Eddy Current Sorting System

Blue Star E&E provides customised eddy current sorting systems according to the inspection needs of the customer.

These systems provide for the sorting of material, based on differences in hardness, heat treatment, grain structure, case depth and material grade. Manual, semi-automatic and fully automatic (inline/offline) sorting systems are made available, based on the requirement. The systems can also be further customised with the option of a customised sorting coil/probe which is developed in-house by Blue Star E&E.

Blue Star E&E, with an in-depth know-how in the field, has already supplied such sorting systems to multiple players in the automotive components manufacturing industry

A few notable features are:

• Single frequency or multi-frequency testing and sorting, up to 8 groups
• Single-coil absolute operating mode or two-coil differential operating mode
• Sorting inspection with coil, up to 20 parts/s, depending on part size and handling
• Sorting inspection with probe, up to 500 parts/min depending on part size and handling

Highly suitable for the following:

• Fasteners
• Piston rods/gudgeon pins
• Bearings rings/ bearing V-rollers
• Engine valves/engine valve tappets
• Valve seat rings
• Valve guides
• Cylinder bores
• Camshafts
• Crankshafts
• Turned parts
• Axle pivots
• CV joints
• Brake discs
• Gearbox shafts
• Wheel hubs
• Gear racks
• Drive shafts
• Ball pins
• Valve seats