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  1. Thermal Imaging
  2. Applications
  3. Thermal optimisation

Thermal Optim­isa­tion of Compon­ents and Assem­blies

Improve product features and process characteristics based on energy optimisation

  • Thermal images allow for detailed analysis of heat developments of components and processes

  • Hot spots may indicate faults and room for optimization

  • High number of pixels of infrared cameras prevent risk of wrong measurements

Thermal optimisation of a circuit
Thermal imaging in tire production
Optimization of a processor
Thermal optimisation of a gas-turbine
Thermal image of a car engine
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Heat as One Important Energy Factor Can Be Controlled

Thermal optimization in the production of chipboards

All manufacturing of goods needs energy input. Energy will also be released or used when using products. As most of this energy comes in the form of heat it is most important for the optimisation of manufacturing processes as well as for the product development itself that the effect of heat can be analysed the best way.

Thermal optimisation on an engine test bench

Infrared camera systems can do this in a very good way as firstly they do not need any contact for the measurement and secondly they provide an image of the heat distribution. This helps to visualize and understand the situation. Also the thermographic software family IRBIS® 3 supports this. A variety of analysis methods precisely present temperature changes over time and in space.

Online Events On Demand: Thermal Optim­isa­tion

Event On Demand

High-speed Thermography in Highest Quality

  • Special features and the potential of high-speed thermal imaging

  • Presentation of technical solutions and InfraTec camera models

  • Explanation of important parameters and their influence on thermal imaging

  • Presentation of various functions to adapt your camera to the application requirements

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Event On Demand

Thermography Solutions for Power Electronics – Precise, Non-contact and High-speed

  • Challenges of electronics testing

  • Improvement of electronics design and thermal management by understanding heat

  • Thermography in the various phases of electronics development and production

  • Important and relevant selection criteria

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Event On Demand

Effi­cient Material Testing – Non-destructive and Contact­less

  • Theoretical background – mechanical force, stress and temperature Methods for analysis

  • Examples from practice with application samples – elastic periodical load test and fatigue test

  • Short overview about InfraTec products

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Record­ings of Topic-specific Online Events

InfraTec offers a diverse selection of free online events every year. In our topic-specific, compact presentations, various speakers from the respective specialist areas present the possibilities and special features of different applications.

Overvie Events On Demand
Thermal optimisation of a conductor board

Optim­isa­tion of Compon­ents or Processes by Heat Input or Drainage

If thermal imaging indicates hot spots at a PCB there are temperatures with a specially high temperature and this could indicate problems. If this is a normal temperature the heat drainage might still be improvable. Like this overheating of components or bordering components could be prevented. To detect the hot-spots a sufficient geometrical resolution is crucial. Only details which are well resolved by a sufficient number of pixels can be measured correctly. Therefore high-resolution infared camera systems by InfraTec are first choice for usage in product development.

Asso­ci­ated Ther­mo­graphic Auto­ma­tion Solu­tions

Automation InfraTec INDU-SCAN - In-process industrial temperature measurement
Indus­trial Auto­ma­tion

Process Control – INDU-SCAN

Process Control – INDU-SCAN

Contactless measurement of temperature distributions and profiles with industrial thermographic cameras permits efficient monitoring and control of temperature-dependent processes and procedures within a system-integrated quality assurance programme in industry.

Quality control for more precision in press hardening PRESS-CHECK
Indus­trial Auto­ma­tion

Quality Control or Press Hardening – PRESS-CHECK

Quality Control or Press Hardening – PRESS-CHECK

Check the microstructures of sheet metal parts during the stamping process and establish a uniform high strength and quality of all produced stampings safely and with a contact-free method.

Solar Power Tower Check - Picture credits: © iStock.com / paulrommer
Indus­trial Auto­ma­tion

Solar Power Tower Check - SPTC

More about Solar Power Tower Check - SPTC

Solar tower power plants belong to the category of solar-thermal power plants whose basic principle relies on the absorption of direct radiation from the sun and its conversion into thermal energy.

Thermographic automation brake test bench - Picture Credits: © iStock.com / ktsimage
Non-destructive Testing

High-Speed Rotation Test Bench – TRC

High-Speed Rotation Test Bench – TRC

Check for long-life fatigue strength of mechanical components in load tests, using high-end infrared cameras.

