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Battery
Canty manufactures vision-based process control equipment tailored for the battery industry. Our camera-based systems and machine vision software are versatile, suitable for various battery applications including web tracking/surface defect detection, particle size and shape analysis of anode and cathode material, volume flow measurements, and cameras & lights used for viewing in unit operations used throughout battery recycling.
BATTERY
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BUBBLE CHAMBER
When a subatomic particle enters a vessel filled with superheated transparent liquid, it collides with a nucleus in the fluid. That collision releases additional particles, which vaporize the liquid along their paths and leave behind visible bubble tracks. By examining the pattern and behavior of these tracks, the types of particles produced in the collision can be identified.
CANTY has designed and engineered a high-pressure chamber for the superheated liquid, along with the camera and light to acquire images of the tracks. Specialized software is then used on these images to determine the physics of these particle collisions.
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LIQUID PARTICLE SIZE ANALYZERS
CANTY particle sizing analyzers have been engineered to offer the user a means by which a liquid is analyzed while under varying pressures, temperatures and flow rates. It offers sample or continuous, microscopic, non-destructive viewing and provides particle size analysis with two dimensional results when used in conjunction with the CantyVisionClient™ Software. The vision system, with integral lighting, features precision optics designed to enhance the image prior to display or analysis. The analyzer utilizes a high resolution / high speed image sensor coupled to a microscopic lens system. The system offers zoom and focus ability, variable lighting, and multiple objective lens packages to cover a range of sizes. CANTY particle sizing systems feature a FUSEVIEW glass window that acts as a product contact barrier. Our unique fused glass windows far exceed all other glass windows in safety and performance allowing for high pressure ratings.
BUBBLE CHAMBER
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DATA CENTER WATER & COOLANT CLEANLINESS
Data center water and coolant cleanliness is a critical operational and environmental issue centered on the intense usage of cooling systems. These systems consume vast quantities of water and/or coolant, which requires high quality fluid to prevent solids build-up, scaling, corrosion, and/or biological growth. Real-time, continuous particle monitoring is a priority to identify and treat contamination early.
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INLINE INFLOW™ MEASUREMENT SYSTEM
The CANTY Inflow™ analyzer is installed inline within a data center cooling loop, the analyzer is capable of detecting solid particles at the micron scale and above. When detected, the analyzer outputs signals corresponding to particle size, count, concentration, providing continuous visibility into cooling water quality without interrupting system operation.
DATA CENTER COOLANT CLEANLINESS
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LAB – SOLIDSIZER
The CANTY SolidSizer™ is a vision-based sensor used with the CANTY Vector System image processor for dry particle size measurement in a laboratory environment. The CantyVision™ Software accurately measures multiple aspects of the particles from area / perimeter / minor and major axis / etc. In comparison to a sieve which measures only minor axis the CantyVision™ software can correlate directly to a sieve so the customer does not have to change any QC documents. The SolidSizer™ can correlate within 2% of a sieve. A typical sieve analysis takes anywhere from 20-30 minutes including cleaning and setup for a 70-100 gram sample. On the SolidSizer™ that same sample takes less than 2 minutes. Also multiple screen distributions can be setup to accommodate multiple customers or areas in the process, hence eliminating the need for multiple runs on the same sand for different size distributions. After correlating to current methods of minor axis, customers find benefit in comparing minor axis to major axis and comparing shape factors. Reduce lab time and make sure production samples are not skipped over due to lack of sample time available!
LAB PARTICLE ANALYSIS
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INDUSTRIAL SOLIDSIZER™ PARTICLE ANALYSIS SYSTEM
50 um – 2,400 um Particle size analysis range. This system is designed for on-line use to determine particle size, shape and distribution, thereby eliminating the need for sieve analysis.
Related ASTM Standards:
• D8200 – Standard Practice for Creating a Correlation to Compare Particle Size Distribution Results of Proppants by Dynamic Imaging Analysis and Sieves. (D18.26)
• D8392 – Standard Practice for Calibration and Verification of Direct Imaging Analyzers Used for Particle Size and Shape Analysis of Catalytic Materials (D32.02)
• E2589 – Terminology Relating to Non-Sieving Methods of Powder Characterization. (E29.02)Related ISO Standards:
• 9276-6 Representation of results of particle size analysis – Part 6: Descriptive and quantitative representation of particle shape and morphology.Canty participates in the referenced ASTM subcommittees (D18.26, D32.02 and E29.02) in order to develop useful standards for imaging analyzers. Although the referenced standards are often particular to a type of particle, they can be generalized for use with many types of particles.
ISO9276-6 is widely used to describe shape parameters and provide corresponding formulae for calculation of values.
INLINE PARTICLE ANALYSIS
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POWDER METAL PROCESSING
Canty specializes in many applications in POWDER METAL plants. Some of these include particle size analysis & high temperature cameras to monitor the pour.