FLIR Systems Australia

FLIR Systems' infrared cameras play active role in BMW's Research and Innovation Center (25-Aug-2008)
BMW is now back into Formula 1, as suppliers of motors for the Williams F1 Team. Both during the design of new cars and the assembly of existing models, the infrared cameras, available from FLIR Systems, play an active role.

Thermographic evaluation of heat transfer coefficient using FLIR Systems’ infrared camera (22-Aug-2008)
The infrared camera, available from FLIR Systems, helps with thermographic evaluation of forced convective heat transfer coefficient on short pin fins at the University of Ancona.

FLIR Systems’ infrared cameras installed in BASF for preventive maintenance (21-Aug-2008)
The infrared camera, available from FLIR Systems, is being used continuously and daily and a member of staff at BASF is working fulltime with the infrared camera. In certain units, periodic fixed routes are followed and inspections are carried out at previously defined points.

FLIR Systems’ views on applying severity criteria in infrared maintenance inspections (20-Aug-2008)
FLIR Systems has explained that people need to be acquainted with the installation to decide whether a hot-spot is a real problem or not.

FLIR Systems’ ThermaCAM P-series and ThermaCAM E-series infrared cameras at Heathrow airport (19-Aug-2008)
According to Andy Watson, Energy Manager of Heathrow airport, instruments that will help diminish the airport’s energy consumption are the infrared cameras available from FLIR Systems.

FLIR Systems’ FLIR ThermaCAM SC 1000 infrared camera used for St. Peter’s Basilica restoration (12-Aug-2008)
In November 1997, Giuseppe Giunta of EniTecnologie used a FLIR ThermaCAM SC 1000 on site. After seeing the potential for use of infrared cameras for building restoration, he convinced EniTecnologie to purchase a camera. Since acquiring this ThermaCAM, Giuseppe Giunta has been focusing intensively on the restoration and conservation of artistic monuments.

FLIR ThermoVision IR cameras from FLIR Systems Australia used in plywood industry (11-Aug-2008)
Infrared cameras detect heat energy and, as such, see through fog, steam, smoke and other obscurants. By using the FLIR ThermoVision IR cameras, available from FLIR Systems Australia, several major North American plywood manufacturers have implemented systems that allow crane and out feed cab operators to see through steam and maintain optimal productivity.

FLIR Systems unveils FLIR i5 infrared camera (15-Jul-2008)
FLIR Systems has introduced a compact point-shoot-detect thermal camera. The FLIR i5 is an infrared camera with a weight of 340g and a length of 22cm. FLIR Systems has considerably simplified the use of the infrared camera.

FLIR Systems Australia adds two handheld cameras to T-Series range (9-Jun-2008)
FLIR Systems Australia has added two new handheld cameras to its T-Series range, specifically designed for industrial and technical applications.

FLIR Systems’ infrared camera used by ErasmusMC (23-May-2008)
In this multidisciplinary environment, research is also being performed into the causes, intensity and distribution of pain as a symptom – does it involve an attack on nerves, pain nerve cells that react to disorders of blood supply? What is the relationship between pain, bodily temperature and the extent to which tissue is supplied with blood? A FLIR Systems’ infrared camera is used as a measuring tool to help answer these questions.

Hochtief Facility Management uses FLIR Systems’ P640 infrared camera (22-May-2008)
Düsseldorf branch of HTFM has procured a FLIR P640 infrared camera from FLIR Systems with a 640x480 pixel resolution that allows the user to see image details at a very good image quality.

FLIR Systems’ ThermaCAM A-Series infrared cameras used for flare detection (21-May-2008)
ThermoVision A-series is a compact infrared camera system with a maintenance-free uncooled microbolometer detector.

FLIR Systems’ camera used to detect metal fatigue damage in construction steels (20-May-2008)
The goal of the Technical University of Braunschweig's scientific project is to thermographically detect, describe and eventually quantify fatigue phenomena such as cyclic plasticity, slip bands and microcracks. The test setup consisted of a servo-hydraulic testing machine connected to a FLIR Systems’ Phoenix infrared camera placed on an automated positioning system.

FLIR Systems’ infrared camera used for mould quality inspection (19-May-2008)
A FLIR Systems’ ThermaCAM E65 handheld infrared camera is used to inspect the quality of the moulds, both in their development phase as during the moulding process.

