The Froth Image Analyser was developed as a tool for online analysis of flotation froth at the Boliden Aitik concentrator outside Gällivare in the north of Sweden.  Also, Outokumpu - Pyhasalmi Zinc mine utilize a system from IMSOC in order to develop an online controller with the Froth Image Analyser as base. The analyser delivers up to 52 different parameters characterizing the flotation froth.

An important aspect of the analyser is the speed with which it calculates and delivers the parameters, a fast analyser can more easily be implemented in a control system. The Froth Image Analyser, henceforth referred to as FIA, can deliver analysis from 12 cameras, in below 6 seconds, this makes IMSOC's system the fastest there is today.

FIA can handle from 1 up to 12 cameras per system and has built in communication that utilizes OPC, DDE, ActiveX or Analogue I/O through Advantech ADAM (4000 series) modules. Furthermore FIA has capabilities to log data, something that enables, for example, future process identification.

The image analyser is sold as a complete system including hardware. Not only will the system present data, but with an external videoplexer it will also present live images from all available cameras.

FIA demo