pyrometer Articles
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How to accurately measure temperature for aluminium extrusion processes
Accurate temperature measurements are critical in quality aluminium extrusion production. With the introduction of new high-tech aluminium alloys designed for high end applications such as aerospace, automotive or safety products we have seen an increase in requests for complex mechanical specifications and a decrease in final product weight. To meet the extremely high requirements and ...
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Aluminium temperature measurement developments
Previously in Aluminium International Today, Richard Gagg discussed the importance of accurate temperature measurements for modern aluminium extrusions. In this article, he discusses parallel developments, which now enable non-contact temperature sensors to automatically and dynamically track and accommodate physical process changes as they occur. Higher quality extrusions and increased ...
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AMETEK Land introduces new actuator for revolutionary SPOT pyrometer
AMETEK Land has announced its latest innovation, the SPOT actuator, for enhanced targeted alignment of its popular SPOT pyrometers. The SPOT actuator provides remotely controlled target alignment of a SPOT pyrometer for even greater accuracy in temperature measurement for aluminium processing applications that use the SPOT AL EQS (Aluminium Extrusion Quench and Strip) pyrometer. The motorised ...
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Ametek land spot pyrometers deliver major benefits for Indian forging industry - Case study
INTRODUCTION SPOT pyrometers from AMETEK Land, the leading industrial infrared non-contact temperature specialist, have enabled Sansera Engineering Ltd, part of the Sansera Group of companies based in India, to accurately measure the temperature of its forgings to optimise quality, whilst reducing scrap and eliminating the risks in processes. ABOUT SANSERA ENGINEERING Sansera Engineering Ltd is ...
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Digital Pyrometer with SMART Mode
The new IMPAC IGAR 6 Advanced ratio pyrometer has new switchover technology that transitions between modes, creating a very long temperature measurement range. The IGAR 6 Advanced is a digital, compact pyrometer with 1-color, 2-color, and Smart operating modes for noncontact temperature measurement in ranges between 100 to 2000 °C. This product is unique not only because of the wide ...
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New webinar now available on demand – Advances in non-contact temperature measurement for aluminium extruders
View our webinar where we will introduce advances in non-contact temperature measurement for aluminum extruders, including its SPOT AL EQS pyrometer and actuator. Attendees will learn how understanding temperature and controlling press speed and quench rates during the aluminum extrusion process are critical to producing products that have the required quality and properties. Overview While ...
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SAPA Profiles UK Reaps Benefits of New Temperature Measurement Solution - Case study
5APA Profiles UK has implemented AMETEK Land's new SPOT AL EOS (SPOT Aluminium Extrusion, Quench and Strip) pyrometers at its aluminium extrusion plant in Tibshelf, Derbyshire, and reaps major efficiencies and performance benefits by accurately measuring temperature of low and variable emissivity aluminium. This innovative new SPOT AL EQ5 pyrometer from AMETEK Land, the leading industrial ...
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The Power of Pyrometers
The rapidly increasing global demand for food, which includes an increased emphasis on consumption of protein-rich diets, is supporting agricultural growth and therefore the demand for ammonia and fertilizers. Ammonia is also being increasingly chosen over hydroflurocarbons (HFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) as a refrigerant, due to its cost-efficiency and heat transfer properties. This ...
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AMETEK Land - Light Metal Age - Non-Contact Temperature Measurement for Wrought Aluminium
Accurate temperature measurement is critical in aluminum rolling and extrusion processing. This article will address the importance of accurately measuring the temperature at various stages in the manufacturing of these wrought aluminum products, particularly rolled aluminum, presenting both challenges and solutions. Sensor Types There are two main sensor types: contact temperature measurement ...
