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[July 2003]
Innovation in Infrared Thermometry Simplifies Process Temp Measurement
Ircon BV (Amersfoort, Holland) has launched a completely new family of infrared thermometers. Available to customers during the third quarter of 2003, Modline 5 incorporates a wide range of design innovations that the company says greatly simplifies process temperature measurement.
Providing a wide selection of optical resolutions from D/50 to D/300 and covering a focusing range from 102mm to infinity, the Modline 5 infrared thermometer series is said to extend high accuracy temperature measurement across a real temperature range from 250°C to 3000°C.
House in elegant stainless steel IP66 rated housing and equipped with high temperature cables and totally sealed connectors, the thermometers have been designed to withstand the harshest industrial environments.
An option for this series is Ircon's patented 'dirty window' sensor technology which permanently checks the lens for any dust or debris that could cause a false temperature reading and outputs an alarm signal should the lens need cleaning.
Modline 5 is focused by rotating the back of the housing and not the lens at the front. This means, explains Ircon, that the thermometer is free from the possibility of seizing up in adverse environmental conditions and that it does not need to be removed from the process for focus adjustments to be made.
Targeting the Modline 5 is also straightforward. Users have a choice of visible through-the-lens sighting or integral laser sighting, which ensures temperature sensor installation times are short.
The operator has easy access to temperature readings, alarms and settings via an integral rear mounted keypad and backlit display. Alternatively, a remote digital indicator unit can be used, connected to the thermometer via its RS485 port, which can also be used to connect with plant-wide computer systems. The thermometer also provides temperature measurements as an analogue output.
The Modline 5 infrared thermometer will be launched with a complete range of accessories that includes mounting brackets, a water-cooling jacket and an air purge.
www.ircon.com
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