TPT May 2020

T E CHNOLOG Y

Perfect waves: new corrugated tube inspection system available from Pixargus

software, which is now able to detect the change from plane to wavy and vice versa by masking out specific surface structures. This makes even extremely small flaws visible. Holes, dents, blisters, nodes, scratches, fissures or poorly crimped joints will be detected with 100 per cent reliability. As a result, out-of-spec production of corrugated tubing can be immediately reduced – as well as the production costs. PC7 S CorrugatedTube for the inspection of corrugated or spiral tubing: easily scalable and optimally networkable PC7 S CorrugatedTube inspects – with highest precision – corrugated and spiral tubing of virtually any geometry, surface structures and colours. In its standard version it is designed for tubing of up to 30mm.

A inspection system must be able to automatically differentiate between the two and inspect them – continuously – according to different specific quality parameters. All this is now possible with the groundbreaking inspection system ProfilControl 7 S CorrugatedTube (PC7 S CorrugatedTube) developed by Pixargus. An innovative sensor head and new algorithms assure total defect detection. Using the successful technology of its proven PC7 S Tube inspection system, Pixargus has developed an entirely new sensor head for corrugated tubing. Eight high-performance cameras capture the surface structure of corrugated tubing from different angles, inspecting not only the peaks and valleys, but also the transition areas. Entirely new algorithmic processes were developed to enhance the reliable surface

WITH the new inline gauge ProfilControl 7 S CorrugatedTube developed by Pixargus it is now possible to inspect the complete wavy structure of corrugated tubing gaplessly. Newly developed algorithms enable, for the first time, the inspection of so far undetectable areas: not only the peaks and valleys, but also the transition areas in between. This inspection capability reduces out-of- spec production and will cut process costs. Corrugated tubing has become a multi-talent in machines, instruments and vehicles thanks to its extraordinary flexibility, which is rendered by its wavy structure. The special structure that gives plastic tubing this unique flexibility used to be a very rough terrain for quality inspection systems, because of the challenge of having to deal with a product surface that alternates between plane and curved structures.

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