Infrared thermal imaging (Thermography) is a tool used to check the condition of installations and assets where a change or difference in temperature indicates fault or failure. Thermography is primarily used on electrical installations (panels, circuits, connections, high voltage transmission, transformers, and so on) but is also extremely effective on rotating equipment (detects overheating bearings, misalignment, gearboxes, and so on), pipeline condition, and much more.

Maintenance departments use thermography as part of their proactive maintenance (condition monitoring) regime. Thermography is NON-INTRUSIVE, other methods used to check the integrity of electrical assets can introduce faults and failures.

The implementation of thermography into a company’s maintenance routine is extremely cost-effective as production is not stopped or reduced during the survey. The warning of a fault can prevent the cost involved from an unscheduled shutdown and in extreme cases can prevent loss of life or total asset destruction through fire.