Infrared Inspection of the St. Peter Cathedral in Rome

Infrared Inspection of the St. Peter Cathedral in Rome

Detecting a Leak

Detecting a Leak

Analyzing Resolution Results on a Computer

Analyzing resolution results

All objects emit surface energy in the form of heat. When this energy is very high- as with the sun, molten metals or the filament of light bulb- shorter wavelengths are emitted, which are visible to the naked eye. At temperatures normal to our environment, such energy is infrared and invisible to the eye.

This energy can be "seen" only by sophisticated infrared scanners, with one or more infrared detectors that have the optics and controls to produce an infrared image point-by-point and line-by-line.

Infrared Scanners

Infrared scanners resemble video cameras and their images can be photographed, but they are not really cameras. They produce black and white images on an oscilloscope screen reflecting differences in surface temperatures. They are called thermograms and are used to analyse patterns of heat or loss gains.

Thermographic detectors work by sensing the temperature of visible radiation surfaces, but they do not "see through" objects.

The INFRA-SURVEIL™ Company has dedicated over 30 years of research and development in testing new infrared techniques to detect hidden structural defects of buildings, in heat loss detection, and water leak detection.