Traditional maintenance programmes have always been reactionary, driven either by failures and breakdowns or arbitrary routine exercises. They therefore achieve little in terms of minimising equipment downtime, extending the life of equipment or reducing overall lifecycle costs.
Proactive approach
Thermal imaging technology makes maintenance programmes proactive. Infrared can be used for electrical and mechanical inspections as well as for HVAC equipment and associated plant machinery. It can monitor absolute temperature measurement or detect threats such as over-heating in equipment before they become problems.
Organisations using thermal imaging for condition monitoring strategies report dramatic reductions in operational downtime and costs, and as a result are seeing increased capacity, improved quality of service and increased returns on investment.
Thousands of maintenance professionals, in many industries, rely upon Irisys systems every day for a vast range of preventative maintenance thermal imaging requirements, including:
Electrical
- Checking for loose/over tight connections
- Overloaded components
- Uneven voltage distribution
- Failed/fatigued components
Mechanical
- Checking condition of bearings
- Poor motor shaft alignment
- Faulty electrical connections
Domestic & industrial plumbing and heating
- Checking under-floor heating without digging up a large area
- Identifying burst pipes and gas leaks
- Checking radiators and boilers for efficiency