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Temperature and force sensing systems have received US patents as parts of a heat sealer application. The features are available on medical tray sealers from Atlas Vac (Cincinnati, OH, USA; www.planet-products.com).
The Infrared Thermal Vision System directly senses the surface temperature and displays it on a PLC operator screen. Operating in parallel with a traditional embedded thermocouple, the infrared system provides a quick reference check across the face of the seal platen. It is a standard feature on Atlas Vac’s medical tray sealers.
The Direct Force Sensing System, available as an option, provides a reading of the force exerted by the tray sealer press against the seal tooling on every stroke. Previously, this numerical value could only be obtained by air pressure readings and press actuator performance curve calculations.
