Level 1 Ultrasound Course wrap-up

We appreciate how difficult it can be to get time away from work these days, so we were absolutely delighted to have another packed class at our annual Level 1 Ultrasound Course in Worksop last week.

We'd really like to thank this year's instructor, Mike Naro from UE Systems, as well as everyone who attended the course, and the whole team up at the NFPC - particularly the person who cooked those delicious bacon rolls!

As soon as we receive the certificates, we'll be back in touch to send those out. We'll also be announcing dates for next year in the coming months, so stay tuned.

Infrared guidebook for building applications

In recent months, many more consultants, councils and service companies have been looking to carry out infrared surveys of buildings and structures to identify cavity problems, missing insulation, leaks, water damage, etc.

To help these newcomers to infrared, Flir have put together an informative guide that covers a range of topics, including theory, image interpretation, case studies, and how to actually carry out the survey.

For first-time users - as well as those looking to expand their infrared programme to encompass building applications - this guide could prove quite useful.

Please send me an e-mail if you would like a copy.

Contribution from Imerys Minerals

This case study was written with the help of Bill Rundle, who was a maintenance engineer at Imerys Minerals, but has since retired. The company produces china clay, which is supplied to the ceramics, paper, pharmaceutical and plastics industries.

The company have a number of open cast quarries, refining and drying plants, which are spread between Cornwell and Devon, and altogether consume over 40 MW of power on a continuous 24/7 basis.

Power is supplied via their own private 11,000 volt distribution network, which consists of 120 substations and 200 KM of underground cables and overhead lines.

Checking this network for potential problems has become considerably easier for Imerys since they started to use the Ultraprobe 550 to detect critical failures of overhead insulators. After we had carried out some on-site training, Bill very kindly shared the following with us on an e-mail.

"You may recall the overhead line insulator tracking defect, which we detected at the Drinnick site. We had originally made preparations to switch out the overhead line this week, and carry out an inspection and repair."

"Unfortunately, at midnight last Sunday, the exact insulator that we had identified together failed, which caused the 11,000 volt circuit to trip and all operational plants to shut down. This underlined the benefits of the kit, and we will be using it when undertaking all future inspections of the overhead lines."

Contact us

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Telephone: 01424 437000
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