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Rental Imaging Cameras Now Available
August 2022
Quantum Design UK and Ireland are really pleased to be able to offer three incredible Specim Hyperspectral Imaging Cameras and the ImageIR 8300 from InfraTec to researchers.
InfraTec's Launch New Infrared Zoom Camera: Small, Light, Universal
June 2022
ImageIR® 6300 Z – radiometric with a powerful zoom lens and new SWaP detector (Size, Weight and Power)
Smaller, lighter and without time‐consuming lens changes – this is how InfraTec's latest infrared camera comes across: ImageIR® 6300 Z. The compact zoom camera for precise thermographic temperature measurements is suitable for numerous fields of application. Its excellent price‐performance ratio and its remarkable user‐friendliness result from the consistent use of innovative technologies in optics, detector and electronics.
The ImageIR® 6300 Z is equipped with an integrated 7.5x zoom lens as standard and allows, in combination with its motorised focus, fast and stepless adjustment to a wide range of object distances and lens sizes with excellent image quality and high measurement accuracy. Furthermore, the zoom camera is radiometrically calibrated over the entire focal length range, thus enabling extremely flexible use.
Innovative XBn detector
The heart of the infrared camera is the new SWaP camera core. It consists of a cooled MWIR focal plane array photon detector with innovative XBn (HOT) technology in the format of (640 × 512) IR pixels, designed for demanding requirements and operating in snapshot mode. The XBn detector material with higher operating temperatures (HOT) of 150 K allows the use of a new linear cooler generation, which is characterised in particular by a substantial smaller design, lower power consumption and long service life. This – in combination with a very small pixel pitch of 10 µm – reduces the dimensions and weight of the ImageIR® 6300 Z and significantly extends its maintenance‐free service life.
The maximum IR frame rate of 180 Hz can be increased up to 600 Hz with the binning function in high‐speed mode. Switching between the two speed modes is conveniently done via software and allows precise metrological tracking of fast thermal processes.
By using its powerful image processing electronics, the camera can output the IR image data in real time to several video and data interfaces as well as record and evaluate it independently. Alternatively, large amounts of data can be stored directly on the integrated SSD. Its web interface also enables the camera to be controlled via smartphone or tablet and, due to the battery operation option, it is also suitable for outdoor use.
Wide range of applications
For more details please contact Luke Nicholls by email @luke@qd-uki.co.uk or call 01372 378822
WEBINAR: Optimising Additive Manufacturing Technologies Using Thermography
Additive manufacturing has become a standard technology already. But with the demand for increasing resistance of the manufactured parts and the focus on metals, there are still some challenges additive manufacturing faces. Thermography as contactless measuring solution contributes to meet them.
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Webinar: Optimising Additive Manufacturing Technologies Using Thermography
Infratec Webinars and events
High-Resolution Aerial Thermography
Contactless Temperature Measurement in the Micrometer Scale
Applications for Thermal Imaging on Wind Power Systems
Surfex 2022
The Advanced Materials Show 2022
The Highest Resolution Microbolometer Array on the Market
January 2022
Up to 2,048 x 1,536 IR pixels
With opto-mechanical MicroScan feature
The VarioCam® High Definition stationary infrared cameras offer microbolometer detectors up to 2,048 x 1,536 IR pixels. The VarioCam® HD head 900 features Microscan, which allows the native number of pixels to be quadrupled.
The thermographic high-resolution system VarioCAM® HD head was conceived for demanding stationary monitoring and measurement tasks. The VarioCAM® HD head produces brilliant high-quality 16 bit thermographic images, which allows unprecedented efficiency, especially when capturing smallest details on large object surfaces.
“Although a mature technology, InfraTec continues to drive innovation of microbolometer detectors with their VarioCam® HD range of cameras. With the microscan technology high resolution images can now be realised with a microbolometer array.”
Luke Nicholls, Technical Sales Engineer, Quantum Design UK and Ireland
Read the full article here to discover the VarioCam range
Want to talk more about the VarioCam?
Get in touch with Technical Sales Engineer, Luke Nicholls for a chat. Email @luke@qd-uki.co.uk or call (01372) 378822
Quantum Design represent InfraTec in the UK and Ireland. Visit us at www.qd-uki.co.uk
Highest Resolution Midwave Camera
December 2021
ImageIR® 10300 – Over 2.9 Mpixels
With the ImageIR® 10300, users from industry and science for the first time can use a radiometric infrared camera whose cooled photon detector permits images in the format (1,920 × 1,536) IR pixels.
