New thermal imager offers powerful diagnostics
September 1st 2006 The Ti20 infrared thermal imager from Fluke is said to bring the powerful diagnostic and predictive capabilities of infrared thermography within reach of industrial maintenance engineers.
The company says the thermal imager represents a breakthrough in price - performance by providing detailed, fully radiometric images at less than 4k. Detailed on-camera inspection routes help to ensure that all potential problem areas are regularly visited to identify faults before they cause loss of production.
Although designed for simple, handheld point-and-shoot operation, the Ti20 has an advanced sensor that uses radiometric measurement technology to store temperature data for all the thousands of calibrated measurement points on the thermal image.
This fully radiometric measurement technique allows for detailed analysis, trending and the changing of image parameters, such as the colour palette, emissivity and temperature range either in the field or back in the office. By fine-tuning the image parameters, critical temperature differences can be made visible with maximum clarity. Time is saved because there is no need to go back into the field to re-shoot images if the wrong parameters were used when taking the image.
Fluke's Industrial Maintenance Application Guide is available free of charge from the www.fluke.co.uk. More articles from Fluke (U.K.) Ltd: | 
