Additive Manufacturing

UltraTEC™ UTX Thermoelectric Coolers

For laser systems with a smaller footprint, thermoelectric coolers can be mounted directly onto the exterior of the laser. The UltraTEC™ UTX Series from Tark Thermal Solutions can cool well below ambient temperatures and dissipate heat away from sensitive components of 3D printers.

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Laser Projectors

Nextreme™ Recirculating Chillers

Offering a high coefficient of performance, Tark Thermal Solutions recirculating chillers can be used for temperature control of laser projector systems. Utilizing high-performance, variable-speed motors, they provide low noise operation and reduced energy consumption compared to conventional compressor based systems. 

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Thermoelectric Cooling for Projection Lasers

Introduction

Laser projectors used for entertainment applications utilize laser modules to generate 4K-resolution images with a robust color palette and up to 75,000 lumens. While commercial laser projector systems quickly have evolved to be more energy-efficient, these systems still require up to 6kW to generate bright, high-resolution images. This is needed to project in cinemas and large venues at stadiums. Consequently, the high-power laser systems generate a significant amount of heat during operation.




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Recirculating Chillers for Industrial Lasers

Introduction

Industrial lasers are used for a wide range of applications including cutting, welding, micro-machining, additive manufacturing and drilling. No matter the application, industrial laser systems generate a significant amount of heat. There are several different types of industrial laser technologies, ultimately distinguished by the power density of the laser and its use. The commonality of every laser system is the need for advanced cooling of the power source and the laser optics.




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Nextreme™ Recirculating Chiller Platform

The Nextreme Recirculating Chiller Platform from Tark Thermal Solutions is the next generation of recirculating chillers. It features high-quality components, environmentally friendly refrigerants, low-noise and user-friendly operation for reliable, precise temperature control of analytical, medical, and industrial equipment. This product brochure provides an overview of the entire Nextreme platform.

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Peltier Cooling for Machine Vision

An essential part of Machine Vision Systems is the ability to capture high resolution images. Low-resolution images will affect the systems’ ability to interpret images. Since image quality deteriorates as temperatures increase, thermal protection is required. To keep the image sensor below its maximum operating temperature, active cooling is the optimal solution.

Tark Thermal Solutions' designs and manufactures thermoelectric coolers utilizing the Peltier effect to create a temperature differential (ΔT) to transfer heat from one side of the sensor to the other. 

Peltier Cooling for Machine Vision

Introduction

Machine vision is the replacement of human examination, assessment and decision-making with video hardware and software systems. The technology is often used for vision inspection, quality control, robotics, wire bonding and down-hole applications where machine vision systems obtain data from analyzing images of a specific process or activity. 




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Thermoelectric Cooling for Outdoor Kiosks

As the demand increases for self-service systems with 24/7 availability, outdoor kiosks have become widely used in different sectors including banks, airports, train stations, retail and manufacturing. Located outdoors, kiosks are exposed to varying temperatures from less than 10°C to more than 40°C and are also exposed to rain, dust dirt and humidity.

Thermoelectric Cooling for CMOS Sensors

Introduction

For nearly 60 years CCD (charge-coupled device) sensors and CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) sensors have competed on cost and performance in a wide range of digital imaging applications. Peltier coolers (thermoelectric coolers) have cooled both technologies when the requirement demanded high-resolution images. Design engineers opted to use CCD’s for astrophotography, super-resolution microscopy, x-ray crystallography, and spectrophotometric assays. On the other hand, CMOS sensors made inexpensive digital photography a reality.




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