by Ana Urbina (Admin)
RF-Inspector: Your real-time furnace companion for safer operations
The ability to monitor conditions inside a furnace, where critical failures often begin, has historically been limited. For the automotive industry, this is particularly concerning given the central role of heat-treatment in car manufacturing.
At Selmatec, we aim to address this gap with our RF-Inspector, a robust, real-time monitoring system designed specifically for harsh furnace environments. This complete monitoring system includes a highly specialized furnace camera with our very own software for real-time data feedback. Here’s how it works:
Start with smart camera placement
Our high-performance camera model possesses a long sighting tube and air/water cooling features to look directly inside the furnace during operations. Axial and angled optics options allow precise placement and viewing angles tailored to specific furnace designs. This means the choice is entirely yours! Your camera is designed to endure, so feel free to perform any placement tests in the furnace to find the best sighting area.
Enjoy valuable data from uninterrupted monitoring
With the software included in the RF-Inspector, early anomaly detection is simple, but error management even more so. Thanks to live feedback, it has never been easier to discover signs of wear or even localized overheating in rollers and radiant tubes. Additionally, live inspection of blanks potentially reveals cracks, signs of deformation and other anomalies. All data is managed through an intuitive client/server software architecture, allowing operators, supervisors, and engineers to access live and historical furnace information from multiple points across the plant. SQL database integration ensures compatibility with broader plant data systems, including AI, machine learning applications, or digital twin models.
No more unplanned downtime: reduce operational impact today
Unmonitored internal issues, such as roller failure or blank collision, can escalate rapidly. Common industry issues include roller seizure, a sign of furnace wear; radiant tube failure, which risks inconsistent heating and chamber damage; and incorrect blank tracking, compromising heat-distribution and increasing scrap rates.
By identifying such conditions in real time, RF-Inspector supports a predictive maintenance strategy, allowing interventions before major failures occur, reducing emergency repairs, and extending equipment life. Thus, the RF-Inspector provides both short- and long-term results by increasing the quality of your final product from day one, as well as ensuring the safety of your plant for years to come.
Installation is equally accessible, streamlined to minimize disruption, with ruggedized optics and cooling solutions ensuring reliable long-term operation even under extreme temperatures. Contact us today to discuss how RF-Inspector can be integrated into your furnace monitoring strategy.