• Full HD resolution of about 3 Megapixels
• Pixel pitch of 10 µm
• Thermal resolution better than 0.03 K
• Measurement accuracy ± 1 °C or ± 1 %
• High-speed recording with previously unknown image quality
With its detector format of (1,920×1,536) IR pixels the ImageIR® 10300 sets new standards in geometric resolution worldwide and creates thermograms with an unprecedented image detail and sharpness. For the first time an infrared camera for civil use with a cooled photon detector permits full HD images. In combination with the small pitch dimension of 10µm, this ensures that measurement, inspection and surveillance tasks can be solved even more efficiently than before. Everywhere such very fine structures need to be analysed on large-surface measurement objects, for example, users save time, effort and thus costs.
Despite the detector format of about 3 Megapixels, the transfer of full frame images achieves a rate up to 100Hz. Thanks to the 10GigE interface of the ImageIR® 10300 users can store large amounts of measurement data on a computer in the shortest amount of time. The interface is a part of the modular design of the entire high-end camera series ImageIR®. Individual adjustments like retrofitting a remotely controllable filter and aperture wheel or a motor focus unit can easily be realised. A broad variety of infrared lenses with highest optical performance parameters provides the camera’s outstanding thermal sensitivity.
Read the full article here
Contact Shayz Ikram, email shayz@qd-uki.co.uk to discuss your application
Quantum Design represent InfraTec in the UK and Ireland.
Visit us at www.qd-uki.co.uk
Up to 15% OFF On All Raptor SWIR Cameras
November 2021
Fantastic Christmas offer from QDUKI and Raptor Photonics
Until the 31st January 2022, Quantum Design UK and Ireland is offering up to 15% off the whole Raptor Photonics SWIR Camera range.
If you’ve been considering adding SWIR capabilities to your lab, now is the time to treat yourself!
Raptor has become the market leader in SWIR camera technology and their cameras are used in a variety of applications including low light day and night-time imaging, spectroscopy, fluorescence, time-resolved, in-vivo imaging.
Meet some of our SWIR cameras
Raptor OWL 640 T VIS-SWIR Camera - The World’s First SWaP Optimised ½” / VGA InGaAs Sensor with VIS-SWIR Response
The Owl 640 T is the latest variant of the Owl 640 family, being the world’s first SWaP optimised ½” / VGA InGaAs sensor with a 10µm x 10µm pixel pitch. The Owl 640 T offers a spectral response from 0.6µm to 1.7µm and has less than 50 electrons readout noise, with a high intra-scene dynamic range of 69dB that enables simultaneous capture of bright and dark portions of a scene.
Quantum Design UK InfraTec webinar
October 2021
Quantum Design UK and Ireland launch new Company video and magazine
Featuring staff, suppliers and customers
September 2021
The company video is being launched in tandem with our first Company magazine “High-Tech Instrumentation“. QDUKI Marketing Manager, Angela Carslake comments,
Featuring some of our partners and customers, the video provides an insight into our people, method of working and proud history.”
Angela Carslake, Marketing Manager, Quantum Design UK and Ireland
We were delighted that so many of our customers, staff, suppliers and partners wanted to take part in the video. In the end, we chose contributions from:
• Prof. Joseph Keddie, University of Surrey, JA Woollam Ellipsometry Customer for 20 Years
• Angela Carslake, Marketing Manager, QDUKI
• James Hilfiker, J A Woollam Co.
• Dr. Jordan Thompson, Service Engineer, QDUKI
• Mark Donaghy, Raptor Photonics
• Dr. Shayz Ikram, Technical Director, QDUKI
• Dr. Gavin Stenning, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, QD Systems Customer
• Josh Hook, Service Engineer, QDUKI
• Shane Hritz, Lake Shore Cryotronics
Angela Carslake continues,
“I for one am very proud of the video, having worked at QD-UKI for many years. I really feel that it has captured the heart of the company and how we enjoy collaborating with our customers and suppliers, and building relationships that will last for many years. I really hope you enjoy watching it.”
