Fuji Prescale Film
a list of some of successfully
met applications
Introduction:
Prescale film can easely help you in monitoring
the pressure (force) distribution (pressure imaging), over any surface.
In the past this was a typical application field where only strain gauges
based systems where capable to offer any reliable investigation results.
The involved strain gauges systems costs where usually quite high since
mainly depending from the shape complexity and extension of measured surfaces
(as this not only will require a larger number of strain gauges, despite
the fact that their bonding the surface under test sometimes could become
proibithive), as also due to relatedcquisition and signal conditioning
instrumentation required. By mean of Prescale film is now possible
to have a direct and cost effective force distribution monitoring mean,
capable to really help and improve any manufacturing process (eg. allowing
R & D for new solutions, or maintenance personnel for proper machine
calibration), as also making possible to quality personnel to audit and
ensure true reasons of any quality and product features repeateability
loss.
Even if Prescale film is actually being used in a very wide
range of application fields, we still trust it has not yet achieved its
full "maturity" as every day new successfully met applications are introduced.
Consequently, if any doubth about the possible use of Prescale film
into your application (even not mention below), we strongly encourage you
to contact us in ensuring related feseability.
Prescale film has been succesfully
used for:
in monitoring and evaluation
of pressure distribution between contact surfaces in pumps, flanges, hydraulic
cylinders, engines, gear boxes, compressors turbines, valves etc. for:
· gaskets and packings design (uneven loadings,
etc.);
· uniform force loading between any mechanical
parts (inconsistent contact, etc.);
· testing of correct machine parts assembly (nr.
of bolts, proper bolting strenght, etc.);
· any strain gauges position mapping
in pressure distribution evaluation
under any heavy equipments for:
· determining pressure distribution on heavy machinery
hydraulic supports;
· a proper "giants" tires tread pattern design.
in gear teeth engagement coupling
for:
· determining the pressure distribution on teeth;
· ensuring uniform power transmission and uniform
tooth wear;
· predictive investigations about any excessive
force leading to tooth breakage.
brakes and clutches (automotive)
for:
· measurement of strictly in contact parts developed
pressure magnitudo;
· determining of in contact facing parts pressure
pattern.
paper mills, printers, printing
and coating machines and any laminations process for:
· roller nip pressure optimization and roll surface
defect evaluation (wearing);
· proper "in contact" rollers parallelism evaluation;
- pressure distribution between rollers evaluation;
· determination of proper amount of crowning;
· roller grinding check.
"shaped" and flat molds (plywood,
LCD, PCB materials, etc.) investigations about:
· excessive pressure or inconsistent contact between
molds;
· proper pressure distribution in flat presses;
· identifying any abrasion or misregistration.
in packing industry (foodstuff,
chemical or IC packaging) for the followings:
· applied loads toward packing material strenght
optimization;
· pressure distribution and magnitudo determination
in package drop testing;
· validation and calibration of sealing die pressure
during food and drug packaging;
· measuring interface pressure during ultrasonic
welding (or heat sealing);
· proper blister seal pressure and alignement.
proper winding pressure (or
rolling tension) for paper, steel, films etc. about:
· uniform pressure distribution measurement (tension
along winding profile);
· measuring of excessive intrinsical weight of
steel plates rolls (thickness variations).
medical field, orthpedic diagnosis
and biomechanics about the followings:
· hands or fingers pressure measurement;
· correct foot pressure (footprint), both as static
and as impact (jump);
· recording of interface stresses at joint surfaces
(physiological and prosthetic);
· pressure distribution and impact force between
joints and bearing on prostheses.
aerospace industry for composite
materials and model testing about:
· composite materials testings (eg. misregistrations);
· determination of proper nr. of bolts, and proper
bolts tighten applied;
· air impact pressure (wind tunnel) of wings and
bodies profiles;
· wings cavitation areas investigations.
electronic industry about
the followings:
· evaluation of proper mechanical coupling between
heating devices (eg, transistors) and its heat sink;
· large LCD's manufacuring process.
others:
· actuation force required by hand based controls
(joistick, mouses, etc.);
· squeegee pressure distribution and magnitudo
over lapping processes;
· platens and calendering rollers compression
is essential for battery thin electrode manufacturing
· resistance welding clamp heads pressure force
monitoring;
· pressure treading monitoring. |
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