PV-LIT test solution for solar cells
Non-destructive Testing

Photovoltaic Test System – PV-LIT

Photovoltaic Test System – PV-LIT

Get advantages in costing and quality by non-contact thermographic testing of your solar cells and PV-modules.

WELD-CHECK by InfraTec
Non-destructive Testing

Welding Inspec­tion – WELD-CHECK

Welding Inspec­tion – WELD-CHECK

Using pulse thermography, WELD-CHECK enables you a quantitative assessment of the inspected welds.

E-Lit Cabinet from InfraTec for Infrared Thermography
Non-destructive Testing

Electronic / Semiconductor Testing – E-LIT

Electronic / Semiconductor Testing – E-LIT

Detect inhomogeneous temperature distribution and local power loss during the production using the Lock-in Thermography.

Automation InfraTec FIRE-SCAN AutoStore System, Copyright from iStock alvarez
Early Fire Detection & Observation

Fire Preven­tion – FIRE-SCAN

Fire Preven­tion – FIRE-SCAN

Effectively secure your goods and appliances by integrating thermography into an automated early fire detection solution.

Early fire detection WASTE-SCAN with thermal imaging
Early Fire Detection & Observation

Waste Bunker Fire Monitoring – WASTE-SCAN

Waste Bunker Fire Monitoring – WASTE-SCAN

Effectively secure your goods and appliances by integrating thermography into an automated early fire detection solution.

Automation InfraTec GRID-DETECT protective housing
Early Fire Detection & Observation

IR Substation Monitoring – GRID-DETECT

IR Substation Monitoring – GRID-DETECT

The IR Substation Monitoring System GRID-DETECT uses infrared technology to monitor the temperature of substation components to secure the reliability of substation.

Automation InfraTec INDU-SCAN - In-process industrial temperature measurement
Indus­trial Auto­ma­tion

Process Control – INDU-SCAN

Process Control – INDU-SCAN

Contactless measurement of temperature distributions and profiles with industrial thermographic cameras permits efficient monitoring and control of temperature-dependent processes and procedures within a system-integrated quality assurance programme in industry.

Quality control for more precision in press hardening PRESS-CHECK
Indus­trial Auto­ma­tion

Quality Control or Press Hardening – PRESS-CHECK

Quality Control or Press Hardening – PRESS-CHECK

Check the microstructures of sheet metal parts during the stamping process and establish a uniform high strength and quality of all produced stampings safely and with a contact-free method.

Solar Power Tower Check - Picture credits: © iStock.com / paulrommer
Indus­trial Auto­ma­tion

Solar Power Tower Check - SPTC

More about Solar Power Tower Check - SPTC

Solar tower power plants belong to the category of solar-thermal power plants whose basic principle relies on the absorption of direct radiation from the sun and its conversion into thermal energy.

Thermographic automation brake test bench - Picture Credits: © iStock.com / ktsimage
Non-destructive Testing

High-Speed Rotation Test Bench – TRC

High-Speed Rotation Test Bench – TRC

Check for long-life fatigue strength of mechanical components in load tests, using high-end infrared cameras.

PV-LIT test solution for solar cells
Non-destructive Testing

Photovoltaic Test System – PV-LIT

Photovoltaic Test System – PV-LIT

Get advantages in costing and quality by non-contact thermographic testing of your solar cells and PV-modules.

WELD-CHECK by InfraTec
Non-destructive Testing

Welding Inspec­tion – WELD-CHECK

Welding Inspec­tion – WELD-CHECK

Using pulse thermography, WELD-CHECK enables you a quantitative assessment of the inspected welds.

E-Lit Cabinet from InfraTec for Infrared Thermography
Non-destructive Testing

Electronic / Semiconductor Testing – E-LIT

Electronic / Semiconductor Testing – E-LIT

Detect inhomogeneous temperature distribution and local power loss during the production using the Lock-in Thermography.

Automation InfraTec FIRE-SCAN AutoStore System, Copyright from iStock alvarez
Early Fire Detection & Observation

Fire Preven­tion – FIRE-SCAN

Fire Preven­tion – FIRE-SCAN

Effectively secure your goods and appliances by integrating thermography into an automated early fire detection solution.