Angela Carslake, Marketing Manager, Quantum Design UK and Ireland
About the Magazine:
The magazine has a great range of content, including:
• Applications: Aerospace and Astronomy
• Disinfection in High Traffic/Touch Areas
• Brand NEW Product to Jump Start Your Quantum Materials Research
• The New Award Winning 3D X-Ray Microscope
• Demo Loan Product Rentals
We have also collated a company timeline, and have been able to reproduce an article from one of our founders about the events leading up to the invention of our flagship product – the MPMS “Squid”. We also take a really in depth look at how our partnership with the Medical Technologies Innovation Facility at Nottingham Trent University could be of benefit to you – with one-off bespoke ellipsometer measurements available on the J.A. Woollam IR VASE II Spectroscopic Ellipsometer provided by QDUKI to the facility.
Thermoelastic Stress Analysis Webinar
17 August 2021 3:00 PM TO 3:45 PM
Would you like to know more about the advantages of thermography for thermo-elastic stress analysis? Join a free online event with Quantum Design UK & Ireland and InfraTec.
We will be covering:
•A background of thermo-elastic effect
•Examples of measurements
•An overview of InfraTec Camera products (Image IR and Variocam HD active thermography and software)
Quantum Design launch a new Imaging magazine
Read all about the latest advances in Imaging Cameras
June 2021
Quantum Design UK and Ireland have recently launched their first bumper issue of their new Imaging Cameras magazine, drawing on case studies, articles and applications notes from leading manufacturers:
• Specim
• Raptor Photonics
• InfraTec
• Cordin Scientific
With a foreword by their new Camera Sales Engineer, Luke Nicholls, other highlights of the magazine include:
• Advancing Geology with Hyperspectral Imaging
• Avoiding Contamination in the Food Industry
• Infrared Cameras for Temperature Scanning in the Fight Against Covid-19
• SWIR Cameras for Telecommunications Applications
• Streak Cameras in Action (videos)
• Avoiding Contamination in the Food Industry.
• Thermography for Optimisation of Installed Wind Turbines
Scientific Cameras for Microscopy
• Analysis of the Thermal Conductivity in Nano- and Mesostructured Polymer Systems
• Remote sensing of Vegetation using SWIR cameras on a UAV
• Aerial Thermography
And much, much more….
Download your free copy of the magazine
QD-UKI are also really excited to be able to offer their readers ‘try before you buy’ on two great products: the InfraTec ImageIR and the Specim IQ.
Read the magazine to learn more – check out pages 31 and 37.
Plus, there’s information on a newly launched Imaging Competition #HappyToBeBackInTheLabQD – a fun and easy Twitter photo competition celebrating getting back into the lab at long last. Learn more about the competition, prizes and how to enter here.
https://qd-uki.co.uk/win-a-thermal-imaging-camera-for-your-smartphone/
QD-UKI will be running an Imaging Cameras Roadshow this Autumn and you can add your university or lab to the itinerary. Find out more on page 19 of the magazine.
Contactless and Non-Destructive Stress Analysis with Thermography
19 February 2021
New Application Note: Remote sensing of Vegetation using SWIR cameras on a UAV
February 2021 Leatherhead, Surrey
Forage Mass Monitoring (FFM) analysis has been traditionally done using biomass sampling to calculate biomass yield per hectare (t ha-1). Current research projects are now looking at reflectance spectroscopy methods using remote sensing systems based on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Promising results in recent years prove the principal suitability of such systems for airborne monitoring of small to medium sized farmland in agricultural applications for precision agriculture, such as biomass for crops and grasslands. An imaging system in the form of a multispectral multicamera system is often used to derive well-established vegetation indices (VIs) efficiently. However, due to the use of silicon-based sensors, the spectral application range of such multi-camera systems is limited to the visible (VIS) and near-infrared (NIR) wavelength range (400-1000nm). Therefore, more robust indicators linked to biomass in the short-wave infrared (like cellulose or moisture content) cannot be considered as estimators.
In a joint research project, a team from the University of Applied Science Koblenz and the Remote Sensing and GIS group at the University of Cologne developed a UAV-based multi-camera system to collect NIR/SWIR data, to prove more robust and better-performing estimators of biomass monitoring. The system displayed in figure 1 shows a spectral camera unit (SCU) and a sensor management unit (SMU), both mounted onto a drone solution. The SCU deploys two Raptor Owl 640 M Vis-SWIR cameras enabling the coverage from 600 to 1700 nm of the electromagnetic spectrum. These camera modules were chosen because of their optimised “Size, Weight and Power” parameters. Thanks to the small form factor, the energy-efficient uncooled (TEC-less) design and the high sensitivity, these modules are ideal for integrating multiple camera modules into a lightweight, UAV-based remote sensing system for daylight operations. Another advantage is the interchangeable lens mount used for a custom filter flange solution to adapt application-specific narrow bandpass filters in the optical path.
