Magcam complements Magnetic Field Scanners with Laser Distance Sensor

Magcam NV introduces a high accuracy Laser Distance Sensor as an add-on to the Magcam Portal Scanner and Combi Scanner. The Laser Distance Sensor allows to accurately measure the height, lateral dimensions and full surface map of magnets and magnet assemblies under test. These dimensional measurements complement the high accuracy magnetic field maps measured by the standard integrated 3D magnetic field camera, used for very fast and accurate magnetic field mapping of permanent magnets and magnet assemblies. Both maps can be overlaid, resulting in a correlation between geometric and magnetic data.

The Laser Distance Sensor can be installed on existing PLC-controlled Magcam Portal Scanner setups and takes advantage of the high accuracy mechanics of the scanner, converting the scanner in a highly performant hybrid dimensional and magnetic measurement system for inspection of permanent magnets and magnet assemblies.

Magcam is a technology leader, specialized in advanced inspection systems for permanent magnets, based on its unique magnetic field camera technology. Magcam’s world-class magnetic field cameras are used for quality control, as well as development of high-end permanent magnets and magnet systems. Magcam’s customers include automotive companies, motor/generator constructors, sensor manufacturers, medical and biotech companies, consumer electronics producers, high-end speaker OEM’s, research labs, magnet producers...

Magcam’s Portal and Rotor Scanners are motorized scan stages with an integrated magnetic field camera for measuring and analyzing the 3D magnetic field distribution of respectively flat magnets and magnet assemblies up to 300mm x 300mm, and permanent magnet rotors.

Both scanners are automatically controlled by Magcam’s powerful MagScope Measurement & Analysis Software, which contains advanced data analysis features for virtually every type of permanent magnet and PM rotor.

Measurement and Analysis service

Send your magnets to Magcam to be measured and thoroughly analyzed by our experts using the most advanced magnet inspection equipment and
analysis software currently available.

Typical magnet quantities range from 1 to several 100 magnets. Thanks to the inherent measurement speed of the Magcam magnetic field camera equipment, measurements of larger batches can be performed in a short time. Combined with powerful MagScope software features such as batch processing of large amounts of data files, saving analysis configurations and automatic exporting of analysis results allow for e.g. a statistical analysis of the properties among a batch of magnets, yielding valuable knowledge about the quality distribution.

Deliverables of a service measurement include a detailed measurement report, accompanied by the raw measurement data files in CSV format and additional summary results in e.g. an Excel file.

Magcam's new Combi Scanner

Magcam's new generation Magnetic Field Scanners are now available and for the first time a combination between Portal and Rotor Scanner is offered. The Magcam Portal Scanner is a motorized scan stage with an integrated MiniCube1D or MiniCube3D magnetic field camera to measure flat magnets and magnet assemblies.

The Rotor Scan Extension converts the Portal Scanner into a Combi scanner by adding a rotary stage for measuring the magnetic field distribution of permanent magnet rotors and curved magnet segments.

Portal Scanner + Rotor Scan Extension = Combi Scanner

In order to convert the Magcam Scanner to Rotor Scan mode, the rotary stage is mounted on the sample plate of the Scanner and the MiniCube Magnetic Field Camera is rotated over 90°. This add-on eliminates the need for a separate Magcam Rotor Scanner for measuring PM rotors.

Rotor Scan Extension Features:

* Removable motorized rotary stage with clamping chuck
* Additional motor controller terminal and motor cable add ed to the PLC (no extra space required)
* Easy swapping betw een XYZ scanning and Rotor scanning
* Rotor diameter range: 0 - 300mm - Axial range: 0 - 310mm (Z axis range), with 5 dowel pinned offset positions separated 60mm each, increasing the total axial range to 550mm
* PLC with 3-axis serv o motor motor controller - Scanner plugin for MagSope software
* Scan speed: up to 12.7mm axial length in 2 seconds (with 0.1mm axial
resolution, 1° angular resolution)