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Thermal Imaging Guidebook for Building and Renewable Energy Applications
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When every other method fails, thermal imaging can still spot the problem.
Heavy industries like mining, shipbuilding or crane works, rely on heavy, rugged, industrial cables to ensure continuous power or communication performance. Whenever such a cable brakes down, there usually is a big problem in terms of productivity, downtime and money lost. That’s where Becker & Hüser GmbH comes in. This German cable repair specialist helps its customers to be back in business in the shortest amount of time.
Preventing shut downs and fires.
Thermal imaging has become an important tool for electrical inspections in many industries. A power failure can result in expensive shut downs. But there is more. Aside from the production loss there is a greater danger: FIRE.
Insulation of commercial walk in freezers checked with thermal imaging
Enterprises that need to store large amounts of goods at temperatures well below the freezing point of water often install large walk in freezers on their premises. These large freezers are capable of keeping whole rooms full of these goods, usually foodstuffs, at very low temperatures. There is just one downside: cooling requires a lot of energy. It is therefore very important that no outside heat leaks in. To make sure that the freezer's insulation is working properly, thermographers inspect the insulation material with a thermal imaging camera.
The technicians of the future use FLIR thermal imaging cameras
Industrial technicians of the future should use the most modern tools available on the market today. That is why the Göteborgs Tekniska College (Technical college of Gothenburg) uses a FLIR i7 thermal imaging to instruct its pupils in the use of thermography for maintenance inspections.
FLIR thermal imaging camera helps find water leakage at Italian swimming pool
The administrator of a holiday apartment on the Italian island of Sardinia noticed there was a problem with the swimming pool: it was leaking. Badly. The pool was leaking at a rate of almost 19,000 liters of water per day. This particular apartment is located at the village Porto Rotondo, at the Costa Smeralda, the northeast coast of Sardinia, which is a very popular – and thus relatively expensive – holiday destination. He made this discovery at the beginning of the summer, just before the high season started, so the problem had to be fixed – and soon – before the guests would arrive.
Thermal imaging camera proves ideal for offshore inspection
CAN Offshore is well known as the pioneer of roped access services for oil installations, initially in the North Sea but now worldwide. CAN Offshore’s multi-disciplined project services include a range of NDT inspection techniques which, thanks to company’s investment in a FLIR infrared camera from FLIR, now includes thermography.
Thermal imaging cameras a tool for predictive maintenance inspections
Thermal imaging cameras from FLIR Systems are increasingly used in industrial environments for predictive maintenance inspections. Coservices, part of GP Allied’s reliability group explains why thermal imaging is the fastest growing predictive maintenance technology on the market today.
Thermography lowers operating costs in the food industry
Grocery stores and food production plants consume tremendous amounts of electricity and house many mechanical and electrical systems that are susceptible to failure if not properly maintained. Periodically inspecting equipment and systems with a thermal imaging camera can prevent costly equipment failures and subsequent shutdowns
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FLIR GF320 used to detect gas leakage in biogas facilities
Just a few years ago a majority of the biogas facilities in Germany had leaks, as measurements of the past years have shown. Awareness of biogas operators has since been increased using gas camera technology to easily show leaks. Biogas leaks not only result in losses with regard to system efficiency, but also represent potential risks for health and the environment. Security-relevant aspects also aris when escaping gases form explosive mixtures and place people and the facility in danger.
Remote detection and localization of gas leaks with autonomous mobile inspection robots in technical facilities
Detection of gas leaks in industrial facilities cannot only be dangerous and time-consuming; it is also susceptible to human error and interpretation. In order to provide a safer, more efficient and more reliable detection solution, RoboGasInspector was conceived. This innovative robot system for remote detection and localization of gas leaks was developed by a range of German companies and institutes, and uses a FLIR GF320 optical gas imaging camera.
Inspectahire relies on the FLIR GF320 Optical Gas Imaging camera for maintenance inspections and hydrocarbon leak detection in the offshore oil and gas industry
Established in 1981, Inspectahire is a leading international supplier of specialist remote visual inspection technology and solutions to companies in many industries around the world. Supported by the most advanced technologies around, Inspectahire helps its customers manage their safety, profitability and environmental impact of their assets. When the company is tasked with the detection of fugitive hydrocarbon emissions, FLIR’s GF320 Optical Gas Imaging (OGI) camera is their preferred technology to use.
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Boiler and Furnace Inspection
A wide variety of industries rely on furnaces and boilers for manufacturing processes. Proper operation of coal-fired and oil-fired equipment is essential in the production of high-quality goods at reasonable cost. Failures cause not only quality problems, they can also shut down an entire process line. Fired tubes in boilers and process equipment are prone to failures from a variety of mechanisms. These include coking that plugs the inside of tubes and impedes product flow, slag build-up on the outside of tubes, clinker damage, under- and over-heating, flame impingement on tubes due to burner misalignment, and product leaks that ignite and cause serious damage to the equipment.
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Flare Stack Monitoring
Flare stacks are used in many industries to burn off unwanted waste gas byproducts, or flammable gases released by pressure relief valves during unplanned over-pressuring of plant equipment. FLIR's infrared cameras are an ideal monitoring tool, since they allow automated remote monitoring on a 24/7 basis in virtually any weather.
Mill Ladle Refractory Monitoring
Steel mill ladles have limited lives. As their refractory linings wear or develop breaks due to shock, the outer part of a ladle can be exposed to excessive temperatures. If not caught in time, the result can be ladle disintegration and a molten metal breakout, threatening the lives of workers and destroying equipment. FLIR infrared camera systems are used to monitor ladles in real time and warn of a breakout before it happens.
Warehouse Protection Monitoring
Worldwide, warehouses are stocked with highly valuable goods. Protecting these goods against theft is of the utmost importance. But theft is not the only danger. An even greater danger is fire. Fire can destruct an entire warehouse within an extremely short timeframe. The value of the destroyed goods during a fire can be tremendous and the cost of a life that is lost during a fire is impossible to calculate. Statistics show high increase in assets loss due to fire although warehouses are equipped with fire alarms and firefighting systems.