GMI Aero extends Anita EZ hot bonder thermocouple capabilities

Per the request of end-users, GMI Aero’s (Paris, France) Anita EZ hot bonder has been extended to 36 thermocouples (T/Cs). First introduced to service in 2009, Anita EZ meets temperature monitoring and control challenges for aircraft manufacturers, MROs, airlines, military forces and academic entities, with more than 500 systems operational worldwide.

On top of its innovative features, reliability and intuitive HMI, the hot bonder equipment’s success lays in its modular architecture concept, which enables it to better adapt to end-user needs. Modular extensions so far include a remote control tablet, a 12 T/C scanner and a semi-integrated vacuum pump. The addition of a 24 T/C scanner, connectable to Anita EZ wirelessly through Bluetooth or via cable, has increased the total number of T/Cs used during curing to 36.

According to the company, any of the 36 T/Cs can be used for temperature control and/or for monitoring purposes; these roles can be flexibly altered at any time during the curing cycle. A synthetic report, including all 36 T/Cs, is automatically produced at the end of the curing cycle and is available in .pdf or in .csv version, for further processing. 

Ultimately, GMI Aero notes, the additional thermocouples can meet the needs of the aerospace industry, which continues to face more complex composite repairs, and SRMs, which may require thermal surveys.

This new feature is available with already-existing Anita EZ systems; users only need to procure the new 24 T/C scanner. In addition, a Thermal Mapping Application (TMApp) is available for visualization of curing or thermal survey results.