Facilities managers, you can expect blackouts, losses in the millions, disappointed customers, and serious damage to your reputation if you install an inadequate early fire and fault detection system, or, worse, you don’t have one at all! Arguably, the best early fire and fault detection systems, guaranteed to bring peace of mind, are automated thermal imaging cameras. To find out why that is and understand the advantages of installing a FLIR A40 Automated Thermal Camera, PASS Presents spoke to two FLIR representatives, Krystle Temmerman and Nasim Gauhar.

Preventive and predictive maintenance are becoming increasingly important within the manufacturing sector. Permitting equipment to run to failure is no longer viable in today’s demanding industrial sector, centred on high-output, just-in-time manufacturing. However, it is one thing to know the value of preventive and predictive maintenance and another to implement effective strategies. To help, FLIR has compiled a list of eleven predictive and preventive maintenance tips that will help you avoid downtime in manufacturing.

In August’s Summer of Safety article, FLIR highlights the importance of using zone-rated equipment in hazardous areas. FLIR explains how ATEX-rated thermal cameras and acoustic imagers, combined with appropriate training, protect staff and facilities while limiting expensive downtime and ensuring compliance with safety standards.

FLIR’s July article focuses on building a safety culture that doesn’t simply rely on PPE. Acknowledging the importance of PPE, FLIR explains that it should be considered a vital last line of defence. Instead, FLIR advocates that appropriate safety training and detection tools should be implemented as initial protection measures. Within the article, FLIR highlights how instruments and technology, such as thermal and acoustic cameras, environmental testers, and software, can detect problems before they become dangerous failures.

It is tempting to believe that acoustic cameras are only useful to manufacturing, utilities, and other industrial plants. Don’t be fooled. Like thermal technology, acoustic imaging also offers advantages to the arts and entertainment sectors. For instance, the Finnish National Opera and Ballet (FNOB) is already using FLIR’s Si2 Acoustic Imaging Camera to ensure the show goes on.

FLIR’s June article, written exclusively for Summer of Safety, focuses on the importance of maintaining plant safety, not just to protect staff (the most important reason for doing so), but to safeguard equipment and profits as well. Within the article, FLIR highlights how appropriate tools, such as thermal cameras, acoustic imagers, IR windows, and software, combined with relevant training, can be used to optimise site safety.

Sika’s B2 Digital Pressure Gauge is accurate, adaptable, and affordable. Could it be the perfect pressure calibration solution? To find out, we invited Robert Stone, Sika’s Business Development and Key Account Manager, to the PASS Presents studio.

The NEW Sika F2 Digital Pressure Gauge offers outstanding accuracy, excellent ease of use, and impeccable durability, all for less than £100! If you think this sounds too good to be true, then you’re not alone. We thought so too. That’s why we invited Robert Stone, Sika’s Business Development and Key Account Manager, to the PASS Presents studio to explain how the Sika F2 Digital Pressure Gauge offers all this without breaking £100 (ex VAT).

At half the price of the FLIR Si2-LD, it is equipped with 23% fewer microphones; has shortened its detection distance by 35%; and narrowed its frequency range by 23% (all compared to the Si2-LD); yet it still guarantees the same great return on investment. Obviously, we thought that sounded too good to be true, so we called Jason Cargil, FLIR’s Technical Sales Specialist, to the PASS Presents studio to prove it.

Discover how FLIR's Manufacturing Advantage can transform your maintenance routine to maximise your output, maximise your profitability, and minimise your stress.