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HFC-8
Hand, Foot, and Clothing Monitor

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Features

  • Intuitive User-Friendly Software
  • Spring-Loaded Hand Detectors for Reliable Contact with the Hand Surfaces
  • Compact Footprint with Easy Access to the Service Cabinet
  • Modern Touch-Screen Display
  • Stainless Steel Housing for Easy Cleaning and Durability
  • Access to Historical Measurement Data via Integrated Database
  • Export of Measurement/Parameter Data in XML Format via USB

Robust and Portable Hand-Foot-Clothing Monitor with Touch-Screen Display

The HFC-8 is a compact hand, foot, and clothing monitor to measure personnel leaving controlled areas. With a removable probe and spring-loaded hand detectors, the HFC-8 has been developed for portability between different areas. Featuring a detector arrangement to measure the hands and feet in one measurement step, the HFC-8 integrates the latest technology and design, while meeting official standards.

Various detector options are available including:

  • Beta detectors (plastic scintillator)
  • Beta-Gamma detectors (plastic scintillator)
  • Alpha/Beta detectors (plastic scintillator or gas-flow proportional)

The standard unit consists of:

  • 8 detectors with semiconductor readout, one of them as removable hand probe
  • Robust stainless-steel housing
  • Ergonomic detector positioning
  • Integrated 12 in. touch-screen display
  • Fully automated measurement process with audiovisual operator guidance
  • Latest industry controller technology
  • Power provided by UPS for several measurements during mains power outage

 

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  • Specifications
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Specifications

Standards The monitor is compliant with the following standards:
IEC61098, ISO11929, CE, CSA / UL, EMC directive
Detectors 8 Beta, Beta-Gamma, or Alpha/Beta Plastic Detectors (Alpha/Beta gas-flow detectors also available)
Total active area (per measurement): 2,400 cm2 (372 in2)
Hand detectors with 15 x 20 cm2
Foot detectors, double channel with 40 x 14 cm2
User Software Fully automated measurement process with voice guidance for users. Web based for remote access.
Electronics Touch-screen industry-controller incl. network connection
Housing Stainless steel
Service-door from the front
Sensors 2x hand and 2x foot sensors
One hand-detector removable as a probe
Ext. Dimensions
(H x W x D)
1,493 x 642 x 710 mm (58.8 x 25.3 x 30 in.)
Weight approx. 60 kg (133 lb)
Power Supply 24 V via 110 - 240 V power adapter
Uninterruptible power supply (UPS)

Options

We offer a range of additional options to enhance the capabilities of the monitor:

  • Alpha discrimination by ZnS
  • Beta and Beta/Gamma-hybrid detectors
  • HFC-8MED: Variant specially designed for nuclear medicine applications
  • Gas-flow detectors
  • Control of barriers and doors via relay interface
  • Various configurations available, e.g. card reader connection, lights, interfaces

Documents

  • HFC-8 Data Sheet
  • HFC-8MED Data Sheet

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