Abstract: A temperature monitoring system for generating a representation of the temperature of the regions of a heated sheet of a rotary thermoforming machine includes a temperature detector for detecting the respective temperatures of areas of the sheet extending in a line across the sheet, a system for monitoring relative movement between the sheet and the temperature detector; and a processing system for a) recording the coordinates and temperature of each area whose temperature is monitored; and b) determining the temperature of regions of the sheet defined on a different basis to the areas by applying a predetermined algorithm to the data stored in step a) which takes account of the rotary movement of the sheet.

Abstract: A temperature monitoring system for generating a representation of the temperature of the regions of a heated sheet of a rotary thermoforming machine comprises a temperature detector for detecting the respective temperatures of areas of the sheet extending in a line across the sheet, a system for monitoring relative movement between the sheet and the temperature detector; and a processing system for a) recording the coordinates and temperature of each area whose temperature is monitored; and b) determining the temperature of regions of the sheet defined on a different basis to the areas by applying a predetermined algorithm to the data stored in step a) which takes account of the rotary movement of the sheet.