We
have added Thermal Scanning Camera Inspections to our
Mold Inspection services. The tool is mainly used to
locate and pinpoint sources of leaks and water intrusion
in buildings eliminating the need for destructive source
finding. The method is most efficient shortly after
a leak occurred and less effective when no moisture
remain in the building material. It can collect Color
thermal images that can be e-mailed to client or used
for documentation in reports. Go to the link above to
find out more. Contact us for a demo.
There are many more instances
when thermography can be utilized. Here are a few:
- Benefits
of Infrared Thermography
- Significantly
reduce unscheduled power outages
- Detect
problems quickly, without interrupting service
- Assess
priorities for corrective action
- Minimize
preventive maintenance and troubleshooting time
- Comply
with insurance company requirements
- Check
for defective equipment while still under
manufacturer
warranty.
Electrical
Systems:
- Power generation inspections
including exciters,
4160 connections, motor control centers and isophase
bus ducts.
- Substation Electrical inspections
including switchgear,
breakers, transformers and capacitor banks.
- Overhead urban and rural distribution
electrical inspections. Electrical motor inspections.
Building
Envelopes and Structures:
- Thermal heat loss inspections
for buildings, plants,
facilities, refineries.Moisture contamination evaluations
in buildings, condo's, plants facilities.
- Concrete integrity inspections
- Concrete water heated floor inspections
for leaks and
temperature distribution
- Locate missing or damaged insulation
- Identify air leakage energy losses
- Evaluate the thermal performance
of retrofits
- Locate radiant heating wires or
pipes
- Detect delaminations in concrete
bridge deck
- Locate and identify mold growth
areas in building structures
Roofing Systems:
- Flat roof leak detection for buildings,
plants, facilities
- Identify water damaged portions
of a roof quickly and accurately
- Eliminate unnecessary replacement
of good roofing
- Plan accurate budgets based on facts
- Document
problems before the warranty/bond expires.
Mechanical Systems
- Boilers
- Inspect burners for flame impingement
and burner management
- Look at combustion patterns of fuel
- Detect thermal patterns on
boiler tubes and measure
tube skin temperature during normal operation or
when boiler is on standby
- Scan and record temperatures
in areas of boiler not monitored
- Scan the exterior of boiler
for refectory damage or
locate warmer areas where potential refectory damage
may occur
- Detect coke buildup in crude
oil furnaces
- Power Plant boiler flue gas
leak detection
- Mechanical bearing inspections
- Heat ventilation air conditioning
equipment evaluation
- Cold Storage cooling losses.
- Detect insulation leaks in
refrigeration equipment
Petrochemical Applications
- Refinery process line insulation
loss or leak detection
- Refinery process evaluation
- Heat exchanger Quality and efficiency
evaluation
- Furnace refractory (insulation)
inspections
- Furnace Internal flame evaluation
and tube inspections
- Flame propagation explosion analysis.
Electronic Equipment
- Printed circuit board evaluation
and troubleshooting.
- Thermal mapping of semiconductor
device services
- Circuit board component evaluation
- Production-type inspection
of bonded structures
- Inspection of hybrid microcircuits
- Inspection of solder joints
Environmental Applications
- Locate old waste disposal sites
- Locate old buried tanks on
industrial sites
- Locate and monitor oil spills
- Research and development applications
- Design proto typing evaluation
Environmental Applications
- Automotive Applications
- Motor racing suspension and tire
contact diagnostics
- Brake and engine systems evaluation
for performance
and cooling efficiencies
Aerospace Applications
- Water ingress in airplane control
surfaces and radomes
- Tire and brake system diagnosis
- Windshield and wing surface deicing
system diagnosis
- Stress crack and corrosion identification
and location
- Jet and rocket engine analysis
- Composite materials delamination
and disbanding location
- Target signature analysis
Medical / Veterinary Applications
- Medical injury examinations for
whiplash, back injuries,
Carpal Tunnel syndrome
- Disease evaluation - breast cancer,
arthritis and many more
- Dentistry, tempomandibular jaw dysfunction
and more
- Sports injuries evaluation, and
therapy progress
- Equine (horse) injury examination,
stress fractures,lameness
- Laser dosimetry determination
Airborne applications
- Pipeline inspection, leak detection,
stress corrosion
cracking areas
- Environmental inspections, pollution
dumping, thermal
dumping of waste water
- Fire Mapping, hold over fires, fire
line and mop-up inspections
- High Voltage Aerial Electrical inspections
for transmission lines
- Search and rescue
- Covert surveillance
Pulp and Paper
- Detect uneven heat distribution
in Fourdrinier steam boxes
- Identify wet streaks, non-uniformity,
that can have adverse
effects on paper quality
- Identify basis weight variations
- Monitor size press performance
- Analyze dryer temperatures to look
for non-uniformity in dryers
- Monitor coating to see that it is
being applied uniformly to
surface of the paper
- Analyze reel to find anomalies that
may be induced by
pieces of process equipment connected to the paper
machine
- Inspect chip piles for hot spots
Steam Turbine and Hydroelectric Generators
- Locate inter-laminar faults in stator
cores
- Monitor the effectiveness of repairs
to the damaged areas
- Help maintain quality control during
a stator core repair
- Obtain a thermal image of the stator
core that serves
as a permanent record of the condition of the stator
core following repairs
Miscellaneous Applications
- Detect RF heating in antennas, wave
guides, guy wires
and frame structures
- Locate low-intensity sleeper fires
on forest lands
- Locate lost people
- Remote sensing applications
- Firefighting – Locate people
in burning buildings
and navigate through smoke
- Locate non uniform densities in
hot mix asphalt paving
- Locate moisture and delaminations
in marine construction
For
emergency assistance Call 213-305-0840
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