MEASUREMENT & MONITORING ALLOY WHEEL COATING
PHOENIX TM
See what truly happens in the powder coating oven process
Ever wondered what exactly happens to your product inside your paint oven during normal production ? That is exactly what the PhoenixTM new Optic system for Paint Process monitoring allows you to do . The system can monitor the product temperature profile and simultaneously record video of your product travelling through the cure oven at temperature .
The PhoenixTM VIS-64 Optic system was recently used to validate the operation of the Ri Wheel Systems Ltd alloy wheel refurbishment line installed at the Dick Lovett Group . To our knowledge , this is the first time that a combined optical and temperature profile of a powder coating line has been performed .
The PhoenixTM Optic system allows thru-process paint defect detection using optical profiling . The high-resolution video camera can safely travel through the paint oven with an independent torch recording video footage of what the product sees . The system is just like your car ‘ Dash Cam ’ the only difference being that the journey is through a cure oven operating up to 200 ° C . During the same run a temperature
PhoenixTM Optic System still video image of the video captured thru-process showing detail of the oven condition and wheel transfer .
profile of either the oven temperature and or product temperature can be performed using the PTM1200 data logger .
From the optical profile run , video of the alloy wheels journey through the oven was obtained showing smooth unhindered travel . The excellent field of view allowed a comprehensive inspection of the inside of the oven and operation of the chain on edge conveyor system .
Amazingly , from the optical profile even detail powder coating process transitions were detected . It is possible to see the powder coating transitions from virgin powder through the melt , flow , and final cure stages .
Consider combined temperature and optical profiling of your continuous paint cure process and open your eyes to the hidden mysteries of what happens inside that black box that is your paint cure oven . Whether temperature or optical monitoring , PhoenixTM your finishing oven to find , fix and forget those coating cure problems !
PhoenixTM VIS-64 Optic System used on the Ri Wheel Systems Ltd alloy wheel refurbishment line at the Dick Lovett Group .
For more information : Contact Dr Steve Offley - Product Marketing Manager . PhoenixTM Ltd UK ; tel : + 44 ( 0 ) 1353223100 ; e-mail : Steve . Offley @ phoenixtm . com ;
For further information , please visit www . phoenixtm . com
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