What can thermal imaging reveal that visible-light cameras miss? These industrial cameras can help manufacturers monitor temperature patterns and identify heat-related defects during production.
Hikrobot’s CI Series long-wave infrared (LWIR) cameras allow manufacturers to use thermal imaging for industrial inspection. They capture temperature variations across components, helping identify unusual heating and potential defects during production. The cameras are intended for applications such as battery manufacturing, automotive component inspection and semiconductor production, where temperature variations can provide useful information about a component or process.
Unlike visible-light cameras, which capture reflected light, the CI Series uses a vanadium oxide (VOx) uncooled detector to capture infrared radiation in the 8–14μm wavelength band. This allows the system to visualise temperature differences across an object and measure its thermal characteristics. Manufacturers can use this information to identify localised heating and investigate potential defects during inspection.
The baseline models offer a thermal resolution of 640 x 512 pixels and operate at up to 50 frames per second. Selected models support automatic temperature measurement accuracy of ±2 degree centigrade or ±2 percent of the reading. The cameras use a GigE interface for data transmission over distances of up to 100 metres without an external relay, and support GigE Vision 2.0 and GenICam protocols for integration with third-party software.
For production-line integration, the cameras support multiple trigger modes and event outputs, along with different imaging palettes and grayscale detection. Their compact housings have mounting holes on four sides, giving machine builders flexibility when fitting them into inspection equipment.
The series includes variants with focal lengths of 6.3mm, 15mm, 25mm and 35mm. The 6.3mm model provides an 88.5 x 73.2 degrees field of view, while the 25mm version offers a narrower 24.6 x 18.5 degrees view. A separate variant, MV-CI003-GL-T6, is specified for inspection and automated temperature calibration.
The cameras are intended for thermal inspection across new-energy production, automotive parts manufacturing and electronics and semiconductor applications.
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