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News Release from: Hawk IR International | Subject: C-Range IR Sightglasses
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 12 December 2006
IR sight glasses enable scans of
junction boxes
A multiple unit nuclear generating station has adopted the C-Range Hawk IR Sightglasses to safely enable IR thermography scans of Medium Voltage (MV) motor junction boxes
MV Motors, in particular the junction boxes, are the keystone for a nuclear generating station, providing a junction between large field cabling and the rotating machinery used to power coolant pumps and other critical drives The Electrical Safety Standard, NFPA70E, has driven the increase in safety awareness, especially in the electrical IR thermography community
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 24 Aug 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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