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TESTING & MEASUREMENT
Ametek Surface Vision supports
increased production of high-quality
protective medical equipment
AMETEK Surface Vision,
a leading provider of online
surface inspection solutions,
is helping nonwoven
material manufacturers
meet increased demands for
the production of personal
protective equipment (PPE).
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly
increased demand for a wide range of
medical clothing that meets regulatory
standards for healthcare and hygiene, including
protective masks, gowns, caps and scrub suits.
As non-woven materials provide critical air
permeability while protecting against airborne
particles, these properties must be protected
to ensure they are safe to use.
Surface Vision’s industry-leading inspection
and monitoring solutions provide the
required quality and consistency by
identifying typical material defects across
a range of nonwoven production processes,
even at the high-speed production volumes
required to support the manufacture of
single-use items.
Combining cutting-edge software and
rugged, proven hardware, Surface Vision’s
SmartView ® and SmartAdvisor ® systems
perform real-time detection and classification
needed to identify nonwoven material defects.
Uniting powerful web inspection and
monitoring capabilities, imperfections are
captured by a combination of synchronized
high-resolution color camera technologies
and LED lighting arrays, capturing highquality
defect images using multiple
inspection angles.
The inspection data is processed through
high-performance computer systems,
integrating sophisticated software control
tools and detailed real-time analysis into
an easy-to-operate package. Real-time
detection of critical nonwoven defects is
achieved by automatically identifying
and visualizing product imperfections and
diagnosing the root cause of the imperfection.
A long-established surface inspection provider
for the global nonwovens market, Surface
Vision’s extensive applications experience –
particularly in lighting set-ups – ensures the
manufacturers receive the most effective
solution for each application. And, as all
hardware is non-proprietary, AMETEK Surface
Vision experts select the best-fit technology
that is delivered, installed and commissioned
by experienced service personnel.
As Surface Vision systems are completely
modular in design, they can be expanded
or upgraded whenever needed to meet
changing customer requirements,
such as those experienced currently.
The benefits are immediate: improved
product quality, better productivity and
maximized yields to
ensure safety for frontline
workers and a reduction
in waste product.
Yamina Lansari, Global
Manager of Technical
Services, AMETEK
Surface Vision, said:
“High performance has
never been more important
to the healthcare sector,
so the trust and reassurance
quality surface inspection
brings to the nonwovens
industry helps make
a critical difference.”
Find out more at:
ameteksurfacevision.com
42 MAY 2020
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