L.M.R. SYSTEM S.r.l.
The main activity of LMR SYSTEM concerns the application of Raytek infrared thermometers for fixed installation, destined to become an integral part of a plant or machine. It is in this sector that the Varedo company can rely on its thirty years of experience gained in the field.
“Infrared thermometers are a valid alternative to traditional thermocouples,” says Monselice. “The main advantage of infrared temperature detection is that there is no mechanical contact between the thermometer and the object whose temperature is to be measured. On the contrary, the thermocouple requires a mechanical contact which can affect the accuracy of the measurement.
For example, the measured value can be altered by friction with a moving object, by dispersion, by the initial temperature of the thermometer itself, by the quality of the mechanical contact. furthermore, thermocouples require relatively long measurement times, of the order of a few seconds, which can represent a problem in the case of measurements on moving objects.
The measurement times of infrared thermometers, on the other hand, are of the order of milliseconds. In some applications, then, mechanical contact with the thermometer must be avoided: this is the case, for example, of the temperature measurement on freshly produced glass sheets. Contact with the thermocouple, which initially has an ambient temperature, would cause the plate to break ”.
[from Automation & Instrumentation – June 2004 – Company Profile of Roberto Frazzoli]
ADVANTAGES MEASUREMENT WITH INFRARED RAYS
The temperature measurement based on infrared rays offers numerous advantages over traditional techniques: mechanical contact between the measuring instrument and the body under examination is not necessary, the accuracy is high and allows to examine both small details and very large areas. extended.
All industries have long since learned to appreciate the advantages offered by infrared in temperature measurements; however, aspects of cost and technical assistance continue to be critical factors.
Until recently, many companies considered infrared cameras too expensive, while in the field of the cheapest instruments for fixed installation, problems of incorrect installation or lack of technical assistance in emergencies on systems that often have to work twenty-four hours a day and seven days are not rare. seven.
It is therefore interesting to examine the proposals of a company specialized in this sector, which thanks to new economical thermal imaging cameras, its thirty years of application experience and great flexibility, is able to offer many new users the advantages of infrared thermometers. The company in question is called LMR SYSTEM srl. is based in Varedo (MI) and markets the products of the American company Raytek, recently acquired by Fluke.
