ULTRAVIOLET HOLE DETECTOR TECHNOLOGY

Where the Science of Quality Assurance is still an Art!

Choose cost effective hole detection with our Ultraviolet Hole Detection Technology.  Improve profitability, fully qualify your product, add analysis and reporting. Integrate our Quality Assurance Management System to further increase your benefits.

SPECIFICATIONS

Choose Cost Effective Hole Detection:  The R.K.B Ultraviolet Hole Detection System provides the most cost effective, real time, detection and classification of holes as small as 1/16" (1.5mm) diameter in any web material that is opaque and manufactured with a minimum basis weight of 22#/3300 sq. ft (35 gsm).  The web material, acting as an opaque shade, prevents the ultraviolet light from reaching the sensing heads.  When a hole (void) passes by the ultraviolet light, UV will then transmit to the sensing heads where defect signal processing is performed.  The sensing head technology consists of a small, water-tight enclosure which contains the main sensor and associated signal processing circuitry. 

A small encapsulated window in the sensing head allows the ultraviolet light to enter into the unit through a narrow band interference filter.  This filter then converts the ultraviolet light to visible light that is identified by the sensor and processed.  This specialized interference filter eliminates the "noise" created by ambient light therefore eliminating any need to mask mill lighting. Outputs produced by this technology can be used for control or activation of audio/visual alarms, counters, sorters, reject gates and other types of equipment.

Greater Efficiency Through Integrated Controls:  Unlike previous versions, the R.K.B Ultraviolet Hole Detection Technology as all of it's processing technologies contained in a single NEMA 12 rated industrial enclosure.  This integrated control center facilitates both installation (By eliminating several time consuming connections) and operation (by improving accessibility and maintenance in one location).  Lighting and sensing technology controls, power supplies, detection threshold handling, engineering workstation w/oscilloscope and digital processing technologies are all located in this convenient free standing console.  All switching, defect indication, visual and audible alarms and equipment performance  controls are mounted on the face for ease of operation.

R.K.B.'s sensitivity equalizer eliminates problems inherent in with competitive designs.  As a result, developed a proprietary process that allows consistent calibration across the entire web material being inspected.  Variances as high as 50% in other designs have been reduced to under 5% providing reliable, accurate and consistent detection of a hole defect event across the entire web.  No other manufacturer of Ultraviolet Hole Detection Technology can make that claim.

Increase Profitability:  The Ultraviolet Hole Detection System can be quickly, easily, and economically added to existing production equipment. This technology has been well proven with hundreds of installations worldwide.  Its performance is unequaled where holes only are required for detection, classification and corrective action (i.e., splicing, patching or rejection).  Our Ultraviolet Hole Detector has been installed on many types of web based manufacturing equipment including:

The Ultraviolet Hole Detector provides production, maintenance, and managerial personnel with immediate notification of hole defects and information required to quickly locate and correct defect-producing conditions. Our Ultraviolet Hole Detector also provides repeating hole defect analysis to provide additional quantified scrutiny to prevent production of poor quality material.  Our RDA also provides necessary information for production to quickly locate the source of repeating holes, such as wire holes or damaged fabrics.  With pricing for a complete system starting at US $30,000.00 and delivery/installation generally within 8 weeks, choose our Ultraviolet Hole Detector to improve the productivity and profitability of your manufacturing processes.

Fully Qualify Your Products:  Each Ultraviolet Hole Detector is designed to span the entire web width for 100 percent inspection of the web material. Products can now be fully qualified prior to shipment to customers. Our multicolor spray marking or reject gate control technologies can also be combined with our hole detector to provide positive identification of defect location, control or corrective action capabilities.  By reducing time to locate hole defects for corrective action, production personnel can quickly patch or splice hole defects with minimal wasted time.  Additionally, by automating the defect location process, production can perform reliable cross-check to ensure system performance capabilities.

Add Analysis and Reporting:  Repeating defect detection and hole size classification capabilities are included with each Ultraviolet Hole Detection System. Large hole defect identification allows for removal, splicing or patching from salable material.  Small hole monitoring provides what some web material manufacturers consider valuable production analysis on overall process machinery operation and potential maintenance initiatives.  Our innovative on-line performance verification system allows operators and maintenance personnel to quick verify each sensing head and related processing technologies for operational aspects while on-line.  Our proprietary lamp failure alarms will notify operational staff if one or more of the technologies lamp sources has failed.  Our Quality Assurance Management System (QAMS) software can also be added to the system to provide:

Analysis and Charting

Footage Tracking

Product Code Identification

Material and Process Traceability

Real Time and Historical Reporting

Status and Parameter Displays

On-Line Diagnostics

Call R.K.B.:  Call us today to discuss your hole detection application and to learn more about the industry's most diverse line of machine vision web inspection, hole detection, splice detection, coater, paper machine and converting inspection and control equipment.

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