Where and Why is Infrared Thermography Used?
Infrared thermography is being used by all major industries to help solve maintenance problems, improve safe working conditions, control manufacturing costs, to detecting heat loss and construction flaws in buildings. When we are ill, one of the first things we do is take our temperature. If our temperature is elevated it usually means something is wrong. Similarly, identifying and comparing component temperatures helps us to identify many problems in their early stages often before they can be seen or found in any other way. A temperature difference, usually an abnormal hot spot, is typically associated with high electrical resistance or excessive friction. It is the job of the thermographer to analyse, record and report these ‘hot spots’ thereby identify operational equipment that may potentially pose a hazard to plant integrity and operational efficiency, more importantly, identifying faulty equipment to minimise personnel risk. Since our cameras have a sensitivity of 0.5oC with a d
