Virtual Visual Surveys

WHAT IS VIRTUAL VISUAL SURVEYS?

Individually Secured Encryption Cloud-Based Software
Provides Multiple 3-D Views
Key Personnel Can View Temperature Uniformity
3-D Temperature Profiles for Each Furnace

VVS is a cloud-based software for your furnace temperature uniformity needs. VVS works by extracting Excel data and transforming it into a 3-D view, allowing you to see inside the furnace as it approaches set point and stabilizes. VVS provides secure database storage of your survey results and ongoing temperature analysis.

SAVE TIME

Quickly review historical furnace surveys, sort by date and temperature. You can compare a current survey to a historical survey in a side by side view.

Each furnace is time stamped and each recording thermocouple reports temperature. Indication of whether the sensors are within tolerance, out of tolerance and any observed overshoot are highlighted on the screen. You have the ability to change the temperature uniformity tolerance to meet your needs. The accuracy of the survey eliminates all guesswork and saves time.

SAVE MONEY

Your production staff will now have the ability to determine where best to place work inside the furnace for optimal results. This helps you maximize loads. Quality personnel can monitor survey results to predict when a survey will fail before it actually fails. This allows for maintenance to be scheduled and reduces furnace down time – which improves profitability.

SAVE MANPOWER

With eyes inside the furnace, you have new insights on how to run jobs more productively, schedule maintenance and ensure quality… all without taking a furnace out of operation.

SCALABLE TECHNOLOGY.

Built by heat treaters for heat treaters to solve the fundamental question of what’s going on inside my furnace. Our goal was simple, visually see the inside of a furnace during survey. This allowed us to optimize the uniformity by using the tighter tolerance filters. Little did we know that the surveys would be more predictable and the as a result thermal processing could also be refined. Optimal work zones could be honed in for the production teams, and cold spots identified for easier maintenance.

Through many years of development our proprietary software has allowed us to capture this data. We are confident it works and we hope you find the same benefits that we have.

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SURVEY

Survey using your existing equipment. There is no need to purchase new data loggers or TC wire when using VVS. You simply survey the furnace as your already do.

UPLOAD

Upload an excel document to VVS with the data collected from the survey. No need for individual data input, just upload all the data at once.

3D SURVEY ANALYSIS

Our proprietary software takes the data you have uploaded and creates the 3D model. Actually see the furnace come to heat at various temperatures and tolerances. See the optical work zone while pin pointing cold spots. Gone are the days of 2D survey analysis. No need to guess how the furnace comes to heat by looking at a set of data points or a busy chart, see it happen in 3D.

TUS REPORTING

Audit ready reporting. VVS creates a full TUS report each time a survey is uploaded. Reports meet or exceed all AMS 2750 requirements.

RECALL & STORAGE

VVS keeps all past surveys for you to reference when you need them. Our historical archive is secured with the latest technology. The recall feature allows you to see what surveys you have upcoming for proactive scheduling.

STANDING BEHIND THE PRODUCT.

Peter HushekFounder

Pete Hushek, Founder, has been the owner and President of Phoenix Heat Treating since 1988. As a dedicated heat treater and metallurgical engineer, he understands the importance that furnace surveys play in processing work correctly. It was his own frustration in the survey process that led him to develop VVS. He wanted a more reliable, cost effective method to survey his furnaces and to proactively monitor furnace performance. He wanted to simplify surveys.

Pete has been using VVS on his own furnaces since 2016 and has seen a significant improvement in productivity and has substantially reduced maintenance down time.

Eric ReamerDevelopment Engineer

Eric Reamer, Development Engineer, brings a wealth of knowledge to the VVS team. Originally from Traverse City, Michigan he has 7 years of heat treating experience, 4 of which he has spent working extensively within Pyrometry. Within his time in the industry he holds certificates for “Introduction to Pyrometry AMS 2750E” and “Advanced Pyrometric Control for Aerospace Special Processors” among others. Eric brings an energy dedicated to pushing the envelope for temperature measurement. His goal is to revolutionize the way people view survey data while improving the heat treating industry.

Rosanne BrunelloSales

Rosanne Brunello joined the Virtual Visual Surveys sales team in 2017. With over 30 years of manufacturing sales experience she is passionate about innovative companies changing the manufacturing industry for the better. Rosanne serves as our regional sales rep for the Midwest and East Coast regions.

Simplified Surveys: VVS data saves time, money and manpower!

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