Holophane has implemented AMETEK Land’s new Near Infrared Borescope (NIR-B) Glass, an enhanced thermal imager, at its plant in France and now is reaping major benefits by accurately measuring temperature within its glass melt tank.
For nearly a century, Holophane has produced and transformed glass for technical applications, specifically glass optical components for automotive lighting.
When it rebuilt the 33m², 85-ton, end-fired regenerative furnace in 2014 at its Les Andelys plant in northern France, Holophane looked to replace its existing visual camera system with innovative thermal imaging technology to provide continuous ‘online’ temperature measurement. AMETEK Land recommended its Near Infrared Borescope (NIR-B) Glass with an auto retraction system, which can operate effectively at the extremely high ambient temperatures adjacent to the glass melt tank, while providing real-time, high-quality thermal images and temperature data from inside the tank.
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