With the development of its StrainMatic product series, ilis GmbH has succeeded in detecting material and production induced stresses at an early stage. "Even small residual stresses can lead to an increased probability of fracture." suggests MD, Henning Katte. "Strict compliance with limits is therefore of great economic importance, especially in sensitive products such as pharmaceutical packaging." It has been possible to determine residual stresses automatically with the imaging polarimeter systems of the StrainMatic series for some time. However, the measurement time of a few seconds limits throughput, so that the test is typically conducted in the form of random sampling downstream form production. Mechanical stresses in glass can now be measured and visualised in real time with the recently developed StrainScope product, which can be used flexibly wherever conventional polariscopes and polarimeters are used. The equipment delivers objective and reproducible values; the influence of different operators on the measuring result is largely eliminated. For more information, please visit: www.ilis.de/
