{"id":65222,"date":"2024-08-10T12:08:17","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T10:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grupoalava.rearmachine.com\/thermography\/"},"modified":"2024-08-10T12:08:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T10:08:17","slug":"thermography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grupoalava.rearmachine.com\/en\/preditec\/thermography\/","title":{"rendered":"Thermography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The drop in prices for thermal imaging cameras has made it possible for any maintenance department to take advantage of this powerful predictive technique.<br \/>\nInfrared thermography has been expanding for more than 20 years, moving from medical and military applications to other industrial maintenance applications, particularly in high- and low-voltage electrical equipment and apparatus (power lines, substations, control centers, etc.).<\/p>\n<p>In most cases, thermography is used only for inspecting electrical cabinets, even though there are many other useful applications for predictive maintenance, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Inspection of electric motors to identify localized overheating caused by stator faults.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37676 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/grupoalava.rearmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/termografiaspng-157x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"157\" height=\"300\"><\/li>\n<li>Overheating of bearings due to poor lubrication or damage to the raceways, rolling elements, or the cage.<\/li>\n<li>Inspection of insulation in furnaces, boilers, steam systems, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Checking steam traps.<\/li>\n<li>Inspection of pipes carrying hot or cold fluids to locate blockages.<\/li>\n<li>Locating water pipes embedded in walls.<\/li>\n<li>Inspection of mechanical seals.<\/li>\n<li>Inspection of shaft couplings to identify misalignment or damage to the couplings.<\/li>\n<li>Inspection of pulleys to identify excessive tension and misalignment.<\/li>\n<li>Checking the cooling system in electric motors.<\/li>\n<li>Inspections of high-voltage substations.<\/li>\n<li>Inspection of power lines to check for phase balance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Noncontact temperature measurement is a fundamental technique in electrical maintenance that has undergone significant changes in the equipment and instrumentation available, and which continues to evolve. 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