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THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA FOR GLASS APPLICATIONS The Micro-Epsilon TIM G7 is an industrial thermal imaging camera specially tailored for the glass industry. Its applications include glass processing and finishing, and glass for displays and solar energy. It is suitable for most applications due to a large measurement range from 200 to 1500°C. It also features a spectral
L-CODED M12 POWER CONNECTORS The Lumberg Automation L-coded M12 power connectors are approved in accordance with UL and VDE, and are offered in both straight and angled versions, as well as moulded, for customer assembly or as an installation variant. They have an extended operating temperature range of -40 to +125°C and are available with protection classes IP65, IP67 or IP69K. The five-pin versions with functional ground are clearly recognisable by a grey cable jacket and grey contact carriers for pins and sockets. At its technical strategy meeting this September, PROFINET International (PI) decided that the L-coded variant, which is internationally standardised through the standard 61076-2-111, will be the future single standard for 24 V Profinet devices with round connectors. The key factors behind this decision were compact design and its high current-carrying capacity (16 A) at a conductor cross-section of 1.5 mm². In addition, L-coded M12 Power Connectors for Profinet devices in a TN-S system can be connected via the fifth contact for the functional ground to a common bonding network (CBN), a meshed grounding concept in accordance with DIN EN 50310. Belden Australia Pty Ltd www.belden.com
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range of 7.9 µm, permitting it to measure even thin glass sheets reliably, and a thermal sensitivity of 130 mK. The included line scan feature enables the monitoring of thermal processes even with difficult fields of vision. Optical resolution is 382 x 288 pixels, with selectable optics for 38° or 62°. Operating temperature is up to 70°C (or up to 240°C in a cooling enclosure). Powered and operated via a USB 2.0 interface, this plug-and-play unit is supplied with a full software package, TIM Connect, that enables the user to configure all device parameters, as well as enabling the real-time capture (with a switchable 80 Hz or 27 Hz frame rate) and storage of images or video of an event for slow-motion playback or snapshots at a later date — an important feature in R&D and failure diagnostics work. Bestech Australia Pty Ltd www.bestech.com.au