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Huge Winners CNC System (Shenzhen)
Co Ltd has chosen Ocean Optics
miniature fibre optic spectrometers to
use in its LED (light emitting diode)
sorting systems.
Ocean Optics Asia, based in Shanghai,
worked together with the Chinese
company to develop a workable solu-
tion to improve the reliability of its LED
sorting system. With bulbs moving
through its sorters at a rate of
approximately 8,000 pieces per hour,
speed was another important factor
for Huge Winners in selecting a
spectrometer.
Ocean Optics’ USB4000 measures
and processes individual LED spectral
data within 10 to 50 milliseconds.
Spectral data is quickly digitised and
processed by computer for dominant
and peak value wavelength, CIE colour
and irradiance (lumens).
Based on these results, the sorter then
transports each individual bulb to the
appropriate collection bin
for storage. Even under
rigorous 18 hour work
days, the USB4000 main-
tains consistent speed
and accuracy.
The USB4000 Spectro-
meter selected by Huge
Winners is distinguished
by enhanced electronics:
16-bit A/D resolution for
auto nulling (an enhanced
electrical dark-signal cor-
rection); EEPROM stor-
age of calibration co-
efficients for simple
spectrometer start-up;
8 programmable GPIO signals for
controlling peripheral devices; and an
electronic shutter for spectrometer
integration times as fast as 3.8
microseconds – a feature that prevents
detector saturation.
In addition, the USB4000 has
signal-to-noise of 300:1, sensitivity of
130 photons/count at 400nm, and
optical resolution (FWHM) ranging from
0.3-10.0nm.
Ocean Optics
– USA
Fax: +1 727 733 3962
Email:
Website:
Ocean’s spectrometer gets
the approval
GTS Industries, France, has awarded Techint Italimpianti
Deutschland the contract for engineering, supply,
erection and commissioning of one Pusher Type
Furnace for a plate mill in Dunkerque, France.
The furnace is designed for a capacity of 200t/h to heat
up slabs with different qualities up to 1,250°C.
The furnace fulfils the highest conditions about
homogeneity of temperature, scale losses, efficiency
and emitted values.
The new furnace will be connected in series to the
existing furnaces with the purpose to increase the mill
load capacity.
The order includes a turnkey plant of a bilateral heated
Pusher Type Furnace equipped with Tenova LOI
Italimpianti FlexyTech® –LO-NOx high speed and roof
radiant burners firing natural gas.
The complete equipment will be started up in June
2009.
Tenova LOI Italimpianti – Italy
Fax: +39 02 4693026
Email:
Website:
New furnace contract
for Tenova
Ocean’s spectrometers is the real winner in China m m