Task
Production and delivery of high performance thermographic systems for use in research & development departments as well as in the maintenance service of a leading provider of intralogistics systems to enhance performance and reliability of materials flow operations.

Preparation
By identifying anomalies, which the human eye does not see, thermography enables the execution of preventive measures, before costly plant shutdowns happen. Infrared cameras enables precise contact-free temperature measurement. Nearly every technical component becomes hot, before failing. Infrared cameras indicate these problems at an early stage. This makes FLIR Systems' infrared cameras a highly cost efficient and valuable instrument, which can be used for very different cases. One such diagnostics method is condition monitoring for Vanderlande Industries' maintenance services. Another such field is research & development.

Contractor
Flir Systems GmbH is a subsidiary of FLIR Systems, Inc., global market leader for thermographic systems and infrared cameras for civilian and military use. The Group posted sales of half a billion US-Dollars in 2005. Flir Systems GmbH offers Infrared cameras for use in preventive maintenance, for tasks in the field of building physics and for checking compliance with the energy savings regulations EnEV. Also, infrared camera systems are used for high-level scientific problem solving in R & D, laboratory analysis and during product design. Intelligent infrared multisensor technique and infrared industry cameras are used in the field of machine vision for industrial assembly and handling technologies, robotics, control and positioning systems. Thermal imaging is also used for surveillance and law enforcement purposes as well as for fire security systems.

Internet
http://www.flirthermography.com/

Brief Description

• Plant surveillance, damage prevention early warning system and diagnosis procedure using infrared cameras made by Flir Systems.
• Application of infrared cameras in research & development at Vanderlande Industries as well as for maintenance purposes of materials handling and conveyor systems, which had been installed at Vanderlande's customers' plants. 

Customer's Benefit

• Time saving and cost-efficient method to identify defects in conveyor and distribution systems.
• Mobile or stationary application either for research & development or for maintenance purposes. 
• Precise, exact spatial identification of defects at an early stage supports clear diagnostics and helps evade errors during the problem-solving process.

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