Mining Equipment Inspections
Ensuring Uptime Through Condition Monitoring
In the demanding mining industry, maintaining uptime and ensuring safety are critical. From identifying equipment issues early to safeguarding mining sites, advanced technologies like thermal imaging and acoustic imaging allow mining companies to catch problems in their early stages—before equipment is compromised or destroyed and before costly accidents happen.
FLIR's Solutions for Mining
Thermal imaging is a powerful tool for detecting temperature-related anomalies, and acoustic imaging for mining complements it by focusing on sound. By converting sound waves into visual data, acoustic imaging adds another dimension to condition monitoring, offering insights that work in harmony with thermal imaging.
• Gas Leak Detection: Acoustic imaging cameras can identify leaks in pressurized pipelines by visualizing sound anomalies.
• Electrical Fault Detection: Detect issues like arcing or corona discharge in high-voltage systems.
• Mechanical Fault Monitoring: Pinpoint issues such as abnormal vibrations or bearing failures in rotating machinery.
Integrating acoustic and thermal imaging gives mining operators a more complete picture of their equipment’s health, helping to prevent failures and reduce downtime.
The FLIR FlexView™ Lens
Designed to improve operational efficiency, the FLIR FlexView™ lens allows for quick and accurate image capture during inspections. With the push of a button, FLIR FlexView dual field of view (DFOV) lenses let you switch between wide and narrow lenses in a second. Use wide-field for tight spaces and target context and switch to narrow to put more pixels on target.
Whether inspecting machinery, monitoring leaks, or enhancing safety, FlexView ensures precision in every image.
FLIR Thermal Studio Suite
Whether you're working with a handheld thermal imaging camera, acoustic imaging camera, or optical gas imaging (OGI) camera, the best solution for organizing and managing inspection programs for the Mining industry is FLIR Thermal Studio Suite. This subscription software offers the organizational features and advanced processing needed for predictive maintenance on critical components, system troubleshooting, and increased productivity.
FLIR Thermal Studio Pro is a desktop software offering batch image processing, advanced image analysis, and access to FLIR Route Creator: a feature that lets users create their own inspection map and download it to a FLIR camera with Inspection Route enabled.
FLIR Ignite
When paired with the FLIR IgniteTM cloud service for direct image back up, FLIR Thermal Studio software ensures accurate data collection that helps predictive maintenance crews spot problems before they cause critical failures.
