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NEC Avio Infrared Camera Enhances Energy Audits and Building Inspections

NEW Economical Thermal Imaging Camera finds expanded use in Building Inspection, Civil Engineering, Geology, and Veterinary with qualify performance, higher resolution and a lower measurement temperature range of -40°C to 120°C.

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Visual Inspection: A Necessary Component of Infrared Inspections

By Jeffrey L. Gadd

Visual inspections are a very valuable by-product of an infrared (IR) survey of electrical switchgear. Many electrical panel interiors have not seen the light of day since installation. Since one must remove the panel covers in order to do a proper survey, when they are opened during an IR inspection, two opportunities present themselves: The infrared inspection and the visual inspection.

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Infrared Thermography: Making Wasted Energy Visible

Infrared thermography is one of the best tools available for identifying areas of energy losses in both building and process applications. Beginning with the first truly portable infrared system in Sweden back in the early 1970s, it was determined that infrared could detect a number of conditions that contributed to the waste of energy used for both heating and cooling residential and commercial building envelopes.

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Investigating power outages at a plant that makes “mud”

Variable speed drives (VFDs) turn processing machines and pumps at a plant that makes "mud" (joint compound) for finishing interior drywall. The plant is almost fully automated, and depends on the smooth operation of the electrical system.

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Guardian Compliance Brings Intrinsically Safe IR Camera to Petroleum Refining

Guardian Compliance, a leader in LDAR environmental compliance services, is pleased to announce that they have entered into a distributor agreement with OPGAL Optronic Industries to release the first certified intrinsically safe IR camera in North America.

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Graphic Products Releases New DuraLabelPRO300 Arc Flash Labeling Kit for Workplace Safety

Portland, OR - Graphic Products, Inc. has announced its new Arc Flash Labeling kit - a complete package of all the resources safety managers need to start labeling their facility. Arc Flash injuries include severe burns which destroy skin tissue and other organs, huge pressure wave blasts that can throw the victim several feet, hearing loss and even death. Now there’s no need to invest hours researching the appropriate printer and labeling supplies. The DuraLabelPRO300 Arc Flash Labeling Kit gives you everything to begin creating custom arc flash labels.

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New Arc Flash Labels Now Available from DuraLabel

Portland, OR - Graphic Products, the world’s leading safety and industrial label printer and supplier, has released new die-cut DuraLabel Outdoor-Durable labels for Arc Flash labeling because dangerous electrical Arc Flash explosions are likely to occur in outdoor locations as frequently, if not more frequently, than at indoor locations. Arc Flash injuries include severe burns which destroy skin tissue and other organs, huge pressure wave blasts that can throw the victim several feet, hearing loss and even death.

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NFPA 70E-2012 Are You Ready for the Changes?

By Tim Rohrer

The Evolution of a Standard

Standards can be thought of as an evolution. Generally speaking, any standard is a series of compromises between those who are attempting to change standard practices to reflect advancements in technology or knowledge and those attempting to maintain some version of the status quo. A friend of mine who introduced me to the standards process compared it to sausage making - "a pretty ugly process to watch, but the end product can be quite good."

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Safe Electrical Work Planning & Plant Reliability

By Mike Doherty

It is agreed upon by most that the electrical system in any plant is a major factor in its reliability and therefore, profitability.

The Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century website at www.greatachievements.org states that "Electrification" is the single most important of the top 20 engineering achievements. The next 19 would not have been possible without electricity. The same holds true for electrification at your plant and its reliability. Without an outstanding electrical system that is maintained at the highest standards, reliability can and will suffer.

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Incredible Resolution Produced by Process Sensors Metis Vision MV09 Thermovision camera

The new Metis Vision MV09 Thermovision camera is designed for precision temperature measurement and control applications, and features extremely high, drift free stability with temperature ranges from 600°C to 1800°C as well as a wide selection of variable focus or fixed focus lens options. The camera’s incredibly high resolution with 300,000 points of measurement, provides crisp clear images that identify anomalies in temperature uniformity and provides multiple control signal outputs for alarming and process control.

