Everett WA, USA — This applications story on the Fluke website begins: “When a motor bearing fails, the motor heats up and lubrication begins to break down. The windings overheat and then the temperature sensor cuts out and stops the motor. Worst case, the shaft binds up, the rotor locks up and the motor fails completely…” It continues:
“Many predictive maintenance (PdM) programs use thermography to monitor the apparent temperatures of operational equipment, using the heat values to detect and avoid equipment loss. By using thermal imagers to capture two-dimensional infrared maps of bearing and housing temperatures, technicians can compare current operating temperatures to benchmarks and detect potential failures.” and so on.
You can read the full online text by clicking here and also gain access to a download of the whole note.
K. Irani, one of the founders of Mikron Infrared and well-known in Infrared circles as one of the driving force behind Mikron’s in-depth product line of Infrared Calibration products, has retired from his active tasks.
He is now offering consulting services through a new organization Infrared Technologies, Inc and their website “Infrared Technology” (201-264-1900 phone), Offering:
“Consulting services for non-contact temperature measurement,
infrared thermal imaging, and blackbody calibration sources”
Among the interesting things to be found on this website are a series of industrial applications stories on uses of Infrared thermometers and Thermal Imagers.
Here is an example of one of them: A Coal-fired power plant movie that depicts accumulation of ash on wall tubes.
The Law Enforcement Thermographers’ Association, a professional, non-profit, international law enforcement organization that promotes the legal and ethical use of thermal imaging in support of law enforcement operations, operates a series of training programs to train law enforcement agents in the use of Infrared Thermal Imagers and Night Vision devices. CERTIFICATION
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration has subscribed to the Advanced, Rectification, and Instructors Courses offered by the Law Enforcement Thermographers Association. In addition, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has adopted the criteria established by LETA. and is utilizing LETA to instruct their agents and personnel.
“‘LETA’ RECOGNIZES TWELVE (11) CURRENT LAW ENFORCEMENT APPLICATIONS FOR THE USE OF THERMOGRAPHY. THESE APPLICATIONS ARE NOT FINITE, NOR LIMITED IN NUMBER AS LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS, AND WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP NEW APPLICATIONS AS THE LAW AND SCIENCE EVOLVE.”
They are:
1. SEARCH AND RESCUE
2. FUGITIVE SEARCHES
3. VEHICLE PURSUITS
4. FLIGHT SAFETY
5. MARINE AND GROUND SURVEILLANCE
6. PERIMETER SURVEILLANCE
7. OFFICER SAFETY
8. STRUCTURE PROFILES
9. DISTURBED SURFACE SCENARIO
10. ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
11. VEHICLE COMPARTMENTS/PROFILES
12. ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS/SKID MARKS
Their website, www.leta.org, provides several links to articles about the uses of Infrared and related subjects
Here’s a list of current papers and links to them (just click on the title to see the article):
Then there’s their cool logo of the letter C in color palette graphics.
What the heck is this about?
That was my first reaction, but it didn’t take long and only one telephone call to John McKenna in Texas to figure it out.
The site, the training and the program serves the purpose of helping Home Inspectors learn the basics of Thermal Imaging and how to use it as part of their offerings for customers to catch things they could and can easily miss without infrared.
The outline of their training course is downloadable from their website and open for everyone to see and listed on the second page of this article.
In addition to teleconference courses, the training programs for Infrared are offered at other locations as the training schedule for SPRING 2008 below shows.
NEXT ON-SITE COURSE
* Orlando Florida training course - April 12-13 .
* Brentwood Tennessee training course - May 10-11 State Approved by Tennessee, CE# 117-08, 16 Hours CE units
* Boulder Colorado training course - May 17-18
* Dallas Texas class will be announced shortly .
REQUEST ON-SITE TRAINING
If you would like a live infrared training course at your location, please contact them at… info[at]texas-inspection.com (a minimum of 10 students must pre pay for on-site training).
Training available in the United States and Canada.
Instructor & Co-Author: John McKenna - InterNACHI - Licensed Texas Home Inspector & Instructor (TREC #4565), FLIR-ITC Certified Building Science Thermographer, President Of The Master Inspector Certification Board, 25 Years Experience In Construction Background
Co-Author: Will Decker- InterNACHI - Licensed Illinois Home Inspector (# 450.0002240) - Author & Instructor of Licensed Illinois Home Inspectors, Certified Medical Thermographer, RT, Charter NMTCB, Certified Level I Thermographer
Infraspection Institute Releases New Standards for Infrared Thermography
Burlington, NJ, USA — February 13, 2008 — Infraspection Institute has announced the release of eight new standards for infrared thermography. Four of the new standards cover thermal imaging applications and four are dedicated to equipment operation and temperature measurement.
Jim Seffrin, Director of Infraspection Institute, states, “We are very excited about the release of our new standards. One of the most common requests among thermographers is to have a uniform set of industry standards. In fact, standards were high on the wish list of several attendees at our recent IR/INFO conference.”
Recognizing the need for standardized procedures, Infraspection Institute began publishing guidelines for thermography in 1993.
Since their initial publication, Infraspection Institute guidelines have been adopted by hundreds of companies worldwide and incorporated into documents published by recognized standards organizations such as the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM).
Beginning in 2007, Infraspection Institute guidelines were updated and renamed as standards to reflect their industry-wide acceptance and the best practices they embody.
Eight comprehensive standards are now available from Infraspection Institute. These documents cover equipment operation, temperature measurement, and specific thermographic applications. Current titles include:
Standard for Infrared Inspection of Electrical Systems & Rotating Equipment
Standard for Infrared Inspection of Insulated Roofs
Standard for Infrared Inspection of Building Envelopes
Standard for Infrared Inspections to Detect Pests and Pest Related Damage
Standard for Measuring and Compensating for Emittance Using Infrared Imaging Radiometers
Standard for Measuring and Compensating for Reflected Temperature Using Infrared Imaging Radiometers
Standard for Measuring and Compensating for Transmittance of an Attenuating Medium Using Infrared Imaging Radiometers
Standard for Measuring Distance/Target Size Values for Infrared Imaging Radiometers
A YouTube video from FLIR Systems that shows the ThermaCAM GasFindIR in action detecting gas leaks. Some interesting comments on the effect it could have on worker safety that was never realized before this tool was available to visualize the flow of dangerous gases from leaks.
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