The study aimed to validate the spectral performance and investigate spectral image data of a newly developed VNIR/SWIR multi-camera prototype for forage mass monitoring. For this purpose, aerial image data were acquired by the system on a permanent experimental grassland site near Cologne (chessboard trial), Germany, under clear sky conditions in July 2019. Spectral ground truth data were acquired with an ASD Fieldspec3 (FS3) spectroradiometer in twelve selected plots. Forage mass expressed in dry matter yield (DMY) was obtained by destructive biomass sampling 14 days after the flight date from all 156 trial plots
To evaluate the VNIR/SWIR camera system’s spectral properties, the reflectance values of the individual spectral bands, and the two derived VIs, NRI (Koppe et al. 2010)3 and GnyLi (Gnyp et al. 2014)4 , were directly compared with the corresponding FS3 values. Moreover, the camera- and FS3-based VIs were further analysed in simple linear regression models as estimators for DMY. The camera-based SLR resulted in an R2 of 0.71 to 0.75. These are promising results for a single flight date data set. However, further multi-temporal studies with advanced evaluation methods have to be carried out to confirm these results. Moreover, further estimation models for nitrogen concentration and crude protein content have to be evaluated. Evaluations for cereal crops are currently under investigation. Ultimately, these first promising evaluation results demonstrate these novel InGaAs sensors’ suitability for use in multi-camera systems for UAV-based vegetation monitoring. They provide easy-to-use data with excellent spatial resolution in the selected wavelength bands over the entire spectral range from 600 – 1700nm.
Read the full application note here
Why not discuss your potential Raptor camera application with us. Contact shayz@qd-uki.co.uk for more information on how to set up a Teams call!
For Editors:About Raptor Photonics
Raptor Photonics is a leading developer and supplier of next generation, high-performance digital camera solutions for the Scientific, Surveillance and Aerospace markets. Raptor offers a range of CCD, EMCCD and lnGaAs solutions.
About Quantum Design UK & Ireland / Quantum Design International Group
Quantum Design UK and Ireland is part of the Quantum Design International (QDI) group. QDI is a global laboratory equipment manufacturer. The company distributes scientific and industrial instrumentation through an international network, with subsidiaries in every major technological centre around the world. QDI’s success in distributing scientific products comes from more than 30 years’ experience in manufacturing and distributing its own industry-leading materials characterisation systems.
Visit www.qd-uki.co.uk for more information.
UK Contact: Angela Carslake (44) 01372 378822 angela@qd-uki.co.uk
Thermographic Solutions for Nondestructive Testing – Versatile and Innovative
Analysing the consistency and quality of modern materials and components is becoming
increasingly important for high-tech sectors such as the automotive, electronics and
aerospace industries. As a result, infrared thermography, as an efficient method of non destructive testing (NDT), is growing steadily in its numerous applications. It allows the detection of even the smallest defects and anomalies – whether you inspect inline during the production process or in the laboratory.
Find out more about non-destructive testing here
Users benefit from the flexibility thermography offers for the analysis of materials and
material combinations by using application-specific components such as infrared cameras,
software packages, excitation units and accessories.
Infrared cameras with highest thermal sensitivity and precision
Universities, research institutes and companies worldwide rely on innovative solutions from InfraTec. They trust the
ImageIR® – a modular configurable highend infrared camera series with cooled detectors of different formats and
performance classes.
Efficient control and analysis software for NDT users
IRBIS® 3 active thermography software is a key component of our solutions for NDT. It provides convenient access to the entire process of active thermography from selecting and setting excitation parameters to data analysis.
Automated Thermographic Solutions for NDT – find out more
Possible applications of infrared cameras from InfraTec
• Testing of electronics/semiconductor material during the manufacturing process to detect shunts, oxide defects, transistor and diode defects on integrated circuits
• Quality assurance for glued, welded, soldered and other joints, blowhole detection (for example on automotive interior parts) and detection of defective weld seams / spots in the car body construction
• Assessment of impact damages, delaminations, inclusions, curing or adhesive defects in carbon fibre reinforced polymers (CFRP)
• Inspection of solar cells and complete solar modules during the manufacturing process
See some of our examples here
Do you have questions about non-destructive testing and active thermography? Please contact Ashley Crane by email on ashley@qd-uki.co.uk
