Identifying Different Type of Preform Defects with Polariscope

Preforms are the small structures which are blown with hot air to mould them into full-fledged shape. For the quality assessment of preforms, Polariscope strain viewer is used, that highlights the internal defects caused due to external strain. 

To make the best quality preform, the quality is checked at every stage, from identifying the quality of the raw materials to dispatching the consignment. If there are burr and bubbles in the preform, then the final product is definitely going to have defects. This is why it is important to check the defects in preforms before starting the mass productions. 

 

The defects of the preforms are too small to be analysed from naked eyes. Use of Polariscope is incorporated to ensure that no defect go unnoticed. The specimen is chosen randomly and analysed under normal light and polarised light. Again, in polarised light, it is observed from two angles and they are 45° and 90°. Assessing the samples helps in highlighting the defects related to colours, transparency, shape and appearance. 

A strain viewer is comprised of incident light and polarized lenses. The light tends to pass in a straight path but if it encounters any defect, it tends to reflect doubly and form birefringence. Every pattern can be related to the preform defect chart. For every type of defect, a recognizable pattern form, matching that pattern with the chart helps in identifying the type of defect.  

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