
Cooled thermal camera for industrial automation

FLIR has developed its smallest cooled midwave thermal imaging camera designed for 24/7 inspection and automation applications.
The FLIR A6301 is aimed at making production lines more efficient and improving product quality. The camera captures high-speed product movement with up to 20 times less motion blur while the rapid integration times from the small size significantly reduces image blur, ensuring precise temperature readings even on the go.
At 200 × 76 × 92 mm (7.9 × 3.0 × 3.6 in) without the lens, this is the smallest commercial-cooled camera platform ever built by FLIR to minimise the challenges of system integration with additional sensors within a broader automation system. The field of view is 31.5° × 25.5° across a spectrum of 3.0–5.0 μm.
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Advanced machine learning and deep learning methods can help provide for a smarter, more efficient process using the camera, which detects small thermal variations and accurately measure temperatures on moving products. This gives machine builders and integrators with the ability to boost throughput, cutting disruptions, and minimizing downtime with sharper measurements.
Camera interfaces, commands, and connectors are all purpose-built to industry standards. Simple, standard GEV and GenICam industry protocols make implementation easy, and the long-life cooler reduces concerns about costly annual maintenance. The 27,000-hour cryocooler lifetime maximizes camera uptime for consistent production throughput, while minimizing cost through planned maintenance.
“The A6301 camera offers a new level of thermal imagining capabilities to process control and quality assurance applications in the manufacturing industry. FLIR is driving the market forward with the latest in thermal imaging automation innovation, meeting the demanding requirements for production floors, while also delivering the most platform flexibility for integrators, all in a single solution,” said Jerry Beeney, Business Development Director, FLIR, which is part of Teledyne Technologies.
The Standard kit includes a FLIR A6301 Advanced Thermal Camera, accessories, and 17 mm, 24 mm, or 50 mm lens.
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