Materials Handling
tools allows for easy information exchange with customers or colleagues. “That is why the FLIR MeterLink technology allows FLIR Exx series users to save time by transferring, via Bluetooth, the data acquired by an Extech clamp meter or multifunction moisture meter into the thermal imaging camera. In addition, they can easily transfer images wirelessly to a smart phone or tablet PC,” notes the company. FLIR has also focused
on making the Exx series easier to use, with the addition of a new user interface and key pad that make these cameras extremely simple to operate. Measuring temperatures up to +650°C, they produce instant, ‘point-and-shoot’ jpeg thermal imagery and video recording/streaming with all required temperature data included. For its part, LumaSense Technologies is focusing on
a very particular issue with the launch of its IMPAC IGA 6/23 Advanced, a new digital infrared pyrometer specifically designed for measuring metal processes in low temperature ranges. This instrument complements the Series 6 Advanced pyrometers and was developed with a range of 50-1800°C to give users additional options for process control. Special features of the IGA 6/23 includes manually
focusable optics for optimum adaptation to the respective measuring conditions, a user-friendly LED display, high accuracy and repeatability, and a fast detection time of 0.5ms for accurate measurement of dynamic processes or short temperature peaks. Because it offers a wide temperature range, LumaSense says this pyrometer is perfectly designed for measuring temperatures during metal processing such as induction hardening, welding, soldering,
annealing, rolling, forging and sintering. It can also be used in heating and cooling processes and advanced manufacturing processes for ceramics, graphite, and other carbon materials. The IGA 6/23 Advanced pyrometers are available
“The app allows users to analyse images, create robust reports and get next steps approved before leaving the inspection site.”
immediately and can be controlled using LumaSense’s Sensorgraphics process intelligence software to accurately detect, reduce and prevent out-of-band temperature fluctuations that can hamper the efficiency of, and contribute unwarranted waste to, resource- intensive manufacturing processes. “Operators and users can be empowered
with a nearly intuitive sixth sense to identify potential issues before they impact process efficiency, reduce quality or impact yields,” says the company. For Fluke, communications are key and its SmartView
analysis and reporting software has just gone mobile. So users can create an inspection report on-site and communicate directly to the appropriate person via Apple Iphone or Ipad using the SmartView Mobile app – which is free to download from the App Store. The app allows users to analyse images, create
robust reports and get next steps approved before leaving the inspection site. This ability to troubleshoot an issue quickly and devise a plan to get back on line is critical to success. “The Fluke line of infrared cameras lets you quickly
identify and keep track of inspection locations by adding additional digital images (IR-PhotoNotes) that help you reference the location or unique situations at the inspection site. An electronic eight-point cardinal compass easily communicates the inspection site location and voice annotation makes pen and paper no longer necessary,” says the company. n
Super resolution for hi res IR images I
n many industrial or trade applications, it is necessary to reliably thermograph even the smallest or extremely distant measuring objects. In such cases, the better the image resolution and the more readings in the thermal image, the more detailed and clearer the representation of the measuring object. The Testo SuperResolution technology improves the usable, geometric resolution of the thermal image by a factor of 1.6 and provides four times more readings – comparable with a higher detector resolution. These thermal images with SuperResolution quality, which
28
www.engineerlive.com
can be conveniently viewed in the PC-based analysis software, are achieved by combining the two technologies super-sampling and deconvolution, which can be used by Testo thermal imagers thanks to a complex algorithm. The SuperResolution technology takes real thermal readings – without using a large detector and in a form that can be simply evidenced, for example using a slit diaphragm structure. In addition to this, the improvement in the quality of the recorded SuperResolution infrared image means in practice that the so- called ‘smallest measurable object’ becomes
considerably smaller: this allows even the tiniest structures of up to 0.07mm to be recorded thermally, or more measurement values and details to be seen from a great distance. Testo says it is important to note that SuperResolution technology records real temperature measurement values, and does not extrapolate artificial intermediate values.
Even cameras which have already been delivered can be equipped with SuperResolution via a software update. SuperResolution is available for all current Testo thermal imagers. n
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52