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TEMPERATURE AND GAS SENSING SOLUTIONS
Temperature and gas sensing solutions

ith a 60-year history To realize these efficiency motive sectors;
of creating efficien- improvements, operators need t UIJO BOE UIJOOFTU TIFFU HMBTT
Wcies through light- to implement temperature meas- e.g. for smart phones, tablets,
based measurement, LumaSense urement solutions to understand nBU QBOFM EJTQMBZT TPMBS QBOFMT
Technologies, Inc. delivers trust- how their equipment is perform- and safety glass;
ed temperature measurement ing and detect developing fail- t DPOUBJOFS BOE VUJMJUZ HMBTTXBSF
solutions for glass manufactur- ures. LumaSense Technologies e.g. for bottles, containers and
ers. Accurate and precise tem- temperature solutions provide drinking glasses;
perature monitoring is critical for highly accurate data to help pro- t UFDIOJDBM HMBTT F H MBNQT
efficient and cost effective melt- fessionals realize condition-based lightbulbs, energy saving lamps
ing, glass viscosity control, heat maintenance with continuous and and tubes, optical glass fiber,
zone adjustment, annealing, and remote monitoring. Moreover, glass wool, and optical instru-
stress reduction. with expert application under- ments.
Temperature measurement is standing and a growing portfo-
also directly related to glass qual- lio of products, LumaSense can PROCESS OPTIMIZATION
ity as well as prolonging the life combine several technologies THROUGH NON-
of critical assets such as refracto- together into novel solutions for CONTACT TEMPERATURE
ry walls. System solutions involv- the most complex environments. MEASUREMENTS
ing non-contact thermal imaging Careful temperature monitor-
combined with pyrometry can Applications: ing during glass production is the
help increase production efficien- t nBU HMBTT BOE TPMBS HMBTT F H only way to ensure that product
cy and reduce waste. for the architectural and auto- quality will meet the stringent

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