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Accurate & Reliable Measurement Solutions for Different Automotive Processes & Operations

By 15/12/2022December 20th, 2022No Comments

A particular challenge in the automotive industry poses the exact air quality control of production processes, e.g. in a foundry, assembly line, production machine, and coating line. The automotive industry has many applications that can benefit from proper environmental conditioning including precise moisture control. Automotive processes can only be standardized when the humidity conditions and temperature are measured continuously. Sufficient data provided by measurement instruments will help to optimize processes. In order to precisely calculate the demand in the industry and to develop tailor-made concepts for climate conditioning experienced, climate specialists are needed. Rely on our team of experts as well as industrial services. Dpstar analyzes the individual requirement situation with you on-site, determines the specific demand for devices, and develops a tailor-made project solution to the exact positioning of the devices.

With Vaisala’s trusted products, you can tackle the competitive pressures on overall manufacturing cost, product line performance, and product quality. Vaisala provides world-class humidity, dew point, and liquid measurements, trusted and robust products for various operations in the automotive industry, including electric car manufacturing. Vaisala’s sensors used for control and evaluation throughout the development and manufacturing processes must perform at the highest levels and this is the reason why Vaisala is the first choice globally for the leading brands in the field.

A particular challenge in the automotive industry poses the exact air quality control of production processes, e.g. in a foundry, assembly line, production machine, and coating line. The automotive industry has many applications that can benefit from proper environmental conditioning including precise moisture control. Automotive processes can only be standardized when the humidity conditions and temperature are measured continuously. Sufficient data provided by measurement instruments will help to optimize processes. In order to precisely calculate the demand in the industry and to develop tailor-made concepts for climate conditioning experienced, climate specialists are needed. Rely on our team of experts as well as industrial services. Dpstar analyzes the individual requirement situation with you on-site, determines the specific demand for devices, and develops a tailor-made project solution to the exact positioning of the devices.

With Vaisala’s trusted products, you can tackle the competitive pressures on overall manufacturing cost, product line performance, and product quality. Vaisala provides world-class humidity, dew point, and liquid measurements, trusted and robust products for various operations in the automotive industry, including electric car manufacturing. Vaisala’s sensors used for control and evaluation throughout the development and manufacturing processes must perform at the highest levels and this is the reason why Vaisala is the first choice globally for the leading brands in the field.

Why Choose Us?

Dpstar offers over 30 years of experience in industrial humidity measurements 

Extensive expertise around the world with many automotive manufacturers

Ability to provide innovative custom solutions for unique processes

Comprehensive service of advice, design, supply, installation, commissioning & maintenance 

Comprehensive product range to precisely meet customers’ requirements

Market-leading product innovations

ISO/IEC 17025 accredited calibrations 

Best in class measurement stability

Key Parameter

The automotive industry requires precise air quality control requirements when producing cars or any automotive components. Without these controls, the risks of manufacturing errors caused by extremes of humidity or even condensation are at increased risk. From design and testing, and through production, products used in the automotive industry are required to withstand the most challenging conditions. These include high temperatures, rapidly changing conditions with relative humidity and temperature, air with solvents and other chemical vapors and all of them affect product quality and productivity.

Humidity

Fluctuations in air humidity and poor humidity levels can cause damage to machinery, escalate the risk of injury and lead to a halt in production. Optimum humidity secures standardized processes, high production quality, and lower costs in the various areas of the automotive industry as well as for many automotive industry suppliers.

Humidity

Fluctuations in air humidity and poor humidity levels can cause damage to machinery, escalate the risk of injury and lead to a halt in production. Optimum humidity secures standardized processes, high production quality, and lower costs in the various areas of the automotive industry as well as for many automotive industry suppliers.

Temperature

Monitoring and regulating process temperatures during every stage of the manufacturing process is a key factor in temperature measurement in the automotive industry. All the components of an automobile are exposed to extremely high-temperature fluctuations to ensure that they function correctly and reliably during subsequent use. Continuous temperature measurement is essential to optimize the process and maximize both quality and output of the serial production.

Temperature

Monitoring and regulating process temperatures during every stage of the manufacturing process is a key factor in temperature measurement in the automotive industry. All the components of an automobile are exposed to extremely high-temperature fluctuations to ensure that they function correctly and reliably during subsequent use. Continuous temperature measurement is essential to optimize the process and maximize both quality and output of the serial production.

