Thermacline is a technology based company located in Moncton, New Brunswick. The company has two main focuses, one is thermal imaging and the other is professional subsea geophysical equipment supplies. This is the Thermal Imaging Division

Infrared Thermography and Preventative Maintenance

What is Infrared Thermography?
Infrared Thermography is a technology that allows us to see the patterns in heat build up within a material. These heat patterns can be used to determine if a product or process is normal, or if abnormalities are present. Thermography has found its' way into the preventative maintenance field as it is an ideal method of determining whether heating from friction in moving parts such as motor shafts, bearings, belts, electrical equipment etc. is within acceptable limits. Heat is a killer and when friction increases, excessive heat build up speeds the break down and failure process. Usually this heat build up is logarithmic, causing failure very quickly once the process starts. For this reason, it is important to detect, diagnose and repair failing conditions early in the failure mode. This results in less to no down time, less cost in equipment repairs and replacement and a safer working environment.
Infrared Thermography is a critical tool in the electrical industry. Heat build up in electrical circuits from a variety of factors such as poor connections,  excessive current, hysteresis, phasing issues, etc. can be detected very early in the fault stage allowing correction before failure occurs. Many times failure in electrical equipment results in high value loss due to damage to expensive equipment, down time and fire damage.  Some electrical equipment is specialized and not readily replaced which can result in extended down times.

Some examples of the benefits of Thermography:
In Electrical - The detection and temperature display  of electrical connections in junction boxes, switch, breaker and fuse cabinets, electric motor and transformer winding hot spots, heating due to improper phase balancing, harmonics, hysteresis and circuit conductor and component overloading. 

In Processing - the detection and display of heat signatures (and temperatures) in shafts and bearings,  belts and pulleys, temperature differences in kilns, pressure vessels, stacks, boilers, heat delivery and cooling systems, tank fluid levels, product temperature of finished products to determine possible problem areas caused from uneven heating or cooling of the product, , etc.

In Construction - the detection of rebar in concrete, delaminating concrete, insulation placement in walls, ceilings and roofs, concrete fill in concrete block walls, water intrusion in a building structure, especially in flat roofing systems, the location and placement of in floor heating system piping or wiring, general heat loss locations within a building envelope etc.