As a grantee, Guided Wave, a leading manufacturer of process chemical analyzers, will receive significant funding towards the development of an advanced on-line sensor for polymer processing. “This is a unique technique to control the plasticizing process,” states, Guided Wave, Corporate Fellow Dr. Terry Todd. “A high rate of scrap recycle is caused due to color problems. This new sensor may reduce this scrap significantly, thus minimizing energy consumption in the polymer extrusion process.”

According to the Department of Energy, American industry accounts for more than 30 percent of the energy used nationwide, is responsible for 27 percent of the country’s carbon emissions, and supports nearly 13 million core manufacturing jobs.  With such a large impact on the nation’s economic and environmental interests, the industrial sector remains a major part of the Nation’s clean energy equation. This funding will promote breakthrough achievements in the development of energy-efficient technologies and practices that will lower the energy demand of industry, open up new potential markets, and enhance the competitiveness of American business.

Photometer Module Shown With Optional Probe

FEATURES
• Up to eighteen wavelengths for multi-component analyses
• Small footprint, explosion-proof housing
• Short fiber-optic link to flow cell or insertion probe
• Low installation and maintenance costs
• PC required only during set-up and service
• Windows® XP based set-up program
• Outlier Detection and temperature compensation capabilities

One of the most critical decisions in designing a successful on-line analyzer system is the selection of the sample interface.  While an insertion probe approach can often reduce installation costs, sometimes safety, servicing, and/or sample conditioning requirements make it necessary to integrate a sampling loop or slip stream.  Guided Wave’s Axial Flow Cell is preferred whenever (a) direct insertion probes are inappropriate and (b) the required optical path length is 30 mm or greater. The Axial Flow Cell is a convenient, compact, rugged sample interface that is easy to install and even easier to service.

Features — A Simple, Serviceable Design

• High optical throughput for low noise spectroscopy.
• Suitable for liquids and vapors.
• Cleanout ports at each window make cell maintenance a snap.
• Collimated beam for consistently accurate measurements.
• Reproducible pathlength permits servicing in the field.
• Compatible with 200 through 600 micron fiber.
• Compatible with all fiber optic based UV-VIS-NIR instruments.
• 9 mm diameter optics minimize divergence losses.
• O-ring sealed optics to prevent ambient moisture infiltration.

For full product specifications and complete information on the new Axial Flow Cell, email Janell at gwinfo@guided-wave.com and request a copy of the new data sheet #1043-08-08.

Our mission is to guide you through your on-line process application assessment, analyzer selection, calibration development, training and after-installation support. Guided Wave pioneered remote NIR process analysis. As industry applications have evolved, so have our solutions, so you get the most reliable, affordable products available.

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