Optical Contact Sensor Applications


Healthcare

IPITEK fiber-optic temperature sensors are immune to the effects of EMI and are ideally suited for healthcare applications. Our unique optical thermometers are ideal for many environments where non-metallic probes, immunity to electromagnetic interference, zero volatility risk, and/or inertness or sterility of the probe is required.

Minimally Invasive Surgeries using Microwaves and Radiofrequencies are currently the focus of many research and clinical trials. Because of this, fiber optic sensors and RF/MW equipment in healthcare get along very well. With the X5-True Sensor and the embedded LumiSmart connector, accuracy can get down under ±0.2°C without the need for on-site calibration.

Typical applications where X5 sensors are used:
  • Radio frequency and microwave ablation of tumors
  • Hyperthermia treatment in radiation oncology and chemotherapy
  • Benign prostatic hyperplasia thermotherapy
  • Temperature monitoring of patients under MRI conditions
  • Heat concerns with imaging devices
  • Magnetic nanoparticles in biomedicine
  • Medical research in universities and laboratories



Oil & Gas

In addition to having developed numerous temperature sensors for the oil and gas industry, IPITEK has provides telemetry and networking equipment for sensor data and other communications applications.

Sparkproof and Intrinsically Safe Sensing Solutions
Environments where volatile and flammable substances can be present generally requires the use of intrinsically safe equipment. IPITEK's line of X5 sensors is ideal for monitoring temperature in this type of environment. Made entirely of dielectric material, our line of Standard and Custom sensors can accommodate a large variety of applications, from monitoring of fuel line temperatures, thermal management in storage of volatile substances to explosive material. Fiber optic sensors are the best way to conform to the most stringent safety regulations.

Adverse and Corrosive Environments
The X5 system features an environmentally inert, nonconductive, nonmetallic, miniature probe, making it ideal for harsh operating conditions and other applications where metal probes are useless. Since the probe itself is inert to chemical and biological agents, it is ideally suited to applications where a completely non-reactive sensor is required or where other types of sensors would malfunction or become damaged

Pump monitoring
Thermal conditions of mechanical assemblies can tell you a lot on their integrity. In oil and gas field, the use of fiber optic temperature sensors is just the right smart choice. X5 sensors can measure wide ranges of temperature, remain accurate and safe in conditions frequently encountered in Oil and Gas industry.

 

Aerospace

Propulsion Testing
In addition to being inert, intrinsically safe and spark proof, fiber optic sensors do not generate heat and are environmental inert. The X5 line can monitor the temperature of a structure at critical locations while propellant is being consumed.

High RF Fields
The LumiTherm X5 system is ideal for applications where high levels of electromagnetic interference (EMI), such as RF and microwave fields or high voltages, are commonly encountered. Such conditions are present in proximity to transmission antennas, high power lines and in electrically-noisy environments.

Sparkproof and Intrinsically Safe Sensing Solutions
Environments where volatile and flammable substances can be present generally requires the use of intrinsically safe equipment. IPITEK's line of X5 sensors is ideal for monitoring temperature in this type of environment. Entirely made of dielectric material, our line of Standard and Custom sensors can accommodate a large variety of applications, from monitoring of fuel line temperatures, thermal management in storage of volatile substances to explosive material. Fiber optic sensors are the best way to conform to the most stringent safety regulations.

Adverse and Corrosive Environments
The X5 system features an environmentally inert, nonconductive, nonmetallic, miniature probe, making it ideal for harsh operating conditions and other applications where metal probes are useless. Since the probe itself is inert to chemical and biological agents, it is ideally suited to applications where a completely non-reactive sensor is required or where other types of sensors would malfunction or become damaged.

 
   
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