ITC InfraMation - June 2009

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Your intelligence = brief on=20 infrared thermography

Volume 10 Issue=20 6

In This=20 Issue:=20

Welcome

International = Association of Certified Thermographers

Video of the Month

IR News you can Use

ITC Message Board Posts

Brainteaser of the Month

Last Month's Brainteaser

Course Calendars

About the ITC

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This month we are featuring a couple of things you = should=20 check into.

First we want to make you aware of a non-profit=20 thermographer's association, IACT. If you are a thermographer, you = should=20 consider joining this group.

Second, of importance primarily to our Canadian=20 thermographers, we have provided a link to InfraCanada, Canada's = only=20 maintenance IR conference.

As usual = we have our=20 Message Board posts, News items, = Videos, and our=20 monthly Brainteaser for you to solve.

As with all images in this = newsletter,=20 click an image to see a larger version.

We'll see you again next month,

Gary Orlove,
Editor and=20 Publisher

International Association of Certified=20 Thermographers

An organization whose time = has come; IACT=20 was created so thermographers from diverse backgrounds can have an = accessible place for unbiased information and services to enhance = their=20 business.

One of IACT's=20 goals is to provide the public a place where they can find = unbiased=20 information on thermography and qualified thermographers. IACT is = the only=20 non-profit membership association that is bringing together = thermographers=20 in all areas.

IACT was=20 conceived in the summer of 2006 due to the lack of unbiased, = cohesive=20 information available on thermography to the general public and=20 thermographers. With the growing number of people acquiring = thermal=20 cameras there needs to be a way for the public to locate = information and a=20 qualified thermographer to meet their needs.

While IACT=20 welcomes all thermographers, the primary disciplines on which they = currently focus are Building Sciences, Condition = Monitoring,=20 and Medical Thermography.

Expl= ore=20 the many benefits membership brings=20 thermographers.

Video of the=20 Month

Infrared thermal video of a railroad train. If = you can't=20 see this video, click here.

IR News you can=20 Use

Straight from = the World Wide=20 Web, here is what's going on in the world of infrared = thermography.

InfraCanada - Canada's only = Facility=20 Maintenance and IR Imaging Conference
Click the link = for a preview=20 of the guest speakers for Canada's ONLY maintenance seminar that = will=20 help you harness the latest maintenance tool innovations & = learn=20 from Industry Experts.
FLIR=92s = Recession-Fighting=20 Free Gift Promotion
Order Select IR Cameras* Before = June 26th,=20 2009 and receive:
FREE HP Mini 1000 Notebook PC: = Sleek,=20 ultra-lightweight design for ultra portable internet and email = access on=20 the road. OR a
FREE Extech Wireless Video Borescope: = The only=20 wireless inspection borescope that can capture JPEGs or AVI = video via=20 detachable 3.5" color TFT LCD wireless monitor and memory = card. =20 *See website for offer details
US Air Force Unveils Two Tricked-Out Rides for = 2009 Super=20 Car Tour
Automobile Magazine - Tom Ludwick - = ‎June 3,=20 2009‎
It also boasts a computer system allowing for = unmanned remote=20 access, integrated thermal imaging camera, and a 360-degree = surveillance=20 camera. ...
The benefits of integrating lean concepts with = infrared=20 thermography
Reliable Plant Magazine - Fred = Colbert, Fred=20 Colbert - ‎June 3, 2009‎
When the thermographer = does find a problem,=20 he or she typically stores the thermogram to a flash card in the = IR=20 camera, writes findings down with pencil and ...
HVAC firm adds products, = solutions
Cincinnati.com -=20 ‎May 26, 2009‎
More in depth audits begin at $395 = and use an infrared=20 camera inspection and on-site blower to detect where energy may = be=20 escaping or where outside air is ...
Spotting electrical problems with IR=20 thermography
Plant Engineering - ‎May 21,=20 2009‎
Thermography makes it possible to measure the = temperature of=20 each part of an entire assembly - including parts that are = inaccessible=20 or at high voltage. ...
18/05/2009 - REAL TIME THERMAL IMAGING OF = POORLY=20 INSULATED HOMES
Process & Control Today - ‎May = 18, 2009‎
And=20 it's this level Ordnance Survey detail that has allowed the=20 Bedford-based thermal imaging specialist Thermascan to develop a = ground=20 breaking mobile, ...

Go Green: How an Energy Audit = Works
UpNorthLive.com=20 - ‎May 14, 2009‎
An infrared camera allows him to = see where cool air=20 from outside may be coming into the home or where pipes and = ducts are=20 giving off heat. ...
ORLEN refinery deploys FLIR Systems SR-100 = thermal=20 imaging cameras
SourceSecurity.com - ‎May 13, = 2009‎
"I knew about=20 thermal imaging technology and got in contact with Mr. Swies of = Agtes, a=20 FLIR Systems distributor in Poland, who demonstrated me the = systems.=20 ...
Thermal Signatures Determine Time of = Death
Photonics.com - ‎May 13, = 2009‎
Thermography=20 detects infrared radiation in the electromagnetic spectrum, and = when=20 used on decomposing bodies, the thermal growth signatures of = ...

