Imaging system for high-speed paper webs

An imaging system for a paper web comprising an imaging device, said imaging device having a lens and being generally tubular and operably interconnected to a central control unit, said imaging device being enclosed in a tubular housing, said housing comprising first and second ends, an aperture formed in said first end, said lens being in close proximity to said aperture, pressurized air being introduced into said housing through said second end wherein said pressurized air flows by said imaging device and exits through said aperture, said imaging device being interconnected to said central control unit by means of a cable, said cable being disposed within a flexible tube, said flexible tube being interconnected to said housing at one end thereof and to said central control unit at the other end thereof, and said pressurized air constantly flowing from said central control unit to said aperture through said flexible tube.