Cascade Thermal Imaging, Inc

  Most facility managers won't even know there's a problem until the equipment fails. A transformer trips, a conveyor belt seizes or a circuit panel overheats and an ordinary week turns into an emergency shutdown. It doesn't have to be like that. This is exactly what infrared thermal detection surveys and predictive maintenance solutions are meant to prevent. And, when they're carried out correctly, they don't just help you avoid downtime; they help you keep your company profitable. Understand Infrared Surveys and Why Do They Matter? An infrared survey is a non-destructive diagnostic procedure that employs infrared cameras to identify areas of inconsistent heat in electrical installations, mechanical systems, roofs and building envelopes. Heat is one of the first indicators of equipment failure, long before any fault is visible. Here's how it works; a bad electrical connection will not start sparks on day one. But it will start making excess heat. Infrar...

You might be surprised to learn that when experts perform infrared and acoustic imaging inspections, it isn’t technology alone that adds value to your organization, it is timing too. The greatest opportunity to protect and extend, the lifespan of your critical equipment exists when inspections are performed on a consistent basis, before small problems become costly failures. Also, learn what benefits you’ll see when you combine thermal with acoustic information and that the two data sets in tandem provide a much more complete picture than either technology can on their own. Understand Infrared and Acoustic Imaging Inspection An infrared inspection detects non-uniform temperature in electrical closets, mechanical rooms, cable trays, conduit runs, HVAC systems, duct envelopes and more, using infrared cameras. An acoustic inspection uses very high frequency sound waves generated by ultrasonic sensors to listen for very small compressed air leaks, electrical arcing, bearing faults an...