB is working with some of the world’s most innovative mining customers, OEMs and technology innovators and is committed to playing a fundamental role in the transition towards zero emissions in mining operations.

This project is supported by funding from the Swedish innovation agency Vinnova and will contribute to Boliden’s vision to be the most climate friendly and respected metals provider in the world.

All three partners have clear corporate goals that support more sustainable operations, aiming to help mines improve sustainable production and meet growing metals demand around the world.

Previously, ABB designed, delivered and commissioned an effective electrical infrastructure to power several mine trucks at Boliden AB’s Aitik mine, Sweden's largest open-pit copper mine.

“We are very proud to enter this collaboration and are excited to jointly take the next steps on Boliden’s journey towards a fossil free, automated underground mine. Our electrification solutions are well proven globally and contribute to substantial reduction of CO₂ emissions, leading to a smaller environmental footprint,” said Lars Bergkvist, Global Key Customer Manager with Epiroc’s Underground division.

“ABB is supporting mining companies’ electrification strategies by working together with OEMs, such as Epiroc, and many other technology innovators to build an interoperable system and help fast-track the development of emissions-reducing systems,” said Max Luedtke, Global Head of Mining, ABB. “No company can do this alone and through our recently-launched ABB Ability™ eMine portfolio we can ensure electrification and automation of the whole mining operation, combining solutions with others to lower CO₂ and move towards a more sustainable society.”

“As part of the eMine™ framework and commitment, we can combine expertise to successfully integrate electrification in mines, and we’re proud to see this being pioneered in Sweden with some of the industry’s foremost companies.” said Björn Jonsson, Hub Manager, Process Industries at ABB. “We contribute with solutions that further reduce overall costs and improve mine performance while significantly lowering environmental impact.”

Boliden has a target to implement full scale electric-trolley systems in the Rävliden mine, a satellite orebody and extension of the Kristineberg mine.

ABB draws on 130 years of experience in the mining industry and is a pioneer in the integration of electrification, automation and digitalization in mining. eMine™ is underpinned by ABB Ability™ MineOptimize, a platform that optimizes engineering in the design of the plant or mine and facilitate the transition to the digital and CO₂ free mine of the future.

ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a leading global technology company that energizes the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. By connecting software to its electrification, robotics, automation and motion portfolio, ABB pushes the boundaries of technology to drive performance to new levels. With a history of excellence stretching back more than 130 years, ABB’s success is driven by about 105,000 talented employees in over 100 countries. www.abb.com

ABB’s Process Automation business is a leader in automation, electrification and digitalization for the process and hybrid industries. We serve our customers with a broad portfolio of products, systems, and end-to-end solutions, including our # 1 distributed control system, software, and lifecycle services, industry-specific products as well as measurement and analytics, marine and turbocharging offerings. As the global #2 in the market, we build on our deep domain expertise, diverse team and global footprint, and are dedicated to helping our customers increase competitiveness, improve their return on investment and run safe, smart, and sustainable operations. go.abb/processautomation

Metso Outotec has signed a landmark contract to deliver all key technology for a new concentrator plant in Norilsk, Russia. The concentrator is operated by Chernogorskaya mining company, which is part of the Russian Platinum group. The delivery is based on Metso Outotec’s proprietary technology and includes key equipment for grinding, flotation and separation. Metso Outotec will also deliver electrification, instrumentation and automation for the concentrator. The contract exceeding EUR 100 million has been booked into Minerals’ Q3/2021 orders received.

The new concentrator plant is expected to start production in 2023. It will process nickel-copper ore with high palladium and platinum content from the Chernogorsky deposit with an annual capacity of 7 million tons. Metso Outotec has done the basic engineering for the concentrator plant in the earlier stages of the project.

”Russian Platinum is aiming a highly efficient and environmentally friendly production process in the industrial region of Norilsk. The construction of the Chernogorsk GOK is the first stage of this large-scale project, the implementation of which will make our company one of the leaders in the production of palladium and platinum. Use of advanced technical solutions and reliable equipment is an absolute priority. The partnership with Metso Outotec and continuous support from its local operations in Russia are important components to ensuring the success of the project,” says Evgeny Vorobeichik, Managing Director at Russian Platinum.

"Metso Outotec has ample experience with the arctic environment in the Norilsk region as well as with its uniquely rich and demanding ore types. We are delighted to be able to support Chernogorskaya in this greenfield project, where we will be delivering the whole concentrator with the latest technology,” says Markku Teräsvasara, President of the Minerals business area at Metso Outotec.

Read more about Metso Outotec’s minerals processing technologies and Planet Positive solutions on our website.

Metso Outotec is a frontrunner in sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions and services for the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining industries globally. By improving our customers’ energy and water efficiency, increasing their productivity, and reducing environmental risks with our product and process expertise, we are the partner for positive change.  

Metso Outotec is committed to limiting global warming to 1.5°C with Science Based Targets. We ranked 8th on the 2021 Global 100 list of the world’s most sustainable companies.

Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Metso Outotec employs over 15,000 people in more than 50 countries and its sales for 2020 were about EUR 3.9 billion. The company is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki. mogroup.com

Specialist oil and gas consultancy Oil Plus Ltd has secured a number of significant international contract awards totalling more than £1.5million in the first half of this year, signalling that it is on track to increase its revenues by 50% and meet its conservative £4.75million growth target by 2023.

The Newbury (Berkshire, UK) headquartered business, which also has an office in Aberdeen, has signed deals including a 12-month production chemistry agreement with a North Sea FPSO operator worth a seven-figure sum, a chemical testing project for Vedanta (Cairn India) in India, and a water injectivity study for SNEPCO, the operating arm of Shell in Nigeria.

Despite the challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the global process and production oilfield solutions company ended last year with a buoyant order book worth over £3.2million, and EBITDA had increased for the third year in a row, with its operating profits up by 23%.

Clarke Shepherd, global business development director at Oil Plus said: “Like most businesses, the Covid pandemic coupled with the uncertain oil price caused several bumps in the road last year. We took prudent measures to maintain our competitive edge and ensure we were able to continue supporting our clients around the world with the same high standard of reliable services they are accustomed to. At the same time, we maintained a tight control on our overheads in line with the size of our business and as a result, we’ve started the 2021 fiscal year in a more robust position, with a number of new strategically significant contracts secured. 

“Based on the recent trio of contract awards in the North Sea, India and Africa and a steady pipeline of further new business on the horizon, we are confident that our instantly scalable team and further organic growth will support our target being achieved by the end of 2023.”

Work is also well underway on two work scopes Oil Plus secured last year in Libya, including a produced water re-injection study for Zueitina Oil Company (ZOC).

In the last few months, the firm has added another 10 personnel to its 46-strong workforce in the UK, including Scott Binnie as technical manager based in Newbury. Mr Binnie has extensive experience in managing complex high value campaigns and has been providing project and process engineering support to Oil Plus as a consultant since 2019. In this permanent position, he will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the team’s technical delivery in line with operational growth, and also oversee governance across all the technical functions in the company.

Oil Plus has been providing produced water treatment, injection and production chemistry solutions to the global oil and gas sector for more than 40 years. 

Oil Plus Ltd specialises in water treatment design, troubleshooting and the prediction and control of corrosion, fouling and reservoir souring. The company provides the highest level of field experience, personnel and laboratory facilities to help optimise oil and gas production and reduce operating costs, while ensuring compliance with health and safety and environmental standards. Its corporate headquarters are in Newbury, Berkshire, and Aberdeen (both UK).

By using AFRY Flowity, the Swedish Transport Administration can reduce work environment risks associated with manual measurements, in addition to streamlining the data management.

AFRY Flowity, developed by AFRY’s digital accelerator program AFRY X, uses cutting-edge technology to conduct special measurements of vehicle traffic, including bicycle and moped traffic in urban environments. By approving AFRY Flowity as a tool for special measurements, the Swedish Transport Administration advances its position in the digitalisation of the transport system.  

”Flowity is not only a new way of measuring things, we are revolutionizing the way we can collect information. Everything that could not be connected yesterday, such as mobility and behaviour in traffic or even the quality of the road, can today have its own part of the digital world. At the same time, preserving confidentiality and integrity. This is thanks to AFRY Flowity's unique edge AI system”, says Fredrik Hofflander, Head of AFRY X AI Lab.

AFRY Flowity consists of sensors that can be placed anywhere to monitor people or traffic flows, they are designed so that no video or image can be extracted. The unit converts patterns to datapoint values, such as the number of passing motor vehicles, cyclists or pedestrians, speeds and type of vehicle, and exports them. Collection of this type of data in traffic-intensive environments has historically required manual handling.

Using AFRY Flowity and its artificial intelligence reduces the climate impact, improves work environment and enables a quicker implementation of measures based on collected data. This enables reducing the risk of traffic congestions, accidents, and planning maintenance or temporary traffic diversions with a minimum of disruption.

AFRY is a European leader in engineering, design, and advisory services, with a global reach. We accelerate the transition towards a sustainable society.

We are 16,000 devoted experts in infrastructure, industry, energy and digitalisation, creating sustainable solutions for generations to come.

Making Future

The Former Soviet Union (FSU) is expected to lead the global planned and announced working gas capacity additions, contributing approximately 34% of the total global capacity additions by 2025, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

The company’s report, ‘Global Capacity and Capital Expenditure Outlook for Underground Gas Storage, 2021–2025 – Gazprom to Drive Global Working Gas Capacity Growth’, reveals that the FSU is expected to witness the highest capacity additions globally from planned and announced projects during the outlook period 2021 to 2025 with 1.1 trillion cubic feet (tcf).

Bhargavi Gandham, Oil and Gas Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Russia and Uzbekistan primarily drive working gas capacity additions in the FSU by 2025. Both countries are building the underground gas storage sites to effectively meet domestic peak natural gas demand. The proposed projects also help them to increase gas exports as well through pipelines.”

GlobalData identifies Europe as the second highest contributor to global working gas capacity additions, accounting for around 26% of the total additions by 2025. The Deborah depleted oil and gas field in the UK drives the planned working capacity in the region with 174.5 bcf by 2025. Eni SpA is the operator as well as 100 percent equity holder of the project.”