Early fire detection WASTE-SCAN with thermal imaging
Early Fire Detection & Observation

Waste Bunker Fire Monitoring – WASTE-SCAN

Waste Bunker Fire Monitoring – WASTE-SCAN

Effectively secure your goods and appliances by integrating thermography into an automated early fire detection solution.

Automation InfraTec GRID-DETECT protective housing
Early Fire Detection & Observation

IR Substation Monitoring – GRID-DETECT

IR Substation Monitoring – GRID-DETECT

The IR Substation Monitoring System GRID-DETECT uses infrared technology to monitor the temperature of substation components to secure the reliability of substation.

Case Studies about Thermal Optim­isa­tion

Failure Analysis on Electronic Components | ©BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg

Ther­mo­graphy on the Trail of the Fault

Read more about non-destructive failure analysis on elec­tronic compon­ents

Today, thermographic damage and function analysis of electronic components is an established test method in electrical engineering. This method is also used for research purposes at the Institute for Electrical Systems and Energy Logistics at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg. In this context, Prof. Dr. Ralph Schacht is intensively involved with the material and system characterisation as well as the non-destructive failure analysis of printed circuit boards, electronic components, microelectronics as well as composite systems of packaging and interconnection technology.

InfraTec Thermography Success Story: CAU Kiel

Power Elec­tronics – Effi­cient Control of the Futures Energy

Get further inform­a­tion about ther­mo­graphy for power elec­tronics

The energy efficiency of electronic components is becoming increasingly important in numerous fields of application. And that is not all: in our electronic and high-tech age, the demand is for even faster active components, higher power densities of miniaturised systems as well as absolute reliability. Along with this, there is the request for environmentally conscious resource procurement and the requirement that the increase in performance of modules should run parallel to lower energy consumption.

Determining heat transfer coefficients at Leibniz University Hannover

Infrared Thermography for Determining Heat Transfer Coefficients

Get further inform­a­tion about ImageIR® 8300 for determ­ining heat transfer coef­fi­cients

Technical systems and devices are often subject to the influence of thermal energy or heat up due to internal processes. Their efficiency and service life can be increased, for example, by optimised thermal management. The installed active components are usually optimised extensively for this purpose. Passive components, on the other hand, are often neglected in this respect.

Monitoring the Surface Temperature on Curing Epoxy Resin Samples - Picture credits: © AdobeStock / wichientep

Monit­oring the Surface Temper­ature on Curing Epoxy Resin Samples

Get further inform­a­tion about curing epoxy resin samples with Vari­oCAM® HD research 800

Epoxy resin systems are mostly used as a matrix material in fibre composites. In a variety of manufacturing processes, the corresponding resin system is processed in a flowable state. The material only acquires its rigidity in a subsequent curing process. This is characterized by an exothermic chemical reaction with a pronounced temperature dependence.

Thermographic Analysis of a Fusion Plant - Divertor

Monit­oring Plasma at Wendel­stein 7-X

Read more about ther­mo­graphic analysis of a fusion plant with ImageIR® 9300

What will the energy supply of the future look like? The Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Greifswald is dealing with this question.

Thermography InfraTec CWD wind turbines testing

Precise MN·m Torque Meas­ure­ment in Wind Turbine Test Benches

Usage of Vari­oCAM® High Definition for torque meas­ure­ment

The generation of electricity power produced by wind turbines is expanding worldwide. This development is associated directly with an increasing demand to test the product reliability, functionality and life durability of wind turbine subsystems like the drive train.

Thermography for Quality Assurance: Testing of turbine blades for gas turbine power plants / Picture credits: © Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG

Ther­mo­graphy for Quality Assur­ance

Usage of ImageIR® 8300 for quality assur­ance at Siemens AG

Today gas and steam turbine power plants by the SIEMENS AG are more than ever complex high-tech products. Heavily stressed parts like the turbine blades are tested with the latest measurement techniques for example with infrared thermography.

Thermography in Electronics Development - Picture credits: © iStock.com / Jimmyan

Ther­mo­graphy in Elec­tronics Devel­op­ment

Usage of infrared ther­mo­graphy at Delphi Deutsch­land GmbH

At Delphi’s laboratory plant “Test & Validation Services”, thermography is used for design and product validation as part of quality assurance. Therewith, a stable hardware basis is set for integrating new technologies in motor vehicles that again present a substantial contribution to traffic safety.

