Conductive Cable, Wire and Tube Testing Solutions for Process Control
Higher Thin-film and substrate quality through fast and precise Inline Measurement
based on non-contact eddy current technology.
based on non-contact eddy current technology.
- Quality assurance
- Process control
- Yield improvement
- Customer trust by documented spool / roll report
Introduction
The EddyCus® Inline RS series is an annular sensor engineered for non-contact, continuous inline testing of any conductive material passing through a tube or shaped as a wire. The sensor features a standard opening diameter of 20 mm, with custom sizes up to 100 mm available on request. This solution supports advanced process control, yield optimization, and reliable inspection of incoming and outgoing goods.
The device is typically used for:
- Conductive coatings on non-conductive materials (conductive coated glass fiber, coated threads)
- Conductive wires (metal filaments and wires, metal fibers)
- Conductive band (steal bands, susceptors)
- Electrical cords and wires
- Conductive pastes and slurrys
- Other conductive materials (carbon fiber materials such as roving or rods)
Sensor Capabilities
Supported Substrates
Wafer, Glass, etc. with 150 / 200 / 300 mm diameter
Optional Temperature Sensor
Features and Benefits
Up to 200 Sensors
Single-lane and Multi-lane Solutions
High Production Speed up to 10 m/s
Feed Data Directly to a PLC
Contact Free and Real Time
Accurate Measurement
Slurrys, Pastes and Inks
- Composition is defined by recipe (e.g. active material, carbon black, binder, graphite)
- Structure of components depends on mixing processes (dry, wet)
- Particle size, volume fraction, viscosity, morphology
- Slurry characteristics affect on downstream processes
- Coating (thickness, layer density)
- Spatial distribution of active material in through-plane direction
- Drying behavior (diffusion paths, porosity)
- Calendering behavior
- Post-Calendering drying
- Filling with Electrolyte
- Coating (thickness, layer density)
- Mixing quality affects on battery performance
- Energy density
- Defects (particle breakage)
Slurrys and Pastes Measurement Tasks
- Conductivity
- Permittivity
- Homogeneity
- Moisture
- Areal capacity
- Areal weight
- Viscosity
- Sheet resistance
Inline Setup
- Sensor integration into slurry production/ mixing lines
- Integration of 1 or more sensors at different stages of slurry flow
- Measurement of conductivity of slurry, solvent composition, particle size, mixing quality
- Maximum pipe size is 20 mm (up to 100 mm on request)
- Real time high-speed measurement
Cable, Wire and Tubes
- Several views and user level
- Live view with upper and lower limits and alarm functions
- Analysis view providing statistics
- Can handle data of several thousands measurements per second
- Data storage into SQL database
- Customizable automated data export (csv, txt, xls,…)
- Several smart functions (automated DB cleaning, self-reference etc.)
- Parameterizable I/O modules (triggering of actions or alarms)
Software
- Several views and user level
- Live view with upper and lower limits and alarm functions
- Analysis view providing statistics
- Can handle data of several thousands measurements per second
- Data storage into SQL database
- Customizable automated data export (csv, txt, xls,…)
- Several smart functions (automated DB cleaning, self-reference etc.)
- Parameterizable I/O modules (triggering of actions or alarms)
Defect Detection
- Cracks
- Coating defects and variation
- Splice detection
- Other defects that alter the electric characteristics or current flow
- Breakages
- Twist
- Splice
- Fuzz
- Fold
- Entanglement
Geometry and Speed
- Flat material (bands)
- Round material (wires)
- Diameter / width of 0.01 to 10 mm (other on request)
Sampling Rate / Measurement Speed
- 0.1 Hz to 50 kHz suitable for up to 50 m/s movements
Features
- Magnetization
- Alarming
Data Table for EddyCus® inline RS
System Features
| Test material geometry |
Width: 1 – 20 mm Height: 5 mm Other on request (inner diameter < 100 mm) |
| Sensor size | Various sensor sizes are available |
| Sensor type | Open / closed loop |
| Sampling rate | 1 – 10.000 measurements per second |
| Mode | Non-contact |
| Method | Inductive |
| Add-ons |
Scaleable to multiple lines Optical camera for combined testing |
| Device dimensions (w/h/d) |
Standard 80 x 60 x 70 mm Other sensor diameters and sizes are available |
Measurement Capabilities
| Sheet Resistance Measurement | |
|---|---|
| Measurement types |
Line resistance (Ohm/m), sheet resistance (Ohm/sq) Resistivity / Conductivity Shielding quality / electrical impedance Coating uniformity (electric and magnetic) |
| Line resistance range | 0.5 mOhm/m – 500 Ohm/m |
| Sheet resistance range | 0.001 – 250 Ohm/sq | Metal Layer Thickness Measurement |
| Measurement types |
Metal thickness of coatings (nm, µm) Wire thickness (µm, mm) Shielding quality, coating uniformity |
| Metal thickness range | 0.005 – 5,000 µm | High Frequency Measurement |
| Sheet resistance range | 0.01 – 1,000 Ohm/sq; 1 – 5 % accuracy |
| Anisotropy range (TD/MD) | 0.33 – 3 (larger upon request) |
| Materials |
Nanowires Nanotubes / Nanobuds Regular metal meshes Materials with egg shaped domains Stacked multilayer systems with advance current transport functions |
| Measurement Results |
Absolute / relative anisotropy Dominant current transport directions Sheet resistance in machine direction Sheet resistance in traversing directions (cross-web) |
Wet Coating and Residual Moisture Measurement |
| Measurement types |
Wet coating thickness Residual moisture Composition monitoring (electric, dielectric, magnetic) |
| Wet coating thickness range | 10 – 5,000 µm |
| Residual moisture range | 5 – 1,000 % |
Frequently Asked Questions
Sheet resistance, metal layer thickness, resistivity, wet coating thickness, residual moisture, composition monitoring (electric, dielectric, magnetic)
