FLIR was established in 1978 to pioneer the development of high-performance, low-cost infrared (thermal) imaging systems for airborne applications. Thermal imaging systems detect the infrared energy (heat) that is emitted by all people, objects and materials. Infrared imagers allow the operator to see in total darkness, adverse weather and through such air pollutants as smoke and haze. Toward the close of the 1980s, FLIR began to leverage its experience in infrared imaging technology to develop hand-held and laboratory systems for a variety of commercial applications that required not only superior image quality, but also the ability to detect and measure temperature differences. This effort accelerated with the acquisition of the industrial infrared imaging group from the Hughes Aircraft Co. in 1990.
Today over 30,000 commercial systems have been sold worldwide to support applications in predictive maintenance, R&D, nondestructive test, process control, and public safety. FLIR's ThermaCAM series of uncooled and cooled thermal imaging cameras have set the standard for thermographic inspections worldwide, offering unique camera and software capabilities to facilitate easy, fast and accurate predictive maintenance tasks.
Today more than 1,500 of FLIR's airborne systems are in service on fixed-wing and rotary aircraft used for military, public safety and commercial applications ranging from flight safety to search and rescue, to the inspection of electrical power transmission lines.
The acquisition of Agema (Sweden) in 1998 and of Inframetics (Boston, MA) in mid-1999 has given FLIR an engineering team and a sales and support infrastructure that is unmatched. The fruits of these acquisitions have already had a positive impact on the infrared market. The ThermaCAM™ 595, based on the highly successful Agema 570 series, sets the pace for thermographic inspection.
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