Change is the only constant thing in the world – is a famous saying. Having spent more than 20 years selling in the field of testing & measuring equipments, I have been witness to this phenomenon.From the days of thermometers using thermocouples to IR measurement. However, leading a change is another high in itself – a change that makes a significant contribution to the industry.
There is cut-throat competition in every business today. And it is the best that survive…that embrace change. There is immense pressure on manufacturing to reduce costs and improve efficiency & productivity. And the advancement in Maintenance practices have been key driver from the manufacturing end. I have seen how maintenance practices have changed…changed to extract the maximum out of the machines – from corrective to preventive to predictive & condition based monitoring.
Having interacted with manufacturers & traders from across the world, I always felt that Indians were denied the latest in technology. I knew of instruments that are capable of non-intrusive measurement & monitoring and were completely risk-free. These were either unavailable or were priced so exorbitant only a select few could afford. There was a huge need gap of technologically advanced equipments with the affordability & reliability that Indians are used to. I took on the challenge to fill this gap.
In our global search of our perfect partner there was only one company that could match our extensive requirements for quality and reliability, which was CEM.
CEM, SHENZHEN EVERBEST MACHINERY INDUSTRY CO. LTD. has been a leading manufacturer in the TMI segment. CEM has 3 in-house R&D centres with a huge production facility of over 30,000 square metres. Itsprocesses and systemsare setup and implemented as per ISO9001 standards. Consequently, the products are approved by UL, GS, CE and RoHS.In 2009, CEM also got the ISO13485 quality certificate for the medical products. No wonder that CEM enjoyed a leadership position in almost all developed countries like the US & all of Europe. It was also an OEM to a few of the most respected names in the industry.
Together, we set out to design a range of advanced products for the Indian market.
One of the problem in maintenance is early detection of faults. Invariably, the equipment had to be taken out of operation and manually checked for fitness. These could be
- Electrical Problems
- Heat flow issues
- Faults in Thermal Insulation
- Lubrication and HVAC problems
- Building Insulation Inspection
However, if there could be a non-intrusive way to check for the same, it had the potential of savings and preventing faults. Infra Red Inspection technology was deployed for the purpose. InfraRed inspection is non-intrusive way to check for any variation in temperatures which helps in precision detection of electrical & mechanical faults. While there are many available in the market, CEM launched both thermal imagers and infra red thermometers for measuring temperature. The unique feature of these is the ability to record and store directly on the PC, thereby making them highly convenient for use.
The thermal imagers are the ones that is most widely used in PPM.
Thermal imagers allow users to measure temperature in applications where conventional sensors cannot be employed. Specifically, in cases dealing with moving objects (i.e., rollers, moving machinery, or a conveyor belt), or where non-contact measurements are required because of contamination or hazardous reasons (such as high voltage), where distances are too great, or where the temperatures to be measured are too high for thermocouples or other contact sensors. The thermal imagers provide an image, which shows the temperature difference of the object being measured. Hot spots can be seen immediately versus traditional infrared guns, which average the area being measured.
CEM offers a wide variety of thermal imagers right from 32 x 31 pixels (IR Resolution) all the way up to 384 x 288 pixels (IR Resolution). They have inbuilt visual camera as well for fusion mode measurement. The temperature range covered is up to 400 Degree C. It stores pictures and records video with audio annotation. These can then be used for documentation purpose on software for analytics. The software is provided Free of Cost with almost all the models.
The CEM infrared thermometers come with much more than what others provide. Not only can you record and measure the date, but you can also take pictures / videos of the targets, whose temperature is being measured, with date and time stamp. On the picture, the actual reading, and max / min / avg. temperature measured is super-imposed. They also can be used continuously for data recording, over a large period of time.
CEM does not have any direct competition in the INDIAN market due to its optimum placement with respect to the price range and the higher quality products we provide. What ever is available now is either low quality products at very low prices or very high tech products at exceptionally high pricing.
On top of this, CEM instruments provide users the ability to seamlessly transfer measured data on the instrument to their smartphones or PC via free apps available on Apple Appstore and Google Play Store. This data can also be stored on the cloud service as provided by the smart phone manufacturer.
The other concern of the customers, presently is the after sales service support. All the meters that CEM sells carry a warranty against any manufacturing defects. This hassle-free warranty allows the customer to get the instrument replaced within an unparalleled record period of 48 hours. The conditions of warranty are however, mentioned on the website www.cem-instruments.in
Other products from CEM :Thermal Imagers, Infrared Thermometers, Digital Multimeters, Clamp-on Meters, Video Borescopes, Radiation meters, Air Quality Products, Data Loggers, Insulation Testers, Electrical Testers, Light Meters, Sound Level Meters, Thermo-Anemometers, Gas Detectors, Manometers and various measuring instruments.
All these products are available directly from CEM’s office at Kolkata. Along with normal sales channels, CEM will also be pursuing online sales via all leading e-commerce portals like Tolexo, Paytm, Urjakart and Indsutry buying. All CEM product details and catalogues are available on its website www.cem-instruments.in. CEM can be reached at info@cem-instruments.in