Contact to thermography division of InfraTec

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Public­a­tions of our Customers

Applic­a­tion of ther­mo­graphy to analyse the influ­ence of the deform­a­tion speed in the forming process, M. San Juan et al., Universidad de Valladolid

Infrared Camera: ImageIR® series

thermography_to_analyse_the_influence_of_deformation_speed.pdf

Influence of different zinc coatings on laser brazing of galvanized steel, Wilfried Reimann et al., Volkswagen AG

Infrared Camera: ImageIR® 8300

Heating of a Heating Coil

Advant­ages of this Ther­mo­graphy Solu­tions in this Applic­a­tion

HighSense for thermographic camera series ImageIR®

High­Sense – Always the Optimal Camera Setting

Further Information about High­Sense

Thanks to HighSense, ImageIR® users have the option of setting up individual measuring ranges based on the factory calibration that best suit the respective task. Depending on the measuring task, the required temperature range can be selected and the optimum integration time for this purpose is calculated – or one decides to proceed in reverse order. Thus, the calibration can be retained even in the case of changed integration times.

InfraTec Service Calibration Rig

Auto Calibration

The Auto Calibration option expands the HighSense function to include automatic, dynamic adaptation of the integration time. This ensures the utmost temperature measuring accuracy and an optimised signal-to-noise ratio throughout the process. The wellfill of a detector is usually optimal in certain areas of the dynamic range. If the measured object signal is outside theses or user-specified limits, the integration time is readjusted.

Thermografie-Kameraserie ImageIR® mit neuer 10 GigE-Schnittstelle

10 GigE Inter­face for a Strong Increase in Output

Further inform­a­tion about the 10 GigE tech­no­logy

The 10 Gigabit Ethernet interface of the high-end camera series ImageIR® opens this extremely fast transmission standard with a NIC specially developed by InfraTec. This works with optical or electrical transceiver modules that are easy to change and are called SFP+.

InfraTec glossary about motor focus

Motor Focus for ImageIR® Full Lenses – More Comfort

Further information about the motor focus

All interchangeable standard lens systems of the ImageIR® series can be combined with a motor focus unit, which is controlled by the camera operating software. It enables precise, remote and fast focusing. In addition, an autofocus function is available which operates reliably even with low image contrasts.

Thermal image during ignition of an airbag Image Small

Window Mode (Subwin­dowing) – Capture of Rapid Sequences

Further information about subwindowing

The thermal imaging camera can be operated in full, half, quarter and sub mode. With the camera control software, it is possible to use the extended subwindowing function. Using click-and-drag, freely definable sections can be set up quickly and conveniently. A defined sub-frame of the detector is picked out to achieve these extremely high refresh rates.

Integ­rated Trigger / Process Inter­face and Inter­faces – Digit­ally Controlling of a Infrared Camera and External Devices

The internal trigger interface guarantees highly precise, repeatable triggering. Each of the two configurable digital inputs and outputs are used to control the camera or to generate digital control signals for external devices. In this way, for example, the operation of a printed circuit board and the interval of a measurement can be synchronised.

The selection of different camera interfaces allows the processing of analog data, such as the voltage directly through the camera and thus the insertion of this information into the thermal image data. Relevant variables can be included in the evaluations with the software, which makes it easier to draw conclusions about the causes of temperature changes.

HighSense for thermographic camera series ImageIR®

High­Sense – Always the Optimal Camera Setting

Further Information about High­Sense

Thanks to HighSense, ImageIR® users have the option of setting up individual measuring ranges based on the factory calibration that best suit the respective task. Depending on the measuring task, the required temperature range can be selected and the optimum integration time for this purpose is calculated – or one decides to proceed in reverse order. Thus, the calibration can be retained even in the case of changed integration times.

InfraTec Service Calibration Rig

Auto Calibration

The Auto Calibration option expands the HighSense function to include automatic, dynamic adaptation of the integration time. This ensures the utmost temperature measuring accuracy and an optimised signal-to-noise ratio throughout the process. The wellfill of a detector is usually optimal in certain areas of the dynamic range. If the measured object signal is outside theses or user-specified limits, the integration time is readjusted.

