Stationary infrared thermometers play a crucial role in manufacturing quality control, offering non-contact temperature measurement and real-time data display. They also facilitate the process of temperature control. The versatility of pyrometers allows for easy integration into existing production systems and futureproofing of new installations, often in collaboration with OEM partners in mechanical engineering. These instruments find wide-ranging applications across various industries.

Industrial Processes: Pyrometers play a crucial role in monitoring and controlling temperature in various industrial processes such as steel manufacturing, forging, annealing, and heat treatment.

Glass and Plastics Manufacturing: Pyrometers ensure precise temperature control during the melting and forming of glass and plastics, ensuring product quality.

Non-contact Measurement: Pyrometers can measure temperature without physically touching the object, making them ideal for applications where contact may alter the temperature or damage the object.

Wide Temperature Range: Depending on the type, pyrometers can measure temperatures ranging from low to extremely high (several thousand degrees Celsius).

Fast Response Time: Pyrometers provide rapid temperature readings, enabling real-time monitoring and control of processes.

A point measuring infrared thermometer should be used if you know where the critical point or the area to be measured is positioned within your application. The size of the measuring object is important to define which lens is necessary. It is therefore possible to monitor the accurate temperature and optimize processes – if necessary – before quality problems arise

IR temperature sensors can be installed as part of the process with mounting brackets or flanges. Depending on the device, we offer different analog and digital interfaces for data evaluation such as triggering, alerting or saving of data.

Analog Interfaces: 0 – 20 mA, 4 – 20 mA, 0 – 5 V, 0 – 10 V, Thermocouple (type J, type K) Digital Interfaces: USB, RS232, RS485, Relay, Profibus DP, Modbus RTU, Ethernet

IR thermometers use the radiation signal emitted by the entire measurement spot. The size of the measurement spot (S) largely depends on the device, the optics selected and the distance between the sensor and measurement object plane (D).

For a precise temperature measurement, the measurement spot needs to be smaller than, or the same size as the object to be measured. If the measurement spot is larger than the object, the temperature is calculated from the averaged heat radiation signal from the object and its environment. In a colder environment, it means that correspondingly, the temperature measurement value determined is too low.

Infrared thermometers typically have fixed focus optics, limiting accuracy outside preset distances. In contrast, those with variable focus allow continuous adjustment for optimal optical resolution at any distance. This versatility ensures accurate measurements across varying distances and object sizes. With variable focus, users can easily adapt to different measurement tasks without compromising accuracy.