Extrusion International 2-2024

29 Extrusion International 2/2024 fects around the entire circumfer- ence of the profiles. The compact iPC desk-top devices come with an integrated computing unit. They can be operated via touchscreen, tablet, notebook or PC. ProfilControl 7 S CorrugatedTube: Reliable surface inspection in quality control of corrugated tubes What used to be the most diffi - cult terrain for quality inspection is no longer a problem for PIXARGUS: With ProfilControl7 Corrugated Tube it is now possible to inspect the entire surface structure of cor- rugated tubes – not only the peaks and valleys, but also the transition areas in between – with high pre- cision. The specially developed, in- novative measuring head features eight high-performance cameras that capture the entire surface structure typical of corrugated tubing from different angles. The inspection algorithms employed automatically recognize and differ- entiate between plain and corru- gated tube sections, thus ensuring that defects such as holes, dents, blisters, lumps, scratches and cracks are reliably detected in all areas of the products. But the software can do even more than that: In addition to their characteristic corrugations, corrugated tubing may consist of periodically recurring sections with features that require special atten- tion. For this purpose, the software includes a dedicated algorithm that, in addition to recognizing where such extraordinary tube sec- tions start and end, automatically adapts the inspection parameters accordingly. This facilitates and ac- celerates handling at the produc- tion line, in particular in case of highly diversified product mixes. ProfilControl 7 CorrugatedTube is designed for the inspection of up to 30-mm-diameter corrugated and spiral tubes. ProfilControl 7 WoodPlasticComposites (WPC): Dimension measurement and surface inspection of deck boards made of wood-plastic composites With its highly sophisticated mea- suring technology, the ProfilCon - trol 7 DX WPC inline system ensures perfect shape of deck boards made of wood-plastic composites. PIXAR- GUS has masterly adapted its best- selling product family, ProfilCon - trol7, to this challenging inspection task. In addition to measuring the outside profile contour, it excels in checking the quality of critical fea- tures. The 8 high-resolution cam- eras of the system capture radii, angles, distances, lengths, heights and widths inline, during the run- ning process. This fully automatic inspection ensures that, e.g., the deep grooves along the edges for fixing the deck boards are of per - fect shape. The system requires minimum handling – from quick commissioning and set-up of the system through to the automated switch-over from one product vari- ant to another. ProfilControl 7 S CorrugatedTube masterfully performs the highly demanding task of inline inspection of flexible tubing systems. Easy handling and the capability of performing process- adapted quality control are just two of the system’s many strong points Also extremely small flaws, like the above shown tiny dent in protective tubing for electronic wiring in cars, may easily become safety-critical. ProfilControl 7 S CorrugatedTube assures the quality of corrugated tubing for use in automotive engineering and other demanding applications ProfilControl 7 WPC is the system of choice to ensure perfectly shaped decking and cladding boards made of wood- plastic composites. This system checks the entire contours and surfaces of decking boards in a continuous inline process With specially arranged cameras, ProfilControl 7 WPC can reliably and fully automatically check even highly critical features, such as the grooved edges of the boards used to fasten the decking