Portable Stroboscopes

A stroboscope is a device used to make a cyclically moving object appear to be stationary or slow- moving. It works on the principle that a lamp emits brief and rapid flashes of light, when the frequency of the flashes matches the frequency at which the object is moving, the object appears to be moving slow or stationary. For this same reason, Stroboscope can be used in various industries for various quality control and inspection operations.

Sugawara Portable Stroboscopes

Sugawara’s L-1 portable stroboscopes enable direct observation of a product in high speed production lines, like printing machines and steel mills etc. by creating sharp still or slow moving images using high frequency strobing. These stroboscopes are typically very durable and require minimal maintenance, making them a cost-effective solution for businesses.

Key Features of Portable Stroboscope:

• Internal and external flashing trigger available.
• Flash duration and brightness can be freely adjusted.
• Ultra-Bright White LEDs for uniform illumination.
• Portable and easy to operate.
• L-1 uniformly illuminates a range 40 cm in diameter from a distance of 1 m.

Printing Industry:

In printing processes such as offset, flexography and rotogravure where high-speed presses are used, it can be challenging to do the quality inspection manually and defects like misregistration can go unnoticed leading to a lot of waste. Stroboscopes are widely used in printing presses to ensure print quality and detect printing defects by flashing light onto the moving substrate, allowing operators to identify and correct issues during production.

Textile Industry:

In the textile industry, Stroboscopes are utilized to observe and analyze the movement of textile machinery, such as the speed of the spindle to ensure smooth operation and to detect any issues that may affect production quality.

Steel Industry:

In steel industry, rolling mills that make cold rolled sheets, coils etc. face defects like scratches, dents etc. during the production process. Stroboscope is the most suitable device to detect these defects easily during the production process. It works on the principle that a lamp emits brief and rapid flashes of light, when the frequency of the flashes matches the line speed, the sheet/coil appears to be moving slow or stationary and the defects like dents, scratches can be easily identified.