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  • What do CAT Ratings Mean?

    The measurement categories are divided into four parts, known individually as category (CAT) ratings: CAT I, CAT II, CAT III and CAT IV. Understanding what each of these categories means is vital to choosing the right equipment for the job to avoid exposure to unnecessary risk. In short, the rating system will inform anyone working with electrical equipment about the right tool for a job, whether a basic multimeter will suffice through to selecting the right devices for industrial utility infrastructure inspection.

  • FLIR Systems Receives $30.1M Contract Increase from US Army for Ground Robot Sustainment

    FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced it has received an additional $30.1 million contract from the United States (U.S.) Army for sustainment efforts tied in part to the service’s Man Transportable Robotic System Increment II (MTRS Inc. II) and Common Robotic System-Heavy (CRS-H) ground robot programs. The award raises the maximum value on the company’s existing Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to $88 million, covering maintenance, parts and overall sustainment support for the entire FLIR unmanned ground systems family of small, medium and large robots used by the Army. 

  • FLIR Adds New Advanced Features to United VMS with 9.0.1 Update

    Following the release of FLIR United Video Management System 9.0 (United VMS) in August 2020, today FLIR announced the global availability of United VMS 9.0.1 with new advanced features. The latest platform update offers further streamlined access to system status and alarms around the clock for security teams to react to threat activities faster, while enjoying improved reporting and cybersecurity functionality.

  • Can Thermal Imaging See Through Fog and Rain?

    Thermal imaging cameras see in total darkness, producing clear, crisp images without the need for any light. This makes IR cameras excellent instruments for numerous night vision applications. Although thermal imaging cameras can see in total darkness, through light fog, light rain, and snow, the distance they can see is affected by these atmospheric conditions.

  • Researchers Develop Search and Rescue Technology That Sees Through Forest with Thermal Imaging

    A team of researchers at Johannes Kepler University in Austria released a paper published in Nature Machine Intelligence that describes a technique called airborne optical sectioning (AOS), which allows an aerial imager to see through occlusions like a forest canopy. The team, headed by Professor Oliver Bimber, achieved an accurate classification rate of over 90% using a drone equipped with a FLIR Vue Pro thermal imaging camera and a machine learning algorithm trained to identify humans below. 

  • The Complete Thermal Firefighting System

    Firefighters depend on a number of technologies to help them in fire situations, search and rescue operations, wildland fires, and scenarios when they are battling hazardous chemical leaks. When entering a structure with a lot of smoke and little to no-visibility, thermal imaging can give sight to help analyze and assess the situation, identify obstacles, and help save lives. FLIR offers a number of solutions for fire departments and their firefighters for all aspects of their jobs.

  • A Shot at Space: Validating Rocket Integrity With Thermal Imaging

    Researchers with the University of Southern California Rocket Propulsion Lab are in an unofficial space race with other international universities—each hoping to be the first to successfully launch a rocket made from team-produced components into space. Testing components on the ground is essential to their project, but some of the data they need can’t be collected using traditional methods such as thermocouples. This application story goes into detail on the USC project and how the team implemented thermal imaging to improve their rocket thermal protection system.

  • Acoustic Imaging for the Food and Beverage Industry

    Compressed air, vacuum systems, and food-grade carbon dioxide (CO2) are used in many production processes across the food and beverage industry. Undetected leaks can lead to serious consequences such as energy inefficiency, increased downtime for repairs, or loss of an important additive—the carbonation needed for soft drinks. This is where an acoustic imaging camera can make all the difference. Thanks to 124 low-noise microphones, acoustic cameras such as the FLIR Si-Series help identify even very small leaks promptly, improving the system’s efficiency, reducing operating costs, and ensuring the quality and safety of food and beverage products. The Si-Series can detect leaks accurately from a long distance even in a noisy environment typical for the industry, without having to halt operations. These cameras ensure you have the data needed for predictive maintentance decision-making, with AI-driven automated distance, leak size and cost estimates.

  • Reliability: Reasons why FLIR thermal imaging cameras continue to be the first choice for firefighters

    As a general manufacturer of thermal products, FLIR has more than 50 years of experience and history, delivering products equipped with advanced technology that are easy to use, rugged, and reliable for tough operating conditions and meet user expectations.

  • Usability: Reasons why FLIR thermal imaging cameras continue to be the first choice for firefighters

    Thermal imaging cameras for firefighting must be a tool that is simple and easy to use, providing support during rescue operations. However, if they are too complicated to operate or not easy to carry, they may become a hindrance in rescue operations.

  • Precise power line inspections at up to 140 km/h

    Visimind can cover up to 400 kilometers of lines in a single day, inspecting 2000 spans between pylons and 24,000 conductors. For this demanding job, efficiency is second only to accuracy in meeting the company’s need to conduct comprehensive utility assessments.

  • Peak performance: Thermal imaging automates ski grinding in industry-first installation

    In an industry-first, RELISTE has integrated Teledyne FLIR’s thermal imaging cameras to automate the process of ski grinding for winter sports’ equipment , maintaining performance and ensuring potentially life-saving manoeuvrability on the slopes, when it’s needed most…