Micro-Epsilon has released its ThermoImager G7 camera. With a spectral range of 7.9µm, the camera is specifically designed for measurements on any glass object, and can accurately measure the temperature of the glass, even very thin glass.
Even if the glass has a protective (reflective) coating applied to it, an additional reference pyrometer can be set up to provide an adjustment factor to the camera, which corrects for this reduction in transmission of infrared temperature from the glass – a unique feature of the ThermoImager software supplied as standard with the G7.
Like all ThermoImager TIM thermal imaging cameras, the G7 is supplied with full, licence-free operating and analysis software, which includes a variety of process control features such as 'line scan mode' – a feature that enables the camera to view through a narrow slit (restricted field of view) onto the glass, yet still provide a complete thermal image of the entire sheet.
Powered and operated via a USB 2.0 interface, the G7 provides temperature images and profiles of a target area. This plug-and-play unit enables the real time capture (at 80Hz full frame rate) and storage of images or video of an event for slow motion play back or snapshots at a later date.
The G7 is lightweight (320g) and compact (46 x 56 x 90mm), and operates in ambient temperatures of 0°C to +70°C (+240°C with an integrated cooling jacket).
