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Computerized Thermal Imaging

Publishing date: 15.07.2004 09:22

Computerized thermal imaging is an indispensible tool in many industries. Support for Raytek thermal imaging line scanners allows data to be captured directly by Prodigy industrial automation software.

Thermal Imaging Line Scanner Interface

False colour thermal image
"Waterfall" display
Scan profile
Single point profile
Zone alarms
Min/Max/Average tracking
Multiple scanner configurations
Save/Replay scanned thermal images
Autosave facility, based on trigger signals
Pre-trigger history and post-trigger run on
Connect up to 10 Raytek thermal imaging line scanner cameras

Real time computerized thermal imaging provides a rapid, intuitive understanding of dynamic thermal conditions and clues to the underlying causes. It can instantly identify both unexpected temperature events and developing conditions including temperature decay, ramping, and thermal propagation across surfaces.

Prodigy software based SCADA systems have been used in conjunction with fixed position thermal imaging cameras for various applications. They are ideal for continuous scanning across production lines to identify temperature related anomolies.

Typical industries where computerized thermal imaging is used include food, glass, metals and plastics manufacturing. Industrial applications include continuous sheet and web-based processes, discrete manufacturing processes, and rotating kilns.

Thermal images from up to ten Raytek line scanners can be combined with related process measurements on a single PC based system. Display formats include thermal image, thermal profile, 3D waterfall and sector trending. Facilites include rolling buffer snapshot, zone/sector alarms, configuration recipes and history review.

Read a summary of a typical computerized thermal imaging application here.

If you have an industrial, manufacturing or production process that you think would benefit from a computerized thermal imaging system please contact Tascomp for further information.

Find out more about Raytek MP150 Thermal Linescanner for noncontact infrared temperature measurement.

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