If you are servicing or troubleshooting industrial machinery, your safety depends partly on your environment and partly on yourself. You want to inspect electrical systems or check that equipment is operating within specifications to prevent damage or injury from overheating, misalignment or power quality problems. You are responsible for keeping equipment running correctly and you want to check that equipment from a safe distance and look for faults.
A infrared camera can help you on both counts. With thermal imaging cameras you can scan equipment, structures and processes from a safe distance, reducing exposure to safety risks. In some cases, this means you no longer need a hot work permit.
These are some areas where a thermal imaging camera increases your safety:
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Inspecting electrical systems
With an infrared camera, you can stand well outside the arc zone and scan live equipment using special infrared beams without having to open the panel. This can reduce your risk and may also mean putting on less personal protective equipment (PPE).
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Potentially explosive environments
A thermal imaging camera with telephoto lens allows you to stand further away from the equipment in a potentially explosive environment and still capture all the necessary details. By scanning from a great distance, you do not have to climb into towers, on chimneys or air filters to inspect areas that you would otherwise not be able to get close enough without shutting down production.
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Building inspection
Thanks to the remote capabilities of a thermal imaging camera with a telephoto and/or wide-angle lens, you can scan a lot of ceilings, roofs or walls and pipes from the ground. This reduces the risk of falling and speeds up your inspections.
