摘要 |
Improved treatment apparatus ( 120, 152 ) is provided for the treatment (e.g., molding, heating and/or curing) of objects such as parts or part precursors ( 148, 170 ) including wireless detection of a temperature parameter related to the objects during treatment thereof. The objects include associated microwire-type sensors ( 150, 174 ) which have characteristic re-magnetization responses under the influence of applied, alternating magnetic fields. The apparatus ( 120, 152 ) have treatment chambers ( 122, 153 ) sized to hold the objects to be treated, with one or more antennas ( 132, 124, 166 ) proximal to such objects and operable to generate interrogating alternating magnetic fields and to detect the responses of the sensors ( 150, 174 ). The detected temperature parameter information is used by an apparatus controller ( 146 ) to maintain desired ambient conditions within the treatment chamber ( 122, 153 ).
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