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  • Application Spotlight: Quality and Process Control- Thermal Pattern Recognition

    As assembly processes become more automated and operate at higher speeds, so too should quality assurance processes. The goal of quality assurance should be to find problems and then solve them quickly and efficiently to prevent bottlenecking, downtime, and/or faulty packaging or products from leaving the facility. An investment in better quality assurance can save an organization precious time and money. Plastic mold injection, Welding, Packaging, Manufacturing, Validation, Paper mills, Automotive, Food and beverage

  • Insights from the Field: How OGI Cameras Improve Gas Leak Detection and Environmental Health

    When natural gases are extracted, transported and refined, they can escape into the environment through process equipment. In fact, the United States oil and gas industry loses approximately 1.4[1] to 2.3[2] percent of natural gas from operations due to leaks each year. Gas leaks not only pose a health risk to staff, but they also contribute to global warming. CEOs from top producers have created the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative to reduce emissions across the industry. Despite the shift toward net zero emissions, finding solutions that efficiently detect gas leaks and eliminate the risk of gas exposure for staff during routine inspections is a challenge. Fortunately, technologies like optical gas imaging cameras are enabling companies to quickly locate leaks, safeguard employees from harm, and protect the environment.

  • Quickly Locate Partial Discharge (PD) Using an Ultrasonic Leak Detection Camera

    For many years utility companies have been performing partial discharge (PD) measurements on high-voltage electric equipment. PD is an indicator of insulation deterioration that can lead to equipment failures or even worse a catastrophic incident. With traditional ultrasonic solutions, the systems can be large and cumbersome and the inspection reports usually need to be analyzed by an acoustic engineer. Given this, inspections can become less frequent, leaving equipment like motors, generators, switchgear and transformers vulnerable to PD related issues.

  • New Smart Solution for Tank Gauging and Leak Detection

    Companies like FLIR Systems and CleanConnect.ai are on the forefront of this technological push, providing tank gauging and OGI solutions to enhance operational efficiency, satisfy regulatory compliance, and support energy independence.

  • Insights from the Field: Streamlining Building Diagnostics and Maximizing Uptime with Thermal Cameras

    From commercial skyscrapers to industrial manufacturing plants to data centers, critical facilities must maintain a safe and secure environment for optimal operation. To meet this need, more building teams are deploying thermal cameras to enhance intrusion detection at the perimeter as well as to streamline elevated skin temperature screening at entry points. Today, facility directors are also increasingly using thermal cameras for building diagnostics to detect problems and proactively resolve issues for preventive maintenance.

  • How to Improve Perimeter Intrusion Detection with an End-to-End Solution

    Designing a perimeter intrusion detection system (PIDS) requires skill. Inclement weather, adverse lighting, limited power, and challenging environments are factors system integrators must mitigate by choosing the right technologies. While requiring more upfront technical design, end-to-end solutions are highly effective in advancing a customer’s overall perimeter security and crime deterrence efforts. These total solutions layer multiple sensors and aggregate data from a number of security devices to give end users a more holistic understanding of approaching threats and tools to streamline response.

  • What Types of Gases Can You See with an OGI Camera?

    FLIR gas detection cameras can help you detect hundreds of gases quickly and safely, but not every type of gas can be visualized with optical gas imaging (OGI). Understanding what types of gas can be detected will help with choosing an OGI camera and becoming an expert in its operation. 

  • Helping Cities Protect and Serve: FLIR Provides the Technology Cities Need to Thrive

    New and better-connected sensing technologies are quickly playing a bigger role in how city governments and city services are serving constituents. By combining these sensing technologies, from thermal imaging on unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to traffic monitoring, these emerging technologies can be leveraged together to improve safety and quality of life.

  • Continuously Monitoring Volcanic Activity

    Monitoring volcanic activity with a standard visual camera has its challenges. The solution for many observatories is to install fixed thermal imaging cameras designed for continuous monitoring. Because they can “see” heat, thermal cameras can provide a clear view of the hot, warm, and cool surfaces of a volcano, even, in some cases, through fumes.

  • Condition Monitoring Improves Reliability of Electrical Power Systems

    Electric power utilities are looking for ways to avoid system failures in order to improve reliability while at the same time reducing costs. Condition monitoring with a fixed thermal imaging camera allows these utilities to detect impending equipment failures, day or night, improving system uptime and reducing costs.

  • How Safe Are Thief Hatches?

    In the Oil and Gas industry, it’s a common practice for operators to gauge the level of tanks through the thief hatch—a small, closable opening in a tank or vessel. Unfortunately, the process of opening the thief hatch can put workers in unsafe environments due to invisible emissions from the tanks, visible with an Optical Gas Imaging camera.

  • Protect Personnel and Equipment by Detecting Early Signs of Fire

    See how a monitoring with a fixed thermal camera can help companies stop potential fires in their tracks.