Dew Point

The dew point is the temperature below which water vapor condenses as dew. The higher the temperature, the more water vapor the air can absorb. As the temperature declines, so does the capacity of the air to absorb moisture, so the water vapor condenses out as liquid. This phenomenon plays a major role in corrosion protection: If the surface isn’t completely dry during the coating process, the paint’s adhesive properties can be severely restricted. In order to ensure process reliability during the process, continuous dew point monitoring is highly recommended.

Dew Point

The dew point is the temperature below which water vapor condenses as dew. The higher the temperature, the more water vapor the air can absorb. As the temperature declines, so does the capacity of the air to absorb moisture, so the water vapor condenses out as liquid. This phenomenon plays a major role in corrosion protection: If the surface isn’t completely dry during the coating process, the paint’s adhesive properties can be severely restricted. In order to ensure process reliability during the process, continuous dew point monitoring is highly recommended.

The Importance of Humidity & Temperature in Automotive Manufacturing

The automotive industry, specifically its manufacturing applications, comprises of a wide array of facilities and spaces carefully engineered for different purposes. Industrial environment requires absolute humidity control to safeguard not only product quality but also the safety and wellness of employees to protect established productivity standards.

Reduced Electrostatic Discharge Risk

Maintaining relative humidity levels will greatly reduce the risk of electrostatic build-up, ensuring that materials, products, and applications remain unaffected.

Safeguard Employee Health

Maintaining consistent relative humidity control at 40% to 60% RH is crucial to protects employee health, comfort, and wellness, therefore reducing absenteeism and ensuring efficient production rates.

Ensure Accurate Exhaust Emission Testing Results

Maintaining proper humidity control as well as with evaporative cooling can provide absolute temperature and air moisture regulation, meeting required RH levels for comprehensive testing.

Improves Quality Of Final Product

Ensures the necessary environmental conditions to test the durability of mechanical and electronic components under extreme conditions.

Protect Coating Quality & Adhesion

Proper humidity control (72% RH) will prevent the evaporation of water-based paint so that it reaches the bodywork of a vehicle as intended by the manufacturer.

Improve
Productivity

Correct humidity levels will improve productivity in several areas within an automotive manufacturing facility.

Avoid Ruining
Products

Automotive manufacturing spaces have understandably strict quality control standards that must be followed to meet market and customer expectations.

Limit Attraction of Airborne Particles

Maintaining 40% to 60% RH will ensure that the affect airborne materials have on sensitive surfaces and items is minimized to the fullest extent, making it far easier to maintain quality control according to established automotive manufacturer standards.

Applications & Solutions

Dynamometer rooms

Dynamometer testing often occurs at very low and very high temperatures. Accurate and reliable monitoring of room conditions is necessary for stress testing of systems and components to evaluate performance, durability, and fatigue.

Vaisala Humidity Transmitters offer:

  • Indigo RH/T probes measurement from -70°C to +180°C environments
  • ±1% RH accuracy and traceable certificate or optional 17025 accredited calibration
  • Patented warmed probe technology for condensation prevention
  • Optional graphical display with measurement history

Dynamometer rooms

Dynamometer testing often occurs at very low and very high temperatures. Accurate and reliable monitoring of room conditions is necessary for stress testing of systems and components to evaluate performance, durability, and fatigue.

Vaisala Humidity Transmitters offer:

  • Indigo RH/T probes measurement from -70°C to +180°C environments
  • ±1% RH accuracy and traceable certificate or optional 17025 accredited calibration
  • Patented warmed probe technology for condensation prevention
  • Optional graphical display with measurement history

Engine test cells

High reliability and continuous performance are critical in test cell instrumentation. The Vaisala BAROCAP® barometers and HUMICAP® humidity instruments set the standard for reliable test cell instrumentation. A remote probe with sensor heating is available for condensing conditions. Other options include a graphical display of history and measurement trends, data collection and transfer to PC, and flexible calibration.

Vaisala Indigo Series of Probes and Transmitters offer:

  • Three-in-one measurements: barometric pressure, humidity, and temperature
  • Fast response times and probes that are easy to service
  • Traceable calibration or optional 17025 accredited calibration

Engine test cells

High reliability and continuous performance are critical in test cell instrumentation. The Vaisala BAROCAP® barometers and HUMICAP® humidity instruments set the standard for reliable test cell instrumentation. A remote probe with sensor heating is available for condensing conditions. Other options include a graphical display of history and measurement trends, data collection and transfer to PC, and flexible calibration.

