(openPR) - Powerful UV LED special light sources require adequate measuring instruments to measure irradiance. In addition to its UV LED units, Heraeus Noblelight also supplies appropriate measuring instruments.

Often, monochromatic light sources such as LEDs are measured using conventional measuring devices which are calibrated for broadband gas discharge lamps. This may yield imprecise results from which incorrect conclusions are drawn, which then may lead to unreliable processes.
Heraeus Noblelight, a leading manufacturer of special light sources, has now extended its product range to include a measuring instrument specifically for UV LEDs: NobleProbe®. The UV LED meter can be used to take precise measurements of irradiance in the near UV range. NobleProbe® is designed to determine irradiance within a wide measuring range from 1 mW/cm² to 100 W/cm² at wavelengths of between 365 nm and 460 nm. The meter's temperature-insensitive detector is optimised for LED applications and therefore ideal for the narrow-band spectral emission range. NobleProbe® is a CE-compliant measuring instrument with battery operation for mobile as well as stationary use. Its small size (145 mm x 63 mm x 30 mm LxWxH) and low weight (150 g) make the NobleProbe® a universal UV LED measuring instrument.The device can be stored at temperatures between -10° and 50° C and take measurements at an ambient temperature of 5°C to 40°C. The results can be viewed immediately on the graphical LCD display, stored, and transmitted to another device via the USB port. The NobleProbe® comes with USB cable, driver software and one detector heads in a handy hard-top case. The UV LED measuring instrument is calibrated in Heraeus Noblelight's own accredited measuring laboratory.
Heraeus Noblelight closely cooperates with system manufacturers and final customers to develop customer-optimised solutions for industrial processes. When Heraeus invented the quartz glass mercury lamp in 1904, the foundation was laid for the production of special UV emitters. Today, not only can printing and curing applications benefit from the use of innovative UV LED light sources; they can also be measured. To learn more about Heraeus Noblelight, UV LEDs and NobleProbe®, go to www.heraeus-noblelight.com.

Heraeus Noblelight GmbH with its registered office in Hanau and subsidiaries in the U.S., Great Britain, France, China and Australia is one of the world's market and technology leaders in the field of special light source production. In 2010, Heraeus Noblelight's annual turnover was €98.9 million and the company employed 689 staff world-wide. Heraeus Noblelight develops, manufactures and sells infrared and ultraviolet emitters for use in research, the manufacturing, environmental, medical and cosmetics industries and analytical laboratories.

Heraeus
Heraeus is a family-owned and globally active precious metal and technology Group based in Hanau, Germany, with 160 years of tradition. Our core competencies cover precious metals, materials and technologies, sensors, biomaterials, medical, dental and pharmaceutical products, quartz glass, and specialty light sources. On the strength of €4.1 billion generated from product sales, a precious metals trading volume of €17.9 billion as well as a total global workforce of 12,900 employees in more than 120 companies, Heraeus is a global leader in its market areas.

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