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IRISS, Inc. Announces CAP and VP Series Certified to UL50E/NEMA – Environmental Ratings

IRISS, Inc., the manufacturer of the world’s only industrial-grade infrared windows capable of passing durability and impact requirements has completed environmental testing on the VPFR Series (including VP-12) to the following UL 50E & NEMA Environmental Type Ratings: 1,2,3,3R, and 5.

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NEMA Offers Guidelines for Handling Water-Damaged Electrical Equipment in Wake of Hurricane Irene

ROSSLYN, Va., August 26, 2011-In anticipation of hazards posed by water-damaged electrical equipment in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) offers complimentary copies of Guidelines for Handling Water-Damaged Electrical Equipment, to electrical distributors, contractors, inspectors, and residents in water-damaged regions.

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The new Fluke Ti9 puts the power of thermal imaging in the hands of electricians and technicians

Best-in-class thermal imager identifies electrical and mechanical problems quickly and accurately.

EVERETT, Wash. - Fluke Corporation, the global leader in portable electronic test and measurement technology, introduces the Fluke® Ti9, a high-performance, affordable thermal imager that is ideal for troubleshooting electrical installations as well as electro-mechanical, process, and HVAC/R equipment. The Ti9 delivers Fluke rugged, reliable performance in an imager that is so affordable and easy to use that every electrician and technician can now put the power of thermal imaging to use.

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The NFPA and Its Effect on Infrared Thermography and Your Infrared Electrical Inspection Program

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) was established in 1896 by a concerned group of individuals from various insurance agencies, in response to the extensive cost and great number of losses due to fires in that era.

One of the main causes of industrial fires and losses, as well personal injury accidents, over the last five decades is related to electricity. This has caused the NFPA to increase its number of electrically related documents. The first electrically related document published was NFPA 70, which was published in 1987. It has been updated every 3-5 years since then. This document is also known as the National Electric Code (NEC). The NEC is approved as an American national standard by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). It is formally identified as ANSI/NFPA 70. This document is the accepted standard for the installation of all electrical wiring and electrical equipment. It details the requirements for safe electrical installations into a single, standardized source. The 2011 NEC is the current edition (effective date August 25, 2010).

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DO Sweat the Small Stuff: The Benefit of Inspecting “Small” Equipment With Infrared Thermography

By Dave Sirmans and Roy Huff

The field of Infrared Thermography (IRT) has seen quite a few changes over the years. Camera innovation would be chief among those. Thermography was once upon a time a much more tedious and cumbersome endeavor than it is today.

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NEC Avio Infrared Camera Enhances Energy Audits and Building Inspections

Visual Inspection: A Necessary Component of Infrared Inspections

Infrared Thermography: Making Wasted Energy Visible

Investigating power outages at a plant that makes “mud”

Guardian Compliance Brings Intrinsically Safe IR Camera to Petroleum Refining

Graphic Products Releases New DuraLabelPRO300 Arc Flash Labeling Kit for Workplace Safety

LumaSense Technologies Acquires Thermal-Imaging and Services Assets of LA-based Reliability Point

Complimentary NEC Avio Technologies Infrared Thermography DVD

New Arc Flash Labels Now Available from DuraLabel

NFPA 70E-2012 Are You Ready for the Changes?

Safe Electrical Work Planning & Plant Reliability

Incredible Resolution Produced by Process Sensors Metis Vision MV09 Thermovision camera

IRISS, Inc. Announces CAP and VP Series Certified to UL50E/NEMA – Environmental Ratings

NEMA Offers Guidelines for Handling Water-Damaged Electrical Equipment in Wake of Hurricane Irene

The new Fluke Ti9 puts the power of thermal imaging in the hands of electricians and technicians

New Improved Process Sensors Model MB35 Infrared Thermometer

The NFPA and Its Effect on Infrared Thermography and Your Infrared Electrical Inspection Program

DO Sweat the Small Stuff: The Benefit of Inspecting “Small” Equipment With Infrared Thermography

New Improved Process Sensors Model MB35 Infrared Thermometer

Pempek Inc., Top Commercial Electrical Contractor, Now Provides Infrared Inspections