ITC Message Board=20 Posts

Here is a = selection of=20 recent new threads by IR Community members. Feel free to click the = links,=20 see the responses, and post your own response if you = like.

'mapping' thermal environments in and around=20 vegetation
Hi. I am an ecologist = interested=20 in exploring the potential for using IR imaging to 'map' thermal = environments in and around vegetation e.g.. for a tree. The aim = is to=20 use this information to investigate the importance of vegetation = as a=20 refuge for different desert animals. What we want to do is get = an idea=20 of temperatures in and around trees. Although much desert = vegetation has=20 very little foliage, I imagine that getting an idea of = temperatures=20 'inside' trees using IR imaging is problematic. I'd be very = grateful if=20 anyone had any thoughts or ideas if this might be an avenue = worth=20 pursuing and how such a task could be tackled.
tripod or monopod (also called unipod)
Looking for comments re experience with monopods. = They come=20 in a wide variety of prices and am considering trying one in = place of a=20 tripod. Speed and lightness are the benefits, but do they serve = the=20 thermographer?
Substation repair criteria
I=20 would like to know of any ones experience with either NFPA 70B = and=20 EPRI=92s prioritization criteria for critical Substation = equipment given=20 all variables are equal (emissivity, loading, wind, distance = etc..).=20 What has been your failure rates, and if you have changed = criteria why.=20 Also if you have developed your our criteria what is it &=20 why?
Getting Started in The Business.
was=20 looking for some insight on how to initially get into the field. = I am=20 currently working on becoming level 1 certified. Any info,=20 recommendations, books, concepts Etc... would be greatly = appreciated.=20 Thanks in advance, enjoy seeing everyone's thermal mysteries..=20
Building Science Course
I = have been a=20 licensed building contractor for 35 years and have a level II=20 certification in thermography. I would welcome any insight as to = the=20 value of taking this course?

And of course if YOU have a question or want = to start=20 a discussion on a topic, we would love to hear from you. Just post = a new=20 thread on a mes= sage=20 board.

Brainteaser of the Month =20

<= IMG=20 border=3D1 hspace=3D3 vspace=3D3 align=3Dright=20 = src=3D"http://www.itcnewsletter.com/2009/2009-06_images/IR_2088A3_small.j= pg"=20 = xthumbnail-orig-image=3D"2009-06_images/IR_2088A3.jpg">Here is = this month's=20 brainteaser. Readers who email us a correct explanation are = entered into a=20 drawing to win a prize. Please put "Brainteaser" as the = subject of=20 the message.

Click=20 here to email your guess

Do you have an interesting image = that you think=20 would challenge other thermographers? If so please email me your image = (preferably=20 in native .img, .jpg, .tif, .tgw, or .tmw format) with an = accompanying=20 visible photo and explanation. If your image is used, you receive = a gift=20 as = well.

Last Month's = Brainteaser

This is the inside of a plastic hard hat after being = removed from my=20 head. The straps crossing the middle of the image are giving off = heat just=20 absorbed from the top of my head. The hot circle around the straps = are=20 also part of the comfort support for the hard hat - Jeff Brunet, = Martco=20 Limited Partnership L.L.C.

We received a = total of 128=20 guesses last month and 116 correct answers. You guys really know = your hard=20 hats! . Congratulations to our winner J F G SMITH, and to our = thermogram=20 contributor, Jeff Brunet. Both win the revered ITC low e = coffee=20 mug.

Course Calendars =

Click the = links below to see=20 our latest course schedules (in local language).

Americas

Eurasia

Deutschland

France

Italia

United=20 = Kingdom

About the=20 Infrared Training Center =20

The Infrared Training Center offers training and=20 certification in all aspects of infrared thermography use. Our = world-class=20 training headquarters are located near Boston, Massachusetts, USA = and=20 Stockholm, Sweden and have the world's most extensive hands on=20 laboratories for infrared applications. In addition, we have = training=20 centers around the world. Please join us in exploring the = fascinating=20 world of the infrared!

Your comments and suggestions about this newsletter = are=20 welcomed and encouraged. If you have an interesting application or = case=20 study to share, we encourage you to submit it for publication.=20 Published articles earn credit towards IR=20 recertification.

Please e-mail Gary = Orlove or send regular mail to the Americas=20 office.

Visit our website:

ITC Americas, = BOSTON

25 Esquire Road
N. Billerica, MA 01862,=20 USA

Tel: +1-978-901-8405
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ITC Eurasia, = SWEDEN

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SE-182 11 Danderyd,=20 Sweden

Tel: +46 (0) 8 753 25 00
Fax: +46 (0) 8 753 26=20 01
E-mail: mailto:itc@flir.se

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