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Infrared sensors

A selection of the latest product news, technical articles and application examples for the term Infrared sensors:

Measurement-Spot-Calculator

Measurement-Spot-Calculator

Heimann Sensor recently released a new web-based measurement spot calculator that allows to determine the relationship between measurement distance, spatial resolution and measurement area for all of its thermopile infrared array sensors with...

2021-11-23
World’s Smallest Thermopile Sensor in TO-housing

World’s Smallest Thermopile Sensor in TO-housing

Heimann Sensor introduced this sensor already in 2006. Since 15 years it holds the world record for the smallest thermopile sensor in a TO-housing. The customized µ-TO-housing as a diameter of only 3.55 mm and a total height of 2.35 mm. Due...

2021-11-09
Performance Improvements for 8x8L2.1 Sensor

Performance Improvements for 8x8L2.1 Sensor

Heimann Sensor has made some improvements for the low resolution 8x8 thermopile array sensor with L2.1 lens. A new design improves the image quality and sharpness and therefore reduces the distance dependency and improves the accuracy of the...

2021-10-27
Smart Farming Study: use of clever infrared sensors

Smart Farming Study: use of clever infrared ...

Exergen Global: Climate change, manifesting itself in storms, floods and especially droughts have continued to trouble businesses all over the world. This change has significant, often negative, impact on farming systems globally. It is projected...

2021-07-27
Exergen integrates unique unpowered IRT/C sensor in machines highest mechatronic's (MHM) innovative screen printing equipment for textiles

Exergen integrates unique unpowered IRT/C ...

Exergen Global announced the integration of their unpowered IRt/c sensor solution into MHM’s screen printing line which stands for innovation, quality and reliability. MHM, founded in 1980 has been a pioneer in the textile screen printing...

2021-06-30
Robotic pipeline repair with the help of Exergen’s micro IRt/c Sensors

Robotic pipeline repair with the help of ...

Exergen Global: Underground utilities are any public service infrastructures installed beneath the ground surface, like lines used for sewage systems (water/ wastewater pipelines). Sewage systems consist of pumps, pipes, or mains used for...

2021-06-03
IR temperature sensors cleverly closing the quality gap between industrial inkjet printer and production speeds

IR temperature sensors cleverly closing the ...

Exergen Global:A global technology company focused on print and advanced materials & chemicals was set to come up with a revolutionary new inkjet-based digital printing press, to once and for all close the quality gap with offset at production...

2021-04-26
Infrared Fixation on large format printers

Infrared Fixation on large format printers

Exergen Global: Application note: Flags, carpet, tiles and everything else that is printed on Large Format Printers with protective paint needs to be completely dried, cured or fixated before the end-products can be cut, folded, or otherwise...

2021-04-23
Speeding up Offset, Digital, Inkjet Drying Process

Speeding up Offset, Digital, Inkjet Drying ...

Exergen Global: For high speed printing processes, the limiting factor on the productivity of the equipment is usually ink drying time. To maximize printing speed without quality loss, it is important to be able to determine quickly when the...

2021-04-14
Exergen's non contact infrared temperature sensors help ensure accurate results in horticultural research

Exergen's non contact infrared temperature ...

Exergen Global announced that its micro IRt/c temperature sensors are being employed by Netherlands-based Plant Lighting B.V. in its research aimed at reducing the artificial energy required to cultivate Phalaenopsis orchids in greenhouses. Orchid...

2021-02-16
New SMD dual channel thermopile sensors for NDIR gas analysis

New SMD dual channel thermopile sensors for ...

Heimann Sensor: We are proud to present our new SMD type dual channel thermopile sensor preferably intended for NDIR gas analysis. Heimann Sensor is the market leader in thermopile arrays and sensors. With our patented thermopile technology, we...

2020-07-28
Exergen’s non-contact sensors avoid flooding by measuring snow surface temperature in meteorological stations

Exergen’s non-contact sensors avoid flooding ...

Exergen Global: MICROSTEP-MIS, a state-of-the-art developer and manufacturer specialized in climate monitoring hardware and information systems has been operating in the area of environmental monitoring since 1993. In meteorological stations that...

2020-06-10
Exergen Global infrared sensor helps helps MICROSTEP-MIS develop a unique solution to measure the exact surface temperature of snow

Exergen Global infrared sensor helps helps ...

Exergen Global announced that its IRt/c.10, infrared unpowered sensors with a field of view of 10:1, are being used to measure the temperature of snowy, icy, grungy surfaces by over 20 complex meteorological stations in Kazakhstan. The...

2020-06-10
Response time in milliseconds and exact measurement results with contactless measurement technology – our infrared products

Response time in milliseconds and exact ...

B+B Thermo-Technik GmbH: In addition to invasive and non-invasive temperature sensors, B + B also offers contactless temperature measurement. With the help of our infrared products, it is possible to record temperatures at distances. This...