FLIR Systems unveils handheld IR P660 camera (19-May-2008)
FLIR Systems its new handheld IR P660 camera which is designed for professional thermography.

Pocket-sized i5 camera from FLIR Systems (16-May-2008)
FLIR Systems has released its pocket-sized i5 camera, which is a thermography camera useful for electrical contractor, mechanical and building trades.

FLIR Systems’ infrared cameras used by transport refrigeration company (16-May-2008)
Infrared cameras are ideal instruments to maintain the powerful transport refrigerators that keep the goods fresh during their long way into our home fridges.

FLIR Systems’ infrared cameras used for elimination of cavities and air pockets in foam layers (15-May-2008)
Several car manufacturers use FLIR Systems’ ThermoVision A-Series camera combined with a verification method from system integrator, Automation Technology, to eliminate the formation of cavities and air pockets in foam layers of motor vehicle instrument panels.

Thermographic camera from FLIR Systems used in scientific investigation (14-May-2008)
A thermographic camera from FLIR Systems was a key component in experiments to create pure crystals in space.

FLIR Systems’ infrared camera used for spotting methane leaks in Norwegian landfill (13-May-2008)
FLIR Systems’ ThermaCAM GasFindIR infrared camera spots methane leaks, prevents uncontrolled gas venting and keeps air clean at a Norwegian landfill.

FLIR Systems’ infrared camera used for checking building insulation quality (12-May-2008)
Building insulation quality becomes a pressing issue as heating costs soar. An infrared camera for building applications and the expert’s eye can do a lot to save on energy.

FLIR Systems’ Infrared Camera used for monitoring passive housing construction (9-May-2008)
Markus Meyer uses a FLIR B360 infrared camera, from FLIR Systems, which has specific measurement features for building applications.

FLIR Systems’ fix mounted infrared cameras applied for steel ladle refractory inspection (8-May-2008)
A steelwork belonging to a big steel corporation is installing a ladle refractory monitoring system based on six FLIR Systems’ ThermoVision A320G fix mounted infrared cameras.

Bayernoil Refinery uses FLIR Systems’ GasFindIR infrared camera (7-May-2008)
Bayernoil is integrating the GasFindIR into its leak detection and repair programs.