Vaisala Indigo Series of Probes and Transmitters offer:

  • Three-in-one measurements: barometric pressure, humidity, and temperature
  • Fast response times and probes that are easy to service
  • Traceable calibration or optional 17025 accredited calibration

Paint Booths

Modern automotive paints are sensitive to environmental conditions during application. Humidity control in the air house and paint booth assures an efficient process and a high-quality finish. Dpstar provides accurate humidity and dew point instruments with extremely low long-term drift, flexible installation options, and chemically durable sensors.

Vaisala Humidity Transmitters provide:

  • Accurate humidity measurements with extremely low long-term drift
  • Vaisala HMT370EX – Intrinsically safe for use in hazardous locations
  • FM, CSA, and other global approvals
  • Traceable calibration or optional 17025 accredited calibration

Paint Booths

Modern automotive paints are sensitive to environmental conditions during application. Humidity control in the air house and paint booth assures an efficient process and a high-quality finish. Dpstar provides accurate humidity and dew point instruments with extremely low long-term drift, flexible installation options, and chemically durable sensors.

Vaisala Humidity Transmitters provide:

  • Accurate humidity measurements with extremely low long-term drift
  • Vaisala HMT370EX – Intrinsically safe for use in hazardous locations
  • FM, CSA, and other global approvals
  • Traceable calibration or optional 17025 accredited calibration

Compressed air dew point

In compressed air, moisture means trouble: water causes corrosion and can freeze and block pipes or cause malfunctions in pneumatic instruments.

Vaisala Dewpoint Instruments provide:

  • Dew point measurement from -80…+80 °C (-94…+176 °F)
  • DRYCAP® sensor technology to withstand condensation and quick response time.
  • Patented auto-calibration for improved performance and superior long-term stability
  • Pressure ranges up to 725 psia (50 bara)

Compressed air dew point

In compressed air, moisture means trouble: water causes corrosion and can freeze and block pipes or cause malfunctions in pneumatic instruments.

Vaisala Dewpoint Instruments provide:

In compressed air, moisture means trouble: water causes corrosion and can freeze and block pipes or cause malfunctions in pneumatic instruments.

Vaisala Dewpoint Instruments provide:

  • Dew point measurement from -80…+80 °C (-94…+176 °F)
  • DRYCAP® sensor technology to withstand condensation and quick response time.
  • Patented auto-calibration for improved performance and superior long-term stability
  • Pressure ranges up to 725 psia (50 bara)

HVAC and IAQ

Ensure that your production facilities are fully compliant with HVAC regulations. Prevent employees from being exposed to dangerous airborne particulates during common processes, including welding, machining, cutting and grinding, and plastic processing. Control and maintain excellent indoor air quality throughout your premises, including offices and production areas with Vaisala’s superior measurement solutions.

Vaisala Humidity and Temperature Transmitters offer: 

  • Accurate humidity and temperature transmitters for measurements in HVAC applications
  • Proven Vaisala HUMICAP 180R humidity sensor for superior long-term stability
  • ±2 %RH accuracy
  • 3-point traceable calibration (%RH), 1-point traceable calibration (T), certificate included
  • Analog (4 … 20 mA) and Modbusâ RTU output options

HVAC and IAQ

Ensure that your production facilities are fully compliant with HVAC regulations. Prevent employees from being exposed to dangerous airborne particulates during common processes, including welding, machining, cutting and grinding, and plastic processing. Control and maintain excellent indoor air quality throughout your premises, including offices and production areas with Vaisala’s superior measurement solutions.

Vaisala Humidity and Temperature Transmitters offer: 

  • Accurate humidity and temperature transmitters for measurements in HVAC applications
  • Proven Vaisala HUMICAP 180R humidity sensor for superior long-term stability
  • ±2 %RH accuracy
  • 3-point traceable calibration (%RH), 1-point traceable calibration (T), certificate included
  • Analog (4 … 20 mA) and Modbusâ RTU output options

Warehouses and storage

Vaisala’s reliable atmospheric measurement solutions bring additional insurance to valuable car parts storage. Atmosphere control is critical when storing electronics, sensors, metal parts, paint colors, oils, solvents, and other needed materials. Too high humidity and fluctuating temperature are the main parameters to measure and control.

