We detect
and document
roof moisture
with infrared
thermography
Why use Infrared Thermography on Flat Roofs?
Infrared imaging is a proven method for identifying
and defining moisture problems in your roof. This
will enable you to develop a more sophisticated
roof asset management program, make more
informed decisions regarding roof budgets and will
help you plan repairs.
By using infrared thermography, we find the
trapped moisture and mark the wet areas on the
roof with marking paint, so that roof repairs can be
made surgically - without the tremendous expense
of replacing the entire roof.
This can save you a tremendous amount of money!
Here's how it works...During the day, the sun radiates energy onto the
roof and into the roof substrate, and then at night,
the roof radiates the heat back into outer space.
This is called radiational cooling. Areas of the roof
that are of a higher mass (wet) retain this heat
longer than that of the lower mass (dry) areas.
Infrared imagers can detect this heat and "see" the
warmer, higher mass areas, during the "window"
of uneven heat dissipation. Heat loss and other IR
services can be performed at the same time.
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Roofing
Infrared testing is used to detect water damage and active leaks beneath the roof surface, allowing the opportunity to repair the leak before it can spread further.
Thanks to our partnership with United Infrared, we can also offer aerial thermography more affordably than ever before. This is great for those hard-to-reach roofs.
Building Diagnostics
Infrared testing is used to detect heating and cooling loss or moisture problems due to insulation deficiencies or construction issues. This can lead to huge energy savings in your facility.
Electrical
Annual infrared surveys of your electrical equipment can save lives, production costs and downtime. Switchgear testing is the most popular application of infrared testing technology because it's non-disruptive (no shut down required), non-destructive and it works.
Mechanical
Motors can be monitored to allow downtime to be scheduled, allowing a plant to be pro-active instead of reacting to problems after they happen.
Bearings on drive shafts and conveyor systems can give good indicators of impending failure, allowing for replacement on your schedule instead of shutting down operations during peak production periods.
Blockwall/CMU
Destructive CMU blockwall testing can only show a very small sample size and X-ray is a very expensive technology. Infrared provides a much more thorough and affordable option to provide quality control to new CMU construction.
