Thermography

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  • Thermography

Procedures

The development of inspection guidelines or procedures are crucial to the success and sustainability of infrared programs. They can improve safety, consistency and support the continuity of your program. This brief tip will introduce the benefits of creating and utilizing infrared procedures. Also examples of the concept of generic and specific guidelines that can be used on different equipment categories will be shown.

Five Minute Facts
  • Thermography

Is That a “Real Hot Spot” or Just a Reflection?

So much emphasis is placed on emissivity that in many cases reflectivity is not given the respect and attention it deserves. When capturing high-quality infrared data, reflected or background energy must be known, along with an understanding of how it is influencing the image and data.

Nine Minutes of Knowledge
  • Thermography

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.

White Papers
  • Thermography

Bridging the Maintenance Gap to Condition-Based Maintenance Part II

EMSDs, along with data analysis and a new approach to maintenance called condition-based maintenance, can exploit the information age to not only bridge the knowledge gap, but to also improve the efficiency, safety, reliability and cost of electrical system maintenance…

Two Minute Tips
  • Thermography

Qualities of a Good Image

A high-quality infrared image is where it all begins. This provides the best possible data for analysis of the object(s) of interest. Many of the requirements involve necessary setup for the collection of accurate radiometric data such as focus and range. This tip will share some of the most important items to consider when capturing a great infrared image.

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  • Condition Monitoring Management
  • Lubrication
  • Motor Testing
  • Oil Analysis + Wear Particle
  • Thermography
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  • Vibration Analysis

Getting Started

Welcome to the home of condition monitoring; CBM CONNECT! The site is designed to provide you with educational articles, videos, and podcasts...

Nine Minutes of Knowledge
  • Thermography

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...

White Papers
  • Thermography

Give Yourself a “Thermal Lobotomy”

Thermal Lobotomy: The virtual act of severing the concept of reflection from that of emission in order to prevent thermographers from suffering destructive and repetitive inspection methodology...

Five Minute Facts
  • Thermography

What’s the Best Color Palette?

What is the best color palette to use for your infrared camera and program? There are several factors to contemplate when selecting a palette for use in the field and additional considerations when selecting a palette for analysis and reporting. This tip will briefly describe some options to scrutinize when deciding what the best palette is for you.

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