To receive an approval rating in the Size Distribution view, the Supervisor must define the acceptance criteria in the standard template and load subsequently the standard template into the desired job template. You can define either acceptance criteria based on particle counts per size class or directly based on particle size.

Select the required normalization parameter in the standard template. The normalization value for N, A or V you define in the Standard Specific Settings workbench of the job template.
Note: Any time you modify a standard template, you must reload it to the job template.

The analysis results are displayed in the Size Distribution view as well as in the Report in tables and charts. For the Operator it is possible to inspect the results in the Size Distribution view in detail and to use the NOK button to filter and to identify rapidly potentially process critical particles.

For information on the Size Distribution view, see Size Distribution View.

Settings in the standard template by the Supervisor

  1. In Manage Templates, in the Standard Template Editor, open the desired standard template to edit it, see Opening Standard Templates.
  2. Decide whether you want to rate the approval based on the number of particles per size class or per particle size, see Defining Basic Template Settings.
  3. Modify the particle size classes for length, and or width, if required; select the parameter (absolute, N, V, A) to which the approval rating is related to and define your particle limit values per size class. You can assign the allowed number of particles, either per particle type or you decide that all particle types should have the same allowed value for number of particles. These are the acceptance criteria for the approval rating of the detected particle counts per size and type class. See Defining Length and Width Classes (Workbench Area) and Defining Length and Width Classes (Center Screen Area).
  4. Alternatively, you can define the allowed particle size in length and width for each particle type, see Defining the Approval Logic.

Settings in the job template by the Supervisor

  • In the Standard Specific Settings workbench, in the Normalization Parameter tool, decide whether the Operator shall be able to select normalized calculation or not. You carry out a normalization, for example, setting the number of particles of several components in a ratios you obtain an average value normalized for the defined number of components value is then used for the approval rating. The normalized value is used as base for approval rating and cleanliness level assignment. See Normalization Parameter (Components) Tool or Normalization Parameter (Oil Cleanliness) Tool.
  • Open the job template and import the standard with the approval rating settings you have defined, see Technical Cleanliness Standard Selection Tool.

Job run by the Operator

  1. Run the job.
  2. If the Supervisor has enabled it, in the Standard Specific Settings workbench, in the Normalization Parameter tool, you can enter normalization values (N, V, A) to compare the results.
  3. In the next step, in the Size Distribution view, the absolute number of particles per size class or the normalized results based on the settings in the previous step are displayed. In this step you monitor the results of the settings for the approval rating: according to the definition in the standard template.
  4. The results are rated as follows:
    • Particle counts exceeding the defined allowed number of particles per size class (=acceptance criterion) are rated as n.ok.
    • Particle counts below the defined allowed number of particles per size class (=acceptance criterion) are rated as ok.