2020-05-20
Exergen Global Announces IR Sensor Accuracy of 0.1 Degree C with New Autosmart Transmitter IRt/c Sensor Line

Exergen Global Announces IR Sensor Accuracy ...

Exergen Global announced its AutoSmart Transmitters, the first transmitter in the world capable of fully calibrating Exergen IRt/c sensors to provide unprecedented accuracy of 0.1 °F or 0.1 °C by custom calibration over a very specific...

2020-03-18
Measuring tire tread internal temperature with the IRT/C-HB (Heat Balance)™ Series infrared thermocouple

Measuring tire tread internal temperature ...

Exergen Global: By its very nature, infrared measures surface temperature, but most material properties of interest relate to internal (bulk) temperatures. For many materials, such as metals, the gradient between the surface and internal...

2020-03-09
More Performance, Less Power 

More Performance, Less Power

InfraTec GmbH: When organic substances such as wood, natural gas, petrol and various plastics are catching fire, spectral radiation of typical wavelengths is emitted. As a specialist in flame detection technology, InfraTec is expanding its range...

2020-02-07

Aspects of increased production speeds

Exergen Global: „Infrared temperature measurement methods of production processes are limited to material surfaces, and thus have a serious limitation in thermal process monitoring, particularly when considering speed increases. To overcome...

2019-11-26

Speedboost

Exergen Global: Exergen IRt/c™ non-contact temperature sensors can push production line performance to record highs and give an instant boost in start-up speed. Dr. Pompei has derived a mathematical model to describe the thermal processes...

2019-11-26
How Exergen's non contact infrared temperature sensors help ensure accurate results in horticultural research

How Exergen's non contact infrared ...

Exergen Global: Exergen Global's micro IRt/c temperature sensors are being employed by Netherlands-based Plant Lighting B.V. in its research aimed at reducing the artificial energy required to cultivate Phalaenopsis orchids in greenhouses. Orchid...

2019-11-19
Monitoring tire temperature for racing performance with non-contact IR/TC sensors

Monitoring tire temperature for racing ...

Exergen Global: Tire temperature is of critical concern in automotive racing for two reasons: 1) Tire temperature directly affects the tire’s adhesion and wear characteristics. For example, as it takes lap after lap around an oval track, a...

2019-10-30

Exergen Global's Sensoranics: Custom made ...

Exergen Global: What is Sensoranics? This is a unique methodology developed by Exergen to augment the performance of our non-contact IR sensor technology using the smart mechanics approach that is the hallmark of Exergen Global’s competitive...

2019-10-08
White Paper: Reflective cones for moving targets

White Paper: Reflective cones for moving targets

Exergen Global: Applying reflective cones to IR temperature sensors for moving targets. Reflective cones are a very useful addition to IR sensors when high accuracy and reliability are important for moving process measurements whose a) surface...

2019-10-03
Controlling Vacuum Forming and Thermoforming Processes

Controlling Vacuum Forming and Thermoforming ...

Exergen Global: For forming plastics, radiant heat with an IRt/c is an excellent combination of heating method and control. They work extraordinarily well together, since both the heating and measuring occur right at the surface, where the plastic...

2019-09-23
IRT/C Monitors Plastic Injection Mold Clearing

IRT/C Monitors Plastic Injection Mold Clearing

Exergen Global: In high volume plastic injection molding machinery, a molded part that does not clear the mold can cause serious problems, including a long down time to clean up or make repairs. A particularly useful property of the mold is its...

2019-09-23
Blow Moulding

Blow Moulding

Exergen Global: In the process of making PET bottles (polyethylene terephthalate) there is a fine line where the high output per bottle blowing machinery and the requested quality of the bottle come together. Taking into account that such machines...

2019-09-19
Vacuum Thermoforming

Vacuum Thermoforming

Exergen Global: Thermoforming is one of the oldest and most common methods of processing plastic materials. Vacuum formed products are all around us and play a major part in our daily lives. The process involves heating a plastic sheet until it is...

2019-09-17

Launch of world’s smallest digital IR proximity

ams Sensors Germany GmbH: ams, a leading worldwide supplier of high performance sensor solutions, today launches the world’s smallest digital proximity sensor module. The ultra-small package of the TMD2635 occupies just 1mm3 of volume and...

2019-09-16
Printing Press Applications

Printing Press Applications

Exergen Global: IRt/c infrared thermocouples are revolutionizing the printing industry because their small size allows them to be mounted in the tight spaces typical of both web and sheet fed presses, and their low cost allows economical...

2019-08-27
Why color does not affect readings

Why color does not affect readings

Exergen Global: In many IRt/c installations, such as paint curing, web drying, printing, etc., the temperature control system must be able to accurately measure materials with a variety of colors. Ideally the same calibration set-up would be used...

2019-08-26
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