Electronics
Manufacturing

With
the ability in viewing small, irregular shaped objects and
remotely determining thermal characteristics and temperatures,
infrared cameras have been valuable assets to both production
and diagnostic areas in the electronics industry. They enable
electronics companies to quickly identify electrical problems in
their products before having to encounter more severe problems
down the road. Therefore, they can maximize production
efficiency, minimize time to market and keep off costly recalls
and warranty issues.
Application
examples:
PCB
evaluation & trouble shooting
Thermal
imaging of semiconductor equipment
Circuit
board component evaluation
Production-
type inspection if bonded structure
Inspection
of hybrid microcircuits
Inspection
of solder joints
Others
Petrochemical
Manufacturing

As
it is extremely energy intensive, the refining process of
petrochemical manufacturing requires careful thermal monitoring
to ascertain safety and thermal efficiencies of each process.
Examining such thermal processes with high temp- measuring
infrared thermal camera can provide a quick and accurate
diagnosis of problems and save refineries high damage-related
costs. Refineries can attain a higher level of productivity and
increase profitability by using infrared cameras to carry out
tank level verification, condenser fin diagnosis, furnace
maintenance, refractory loss management and electrical and
mechanical maintenance.
Application
examples:
Refinery
process evaluation
Furnace
refractory (insulation) inspection
Insulation
loss or leak detection of refinery process line
Heat
exchanger quality and efficiency evaluation
Furnace
internal flame evaluation and tube inspections
Flame
propagation explosion analysis
High-temp
pressure pipeline inspection
Thermocouple
validation
Others
Paper
Manufacturing
Based
on water removal through drainage, the paper manufacturing
process contains several stages in which mechanical pressing and
the application of heat can provide a thermal imprint. Using
infrared equipment to monitor each of these stages as well as
preventing electrical and mechanical failure by carrying out
traditional predictive maintenance with such equipment can
result in a higher quality product and minimize costs by
averting failures.
Application
examples:
Detection
of uneven heat distribution in steams
Identification
of wet streaks & non-uniformity
Monitoring
of size press performance
measurement
of dryer temperatures
Monitoring
of coating
Inspection
of chip piles for hot spots
Food Processing
Food
processing companies are constantly stumbled by boundaries of
safety, product quality and economy. IR thermal imaging makes it
easy to get out. IR thermal imaging provides the measurement
capability to safely and economically achieve a high quality and
thus accomplishment of a company in the increasing vehement
competition for market share.
For
products such as chips or bacon with thin profile, thermal
imaging provides accurate measurements of surface temperature
and calibrated images that work well enough without further
processing.
For products with substantial thickness, the surface
temperatures may be used as an input into a mathematical model
describing the thermal properties of the product. With such a
model, volumetric thermal properties and statistical analyses
may be extended to many additional products.
Glass
Manufacturing

It
is imperative for glass manufacturing process to monitor
temperatures at critical junctures during production. Since
nature of the process is thermal, the quality of manufactured
glass relies on obtaining accurate temperature readings of
various elements such as glass mold, “gob”, steel conveyor
belt and furnace. Using easily deployable infrared cameras to
monitor these temperatures as well as preventing electrical and
mechanical failure by carrying out traditional predictive
maintenance with such equipment can result in a higher quality
product and minimize costs by averting failures.
Steel
Manufacturing

Non-Destructive
Testing Condition
Monitoring Production
Monitoring
Quality
Assurance Machine
Vision Others