AMETEK Land will be attending and exhibiting the NIR-B Glass temperature measurement solution, at the Society of Glass Technology, Furnace Solutions 14 event, happening June 5-6, at Stoke-On Trent, UK.
The event themed "Dealing with practical glass making issues", will consist of a training day and exhibition day where Mark Bennett, glass sector lead, will be showcasing the NIR-B Glass – Melt tank, a high-quality cutting-edge thermal imaging camera that accurately measures the temperatures inside of a glass melt furnace.
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Near Infrared Borescope (NIR-B) is AMETEK Land’s cutting-edge, short-wavelength radiometric imaging camera designed to measure temperature profiles in furnace interiors.
As an application-specific version, the NIR-B Glass has been created for glass melt furnaces, delivering the same 324,064-pixel real-time image across high temperatures between 1000- 1800
oC (1832-3272
oF). This makes it ideal for glass melt furnace monitoring, including float, container, borosilicate and fibre glass applications.
Real-time monitoring ensures high product quality, helps detect furnace structural damage, and improves melt tank efficiency. In addition, the NIR-B Glass connects to a Windows-based PC running dedicated LIPS NIR processing software, providing accurate data analysis, automated alarms and control for 24/7 monitoring.
Traditional optical profiles can take hours to complete, are not continuous and are unreliable due to user error, while visual cameras cannot provide temperature readings. The continuous monitoring of the NIR-B Glass enables effective furnace optimisation and alarms to be set for air and glass leaks.
The
NIR-B Glass uses a 90
o field-of view wide angle lens tip, mounted on the borescope. Unlike regular thermal imagers, this requires only a small diameter hole in the refractory wall to enable viewing of the critical area, minimising process disruption.
Read the Furnace Solutions Brochure HERE