Product category:
Humidity and moisture sensing systems
News Release from: NDC Infrared Engineering | Subject: ClearVision
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 17 November 2004
Viewing window attachment enables
on-line gauging
Responding to customer demand for on-line measurement in more complex locations, the innovative ClearVision viewing window attachment enables more accurate measurement of moisture and process control
Responding to increasing customer demand for on-line measurement in more complex locations NDC Infrared Engineering has developed the innovative ClearVision viewing window attachment Designed to work with the NDC Infrared Engineering MM710 on-line sensor, ClearVision allows variable insertion into products in places that would otherwise be inaccessible
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 29 Apr 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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ClearVision enables more accurate measurement of moisture and other key process constituents, allowing improved process control in bulk industries such as ceramic, chemical, detergent, and food.
ClearVision also ensures consistent on-line measurement of products, which have surface characteristics that make them difficult to measure, for example where the surface is not representative of the whole material, or where the surface is obscured by steam.
Ideally, on-line non-contact measurement involves installing a gauge over an open conveyor, with direct access to the material.
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In reality this is often problematic.
ClearVision is the ideal solution for constant monitoring of the process stream in complex installations including: in silo walls and ducting to allow access to continuously present materials such as powders, granules and flakes; in pipes containing slurries or pastes; and in open conveyors where penetration into the product flow is desirable, for example sugar beet pulp.
Measuring and controlling moisture and other constituent variation accurately in manufacturing processes is a key benefit in bulk manufacturing.
Continuous on-line measurement using ClearVision allows users to benefit from increased product yield by operating closer to the upper specification limit and will reduce scrap volumes.
"ClearVision is another example of how NDC Infrared Engineering solutions continue to meet the challenges for accurate and consistent measurement of moisture and other key parameters being faced by food, ceramic, chemical and detergent manufacturers around the world", comments James Millard, Marketing Manger, NDC Infrared Engineering.
The ClearVision viewing window attachment is made from hygienic food grade materials, is easy to install and requires no off-line calibration.
It features a self- cleaning action to keep product flowing across the viewing window and can be set to variable insertion depths into the material.
In addition, the product has an optional flexible coupling to isolate process vibration from the gauge.
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