Key
Issues in the World of Thermal Infrared Cameras:
Thermal
imaging systems have come down in cost over the past few
years to the point where they are affordable to just about any
company out there. In the old days IR Cam systems were expensive
items that required cryogenic cooling, via liquid nitrogen,
of the detector in order to operate. Thermal
infrared imaging systems now are self contained and require
minimal maintenance to operate efficiently for years. The availability
of low cost infrared
cameras that offer entry level performance and the availability
of low cost high performance Demo
/ Pre-Owned infrared camera systems, like some of the offerings
here at National Infrared Dot Com, have created an environment
where it is now OK to stretch your limits and try out new
thermography applications. Most new applications for thermal
imaging have been developed over the past year or so. One
of the more recent Hot Topics for thermal imaging is the detection
of humans with a fever in order to combat SARS around the globe.
The infrared camera can scan large numbers of people traveling
past a given point and alarm on individuals with elevated temperatures
for further evaluation. Some of the more common and traditional
thermography applications include:
Process control
Predictive maintenance
& preventative
maintenance in electrical power transmission equipment and
predictive maintenance in machinery
Non-destructive testing (NDT) of critical components and preventive
maintenance of online systems.
Energy audits of commercial and residential structures in order
to determine the energy efficiency of the building (building
diagnostics)
Corona detection in power line insulators
Roofing diagnostics that determine wet and damaged insulation
or leaks in flat roof structures
Heat loss evaluation of buildings and products
Flow evaluation / monitor for steam lines, steam traps, water
pipes and oil pipelines
Equine preventative checkup for lameness prevention, hoof abcess
and a variety of common horse ailments
Human medicine including breast cancer detection and university
/ government studies
Breast cancer detection
Verification of soft tissue injury to prevent insurance fraud
Acupuncture
Surveillance / Stakeout force protection
Riot control / Recon
Suspect pursuit and capture
Perimeter control of critical installations
Wild fire recon and hot spot detection for mop up operations
Poor visibility navigation on land and at sea
Flammable liquid detection in drums and storage tanks. Tank
level detection of various gasses and fluids.
Victim location (dead or alive)
Search and rescue
Oil spill location and containment
Vessel Identification for secure harbor monitoring
Anti-terrorism efforts on open borders
Homeland security
Wildlife observation and control
Wildfire hot spot detection
Wilderness search and rescue
Poaching control
Geo-thermal event detection
Hunting
Driver safety at night
Enhanced visibility in stormy conditions day or night
Reduce the risk of hitting animals in the road
Engine / system diagnostics
and the list goes on.....
You can see that almost anything that you can come up with
can be tested with the thermal camera systems that we offer.
Many people are now ready to take the plunge and go into bussiness
for themselves. With a low initial investment in quality entry
level or high end demo equipment you can start working immediately.
As your needs change and your bussiness grows you can always
trade up or add to your current inventory of infrared camera
systems. This is an excellent plan for the small bussiness man
just starting out. It reduces your initial capitol outlay and
allows you to spend more money on promotion (which is the real
secret to succeding in the thermography field. Larger companies
now find it affordable to implement multiple cameras to better
spread the resources around their organisation and use them
more efficiently. With the economic roller coaster we are on
many companies prefer to limit their capital outlay while maintaining
the performance they require by obtaining low cost fully evaluated
pre-owned systems rather than high priced new systems that may
not offer them a substantial benefit versus their cost.
For more information on imagers check the following links:
- All major thermal infrared
cameras
- Infrared
predictive maintenance
- Thermography Services
- Palm IR 250 Thermal Imagers
and the Night Sight product line
- Infrared cameras (police)
- Infrared cameras (Thermography
)
- Infrared camera
superstore
- Unmanned
Aerial Vehicles UAV
- UAV Site
- How
Thermal Infrared Imaging Cameras Work
- Infrared
Theory
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