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Purpose
To show the wide range of applications of infrared imaging being used in industry.
Design/methodology/approach
Explains the recent cost reduction of infrared cameras, and reviews applications in product testing and quality control, process monitoring, structural inspection and fatigue limit measurement. Briefly reviews the capabilities of some off‐the‐shelf cameras.
Findings
That infrared imaging is a very powerful technique, bringing a whole new dimension of temperature detection to machine vision.
Originality/value
Highlights infrared imaging as a practicable and very valuable tool in industrial inspection.
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2005
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