Thermographic Inspection Training

Professional thermography training teaches you how to operate an infrared camera correctly, collect reliable data, recognise thermal anomalies and produce clear inspection reports. Certification also demonstrates your understanding of temperature measurement, environmental influences and the techniques and limitations of infrared thermography.

History; benchmarks; applications including electrical, mechanical, building, medical and R&D. Camera technology overview from older scanning systems to modern day FPAs. Explanation of camera operation and how the camera converts radiation into an image.

Heat and measurement; contact vs non-contact temperature measurement. How radiation is converted into temperature
and an introduction to heat transfer.

Scientific laws relating to conduction, convection, radiation, blackbodies, transmission, emissivity, reflectivity and calibration. Practical demonstrations of these heat-transfer modes are supported by follow-up theory.

Atmospheric and environmental considerations include distance, humidity, air temperature and reflected apparent temperature. Participants learn how to measure these variables and set up the camera correctly.

Temperature definition and measurement, thermodynamics, heat and temperature, heat transfer, conduction, convection and radiation.

An introduction to crosshair measurements, area boxes and circles, colour alarms, dew-point and insulation alarms, and camera and software familiarisation. Participants gain hands-on camera experience using portable simulated laboratories and learn how to integrate thermal images with reporting software to create professional reports.

ITC qualification (50-question multiple-choice examination) to be held on last day of course.

In order to get the maximum benefit from ITC courses, students find it beneficial to work with their own camera. You must, where possible, bring your IR camera and laptop to the course.

• Introduction to Thermography: Review of Level 1
• Temperature: Conversion factors between Kelvin, Celsius and Fahrenheit
• Heat Transfer Theory: Convection, conduction and radiation
• Thermography: Blackbodies, Emissivity, Planck’s, Boltzmann’s, Newton’s and Wien’s laws
• IR Measurement Systems Overview: Details of different thermal imaging camera parameters
• Transient Thermographic NDT: Analysis methods
• ITC Certification Test

Category II learning objectives, contact hours, and written exam are based on requirements outlined by ANSI/ASNT CP-105 and CP-189 of the American Society for Non-Destructive Testing.

Participants must have completed ITC Category I or submit proof of an equivalent approved certification before enrolling in Category II.

• Identifying safety requirements for thermographers and accompanying personnel for IR surveys.
• Recognizing key elements of a successful IR Thermography program.
• Understanding the process used to create an IR procedure.
• Learning how to create an IR thermography budget.
• Developing a written practice for Level I, Level II and Level III thermographers.
• Creating a custom IR report template and proper reporting procedures.

Category III learning objectives, contact hours, and written exam are based on requirements outlined by ANSI/ASNT CP-105 and CP-189 of the American Society for Non-Destructive Testing.

Participants must have completed ITC Category II or submit proof of an equivalent approved certification before enrolling in Category III.