Radar-based sensors measure large pipes

Sept. 27, 2022

Inoex's new Warp CP has eight sensors to measure the dimensions and contours of pipes with diameters of 11.8 inches and bigger.

Karen Hanna

Inoex’s new Warp CP uses eight radar-based wall-thickness sensors, and can also measure the bells, crests, liners and valleys of pipes.

Warp Inoex’s Warp family of products uses radar technology to provide precise, contactless measurement of pipe diameter and wall thickness as the products are being extruded.

What’s new? Warp CP, an in-line instrument for measuring the outer and inner diameters and wall thicknesses of large corrugated pipes with diameters starting at about 11.8 inches. Using eight radar-based wall-thickness sensors, it can also measure the bells, crests, liners and valleys of pipes.

Benefits Continuous, automated recording of wall-thickness measurements that correspond to the various structures within corrugated pipes.

Inoex LLC, Lancaster, Pa., 717-672-0870, www.inoex.de/en

Vital Statistics

Inner-diameter range that can be measured	About 11.8 inches to about 39.4 inches
Wall-thickness range that can be measured	From 0.67 inch
Measuring accuracy of wall thicknesses	To within 0.05mm
Measuring accuracy of diameters	To within 0.07mm

About the Author

Karen Hanna | Senior Staff Reporter

Senior Staff Reporter Karen Hanna covers injection molding, molds and tooling, processors, workforce and other topics, and writes features including In Other Words and Problem Solved for Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing, Plastics Recycling and The Journal of Blow Molding. She has more than 15 years of experience in daily and magazine journalism.