Thermografie-Kameraserie ImageIR® mit neuer 10 GigE-Schnittstelle

10 GigE Inter­face for a Strong Increase in Output

Further inform­a­tion about the 10 GigE tech­no­logy

The 10 Gigabit Ethernet interface of the high-end camera series ImageIR® opens this extremely fast transmission standard with a NIC specially developed by InfraTec. This works with optical or electrical transceiver modules that are easy to change and are called SFP+.

InfraTec glossary about motor focus

Motor Focus for ImageIR® Full Lenses – More Comfort

Further information about the motor focus

All interchangeable standard lens systems of the ImageIR® series can be combined with a motor focus unit, which is controlled by the camera operating software. It enables precise, remote and fast focusing. In addition, an autofocus function is available which operates reliably even with low image contrasts.

Thermal image during ignition of an airbag Image Small

Window Mode (Subwin­dowing) – Capture of Rapid Sequences

Further information about subwindowing

The thermal imaging camera can be operated in full, half, quarter and sub mode. With the camera control software, it is possible to use the extended subwindowing function. Using click-and-drag, freely definable sections can be set up quickly and conveniently. A defined sub-frame of the detector is picked out to achieve these extremely high refresh rates.

Integ­rated Trigger / Process Inter­face and Inter­faces – Digit­ally Controlling of a Infrared Camera and External Devices

The internal trigger interface guarantees highly precise, repeatable triggering. Each of the two configurable digital inputs and outputs are used to control the camera or to generate digital control signals for external devices. In this way, for example, the operation of a printed circuit board and the interval of a measurement can be synchronised.

The selection of different camera interfaces allows the processing of analog data, such as the voltage directly through the camera and thus the insertion of this information into the thermal image data. Relevant variables can be included in the evaluations with the software, which makes it easier to draw conclusions about the causes of temperature changes.

Infrared Cameras for Thermal Optim­isa­tion of Compon­ents and Assem­blies

Infrared camera ImageIR® 12300
High-end Cameras

ImageIR® 12300

ImageIR® 12300
Image Format(2,560 x 2,048) IR Pixel
Detector typexBn

FOV Calculator
InfraTec Infrared camera
Zoom Cameras

ImageIR® 6300 Z

ImageIR® 6300 Z
Image Format(640 x 512) IR Pixel
Detector typeXBn

FOV Calculator
infrared camera TarisIR mini from InfraTec
Compact Cameras

TarisIR® mini 600

Image Format(640 x 480) IR Pixel
Detector typeUncooled Microbolometer Focal Plane Array

FOV Calculator
InfraTec Infrared camera
High-end Cameras

ImageIR® 8300 hs

ImageIR® 8300 hs
Image Format(640 x 512) IR Pixel
Detector typeT2SLS or InSb

FOV Calculator
InfraTec Infrared camera
High-end Cameras

ImageIR® 9400 hp

ImageIR® 9400 hp
Image Format(2,560 x 2,048) IR Pixel
Detector typeInSb

FOV Calculator
Infrared camera ImageIR 6300 from InfraTec
System Cameras

ImageIR® 6300

Image Format(640 x 512) IR Pixel
Detector typexBn

FOV Calculator
InfraTec Infrared camera
System Cameras

ImageIR® 9100

ImageIR® 9100
Image Format(1,280 x 1,024) IR Pixel
Detector typeInGaAs

FOV Calculator
InfraTec Infrared camera
High-end Cameras

ImageIR® 10300

ImageIR® 10300
Image Format(1,920 x 1,536) IR Pixel
Detector typeInSb

FOV Calculator
InfraTec Infrared camera
System Cameras

VarioCAM® HD head 900

VarioCAM® HD head 900
Image Format(2,048 x 1,536) IR Pixel
Detector typeUncooled Microbolometer Focal Plane Array

FOV Calculator

Asso­ci­ated Indus­tries & Applic­a­tions

thermal imaging in electronics

Elec­tronics & Elec­trical Engin­eering

Elec­tronics & Elec­trical Engin­eering

Measure temperature distributions of smallest electronic components with infrared cameras.

laser applications

Laser Industry

Laser Industry

High-end thermography in heat-generating laser applications in materials processing.

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