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GE Energy Announces Adre® Sxp Portable Machinery Diagnostic System HOUSTON, TEXAS (September 23, 2004) — GE Energy today announced it is completing development on the fifth generation of its Bently Nevada® ADRE® portable data acquisition system. The new system, ADRE® Sxp, represents significant enhancements in capability, flexibility and ease-of-use compared to other portable data acquisition systems. Information about the new system was unveiled today during the 33rd Annual Texas A&M Turbomachinery Symposium. The product is slated for release in mid 2005 and is part of GE Energy's portfolio of Bently Nevada condition monitoring products and services. ADRE Sxp represents the company's most advanced high-speed, multi-channel portable data acquisition solution. ADRE targets applications where many channels of data (up to 128) must be collected simultaneously with extremely high resolution and/or for extended periods of time. While designed for all types of process and mechanical data collection and analysis needs, much of ADRE's functionality and capabilities specifically target machinery test stands as well as field installed machinery. The ADRE system is suitable for any industry where process, rotating and reciprocating machinery measurements are required, such as aerospace, transportation, general manufacturing, power generation, petrochemicals and automotive. The completely new system offers backward compatibility with previous ADRE databases and consists of ADRE Sxp software and its companion hardware, the 408 Dynamic Signal Processing Interface (DSPi). Initially available with eight-channel dynamic sampling cards and three-channel input trigger/speed (Keyphasor®) cards, the 408 DSPi's highly scalable architecture allows users to populate the instrument with only the number of channels required for the application, and then expand as their needs grow. By mixing/matching dynamic sampling and Keyphasor cards, up to 32 channels of asynchronously sampled or 24 channels of synchronously/ asynchronously sampled data can be acquired with a single 408 DSPi. Future plans include the ability to interconnect up to four 408 DSPi instruments, providing up to 128 channels of highly synchronized signal processing, suitable for even the most complex machine trains or demanding test stand applications. One of the most dramatic improvements users will enjoy is the 408 DSPi's ability to record all data in "stand-alone" mode without the need for an externally connected computer, making it far easier to leave the ADRE system machine-side for hours, days or weeks while it captures data. An integrated, high-speed LAN/WAN connection in the 408 DSPi means the client computer(s) running ADRE Sxp software can be located anywhere, allowing substantially more flexibility. Further, remote viewing and operation possibilities can save users substantial costs through the elimination of unnecessary travel. The 408 DSPi can be configured to act as an "online" system for as long as required, limited only by available storage capacity, while being viewed or controlled by one or more client computers running ADRE Sxp software locally, or across a LAN/WAN. In addition, the 408 DSPi can record raw signals while simultaneously providing processed data. The new ADRE system provides exceptional value, combining capabilities from many previous stand-alone instruments such as spectrum analyzers, digital tape recorders, and even other Bently Nevada products such as the TK15 and TK 16 Keyphasor signal conditioning devices, which are available as core capabilities or options. In addition, the ADRE Sxp database can be imported into GE's System 1® optimization and diagnostics software, allowing users to access and use ADRE data from within System 1. Previous generations of ADRE databases can be imported directly into ADRE Sxp, insuring existing ADRE systems continue to provide lasting value. Ricardo Artigas, president of energy services for GE Energy, notes that the new Bently Nevada ADRE Sxp system builds on a long heritage spanning nearly 25 years. "The hundreds of GE field engineers that have used ADRE for many years consider it to be an indispensable tool — but they are just a small percentage of the thousands of users worldwide that span every industry and dozens of machinery OEMs. We are very pleased that ADRE has become such a trusted platform for solving machinery problems, and even more pleased that the next generation of this product will offer so many improvements for our customers." More information on the new ADRE® Sxp system is available under "New Products" at www.bently.com. This news release is available for download at http://www.bently.com/news.htm and also available to be viewed at http://www.gepower.com. Bently Nevada products and services provide global leadership in assessing and ensuring the mechanical and thermodynamic health of industrial machinery. With operations in Minden, Nevada, and offices in the principal industrial centers of over 40 countries, the highly experienced Bently Nevada product team serves a broad base of more than 25,000 global customers in the power generation, petrochemical, and other industries. Bently Nevada is a GE Energy (www.gepower.com) business. About GE Energy GE Energy (www.gepower.com) is one of the world's leading suppliers of power generation and energy delivery technology, with 2003 revenues of nearly $18.5 billion. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, GE Energy provides equipment, service and management solutions across the power generation, oil and gas, transmission and distribution, distributed power and energy rental industries. For more information, contact: GE Energy: Dennis Murphy GE Energy +1 678 844 6948 dennis.murphy@ps.ge.com Gina DeRossi or Howard Masto Masto Public Relations +1 518 786 6488 gina.derossi@mastopr.com howard.masto@ps.ge.com > Press Contacts > More 2004 Press Releases |