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Standard Practice for Location of Wet Insulation in Roofing Systems Using Infrared Imaging

by Editor on February 20, 2012

ASTM C1153 - 10 Southampton, PA, USA -- This is a recent ASTM standard that we missed when preparing a presentation for IR/INFO2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana in January. This brief article explains the standard, its source, what it is about and where it can be obtained. To quote from the introduction in this standard: Significance and Use This ...

Nominations for the ITHERM 2012 ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

February 14, 2012 Meetings

Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina | San Diego, California, USA Nominations due by March 1! ITherm 2012 The ITherm Achievement Award, first instituted in 1996, is presented biennially in recognition of significant contributions made in thermal and thermomechanical management of electronics. The selection criteria include PIONEERING and SUSTAINING electronics thermal/thermomechanical research contributions as well [...]

IR/INFO 2012: A Resounding Success!

February 5, 2012 Home Inspection

Infraspection Institute’s IR/INFO Conference

The 23rd Conference & Training Program Burlington NJ, USA — Infraspection Institute’s IR/INFO conference was held January 22 – 25, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. IR/INFO 2012 marks the 23rd anniversary for the advanced training conference, technical symposium and technology expo. IR/INFO was attended by infrared thermographers, PdM technologists, engineers, and building inspection professionals from [...]

Punxsutawney Phil Vs. the U.S. National Temps Data: 1988–2011

February 3, 2012 Weather

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No predictive skill for the groundhog in the period Asheville NC, USA — The table below gives a snapshot by year since 1988 whether Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow or not along with the corresponding monthly national average temperature departures in the USA for both February and March. The table shows no predictive skill for [...]

ASTM International E20 Elects Thomas J. Wiandt as Chairman

January 27, 2012 News

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E20, ASTM International’s Committee on Temperature Measurement W. CONSHOHOCKEN PA, USA -—Thomas J. Wiandt, director of metrology in the Temperature Division of Fluke Calibration in American Fork, Utah, has been named chairman of ASTM International Committee E20 on Temperature Measurement. The committee, with a membership of approximately 150, develops standards that promote the knowledge and [...]

Wind Chill: 2012

January 19, 2012 Bio-Medical

USA National Weather Service Wind Chill Chart

It’s Wind Chill time once again in the USA and most northern countries in the World (and for those in the Southern Hemisphere in about six months from now). Recent, below normal temperatures in the USA combined with more than usual wind speeds, have brought the Wind Chill phenomena to the forefront of most weather [...]

The World’s First Scientific NIR (InGaAs) Camera

January 6, 2012 News

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PIoNIR – First Professional-Grade NIR Cameras – Powered by LightField Princeton Instruments is proud to introduce world’s first deep cooled, scientific grade InGaAs focal plane array camera. The PIoNIR camera is specifically designed to give the highest sensitivity for low light near infrared (NIR) imaging and spectroscopy applications. The camera is thermometrically cooled up to [...]

HC2S3-L Temp & RH Probe

January 3, 2012 Applications

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For Weather Monitoring Logan UT, USA – Campbell Scientific’s HC2S3 is a rugged, accurate temperature and humidity probe that is ideal for long-term, unattended applications on weather monitors and similar uses. The probe uses an advanced capacitive sensor to measure relative humidity. The probe includes a filter to protect the sensor from dust and particles, [...]

FLIR Systems’ NEW SC8000 / SC6000 Series

January 2, 2012 News

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HD thermal images of 1280 x 1024 pixels Now R&D and Science professionals can see the world of thermal imaging in HD. High quality thermal images of 1280 x 1024 pixels will reveal the smallest thermal anomalies and allow to see the smallest of details and assure excellent measurement accuracy. The FLIR SC8000 / SC6000 [...]

Researchers Measure Nanometer Scale Temperature

December 31, 2011 Contact

Electrothermal cantilever with nanometer-scale electrode tip integrated onto a microheater

Electro-thermal atomic force microscope cantilever tip enables new nanometrology. Urbana-Champaign IL, USA — Atomic force microscope cantilever tips with integrated heaters are widely used to characterize polymer films in electronics and optical devices, pharmaceuticals, paints, and coatings. These heated tips are also used in research labs to explore new ideas in nanolithography and data storage, [...]

SATReport: Real-time Thermal IR Analysis Software

December 31, 2011 Applications

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Dundalk, Ireland — Every SAT predictive maintenance IR camera comes with SATReport standard software. It is a basic measurement and analysis software to in-depth and precise evaluation of thermal performance. It is a powerful analysis tool for extensive thermal analysis. SATReport standard features everything you need to complete your inspection report. Features include spot and [...]

FLIR Remote Pro & FLIR Viewer Pro Apps – Save $58

December 29, 2011 Applications

App_Viewer Screen

Buy for $0.99 Each Thru 2 January 2012 — on iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch – Specialty Apps for Thermographers!! FLIR Viewer Pro FLIR Viewer is an intuitive app for importing, analyzing, managing and sharing thermal images that allows you to connect wirelessly to selected FLIR thermal imaging cameras. Hurry – Sale ends January 2nd, [...]

New Programmable Digital Output, Immersion Style Temp Probe

December 28, 2011 Applications

Programmable Digital Immersion Style Temperature Probe

Precise digital temperature measurement from -40 °F to +302 °F (-40 °C to +150 °C) in the most extreme environments. East Wenatchee WA, USA –(PR.com) — Paine Electronics next generation of Silicon On Insulator (SOI) electronics high pressure and temperature transducers are specifically designed for high reliability, accuracy and long term stability over extended temperature [...]

Exelis to provide sensors for climate measurement

December 27, 2011 Climate

Environmental & Climate Monitoring

Clifton NJ, USA- ITT Exelis has received an additional $3.2 million award to produce satellite-based sensors that help measure precipitation around the world. Exelis sensors will be used on the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) program, which, through an international network of satellites, observes and measures global rainfall and snowfall. These measurements advance the understanding of [...]

SMOS detects freezing soil as winter takes grip

December 20, 2011 Agriculture

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ESA’s SMOS satellite is designed to observe soil moisture and ocean salinity, but this innovative mission is showing that it can also offer new insight into Earth’s carbon and methane cycles by mapping soil as it freezes and thaws. The launch of the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission in November 2009 opened up [...]

Vicks® Behind Ear Thermometer

December 18, 2011 Bio-Medical

Behind Ear Thermometer: HOW-TO VIDEO

Southborough MA, USA — The new Vicks® Behind Ear Thermometer provides a quick temperature reading from behind a child’s ear, close to the carotid artery, which is the “ideal external site to measure temperature”. According to the BehindEar Website (www.behindear.com): In fact, this method of temperature-taking is clinically proven to be accurate based upon professional standards. [...]

Simulating & Optimizing Flow Fields in Product Design using CFD

December 17, 2011 Applications

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An On-demand Web Seminar – Duration: 34:49- (Requires Flash Player) Wilsonville, OR, USA — This complimentary web seminar and demonstration focuses on how Mentor Graphics MCAD embedded concurrent Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software FloEFD is used to visualize flow fields in and around complex objects. Overview Concurrent CFD enables users to conduct CFD analysis entirely [...]

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