SNCF uses FLIR Systems’ A40M Infrared Camera for railway maintenance (6-May-2008)
French national railways apply thermography for maintenance and use a FLIR Systems’ ThermoVision A40-M to inspect overhead catenaries at a speed of 120 km/h. The French national railway company intensively uses thermography to keep its extensive power supply and signalization operations running. SNCF is now also testing the potential of thermography to inspect its more than 20.000 km overhead wires with a FLIR Systems camera mounted on a test wagon. The SNCF is a large public transport service company in Europe with 33,000 km of tracks, of which more than 1,500 km are high-speed track for its TGV. The public company uses thermography for maintenance purposes to inspect its signalling installations and power stations. Twenty-Five ThermaCAMs at work The SNCF started to introduce infrared thermography on a large scale after a test inspection of signalization switchboards. The inspection, conducted 2001 in the Strasbourg region (eastern France) revealed that up to 45% of the installations had serious anomalies. This prompted the SNCF to procure four FLIR Systems PM 695 camera systems, a predecessor model of the current P640, and to train ten thermographers. Convinced by the benefits of thermography, the SNCF acquired twenty-five ThermaCAM E-series handheld cameras for its regional maintenance services. More than 80 SNCF employees now use thermography on a daily basis to conduct their inspection work. New applications demanded But the SNCF maintenance authorities were faced with problems of another kind. They observed that overhead catenaries of one of the main lines in the Parisian area often became overheated, expanding to such an extent that they almost touched the wagons. At first, the maintenance team thought that this was due to the dense traffic on the busy line. However, reinforcing the system’s suspension cables and feeders did not solve the problem. So Gerard Millot, Catenary Maintenance expert at SNCF, decided to turn to thermography to get a picture of the heating pattern of the catenaries. But how to get a clear and consistent picture of a heating pattern on kilometres of catenaries? The issue became pressing as the SNCF was recording over thirty failures annually due to overheated catenaries. “The scenario is always the same,” says Gerard Millot: “the failed connections cause a heating of the contact wire. This wire starts to expand, looses tension and starts to sag. In the worst case, it gets wound up around the locomotive’s pantograph. The train stops and the line is blocked. Repairing overhead lines takes time and one can only imagine the consequences on busy lines at rush hour.” First measurement experiments proved that, in order to obtain a satisfactory view on the heating of catenaries, the camera had to be mounted on a wagon. The SNCF engineers also found out that the infrared camera had to be installed on a special measurement wagon which would take electrical current from the contact line on a permanent, uninterrupted basis. Testing shows results SNCF’s Maintenance and Research directorates cooperated to set up a test wagon to conduct a first series of tests on a busy line between the Paris Austerlitz station and Les Aubrais, an important railroad junction in the central Orleans region. Placed in a special housing on a test wagon running at a steady 120 km/h (75 mph), a FLIR Systems ThermoVision A40-M fix mounted camera recorded the catenaries. Inside the wagon, a PC carried the ThermaCAM Researcher software suite to record the images. “The camera had to be rugged enough to stand in a housing outside a train wagon and it had to have an image frequency able to visualise the lines at that speed”, said Millot. The ThermoVision A40, a fix mounted infrared camera with a 320 x 240 resolution, operating between -15 and +55 °C and offering an image frequency of 50 Hz, fulfilled these criteria. To geographically localise the hot spots on the lines, a mileage counter and an additional CCTV visual camera were installed. The visual camera also indicated whether hot spots on the catenaries were influenced by adjacent heat sources such as signals or lights. The results were at hand: “we have sent maintenance teams to the sites spotted by the image analysis. In some places, parts of the cable were about to melt and could break at every moment”, Millot recalls. However, some optimisation will be needed to streamline the inspection and its results; analysing the tons of infrared imagery is still a lengthy process, “500 km of track equals to 21 DVD’s filled with imagery”, Millot concedes. In addition, the SNCF experts need to define appropriate severity criteria for the heat development of catenaries: is a temperature deviation of five degrees Celsius acceptable? And the cable break a matter of days or months? The next step for the SNCF engineers will be to develop a tool that quickly analyses the imagery and finds the required hot spots. But the experiment was a success. And the SNCF has already approved the development of a special wagon to inspect the catenaries of its nationwide electrified rail network. It would turn the French public railways into the first railway company to apply this inspection technique. What is a catenary Structure? A catenary is a system of overhead wires which supply electricity to a locomotive or a train, which takes the electricity through a pantograph. Catenary systems use at least two wires: a messenger wire or catenary supports the contact wire with vertical drop or connecting wires. The system is then suspended on pylons and subjected to mechanical tension.

Ferro Techniek BV develops heating elements with FLIR Systems’ infrared camera (5-May-2008)
The Ferro Techniek developers intensively use the ThermoVision A40-M, from FLIR Systems, to fine-tune the designs of the thick film elements.

FLIR Systems’ T-series infrared camera wins red dot design award 2008 (22-Apr-2008)
The FLIR T-series, a handheld infrared camera developed and produced by FLIR Systems in Stockholm, Sweden, has been awarded the red dot design award 2008 in the measurement and testing systems design category.

FLIR Systems AB acquires CEDIP Infrared Systems (27-Feb-2008)
FLIR Systems AB has become the majority shareholder of fellow infrared specialist CEDIP Infrared Systems.

FLIR Systems launches infrared camera for gas leak detection (22-Jan-2008)
The FLIR Systems has introduced Gas Find IR, a tool to help petrochemical plants to detect gas leaks immediately.

ThermoVision A320-series infrared cameras from FLIR Systems Australia (21-Jan-2008)
FLIR Systems Australia launches new generation of A320 fix-mounted infrared cameras for business and industry.

Hawk IR C-range of Sightglasses increase thermography testing safety (10-Dec-2007)
The Hawk IR C-range of Sightglasses from Flir Systems is designed for long or shortwave infrared thermography and for installation in power systems operating at any voltage, either indoor or outdoor

FLIR Systems releases new infrared camera (24-Oct-2007)
The P640 is a handheld infrared camera with an uncooled infrared detector producing high quality images of 640 X 480 array.

FLIR Systems unveils new version infrared cameras (3-Oct-2007)
FLIR Systems has unveiled ThermaCAM T360, T400, B360 and B400 range, the new generation of portable infrared cameras, that sets new industry standards in affordability, usability and advanced technical features in a compact, handheld unit.

