FLIR

A hot cable lug, a dry bearing or a blocked heat exchanger tube shows up in infrared long before it fails, and FLIR cameras are among the most common tools for finding such faults. The company was founded in 1978, is based in Wilsonville, USA, and concentrates on thermal imaging cameras and sensors. Seven Star LLC sources and supplies FLIR thermal cameras and lenses for inspection teams in Oman and the GCC.

FLIR E96 and the Exx-Series

The model listed is the FLIR E96, the 640 x 480 pixel camera of the handheld Exx-Series. FLIR publishes three object temperature ranges for it: -20 to 120 C, 0 to 650 C and 300 to 1500 C, with a stated accuracy of plus or minus 2 C or 2 percent of reading. The camera takes interchangeable lenses of 14, 24, 42 and 80 degrees and supports MSX and UltraMax image enhancement.

Ordering a FLIR thermal camera: what we need

State the model and the lens or lenses required, because the same body is sold in several lens kits. Tell us the typical target and distance, for example switchgear at two meters or furnace walls at fifteen, so the field of view can be checked. Mention the highest temperature you need to measure, and any accessories such as spare batteries or a second lens.