CONDITION MONITORING
INSPECTION SERVICES
Where temperature is a key factor IR Thermal Imaging is one of the best tools for predictive maintenance
Some of the benefits of infrared thermography for condition monitoring include:
- Significantly reduce breakdowns due to power failures
- Detect problems in real time, without any down time to operations
- Reduce preventive maintenance and troubleshooting time
- Review priorities for remedial action
- Inspect equipment for defects while still under manufacturer warranty
- Meet insurance company requirements.
REDUCING UNPLANNED DOWNTIME = HIGH COST SAVINGS!
There are a great many applications for thermography. Some are listed here:
Electrical Infrastructure
- Power generation and transmission
- Substation inspections including transformers and capacitor banks, switchgear and circuit breakers,
- Overhead urban and rural distribution electrical inspections.
- Electrical Switch Boards
- Electrical motor inspections.
[ Photo on left looks normal. Infrared shows supply transformer LV link failure is immanent. Identified before breakdown and major loss of production. ]
[ Again, line side connection looks normal. Early detection enabled the orderly shut down of a library, gymnasium and offices to take place so that immediate repairs could be carried out. ]
Mechanical Systems
- Drive systems; gear box and bearing inspections
- HVAC plant and equipment evaluation
- Refrigeration plant and equipment evaluation
- Pipe works and plumbing, hydraulic systems
- Boilers
- Heat treatment systems
[ Conveyor motor and gearbox drive coupling. ]
[ An example where hotspot thermography has located a stray circlip having the potential to cause a burn-out to an industrial drive braking system ]
SCHEDULED REPAIRS ARE LESS EXPENSIVE THAN REACTING TO UNEXPECTED BREAKDOWNS