Infrared Thermography at Refineries (8-Aug-2007)
Fugitive emissions of process liquids and gases are a major concern for both the industry and national or supranational regulation bodies. Calibrated FLIR Systems P-series cameras measure temperatures of up to 2,000°C. In addition, FLIR System’s GasFindIR, a camera which rapidly detects fugitive gas emissions, delivers real-time thermal images of gas leaks.

FLIR Systems supplies thermal imagers for predictive and preventative maintenance (7-Aug-2007)
Thermal imaging has evolved into one of the valuable diagnostic tools used for predictive maintenance (PM). Thermal imaging, also called thermography, is the production of non-contact infrared, or heat pictures from which temperature measurements can be made.

FLIR Systems’ R&D cameras contribute to Germany aerodynamic research (6-Aug-2007)
One of the goals of aerodynamic research is to give the airfoil (wing profile) of an aircraft the required form and properties which minimize drag of the wing. Laminar flow, turbulent flow and in particular the point of transition on the wing needs to be observed and visualized.Infrared thermography is an important research method.

EWE uses Infrared thermography for its customer service (3-Aug-2007)
From fuses to cruise ships, EWE, a German regional utilities provider turns its thermography team into a customer service.

NASA chooses Modified FLIR Systems ThermaCAM S65 Infrared Camera for its space programs (2-Aug-2007)
The NASA Langley Research Center has chosen ThermaCAM S65 as the preferred infrared camera system for its shuttle and International Space Station programs.

FLIR Systems ThermaCAM S65 at Renault group (1-Aug-2007)
Car manufacturer Renault has a knack for innovations. It’s Technocentre, a 150-hectare product development and innovation temple on the outskirts of Paris, houses some 12,000 employees, as well as FLIR Systems ThermaCAM camera systems.

Serbian Railways uses FLIR Systems E-series Infrared Camera for maintenance and inspection (31-Jul-2007)
Serbian Railways acquired a FLIR Systems ThermaCAM E-series camera mainly for inspection of its electrical installations and signaliasation, a standard application for this camera model in the railway business.

FLIR Systems ThermaCAM P-series infrared camera used to maintain pumping stations (30-Jul-2007)
An extended system of hydraulic structures prevents one of the major rivers of Central Europe from flooding. A FLIR Systems ThermaCAM P-series camera is used to inspect the numerous pumping stations in an affected district and played a key role in keeping the pumping stations up and running during the hazardous spring 2006 floods in southwest Hungary.

FLIR Systems ThermaCAM P-series Infrared Camera monitors paper production quality (27-Jul-2007)
Arjowiggins’ technicians use a FLIR Systems infrared camera to verify the uniform spread of temperature on the rolls.

Thermal imaging technology for AUDI AG (26-Jul-2007)
Vorsprung durch Technik has been the motto of automobile manufacturer Audi for decades. Driven by this approach, the group now also makes intensive use of thermal imaging technology in order to meet its exacting quality criteria.

Infrared Cameras from FLIR Systems used for maintenance (25-Jul-2007)
Numerous industries worldwide have discovered the benefits of integrating infrared cameras into their maintenance.

FLIR Systems ThermaCAM E-series Infrared Camera used for inspection of ships (24-Jul-2007)
From the galley to the engine room, inspection of ships using infrared thermography is gaining momentum.

FLIR Systems Infrared Camera for fire prevention and detection in solid waste bunkers (23-Jul-2007)
Infrared cameras are good tools for both fire prevention and fire detection.

FLIR Systems Thermal Cameras used by E.ON (20-Jul-2007)
E.ON is a power and gas utility company of German origin. Thermography contributes to preserving and maintaining regional electricity network.

FLIR Systems ThermaCAM P-Series at Iron and Steel Works (19-Jul-2007)
Infrared thermography is a vital tool to inspect, control and optimise metallurgic production processes and installations.

FLIR Systems ThermaCAM P65 Infrared Camera used for inspection of transformers (18-Jul-2007)
SMIT Transformatoren BV designs and produces large-scale power transformers. To monitor the transformer’s heating and cooling pattern, the Lab has purchased a FLIR Systems ThermaCAM P65 thermal imaging camera.

FLIR Systems ThermaCAM P65 used for preventive maintenance (17-Jul-2007)
By mastering the maintenance process, thermography allows Eaton Group to save a quarter of a million dollars per year by using a suitable thermal imaging camera.

