10 Minute Talk
Nine Steps to Setting Up an Infrared Inspection Program
Infrared inspections are now a matter of routine for many commercial and industrial facilities. By proactively addressing incipient or latent failures detected during a single inspection, facility managers are able to avoid costs associated with unscheduled downtime and damage to electrical and mechanical equipment. Even greater savings can be achieved through...
- Jim Seffrin
- Infraspection Institute
Infrared Thermography as a Diagnostic Tool for Roofing Systems
Thermography is typically used for condition assessment and forensic studies, as well as quality assurance inspections of new installations, repairs, and retrofits. Performed properly, thermography can provide valuable insights into the condition of a roofing system by graphically documenting the extent and location of subsurface moisture within a roof..
- Jim Seffrin
- Infraspection Institute
Tank Levels
The reliability of tank level indicators has improved significantly over the past few decades. This tip will discuss how taking advantage of differences in thermal capacitance of tank contents allows for fast and effect tank level inspections.
- Roy Huff
- The Snell Group
Four Electrical Failure Modes
Electrical failure modes can be divided into four main categories. This tip will briefly discuss these categories and their associated thermal patterns to help the field thermographer better understand and identify thermal anomalies found in the field...
- Roy Huff
- The Snell Group
Categories of Infrared Cameras
Choosing the correct infrared camera can be a bit overwhelming. It is important to know the differences between infrared cameras on the market today. In this video we will break down infrared cameras into different categories to determine your needs…
- Roy Huff
- The Snell Group
Transmission Measurements and Selective Radiance
Emissivity, reflections, and transmission rates for IR windows can cause confusion and frustration without the proper knowledge, experience, training, and skills. This quick tip will simplify the very complex subject of IR window transmissions…
- Rudy Wodrich
- IRISS
Establishing Infrared Inspection Frequencies
You have an infrared camera. You’re ready to implement an infrared program. You know what assets you want to inspect. How do you establish an effective inspection frequency for your program? This short presentation will take you through the many, many aspects that must be considered when establishing inspection frequencies. Annual inspections do not support reliability. One set frequency for all assets is not the answer either. Take a few minutes to see what industry best practices suggest…
- Roy Huff
- The Snell Group
Choosing a Temperature Surveillance System
Electrical equipment has many points of potential failure. Each connection and internal component has the potential of failing and…
- Martin Robinson
- IRISS Inc.
An Extremely Important Aspect to Quality Data
Why is focus so important? The quality of the images in your report projects…
- Roy Huff
- The Snell Group