Recognoil® QB XL is a desktop surface contamination detector. The inspected objects are placed on the measuring table inside and irradiated with powerful UV emitters. This induces fluorescence of contaminants, which is captured by a sensitive detector. Recognoil® QB is also equipped with a source of white light, thanks to which it is possible to capture the real appearance of the part and easily document it. The evaluated area is 100x 100 mm.
Areas of application
Recognoil® QB is an efficient tool for mass inspection of small parts, but also for evaluation of larger complex surfaces. The entire part scanning process is completely non-contact, fast and requires no surface preparation. The device is commonly used to check the condition of the surface, especially before painting, galvanic plating, PVD and CVD coating, welding, soldering, gluing or intentional application of oil films during lubrication and preservation.
Under normal circumstances, the device can be used to detect oil and grease on all commonly used (bare) metal surfaces like steel, aluminium, copper, precious metals etc.
Principle and output
The essence of the detection principle is the induction of luminescence of contaminants, its capture and subsequent evaluation using the supplied software. The standard output of the measurement is the fluorescence intensity [F.U. - fluorescence units] resp. its mean value relative to the measured area and the image output (fluorescence map) showing the distribution of oil / grease substances on the surface of the part.
Fluorescence detection principle cannot be used for painted metal surfaces. Detection on plastic surfaces results in decreased sensitivity which strongly depends on the plastic substance composition and colour. We strongly recommend suitability testing of less common materials in our laboratory before purchase.
Supplied software
The Recognoil® QB comes standard with the advanced Recognoil® PRO software, which not only displays the scanned and evaluated areas, but also allows further data processing and contains several unique functions:
- display of image data and measurement results, display of 3D results,
- selection of areas of measured areas,
- name of the measurement (sample),
- sorting and searching for files,
- export files (pdf, jpg, txt),
- creation of protocols (photo documentation of parts, image and text notes),
- setting of measurement parameters,
- conversion of fluorescence units to oil thickness or area concentration,
- detailed statistics,
- setting pre-sets and limits,
- inserting object masks,
- calculation of over-limit pollution,
- calculation of frequency and size of spot contamination,
- possibility of additional implementation of functions according to individual customer requirements. (additional service)
Hardware requirements
To operate the device, it is necessary to connect it to a PC, laptop or tablet PC or to a company network using a data LAN cable. The supplied SW can be installed on any number of devices meeting the minimum hardware requirements listed below:
- x86/64 Quad-Core CPU, 4 GB RAM
- 1 GB of free disk space
- Microsoft® Windows 10 / 11 operating system
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5
