About Thermal Imaging

Many willing engineers and entrepreneurs have been sufficiently convinced to make their own investment and begin a service company.

The technique is such a successful method of Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) , that the American Society for Non Destructive Testing (ASNT) has recognised it formally and established levels of skills and training requirements, for practitioners.

Many private training companies teach the basics and more for equipment users.

Many electric utility and large manufacturing companies have established departments to conduct planned and organized use in identifying potential breakdowns of production and test equipment before they occur.

More robust and compact cameras without cryogenic cooling requirements have been adapted to several continuous processes as a tool for use in controlling product temperatures or locating defects or undesired conditions.

It is expected that the coupling of the IR cameras with accurate and rapid temperature measuring capabilities will replace spot IR thermometers and bring new control capabilities to many industrial processes.

Newer variations of the technology especially the technique known as Thermal Wave Imaging, have shown the remarkable ability to locate subsurface corrosion and other problems in aging aircraft structures with great precision and confidence.

Thermal Imaging practiced in the context of medical dignostics is also growing, but there it is known as “Thermology” to perhaps distinguish it from the practices not involving a person’s health.

However, the use of Thermal Imaging in animal health areas seems to have not required a change in name for some clearly analogous measurements for horses and small animals.

Then, not to be left in the dark, so to speak, the fire rescue and law enforcement communities have found there are numerous ways in which the practice of their professions can be made safer and more effective with IR imaging equipment.

The new, more capable and compact cameras seem to be almost ideal for these types of uses.

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