Series 9 Industrial Product Gauge
Series 9 is a breakthrough technology for process moisture measurement in web products like paper and plastics or bulk materials like wood chip, rubber, cements or under industrial materials
From web products like paper and plastics or bulk materials like wood chip, rubber, cements or under industrial materials, the Series 9 offers the best solution for your process.
The flexible, future-proof platform delivers the performance and productivity you need now – and for the challenges yet to come – to maximize your process performance and KPIs.
Series 9 Measurement Principle
The Series 9 works on the principle that constituents such as moisture (water) within a product discretely absorb certain wavelengths of infrared light. By emitting light at these wavelengths onto the product and then capturing and measuring the reflected unabsorbed light on a light-sensitive detector, the Series 9 computes the level of the moisture within the product. Unlike other technologies, the Series 9 spends 100% of its operation measuring the product.
Using high-speed signal processing, the patented Series 9 “light engine” delivers the highest resolution, on-line NIR measurements available today. This robust gauge is unaffected by changes in process conditions such as particle size variation, product height variation, product temperature variation, ambient lighting and relative humidity changes.
Connectivity and Interfacing to Enhance Process Insight and Control
The Series 9 is used in conjunction with one or more peripheral devices to facilitate data display, networking and process connectivity. It can be incorporated conveniently into closed-loop control systems using its digital and analog connectivity options.
Data can be displayed locally for operators using the Series 9 Operator Terminal or Gauge Control Interface. A Gauge Control Port allows multiple gauges to be networked (daisy chained). The Power Hub provides power to a single gauge and enables convenient networked arrangements of multiple Series 9 gauges and devices. The Series 9 gauge and peripheral devices are Ethernet enabled and run on 24V DC power.
A wireless communication option allows operators to remotely view gauge, process and sampling information.
The flexible building block architecture enables the networking of up to 16 gauges via an Ethernet hub or daisy chain. You can also connect the Series 9 gauge to PLC systems without the need for a separate PC.
Fully Engineered for the Process to Deliver Accurate, Reliable Measurements
The Series 9 is typically located over a conveyor belt at a key point in the process: just after a drying process for example, where the product can be measured to give meaningful feedback for process and quality control.