The Vaisala viewLinc continuous monitoring system offers:

  • Low cost-of-ownership thanks to easy connectivity – wired, PoE, Wi-Fi or Vaisala’s proprietary wireless technology VaiNet
  • Gap-free and protected data records for compliance with Good Distribution Practice
  • 24/7 remote alarming via SMS, email, or local alerts
  • Custom reports that are automatically generated and delivered by email on demand
  • Fast and easy IQOQ validation documents, or on-site installation/validation services for smooth start-up
  • Hand-held humidity and temperature meters for spot-checking and on-site transmitter calibrations
  • Rugged, highly accurate data loggers allow for mapping/validation studies with the same equipment

Warehouses and storage

Vaisala’s reliable atmospheric measurement solutions bring additional insurance to valuable car parts storage. Atmosphere control is critical when storing electronics, sensors, metal parts, paint colors, oils, solvents, and other needed materials. Too high humidity and fluctuating temperature are the main parameters to measure and control.

The Vaisala viewLinc continuous monitoring system offers:

  • Low cost-of-ownership thanks to easy connectivity – wired, PoE, Wi-Fi or Vaisala’s proprietary wireless technology VaiNet
  • Gap-free and protected data records for compliance with Good Distribution Practice
  • 24/7 remote alarming via SMS, email, or local alerts
  • Custom reports that are automatically generated and delivered by email on demand
  • Fast and easy IQOQ validation documents, or on-site installation/validation services for smooth start-up
  • Hand-held humidity and temperature meters for spot-checking and on-site transmitter calibrations
  • Rugged, highly accurate data loggers allow for mapping/validation studies with the same equipment

Customer Benefits 

Increased production efficiencies

Low energy systems to reduce operating costs & improve humidity control

Low maintenance solutions to reduce on-going service requirements

Improved finishing process & less electrostatic charge

Product quality improvement

Protect coating quality & adhesion

Humidity control & data recording 

Reduced waste & rework

Measurement Solution For Automotive Industry

Vaisala DM70 Handheld Dewpoint Meter

Vaisala HMT370EX Series Intrinsically Safe Humidity & Temperature Transmitter

Vaisala HMW90 Series Humidity & Temperature Transmitter

Vaisala HMDW80 Humidity & Temperature Transmitter

Vaisala DM70 Handheld Dewpoint Meter

Vaisala HMT370EX Series Intrinsically Safe Humidity & Temperature Transmitter

Vaisala HMW90 Series Humidity & Temperature Transmitter

Vaisala HMDW80 Humidity & Temperature Transmitter

Vaisala Indigo500 Series Transmitters For Vaisala Smart Probes

Vaisala HMDW110 Humidity & Temperature Transmitter

Vaisala HMP60 Humidity & Temperature Probe

Vaisala HMP7 Relative Humidity & Temperature Probe

Vaisala Indigo500 Series Transmitters For Vaisala Smart Probes

Vaisala HMDW110 Humidity & Temperature Transmitter

Vaisala HMP60 Humidity & Temperature Probe

Vaisala HMP7 Relative Humidity & Temperature Probe

viewLinc Continuous Monitoring System

Vaisala DL2000 Temperature and Humidity Data Loggers 

Vaisala DL1016/1416 Temperature Data Loggers

Vaisala RFL100 VaiNet Wireless Temperature & Humidity Data Logger

viewLinc Continuous Monitoring System

Vaisala DL2000 Temperature and Humidity Data Loggers 

Vaisala DL1016/1416 Temperature Data Loggers

Vaisala RFL100 VaiNet Wireless Temperature & Humidity Data Logger

Your Experts For Innovative Measurement Control Solutions

Best Product Quality For Automotive Industry | Improves Quality Of Final Product

Dpstar is the leader in the field of moisture and humidity measurement solutions. With over 30 years of experience, Dpstar provides a wide range of transmitters, instruments, and system solutions capable of measuring trace moisture, humidity, and dew point in a vast range of applications and industries ranging from compressed air, power generation, process, oil and gas, pharmaceutical and many more.

Our team of experts will address your humidity problems with unmatched thoroughness and attention to detail, while simultaneously working to simplify and provide the most efficient solution for your project.

Your Experts For Innovative Measurement Control Solutions

Dpstar is the leader in the field of moisture and humidity measurement solutions. With over 30 years of experience, Dpstar provides a wide range of transmitters, instruments, and system solutions capable of measuring trace moisture, humidity, and dew point in a vast range of applications and industries ranging from compressed air, power generation, process, oil and gas, pharmaceutical and many more.

Our team of experts will address your humidity problems with unmatched thoroughness and attention to detail, while simultaneously working to simplify and provide the most efficient solution for your project.

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Off Jalan Puchong, 47160 Puchong,
Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
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