Flir boosts thermography education with new website

Flir says that finding the right thermography classes is now easier and more intuitive thanks to a newly launched website for the Infrared Training Center (ITC).

This site will not only help existing and aspiring thermographers determine the right course to derive more value from thermal inspections, but also help them make a better case to their employers to sponsor this kind of professional development. They’ll find the right training to ensure they conduct inspections the right way – based on a strong educational foundation—instead of working on assumptions and guesses.

Proper training increases the safety of thermography personnel as well as their colleagues who remediate issues thermography uncovers, all the while cutting down troubleshooting time, improving productivity, and creating more effective predictive maintenance programs. That may include keeping mission critical equipment running while maximising output and minimising downtime. The end result is a reduction of outages, and potentially, the avoidance of catastrophic – and expensive – failures.

Thermography takes both training and experience to ensure that readings are both accurate and actionable. ITC meets that training need with the highest quality interactive thermography courses from highly qualified international thermography instructors. All ITC courses maintain ISO 9001 certification, ensuring they offer valuable training, certification, and recertification in all aspects of infrared thermography. After all, interpreting thermal imaging correctly comes down to training, experience, and first-hand knowledge of the science behind it all.

Scott DeRaps, ITC graduate and Level I thermographer with Coutts Brothers, says: “ITC trainings have given me the knowledge and the confidence to go into the field and provide high quality inspections for our clients. These inspections are going to save our clients time and money, and can save them from a possible catastrophic failure.”