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AMETEK Land to Present Smart Aluminium temperature Sensors for Industry 4.0 at Future Aluminium Forum 2018
Physics Section Manager Dr. Fiona Turner will present at the Future Aluminium Forum 4.0, May 8-9, in Milan. Dr Turner’s presentation, entitled Smart Aluminium Temperature Sensors for Industry 4.0 considers how AMETEK Land’s innovative SPOT AL EQS pyrometer, coupled with a smart actuator for automatic alignment, provides accurate temperature measurement in most current extrusion, ...
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The importance of accurate temperature measurement for industrial processes
Advanced Energy owns 100+ infrared pyrometers for exact non-contact temperature measurement Pyrometers are temperature measurement instruments that operate on the principle of infrared radiation, i.e. they detect infrared radiation of objects to exactly determine the temperature without making contact with the process or surface being measured. In many industry sectors, the use of non-contact ...
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Heat treatment at low pressures
High temperature vacuum furnaces are used for heat treatment of samples at low pressure (down to 10-6 mbar) and under partial gas atmospheres. In the bottom loader version the bottom is lowered and driven out of the furnace. It then pivots forward to permit easy loading. This design makes the useable volume accessible from all sides and allows for exact placement of the sample thermocouples which ...
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Pyrometers improve quality and yield in silicon growth
Temperature control has always been one of the most critical parameters in optimizing many complicated solar photovoltaic manufacturing processes because it plays an important role in producing higher-quality product and increasing overall yield. Unfortunately, it's also been one of the most difficult things to measure in these processes. Certain applications of radiation pyrometers in ...
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A matter of degrees
LumaSense Technologies’ E2T product manager, David Ducharme, explains why accurate temperature measurement is critical in a modified Claus sulphur reactor. There are two critical temperatures required for the safe and efficient operation of a sulphur furnace. The first is the refractory temperature, which is critical for hightemperature alarms and automated shutdown systems in the furnace. ...
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AMETEK Land - Industrial Heating - Process Thermal Imaging in the Modern Hot-Rolling Mill
Single-point radiation thermometers are installed at a distance, and they view the infrared radiation that is emitted by the target object. Their noncontact nature allows them to operate out of harm’s way. Because they don’t touch the surface, they can accurately measure moving objects, whereas thermocouples suffer from a frictional effect, generating heat and eroding the ...
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Precise Temperature Control assures High Quality Steel
Process monitoring during continuous casting using special ratio-pyrometers and thermal imagers from LumaSense Today’s increasing quality standards and higher energy costs demand more accurate and consistent temperature control in every step of the steel making process. Steel manufacturing consists of high temperature manufacturing steps that use significant amounts of energy. Processes ...
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Stacking up: flare Monitoring from LumaSense
Lenny Shaver, LumaSense Technologies’ director of product management, explains the company’s IR and pyrometer technologies FLARING systems are common in many industries to burn gases before they enter the atmosphere. The safe operation of a flaring system requires the continuous monitoring of pilot flames and flared gases to ensure that vented gases are ignited. As regulatory ...
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Beyond the Visible: Industry 3.91
Neil Simpson discusses the benefits of in-furnace thermal imagers to gain an improved level of understanding of glass furnace operation. AMETEK Land’s five year development of an in-furnace Near Infrared Borescope (NIR-B) has taken the glass industry to another level of understanding of glass furnace operation. With over 324,000 continuously measured optical temperatures in over 50 ...
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A step closer toward maintenance-free gear
Abstract—A difficult-to-predict electrical failure is the continuity failure. Pressure junctions are common problem sources for continuity failures. Available tools to search for pressure-junction problems include low-resistance testing, temperature monitoring using physical contact between sensor and heated part, pyrometer temperature monitoring, infrared photography, and visual ...
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Progressing aluminium radiation thermometry
The most sensitive variable in the processing of aluminium is temperature. At critical stages, it is vital to obtain accurate measurements of billet and product temperature. The difficulty in producing this measurement has led to many technological advances in the field of thermometry - from contact measurements to single wavelength pyrometry, to ratio pyrometry to counteract the low and ...
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