The Middle East ranks third globally contributing roughly 18% of global working gas capacity additions during the outlook period. Tuz Golu II in Turkey drives the planned working gas capacity additions in the region with 148.3 bcf by 2025.

• Comments provided by Bhargavi Gandham, Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData
• Information based on GlobalData’s report: ‘Global Capacity and Capital Expenditure Outlook for Underground Gas Storage, 2021–2025 – Gazprom to Drive Global Working Gas Capacity Growth’
• Announced/Planned: Denotes only new build assets that are in different stages of development and have not started commercial operations
• A new build project that has not received relevant/ required approvals to develop/build the project is considered as Announced
• A new build project that has received relevant/ required approvals from the national government/ energy ministry/ regulatory authority/ local environmental authority/ port authority/local government, etc to develop/build the project is considered as Planned
• Expansion – Denotes capacity expansion of existing/operational terminal

This report was built using data and information sourced from proprietary databases, primary and secondary research, and in-house analysis conducted by GlobalData’s team of industry experts.

About GlobalData

4,000 of the world’s largest companies, including over 70% of FTSE 100 and 60% of Fortune 100 companies, make more timely and better business decisions thanks to GlobalData’s unique data, expert analysis, and innovative solutions, all in one platform. GlobalData’s mission is to help our clients decode the future to be more successful and innovative across a range of industries, including the healthcare, consumer, retail, technology, energy, financial and professional services sectors.

Fluke has just announced the launch of a new clamp meter designed to measure solar installation voltages at the new standard of 1500 V, while offering high safety specifications and being easy to use in congested solar combiner boxes. The Fluke 393 and 393 FC are the world’s first True-rms solar clamp meters to be rated at CAT III / 1500 V DC according to the latest safety standard for clamp meters IEC/EN 61010-2-032:2019.

The clamp meter is capable of measuring up to 1500 V DC compared to standard instruments for this application, which are restricted to 1000 V DC.

This makes the Fluke 393 the ideal choice for the installation and maintenance of utility scale, large industrial and commercial scale solar farms. With solar generation growing in importance to meet renewable energy demand, the new clamp meter is a major addition to Fluke’s range of instruments for solar applications, such as the insulation multimeters Fluke 1577/1587 or the IP67 rated multimeter Fluke 87V MAX.

New clamp meter offers solar testing at 1500 V while providing the highest safety rating at this voltage and offering improved ease of use.

Enhanced safety

A high level of safety for users is guaranteed through the use of CAT III rated insulation at 1500 V, the only solar clamp meter to offer this level of protection for solar installation technicians and engineers. The meter’s insulated test leads are rated to CAT III 1500 V, while the meters offer CAT IV protection to 600 V AC.

The instrument’s IP54 rating makes the Fluke 393 clamp meter suitable for testing solar installations in a variety of climates and a wide range of weather conditions, protecting the instrument from both dust and rain ingress.

Easy to use

The ability to make quick, easy and accurate measurements allows maintenance technicians to keep solar installations producing energy. The challenge is that solar combiner boxes are often small and congested, making it difficult to attach meters to make measurements. The Fluke 393 meets this challenge with a 25% thinner jaw than previous Fluke clamp meter models, making it easier and faster to take measurements in restricted spaces.

The jaw design is durable, rugged and reliable and meets the stringent CAT III requirement for creepage and clearance.

The 393 FC offers connectivity to Fluke Connect, eliminating the need for handwritten notes.  Fluke Connect allows maintenance technicians and service staff to document values and share them with their team. Up to 65,000 data points can be recorded and uploaded.

Beside voltage and current measurements, the new clamp meter provides DC power measurement and data logging to improve work efficiency.

Productivity is enhanced by an audio beep that indicates correct PV polarity, as well as visual continuity indication to make continuity testing easier in low light conditions. Additionally, the meters offer a dual line display for simultaneous measurements.

Hans-Dieter Schuessele of Fluke says: “As the world’s first solar clamp meters to offer CAT III safety at 1500 V, the new 393 and 393 FC clamp meters set a new standard in solar installation testing. Designed to be supremely safe and easy to use, they are a major contribution to helping installers and maintenance staff get solar farms online rapidly and keep them producing renewable energy.”

For more information on the Fluke 393 and 393 FC Non-Contact Voltage True-rms AC/DC Clamp Meters, visit: https://www.fluke.com/en-gb/product/electrical-testing/clamp-meters/393-fc

About Fluke:

Fluke’s mission is to be the world leader in compact, professional electronic test tools. The company’s products are used by technicians and engineers in service, installation, maintenance, manufacturing test, and quality functions in a variety of industries throughout the world. Founded in 1948, Fluke has offices in 13 European countries and distributes its products to over 100 countries around the globe. The company’s European revenues contribute approximately 40 per cent of worldwide sales. Fluke’s headquarters are located in Everett, Washington State and the company employs over 2,500 people internationally. Its European sales and service headquarters are located in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

FLUKE is a registered trademark of Fluke Corporation. For more information, visit the Fluke website at http://www.fluke.com