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Plastic tubing: How can we monitor its integrity?
Plastic tubing is a core part of multiple industries, including automotive, thanks to the flexibility, durability and adaptability of the product. How can we monitor its integrity during manufacture?
One way to ensure the high quality of your product is by monitoring the tube as soon as it emerges from the extruder. Early control allows you to detect potential extruder malfunction, preventing issues before they become too large to manage.
Control temperature stability whether by using pyrometers or IR Cameras. We recommend the MI3 and Thermalert 4.0 pyrometers, as well as the TV40 IR Camera, all of which are state-of-the-art technology, providing highly accurate feedback in real time.
Feel free to find them in our catalogue!
MI3 Pyrometer
- IR temperature sensor range: -20 to 500°C (-4 to 932°F)
- Advanced feature set for OEM applications
- Accessories for air purging and lens protection
- 150 mSec (95%) response time
- Rugged IP 65 (NEMA-4) stainless steel housing
- DataTemp Multidrop software compatible
- Sensor status/self diagnostic LED indicator
- Adjustable signal processing
- MI3100 Series CQI-9 4th conform
Thermalert 4.0
- Conforms to Industry 4.0 standards
- Integrated laser sighting
- Galvanic isolated outputs
- Plastic lens option for food application
- Analog input for ambient compensation and adjusting emissivity setting
- USB for easy setup
- Simple, two-wire or digital installation
- Backward compatibility to old Raytek® and Ircon® in class sensors and accessories
- Fieldbus interface options: Ethernet, EtherNet / IP and PROFINET IO
- 1M & 2M Devices CQI-9 Rev. 4 conform
ThermoView TV40
- IR-Fusion® technology (thermal and visible sighting) for easy alignment and added detail on blended images
- Pre-calibrated lens with remote motorized focus and multiple available field interchangeable lens options
- Discreet I/O alarms to interface to PLC
- IP67 (NEMA 4) rated with rugged housing allows for installation into harsh environments with air purge and other accessories available
- Wide temperature range: -10 to 1200 °C
- 320 x 240 (76,800 pixels) and 640 x 480 (307,200 pixels) resolution
- 9 or 60 Hz models available
- Field of View: horizontal 34º x 25.5º
- Spectral range: 8 - 14 μm
- Ambient temperatures to 200 °C with high temperature enclosure
- ThermoView software for industrial automation applications
- LAN/Ethernet with PoE for communication with the infrared camera provides access to integrated Web server and ThermoView Software
- GigE Vision interface