| BOSTON,
Massachusetts (July 2, 2008) – FLIR Systems, Inc.,
the global leader in infrared cameras, has announced
the addition of the ThermaCAM® GasFindIR CO™
to its line of infrared cameras. The new GasFindIR detects
Carbon Monoxide that is created during a variety of
industrial processes. Carbon Monoxide (chemical formula
CO) is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas. It
is a principle component of syngas that is often used
for industrial power; it is used in industrial scale
operations to purify Nickel and much more. Carbon Monoxide
is emitted as part of the Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF)
process that is part of the high-grade steelmaking process.
 “FLIR’s
GasFindIR camera is ready to address the issue of CO
leak detection as it addressed leak detection for Volatile
Organic Compounds for the petrochemical, oil and gas
industries in terms of predictive maintenance, improving
efficiencies and safety,” said Paul Czerepuszko,
Director, Business Development, FLIR Systems. “While
other types of sensors can detect the presence of CO,
only GasFindIR can scan wide areas from a distance to
quickly identify the emission at its source allowing
for improved worker safety and greater efficiencies.”
The GasFindIR CO is optimized to work
in an environment and climate scene in which gases are
present. These three user-selectable integration modes,
Normal Scene, Cold Scene, and Hot Scene can be selected
at 60 Hz. GasFindIR CO has an advanced cooled InSb detector
and optical systems that are tuned to very narrow spectral
infrared images for detection of very small leaks that
can easily go unidentified with other detection devices.
In support of a variety of maintenance
procedures, GasFindIR CO can be operated by battery
lasting for 8-hours of continuous use, can be connected
to AC power for round-the-clock use and be connected
to 12-volt power for vehicle-based inspections. Images
from the camera are recordable to any off-the-shelf
video recorder for easy archiving, documenting and emailing.
A variety of lenses are available for wide-angle scanning
of piping systems and views of pipelines from moving
vehicles.
About FLIR Systems
FLIR Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures,
and markets thermal imagers and infrared camera systems
worldwide for a variety of applications. FLIR's thermal
imagers are used in such diverse applications as public
safety, defense, navigation, electronic news gathering
and search and rescue, as well as for electrical inspection,
commercial and residential building inspection, indoor
air quality and home energy monitoring applications,
non-destructive testing, medical science, research and
development, and manufacturing process control. For
more information on all types of thermal imagers, please
call +1-800-464-6372 or www.goinfrared.com.
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