INFRARED TECHNOLOGIES

We invite you to the workshop of the Czech-Bavarian project OPTHERM, implemented in cooperation with the Technical University of Applied Sciences in Regensburg. The ongoing results of the OPTHERM project and our own miniature IR cameras and mini computers developed specifically for the thermodiagnostics of the 3D printing process of plastics will be presented. You will also have the opportunity to actively participate in defining the ideal FLM 3D printing process and discuss with experts the further development of thermodiagnostics in 3D printing. The workshop will take place on 15. 5. 2025 at the premises of the NTC UWB in Pilsen. Registration is possible directly on the OPTHERM website (optherm.eu).

We will present our own miniature IR cameras, which are designed for monitoring the 3D printing process using FDM technology, i.e. printing from filaments. These are not just stand alone IR cameras, but a complex system including a special mini computer to which multiple miniature IR cameras can be connected simultaneously. The software we have developed allows you to display, analyze and save measured data.

You can see for yourself what 3D printing looks like through the eyes of an IR camera. What is the actual temperature of the printed material? How quickly does the currently printed layer and the entire product cool down? You may be surprised by the speed of temperature changes.

We participated in the Maker Faire exhibition on 29. 03. 2025 in Karlovy Vary, held in the representative premises of the Spa Hotel Thermal. We presented the possibilities of thermography in 3D printing using mini IR cameras and mini computers with our own software for thermodiagnostics of 3D printing of plastics. Visitors had the opportunity to see live demonstrations of 3D printing of plastic parts through the eyes of IR cameras. Part of the presentation was focused on introducing the basic principles of non-contact temperature measurement and the difficulties that can be caused by external environment. Our exposition was part of the solution of the Czech-Bavarian project OPTHERM.