Smart thermal imager inside and out

Precision measuring equipment manufacturer, Ametek Land, has launched a smart thermal imager. The company says its LWIR-640 long-wavelength thermal imager provides continuous and reliable temperature measurements in harsh industrial and environmental conditions. It delivers a full temperature measurement range of 0 to 1000 °C (32 to 1832 °F) in two ranges, as well as a choice of different optics and field of view (FOV) options.
 
The imager’s high pixel, thermal resolution provides advanced image quality, with homogeneity claimed across the entire image. The LWIR-640 also features smart Industry 4.0 functions, bi-directional I/O-options, robust measurements, and thermographic imagery, making it suitable for applications including automation, machine vision, and process control.
 
The LWIR-640 is also suitable for field applications where fully autonomous operation of the camera is required, such as flare stacks or pilot flame detection in the petrochemical industry. It can also be used for hot-spot monitoring in storage, or in machine, plant and substation monitoring.
 
Through live streaming of temperature images at up to 60 frames per second, users will see the measurements and clear, detailed thermal profiles, allowing them to continuously control, document, and visualise the industrial process.
 
The thermal imager is configured using the integrated webserver, along with all smart-intelligent functions and I/O options, so an on-site view of the image is possible without the need of any additional software. This allows the camera to be used either autonomously or integrated into existing or new processes.

For in-process monitoring and control applications, the thermal imagers can be integrated into new or existing process control systems, providing smart system solutions. Applications include mounting, coating, extrusion, die-casting and heating.
 
The power over ethernet (PoE) GBit-Ethernet one-cable connection provides easy installation and maintenance, leading to Industry 4.0 opportunities, and integration into plant control systems and data managing systems.
 
Manfred Hayk, global infrared product manager at Land, said: “With increasing demands on product quality, efficiency, energy saving, predictive maintenance and emissions reduction, thermal imaging cameras play an important role in modern and future-orientated industrial processing. As the LWIR-640 incorporates more than 20 years of our industry experience, customers will benefit from drawing on the latest cutting-edge technology for their application and process.”
 
www.ametek-land.com