FLIR Infrared Cameras increase output at scrap material shredder (16-Jul-2007)
Three FLIR Systems ThermoVision Infrared Cameras are being used to monitor the process of shredding scrap material at Stena Gotthard Fragmentering AB in Sweden.

FLIR Systems ThermaCAM P640 Infrared Camera boosts Dutch building advisor company service offer (13-Jul-2007)
Infrared cameras expand the range of services offered by building sector specialists and allow them to better serve their customer groups. Using a FLIR thermal imager suitable for building applications before and/or after every building valuation, transaction, or major HVAC repair maximises value and minimises costs.

Copenhagen airport installs FLIR Thermal Imaging Cameras (12-Jul-2007)
FLIR Systems SR-100 thermal imaging cameras help to make Copenhagen Airport an even safer airport than before.

FLIR Systems Thermal Imagers enhance security at Turin Airport (11-Jul-2007)
SAGAT Turin Airport upgraded their security system and installed five Sentry Thermal Imaging systems from FLIR Systems into their security network.

FLIR Thermal Imager validates power converter designs at SynQor (10-Jul-2007)
Using the ThermaCAM, SynQor captures temperature data for their power-derating curves, which are included in each product specification sheet.

FLIR Thermal Imaging Cameras: A new tool for securing marinas (9-Jul-2007)
An ideal solution for monitoring a marina during night time, but also during other parts of the day, is thermal imaging.

FLIR Systems Infrared Cameras used to monitor active volcanoes (6-Jul-2007)
If an infrared camera is the instrument to detect and measure hot spots, it must be an ideal tool to survey huge and impressive hot spots on earth: volcanoes.

Seeing in total darkness in a maritime environment – The advantages of Thermal Imaging (5-Jul-2007)
Thermal imagers are effective in marine environments. They can detect objects floating in the water which may damage a vessel, or even worse, sink it.

Thermal Imaging for packaging and distribution industry (4-Jul-2007)
Maintenance is a priority at package handling and distribution facilities, and thermography is a proven method to identify maintenance problems.

Thermography for lower operating costs in the food industry (3-Jul-2007)
Thermal imaging, also called thermography, is the production of non-contact infrared, or heat pictures from which temperature measurements can be made.

FLIR Systems ThermaCAM SC-series infrared camera used to optimise manufacture of tractors (2-Jul-2007)
John Deere's Product Validation and Verification is using thermography to inspect all functional parts of the tractor, such as the cooling system, electrical and electronic components, transmission and even the air conditioning system.

FLIR InfraCAM and E-series infrared cameras available from FLIR Systems Australia (30-Jun-2007)
FLIR Systems InfraCAM and E-series handheld infrared cameras are used intensively to investigate heating problems and inspect all installations from radiators to air leakages.

Thermography optimises steel flow of ladle systems (30-Jun-2007)
Thermography serves to monitor the oil level and temperature of the hydraulic parts on the ladle gate and to detect the intrusion of water and air into the hydraulic system which can cause fluid degradation and installation damages.

ThermaCAM P65 available from FLIR Systems Australia (30-Jun-2007)
Gschoederer’s project was based on a regular inspection of 50 bulls with a FLIR Systems ThermaCAM P65 camera.

Thermal imaging for inspection solutions of power stations (30-Jun-2007)
RWE Power International provides engineering support to power plant operators, extensively and creatively applying infrared technology and utilising FLIR Systems Australia’s ThermaCAM S-series infrared cameras for non-destructive evaluation and examination (NDE) applications.

FLIR Systems Australia supplies Infrared cameras in Australia (4-May-2007)
FLIR Systems Australia (formerly Australasian Infrared Systems) has its head office and service centre in Melbourne, with branch offices in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.

Infrared cameras from FLIR systems (3-May-2007)
All personnel from Australasian Infrared have joined FLIR Systems and will continue to offer, before and after sales service, of any infrared camera supplier in Australia.

New InfraCAM thermal imager from FLIR Systems Australia (12-Apr-2007)
FLIR InfraCAM, is an highly affordable thermal imager which has been developed for electrical and mechanical inspections. Available from FLIR Systems Australia, the camera can save images (in jpeg format) for full post analysis and reporting and comes with a built-in laser pointer.

Thermal Imager from FLIR Systems (3-Apr-2007)
The FLIR Systems InfraCAM is an extremely affordable thermal imager and has been developed for electrical and mechanical inspections.