Infrared Thermography for Data Centers

Happy 2012! I hope your holiday season was a good one.

So many people receive electronics over the holidays - computers, smartphones, ipads - so much data. Which is a not so subtle way of leading into January's Infrared Scanning Series on Data Centers.

Does your company use networked computers? Then chances are, somewhere in your offices is a data center. Data centers are usually filled with servers and other equipment - the technological backbone of your business. As you can imagine, the heat generated by so many electrical components can be intense, and so data centers are carefully monitored for temperate spikes or drops.

More than just the data center itself needs to be monitored. Along with all those servers comes a lot of electrical equipment. A thorough predictive/preventative maintenance (P/PM) program uses infrared thermography to detect excess heat radiating from those components.

What you can't see CAN hurt you!
Remember, electrical components heat up before they fail.

Loose connections, overloaded or imbalanced circuits, faulty breakers, damaged switches, faulty fuses and a wide range of other unwanted electrical conditions produce a heat signature that cannot be seen with the naked eye, but can be easily detected using an infrared scan camera. Remember, what you can't see CAN hurt you!

If you haven't had a thermal heat scan of your data center in the last six months, now is a great time!

Interested in learning more? Call me at 803-328-2889 and let’s talk!

IR Infrared Services provides top quality thermographic service at a competitive price to commercial users in North Carolina and South Carolina. For more information, visit http://www.irinfraredservices.com/ or follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/infraredscans. We are proud to offer the very best thermography services in North Carolina and South Carolina!

Infrared Thermography: Is Certification Really That Important?

Technology and equipment is becoming increasingly more sophisticated. I'm always surprised by the equipment people have stashed away! Remember when PCs first became available for your house? I think I now have more computing power on my phone (not that I've figure out how to use all the features)!

Sometimes all this instant technological availability means I run into business who already have some infrared equipment. Why use a certified thermographer if you already have a small infrared camera?

First, a thermographer will have professional level equipment that generally will produce higher and better quality scans. It's his job to have the best equipment available. For example, would you use a mobile phone camera to take your Christmas family photo or a high quality camera? Having a relatively small number of pixels, low resolution and small field of view, there is a higher probability of missing or misinterpreting a fault. These devices are best used for spot checks.

The sophisticated level of technology and the value of use makes infrared cameras expensive. One really must look at the economics of purchasing an IR camera. There is a lot of economic merit in using an experienced, qualified full time thermographer, delivering a quality service with good equipment at a fraction of the cost of purchasing a camera to be used occasionally by relatively inexperienced operators.

Interested in learning more? Call me at 803-328-2889 and let’s talk!

IR Infrared Services provides top quality thermographic service at a competitive price to commercial users in North Carolina and South Carolina. For more information, visit http://www.irinfraredservices.com/ or follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/infraredscans. We are proud to offer the very best thermography services in North Carolina and South Carolina!

Infrared Thermography: What is Your Tipping Point?

For the last several years, I have blogged about the benefits of using thermal infrared scans to ensure the safety and integrity of commercial buildings. We've talked about creating and implementing predictive maintenance programs, using thermography to make sure your assembly lines and mechanical equipment are functioning with adequate parameters. I've explained how what you can't see CAN hurt you, your business, and your employees. We've discussed various applications for thermal camera surveys - from colleges to homes to large corporate buildings. I've showed you how commercial insurarance companies think infrared scans are so important that they actually lower the premiums for companies that schedule annual scans of their buildings and electrical equipment.

As building maintenance personnel and supervisors become more knowledgeable about the benefits of commercial thermography, business has continued to grow. I'm thankful for that. My question to you today is - what is the tipping point? At what point does knowledge about prevention and detection using infrared thermography become the decision to pick up the phone to schedule an appointment? I know that I have alot of (mostly quiet!) readers out there - I invite you to comment. I'm curious to know what motivated you to add infrared thermography to your maintenance programs!

Interested in learning more? Call me at 803-328-2889 and let’s talk!

IR Infrared Services provides top quality thermographic service at a competitive price to commercial users in North Carolina and South Carolina. For more information, visit http://www.irinfraredservices.com/ or follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/infraredscans. We are proud to offer the very best thermography services in North Carolina and South Carolina!