1. Installation
The Plumespector is now a self-installing system. Along with their new product, the owner will receive a printed Quick set-up guide to get everything up and running in an hour.
Plumespector:
Universal spray plume camera
The Plumespector is an in-line thermal spray camera that measures the dimension, orientation, intensity and stability of the spray plume for all thermal spray processes.
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Nothing beats experience, but what happens when experience retires? The Plumespector will store and give you access to the knowledge of your best operators, the ones who can tell the spray is good just by looking at it!
Plume angle
Plume width
Plume intensity
Plume stability
Plume deviation
Plume density
Plumespector advantage
Get access to the plume measurements
The Plumespector can characterize all thermal spray processes:
- Wire-Arc Spray
- Flame Spray
- Air Plasma Spray (APS)
- High Velocity Oxy-Fuel Spray (HVOF)
- High Velocity Air-Fuel Spray (HVAF)
- Suspension Plasma Spray (SPS)
All measurements obtained with the Plumespector (plume angle, width and intensity) have adjustable high and low limits for each process. This makes it easy for the spray booth operator to respond to an alarm.
Industry 4.0 ready
The Plumespector comes with a web-based user interface that can be displayed from anywhere in the plant. Its HTTP and PLC interfaces allow full automation of the measuring sequence. It can be triggered by the spray robot itself and generates a production report every time it is told to do so. It is 100% ready for the 4.0 digitalization of your booth.
Dependable measurements
The Plumespector is calibrated using NIST-traceable instruments. For each unit, the magnification factor of the optics and the photonic efficiency of the detection are calibrated so that all sensors are identical. It’s so much more than a simple camera.
Integrating the Plumespector
It’s important that our clients understand how easy it is to integrate the Plumespector into their quality process. We’ve divided this into the following five steps:
Technical specifications - Plumespector
Imperial
Metric
Measurements ranges
Spray plume intensity and peak
5% accuracy
5% accuracy
Spray plume width & position
0.6 mm accuracy
0.02 in. accuracy
Spray angle
0.2 degree accuracy
0.2 degree accuracy
Measurement volume information
CMOS camera field of view
400 mm
15.7 in.
Working distance
200 mm
7.87 in.
Dimensions and weight
Sensor head
195 mm X 77 mm X 62 mm
7.7 in. X 3 in. X 2.4 in.
Controller
230 mm X 230 mm X 102 mm
9 in. X 9 in. X 4 in.
Total weight
12 kg
26.5 lb
Plant supplies
Power requirements
120 - 240 VAC, 50-60 Hz 5A
120 - 240 VAC, 50-60 Hz 5A
Air supply
1.35 to 2 bar of clean dry compressed air
20-30 psi of clean dry compressed air
Positioning bracket
Refer to mechanical drawing in manual
Refer to mechanical drawing in manual
Automation connectivity
Refer to Section 4 in product manual
Refer to Section 4 in product manual
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