EMG-Vivaldi<sup>®</sup> Radar-based Sensor

Radar-based EMG sensor technology for furnaces - EMG-Vivaldi®

A view through the furnace wall?

Possible with the radar-based sensor EMG-Vivaldi®! Since no components are installed inside the furnace, our radar sensor offers a low-maintenance and safe solution with low operating costs for your furnace application.

EMG-Vivaldi® is based on the principle of so-called Vivaldi antennas. The system consists of two pairs of antennas, each placed on a side wall of the furnace. One antenna serves as a transmitter and the other as a receiver.  

The evaluation of the data and thus the determination of the strip center position is carried out within the control cabinet via RPU (Radar Processing Unit) and DPU (Data Processing Unit).

Advantages of our radar-based sensors

  • 01

    No sensor parts in the furnace 

  • 02

    Measurement from outside through the furnace wall, consisting of furnace wall insulation, closed pressure-tight flange and sensor  

  • 03

    No direct contact of the antenna housing with the furnace interior  

  • 04

    No deformation of the antennas possible & no damage to the sensor by the strip possible

  • 05

    No need for cooling systems for sensors inside the furnace

  • 06

    Exchange of antennas or sensor electronics possible without line stop

  • 07

    Low total cost of ownership (TCO)  

  • 08

    Calibration by means of simple reference measurements

  • 09

    Only one type of sensor for all strips (Independent of strip width, strip temperature and material quality)  

  • 10

    Particularly high-quality, thermal furnace wall insulation on the sensor

Perfect for these industries

Steel & Metallurgy

Optimum guiding and quality assurance in the steel manufacturing industry with EMG solutions.

Automotive

EMG quality assurance systems optimise your automotive manufacturing processes for the highest production quality. 

Aluminium

Our strip guiding and quality assurance solutions optimise the processing in the Aluminium industry.

The EMG Vivaldi® sensor enables contactless measurement without the need for components to remain in the furnace. This allows you to combine maximum precision with absolute safety.

Jens Kathol
Product Manager Strip Guiding
 Jens Kathol