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Elephant Toothpaste Geyser with FLIR Thermal Cameras
You've never seen the elephant toothpaste experiment like this! Craig Beals brings elephant toothpaste geysers to the Invisible Lab, but with a new twist - filming with a FLIR thermal camera.
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Earth Day 2020: Preserve and Protect with FLIR
In honor of Earth Day, here is a look at how thermal imaging technology is transforming the way people see and study the world we live in and the valuable lessons to learn.
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FLIR Fido X4 Receives ASTM E2520-15 Performance Certification
The FLIR Fido® X4 premium handheld explosives trace detector (ETD) has been certified by Signature Science, LLC in accordance with the ASTM International method for Standard Practice for Measuring and Scoring Performance of Trace Explosive Chemical Detectors (ASTM E2520-15). The Fido X4 demonstrated performance that meets or exceeds the criteria for “standard of minimum performance.” The intended users of this standard are ETD developers, test laboratories, and agencies responsible for deploying effective deterrents of terrorism.
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Study: Fused Thermal and Radar Automatic Pedestrian Detection and Braking
FLIR Systems Inc. contracted VSI Labs to develop a proof-of-concept AEB system that fused perception data from a FLIR ADK’s ethernet-based Boson® thermal camera and a Delphi ESR 2.5 radar. The radar provided range data and the thermal camera provided object detection and classification. VSI recently conducted initial performance tests based on Euro NCAP requirements at the American Center for Mobility (ACM).
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UK Energy Supplier Lends FLIR ONE Cameras to Customers to Help Cut Costs
UK electricity and gas supplier Octopus Energy specializes in energy efficiency and saving customers money. In fact, they’re so serious about helping their customers be more energy efficient that they loan out FLIR ONE Pro thermal cameras completely free of charge.
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Ghost Hunting: Professional Tips
It’s well known amongst ghost hunters that thermal imaging is an important tool for tracking down spirits from beyond. Often times non-believers cast doubt on ghost hunters, citing technical abnormalities as the reason some see ghosts. So this Halloween, to help educate ghost hunters around the world, we wanted to highlight a few common thermal patterns and anomalies that can be mistaken for apparitions.
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Recorded Webinar: FLIR QL320 Introduction and Basic Training
Gain a fundamental understanding of quantitative optical gas imaging, or QOGI, in this recorded webinar with one of our FLIR optical gas imaging experts, Craig O'Neill. He also offers detailed operational training for the FLIR QL320 QOGI System, including a product demonstration.
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Accelerate Electronics Design and Testing with Teledyne FLIR Infrared Cameras
As electronic components and systems get smaller and more powerful, the potential for failures and significant damage due to inherent heat generation increases. Finding, evaluating, and fixing these hot spots during product development and validation is becoming increasingly difficult. Whether you work in research, design, testing, quality assurance, or repair of electronic systems, you can benefit from viewing this free webinar.
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The Importance of Thermal Sensitivity (NETD) for Detection Accuracy
As users continue to expand and evolve their security systems, the adaptation of thermal cameras to improve their overall situational awareness at the perimeter has been a growing trend. Because more visible camera manufacturers are introducing thermal offerings, it is important to understand what differentiates an entry level camera from a higher performing one. Those familiar with visible cameras understand that resolution and available pixels determine how well analytics will work for the necessary application. While resolution is important with thermal cameras, you also want to know what the NETD is and how this impacts the performance of the camera. In this tech note, you will learn how a thermal camera’s NETD will affect its image quality and the performance with analytics.
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PFE LTD. RELIES ON FLIR THERMAL STUDIO TO ACCELERATE ASSET INSPECTIONS, REPORTING
British inspection specialist PFE Limited uses FLIR Thermal Studio software to accelerate site inspections and reporting, and to deliver consistent reporting quality to its demanding customer base. To provide trustworthy and repeatable reporting quality, PFE engineers make use of the latest technology on the market for vibration analysis, dynamic balancing and thermography, among other things.
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Seeing The Spread: Researchers Find How To Make Operating Rooms Safer With Help of FLIR GF343
Ensuring the safety of surgical staff includes having high air quality in the operating room. Proper air regulation decreases the spread of air-borne infections—including COVID-19—between patients and staff. Analyzing how those infections spread is of key interest to researchers at the University of Dublin, in Ireland, who are investigating how the use of carbon dioxide (CO2) in minimally invasive surgery might contribute to infection rates among doctors and surgery staff. In order to study the effect of CO2 in surgery, the researchers brought in the FLIR GF343, an optical gas imaging (OGI) camera capable of visualizing CO2. Before we dig into how or why they used this camera, though, it is important to note that the FLIR GF343 is not intended, marketed, or sold for use in the medical field or surgery. In this case, researchers used the camera to better understand the surgery setting.
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Leaders of the Steel Industry use FLIR GF346 Gas Detection Cameras to Detect Harmful Carbon Monoxide Gas
Many steel companies have similar challenges tied to safety, productivity and environmental stewardship. They have the capacity to produce dozens of tonnes of crude steel annually, host operations in multiple countries, and employ tens of thousands of people—all of which can prove an challenge to safely producing hot and cold rolled coils, sheets, galvanized sheets, tubes, wire rods, construction rebars, and bearings.
