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Wildfires are a permanent threat for several regions around the world – and the global climate change is adding to the number and severity of these events. Fighting them is a huge challenge, strong winds, heat and inaccessibility make it even more difficult and dangerous for those who risk their life to protect others. One approach to tackle wildfires is the usage of airborne fire mapping.

Many tons of waste are bunkered and processed every day in waste recycling plants. It is not uncommon for this to contain highly flammable materials. If ignition sources get into this storage area, for example during delivery, there is an acute risk of fire. Therefore, waste incineration plants are subject to the strictest fire protection requirements in order to prevent endangering the environment and local residents. For this reason, an extremely important preventive measure is the permanent monitoring of the waste bunker and, if necessary, the surrounding areas to detect a fire even before it starts.

The Amager Resource Center (ARC) is a waste incinerator like no other. From the roof of the Waste to Energy facility, skiers and snowboarders wind their way down on green plastic mats from a height of about 80 meters, even in the summer. The city hall of the Danish capital, Copenhagen, is just five kilometres away. The location, which is almost in the heart of a European capital, as well as its use as a public leisure centre, shows how much confidence operators place in the safety of the ARC. An important component in the security concept is the WASTE-SCAN infrared monitoring system for early fire detection by InfraTec.

Wood pellets have become increasingly important in recent years as an alternative, high-quality fuel. For WUN Bioenergie GmbH, regionally produced pellets made from sustainably harvested wood offer an opportunity to meet the growing demand for renewable fuels. However, like other fuels, stored wood pellets need to be secured and monitored around the clock to prevent causes of devastating damage in the event of a fire, for example. Robust and reliable thermography solutions are a suitable tool for plant protection here.

Today's power and heating supply in the city of Bern is hardly imaginable without the Forsthaus energy centre (Energiezentrale Forsthaus – EZF). This power plant combines a refuse incineration plant (KVA) with a wood heating power plant and a combined gas‐steam power plant. The Swiss company relies on the WASTE‐SCAN infrared monitoring system from InfraTec for the early fire detection.

Quality assurance and process enhancement is essential to complex industrial processes. Leading businesses rely on certified quality management, to allow for matters of quality and environmental sustainability even during the early stages of manufacturing development. In co‐operation with a leading automotive supplier, InfraTec GmbH enhanced the automated thermography monitoring solution PRESS‐CHECK to inspect the product quality of press hardening with an accuracy of 100 %.

The use of infrared cameras offers great potential for quality assurance and monitoring in industry. This online event will give you an insight into the key aspects of automating these processes. Register now.

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From prototype to series production, lock-in thermography is a proven method for analysing electronic components. In our free online event, you'll discover how to detect defects like hotspots, short circuits or soldering issues – making it a powerful tool for R&D, quality assurance and process monitoring. The session is available on demand after registration.

Warehouses, waste bunkers, or areas storing lithium-ion batteries are at high fire risk. With FIRE-SCAN, InfraTec offers a fully automated thermographic solution for early fire detection – non-contact, reliable, and continuous. In our online event, you’ll learn how the system works, what challenges to expect, and how FIRE-SCAN is already in use in various industrial environments.

Capturing fast thermal processes requires more than high frame rates and short integration times. In our online event, you’ll get a clear overview of the key factors for successful high-speed thermography – from optimized image processing to camera technology. Learn what really matters in dynamic thermal imaging.