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Weld purge monitor suitable
for aerospace tube welding
WHEN welding metals such as titanium,
it is essential tomeasure the oxygen level
before, during and after welding using a
weld purge monitor (oxygen analyser).
Weld purging expert Huntingdon Fusion
Techniques (HFT) has launched an
updated handheld PurgEye® 200 weld
purge monitor, now with PurgeNet™.
Georgia Gascoyne, CEO for HFT,
said, “PurgeNet allows networking to
standard accessories. Typically, one
accessory allows direct interface to an
orbital welder or any other automatic
welding machine, so that the oxygen
level in the vicinity of the weld can be
monitored and the welding machine can
be switched on or off according to pre-
set oxygen levels. A second accessory
is a warning lamp that can signal
when oxygen levels are low and high
according to pre-set levels.”
The portable PurgEye 200 is now
manufactured with a new OLED
(organic light emitting diode) display,
which will give brighter, clearer and
sharper readings for viewing at greater
distances than before and at wider
angles. These OLED displays are
mainly symbol based, not text based,
so menus are easily understandable, no
matter what language the user speaks.
This latest PurgEye 200 will operate
either on batteries or mains power.
Charging can also be carried out from
an optional dock, and battery life will
be longer than its predecessor. Along
with louder, pre-settable audio alarms
for rising or falling oxygen levels, the
PurgEye 200 features a faster response
long-life sensor and language options.
The updated model has an integral
electro mechanical pump so that it can
be used to extract samples from a weld
purge zone, where there is insufficient
flow rate or positive pressure to activate
the sensor correctly.
The PurgEye 200 weld purge monitor
reads down to 1 ppm (very accurate
to 10 ppm). The monitor is IP65
rated, which means it can be used in
demanding areas where instruments
are used on site, such as in desert or
tropical conditions.
PurgeLog™ software gives weld
purging results to give quality control
documents for each weld. The monitor
also has the capability to switch between
percentage oxygen and parts per million
shown on the display.
Huntingdon Fusion Techniques – UK
Fax: +44 1 554 836 837
Email:
Website:
PurgEye 200