Cuando crecía, mi padre era muy bueno enseñándome todas las cosas que un hombre joven debía saber, cosas usuales, como: pescar, cambiar un neumático, etc. Cada cierto tiempo, mi padre me decía algo como por ejemplo: ‘déjame mostrarte este viejo truco del ejército’. Al ser adolescente, me percate que mi padre nunca estuvo en el ejército, aparentemente cuando yo era niño tomaba todo muy literal.

De-energized Electric Motor Testing (EMT) equipment provides a suite of varying tests. Of all the differing tests, inductance is of utmost importance because it is affected by everything in the motor. From a review of the below formula, you can see that inductance measurement is comprised of a number of factors, the characteristics of the core material, the dimension of the core, and the wire or windings, i.e. number of turns, all affect the measured inductance.

In our Level I Thermographic Applications Course, we mention that there are imager settings that cannot be changed after an image is saved. As an instructor, I tend to focus on what I consider the Big Three; Focus, Range, and Perspective (Composition). Those are important for obvious reasons. No one wants a poorly focused image, nor one with areas of heat that can’t be measured, or for important areas to be left out of the image. But there’s another setting that can’t be changed that’s mentioned in the course manual that I have been guilty of not mentioning. Does anyone know which one?

Durant la préparation des grands repas de fin d’année avec votre famille ou vos amis, saisissez l’occasion pour vous distraire avec votre imageur thermique.

Faites une tournée de la cuisine avant le repas non seulement pour y grignoter mais emmenez-y aussi votre camera pour faire des découvertes étonnantes.

The upcoming Thanksgiving holiday here in the United States is a great time to "Think Thermally®" and have fun with your thermal imager as you get ready to celebrate with family and friends. I'm sure many of you enjoy hanging out in the kitchen before the big meal, trying to steal a quick bite. This year, for those of you who have access to a thermal imager, consider bringing it along. You might be amazed by what can be seen.

When creating an infrared inspection report it is important to include a high-quality visual reference of the anomaly along with the thermal image in the report. This visual image, along with written directions, will help the individuals responsible for the repair quickly find the equipment or component where the thermal abnormality exists.

La majorité des gens qui suivent un cours de thermographie niveau I ont hâte de mettre à l’épreuve leur nouvelle maitrise en découvrant des problèmes grâce à l’infrarouge. C'est une bonne chose pour un employeur, et également utile pour sa formation individuelle en continue. Passer le plus de temps possible avec sa caméra infrarouge en vaut la peine, puisque comme toutes compétences, il est autrement possible d’en perdre l’habitude par manque d’utilisation.

There are many technologies available to monitor critical assets and increase reliability. We have found the use of infrared with energized electric motor testing (EMT) is a perfect match.

At a first, inspecting buildings with thermography might appear to be a rather straightforward endeavor. While this is partially true, there are some points to be considered. Heat transfer in buildings can be dynamic and understanding the thermal conditions and how they change during the inspection process is essential to interpreting the data collected. Additionally, it is important to understand that the thermal patterns present in a building may not always present themselves as might be expected.

Al considerar en la actualidad la disponibilidad de esta tecnología, me doy cuenta de los grandes avances tecnológicos, y como la tecnología sigue avanzando rápidamente. Recuerdo en el pasado leer en historietas de Dick Tracy, acerca de tecnología en ese entonces futurista, como relojes con radio transmisor de dos vías para comunicarse, lo cual para aquella época sonaba un poco descabellado. Sin embargo, recientemente mi esposa compro un Apple watch donde puede llamar, enviar textos y usar muchas otras aplicaciones desde dicho dispositivo.