Intelligent 3D Robotic Leak Testing
System for the Refrigeration andAir Conditioning Industry
Faster and more reliable:
the automated end-of-line test.

Ecotec® E3000: the ideal
multi-gas leak tester
INFICON has designed this multi-gas sniffer leakdetector for the final inspection of refrigerators, heatpumps, heat exchangers, air conditioners, and thelike. The device can detect four gases at the sametime, down to the smallest leakage rates of 0.05 g/a
R600a. With the Ecotec E3000 you increase yourproductivity and reliability.

I-Guide3D 350: the scannereyes of the robot arm
INFICON’s 3D image recognition system uses
structured light by LED or laser to determine
the position of inspection points with millimetre
precision. The structured light makes the scanner
independent of brightness fluctuations in theambient light. Our software converts the 3D
camera’s point cloud into xyz coordinates sothat it can control your robot arm optimally andwithout collisions.

Refrigerators, Heat Pumps orComponents: Fully AutomatedLeak Test in Your Production LineINFICON has developed the first fully automated 3D robotic leak testing systemfor your end-of-line inspection. The challenge so far: often there are manufacturing
tolerances of +/- 1 cm for the position of solder joints on refrigerators or heat pumps.
INFICON‘s solution: intelligent real-time 3D image recognition steers the robot arm
precisely to all points to be inspected. The 3D system works at maximum speed andabsolutely reliably. The robot arm moves to all relevant solder joints of a refrigerator
individually for a static measurement.

4 Components for Your Intelligent Test Station
INFICON provides you with four components for an intelligent 3D robotic leak testing system thatcomplement each other perfectly:

I-Tip:
the reliable sniffer tip
With the I-Tip sniffer tip from INFICON, no leakgoes undetected during sniffer leak detection, even
if it occurs on the side of a pipe facing away fromthe sniffer tip. This is because the innovative design
surrounds the test point and reliably captures all gas.
The I-Tip sniffer tips are available in the variants
SENS (with tightly compacted brushes) and RUGGED(with robust rubber lips).

• Ecotec® E3000 – the multi-gas leak tester from INFICON.
• I-Guide3D 350 – the intelligent 3D Sensor from INFICON.
• I-Tip – innovative and patented sniffer tip from INFICON.
• Calibration leak – our test leak for fully automated calibration.
The plant engineer only needs to select a suitable robot for the fully
automated inspection station. Based on the position data of the 3D
image recognition, our industrial PC with 3D software guides therobot arm with the I-Tip sniffer tip to the next inspection point withmillimetre precision, always along the shortest and fastest path.
Your fully automated inspection station needs no more space than ahuman inspector. The difference: our 3D robot system works manytimes faster. Fatigue-free and error-free!

INFICON calibration leak:for verified measurements
With our test leak, you automatically calibrate
your 3D robotic leak testing system at regularintervals and verify your measurements.
For calibration, our software simply positions
the I-Tip sniffer tip on the robot arm over
the test leak, which has a defined leak rate.
This occasional calibration process takes
only seconds.

Contact us!
You are a manufacturer
in the refrigeration andair conditioning sector
or a plant manufacturer
for production lines in
the industry and would
like to fi nd out about
the possibilities our3D robotic leak testing
system opens up foryou? Just get in touchwith us!

Experience our 3D
robotic leak testing
system in action:

Ordering information:
531-200: I-Guide3D 350 package
700mm working space531-201: I-Guide 3D 350 package
350mm working space

Why 3D Robotic Leak Testing Is Much More Efficient:• Intelligent 3D recognition of the position of all connection points to beinspected: accurate to the millimetre.
• The scanner software controls the robot arm automatically.
• The software defi nes the fastest possible route between allinspection points.
• Your 3D robotic leak testing station has the same space requirements asa human inspector.
• The leak testing system works quickly, reliably, and without tiring.
• The I-Tip sniffer tip completely surrounds the pipes and even detects
leaks facing away from the sniffer tip.
• Storage of all determined leakage rates for quality assurance - against
systematic errors in production.
• The plant engineer only has to program a few steps of the robot, such ashome position, approach test leak, change of sniffer tip.

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