CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT UPDATE


Land says the SPOT R100 combines a novel set of features in one thermometer, including: the use of two independent wavelength measurements; all processing is integrated into the sensor; simplified installation, set up and use; precision optics; multiple output formats; reduced installation costs; wider measurement temperature range; easy configuration of temperature spans; allowing both local and remote configuration.


Focusing on R&D New from FLIR, the A35x0sc/A65x0sc- series are thermal imaging cameras that are equipped with a cooled detector. They are ideal tools for industrial R&D - for those applications that need better image quality, more sensitivity and a higher frame rate than can be obtained from a thermal imaging camera with an uncooled detector. When higher frame rates and better image quality are required scientists can choose among the FLIR X8000 or X6000 series. The FLIR A35x0sc/A65x0sc-Series


cameras all feature mid-wave IR cooled detectors and are therefore able to see through or at materials that no other uncooled long-wave camera can, for example certain types of glasses and plastics. They produce crisp thermal images


of 640x512 pixels. Users that do not need this high image quality for their applications can choose the FLIR A3520sc which produces thermal images of 320x256 pixels.


All versions have a high thermal sensitivity of <25 mK which captures the finest image details and temperature difference information. External triggering allows


synchronisation of the image capture to the most fleeting events. It is also possible to configure one camera to be master and others to be slave for applications requiring more than one camera. All FLIR A35x0sc/A65x0sc-series


cameras work on a snapshot mode: all pixels are registering the thermal event simultaneously. In case of moving objects or on motion applications, such cameras can avoid image blur that would occur if a non-snapshot camera would be used. In addition, FLIR’s new D-Series


multi-sensor thermal cameras are aimed at security applications. The D-series outdoor dome enclosure provides precision pan/tilt control while providing fully programmable scan patterns, radar slew-to-cue, and slew-to-alarm functionality. Fully enabled for control and operation over IP and serial networks. The D-series combine a thermal imaging camera with a colour CCD camera. This makes them the perfect replacement for day/night dome cameras, providing clear 24/7 imaging capability in an attractive, discrete dome-style enclosure. The new FLIR D-Series are a lot more


compact. TCP/IP compatible electronics are integrated in the camera and no longer in a separate box. This also means that the FLIR D-Series can now be can be mounted in ball up and ball down


position, giving users more flexibility. In other news, Xenics has expanded


its offerings with 20-plus new camera models based on its versatile XenicsCores platform. All feature on-board image correction and enhancement algorithms, further simplifying system integration and optimisation. Modularity is a key word with the new


models and, covering a broad variety of specifications and functionalities, it allows systems designers to pick and choose according to their applications. These high-resolution IR cameras


come with on-board image processing capabilities based on the XenicsCores platform. They can be tuned to optimum power dissipation levels and combined with all appropriate sensors for the short- and long-wave IR, a variety of lenses, and data interfaces such as GigE Vision, CameraLink and (soon to come) CoaXPress, as well as analogue video. Among the most important features


of XenicsCores is a set of embedded algorithms provided on-board to perform image correction and calibration, as well as enhancement functions such as auto gain, histogram stretching, and bad-pixel replacement right within the camera. The on-board XenicsCores’ algorithms


extract the most relevant information from raw sensor data and accommodate them to the given application. This alleviates systems designers of the time consuming task of developing their own software-based specs to obtain good image quality. ❒


Novel relative radiometric solution cuts costs L


umaSense Technologies has introduced a new infrared (IR) imaging technology called Rel-Rad


that combines low-cost spot pyrometry with IR thermal imaging technology to produce thermal images that are not fully radiometric but are ‘relatively radiometric’. By driving the thermal image palette through a radiometric pyrometer capable of precise temperature readings, Rel- Rad delivers relatively radiometric infrared imaging at a significantly lower cost than fully radiometric imagers.


IR cameras have proven to be the ideal non- contact temperature measurement technology


in extremely hot manufacturing environments, but the high cost of imaging systems is often a barrier for many customers, says LumaSense. Its new technology makes accurate thermal imaging far more accessible, so operators can monitor an entire object or process instead of just a small portion.


Through its LumaSpec R/T software suite, LumaSense’s Rel-Rad technology can be readily integrated with existing industrial monitoring and control systems via the Open Process Control (OPC) interoperability standard for industrial automation.


Rel-Rad is ideal for industries where it is


critical to know the temperature of an object as well as uniformity across an object at that temperature.


Many processes in metals and glassmaking that use a single pyrometer to measure temperature can be improved with Rel-Rad technology, for example steelmaking processes such as ladle preheat, torpedo car monitoring and annealing furnace operations. With the more precise temperature measurements that a Rel-Rad solution provides, the life of a pouring ladle or torpedo car can be extended by 20 per cent and energy usage for preheat operations reduced by 10 per cent. ❒


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