Door Industry Journal - Summer 2016

Also online at: www.d ijonline.co.uk 86 THE door industry journal summer 2016 powered gates MICROTRONICS: THE FORCE IN MEASUREMENT Microtronics Srl was established in 2002 by like-minded electronic engineers with a vast understanding in the field of portable instruments. The company headquarters and manufacturing plant are located in Treviso, in north-east Italy. Microtronics manufacture many different kinds of electronic instruments for special applications in various fields: Measuring devices for automatic gates and doors, Electronic testers for automotive diagnosis, and fiscal meters for the fuel consumption on industrial machinery. Every single Microtronics product undergoes rigorous testing of all its functions before leaving the factory, and is covered by a two-year warranty from the date of purchase. Diego Biason, a founder of Microtronic Srl explains more: “We got into force testing market within the first year of establishment, when we started a collaboration with major manufacturers of automation for gates and doors. “Our force measurers comply with EU standards, this is the reason why we export mainly to EU countries, but also to other parts of world, in fact anywhere there is a manufacturer of gates and doors: China, USA, South Africa, and others. “In the UK we are presently selling our brand directly through some local distributors and through a network of the biggest manufacturers of automation for gates, that resell our products to installers via their own distribution chain. Customers who want technical or commercial info, can contact us first to be referred to the closest reseller. “To comply with regulations, all measuring devices and force testers have to be calibrated at least once a year, for this we collaborate with a UK based force gauge specialist, that can carry out a fast calibration service for all our UK customers”. The BlueForce Smart: Force Measurer and Tester The product that represents Microtronics’ core business is the force measurer and tester for automatic gates; the BlueForce Smart. The BlueForce Smart is the most technological evolution in the field of force gauges for automatic gates. It is one of the few instruments in the market to be fully compliant with EU standard EN12445 because the measuring range is 0- 2000N and the embedded display can show all the four parameters required by Annex “A” of EN12453: Fd (peak of dynamic force), Td (duration of main force peak), Fe (final force after 5 secs) and also Fs (average of the static force after the dynamic period). But the unique feature of BlueForce Smart is represented by the possibility to interface with a smartphone or a tablet, via Bluetooth (for iPhone and iPad) or via NFC (for android or windows devices). In that way, user can see a picture of the selected kind of gate (sliding, hinged, and so on) with all points of measurements required by the EU standard, and also view a diagram illustrating force vs time of saved tests and the final result (passed or not) of the test! Moreover, following the introduction of a new Fast Thermal Printer which is both wireless and rechargeable, it is now possible to print test reports directly at the test site, without the need for a laptop and a traditional printer. These technical characteristics make BlueForce Smart the most advanced force measurer today in the market. For more information, please visit www.microtronics.it or send your questions to: sales@microtronics.it