Thermal Glass Inspection Systems

Traditional methods struggle to measure the temperature of Low-E glass because they typically operate from above after the glass exits the furnace. The Bottom-Up Glass Inspection System is a compact package for process control in low-E glass tempering. One infrared imager mounted beneath scans the uncoated side of the glass from 90 cm distance. One pyrometer detects breakage, electronically controlled shutters protect the optics, another triggers the line-scan with every oven opening and Optris PIX Connect software reconstructs glass full-sheet thermal images and calculates the produced glass area.