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Recently appointed to represent FLIR in the west of the UK is Ian Davis. He replaces Alan Grant who left the company after 25 years service.

Once the preserve of a specialist thermographer with a large budget, thermal imaging is now easily affordable and widely used across industry. It is a fast, effective and safe way of establishing if a component, system, process or structure is not performing as it should and as a result the take-up of the technology is now at an all time high.

In 100 years infrared imaging has evolved from a complex scientific exploration of what lies beyond red light in the electromagnetic spectrum to a pervasive technology with applications including science, industry, security, search & rescue, law enforcement, CSI, military, art conservation, agriculture, forestry and medicine. It even has an artistic side that almost anyone with a digital camera can try for themselves.

Software benefits are hard to convey in printed matter so FLIR Systems has posted on its website an introductory video tour of its new FLIR BuildIR for the advanced analysis of building structures. This package is suitable for use with any FLIR infrared camera, from the compact i-Series right through to the sophisticated B- and P-Series models. It is designed to make image evaluation quicker and easier as well as more thorough.

FLIR, has created a new UK Manager’s post and filled it with someone who really needs no introduction to the industry. The man chosen to head the UK sales operation is Andy Baker who has just completed 20 years in the industry.

In recent years an enormous range of infrared cameras have come on to the market, but Alan Hasson from instrumentation specialist Ashtead Technology believes that this is a two-edged sword. Whilst technological developments have resulted in extremely sensitive cameras with enormous capability, choosing a camera can be a complicated process and too often the choice is simply dictated by price and budget, he says.

Longwatch added new features and functions to its Video System Version 5.0 to make it easier for users to integrate cameras in local and remote areas, combine video data with a wide variety of plant information, and enable operators to access video data from HMI terminals, cellphones or on a PC via the Internet.