IR in the kitchen? You bet! FLIR Systems has designed a product specifically for the thermographer/home chef with the five-speed ThermaCAM P65 MixIR.

Very portable, this mixer allows you to roam the kitchen (or factory) and mix at will. Its powerful yet lightweight motor maintains consistent beater speed even in heavy mixtures and won't bog down. The mixer comes with traditional beaters and also dough hooks for raised yeast doughs - simply change attachments to mix heavy bread doughs and delicate whites all with the same machine. The mixer is easy to clean because smooth, sleek surfaces have no seams or grooves that trap ingredients. This mixer also comes with a one-year warranty.

Of course all the image and measurement attributes of the world renowned ThermaCAM P65 are maintained as well.

Includes stainless steel Turbo Beaters and a liquid blender rod attachment to convert the mixer into a liquid blender for soups, sauces and beverages up to 32-ounces.

Mixing Performance

• Easy-to-Use 5 Speed Control With Linear Speed Control Switch To Easily Match Speed To Mixing Assignment

• Powerful Enough to Mix Double Batches of Cookie Dough

• Convenient Ejector Button (Oversized) & Comfort Designed Handle with built in LCD

• Includes: High Quality Swedish Surgical Stainless Steel Turbo Beaters™ & Stainless Steel Liquid Blender Rod Attachment To Convert Mixer Into A Liquid Blender For Soups, Sauces And Beverages Up To 32-Oz.

• Electronic Mixing Sensor Adjusts Mixing Speed To Load For Consistent Beater Speed

Imaging Performance

• Sensitivity - 0.08 C at 30 C

• Imaging Resolution - 320 x 240

• Temp Measurement Range - -40 C to 1500 C

• Silver With Black Trim Band

• Precision crafted with pride in Sweden

Straight from the World Wide Web, here is what's going on in the world of infrared thermography.

• Canine Mold Detectives and Infrared Camera
  A New and Better Way to Wage 'War on Spores'

• First light detected from extrasolar planets - & it's IR!
  Astronomers have detected light from planets of other suns for the first time, and the light is infrared.

• 6th Course on the Theory and Practice of Infra Red Thermal Imaging in Medicine, June 29- July 1, 2005, University of Glamorgan, Wales/UK
  Course content: Theoretical and historical basis of thermal imaging in medicine, principles of thermal physiology, standards, provocation tests, clinical applications including practical sessions and image analysis.

• Space tools gain healthy respect in home planet’s hospitals
  Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - Apr 4, 2005
  ... reduced circulation of the blood, nerve damage and other health problems can result in abnormally hot or cold regions on the skin, and IR thermography is used ...

• NASA builds first four-color infrared camera
  Compound Semiconductor, UK - Apr 4, 2005
  Scientists investigate the environmental impact of Africa’s vegetation burning with the first-ever four-band infrared camera. ...

• All they got was better air
  San Francisco Chronicle - Mar 30, 2005
  ... Mitchell brought an overwhelming array to Danville, including smoke pencil, duct blaster, capture hood, infrared camera and blower door. ...

• IR Gets Lost in the Jet Stream
  Advanced Imaging Pro, UK - Mar 29, 2005
  ... it is useful to do the calibration and image processing in software running on a host PC, which is connected to the digital image output of the infrared camera ...

• Suffolk Legislature Votes For New Technology To Detect Breast ...
  Suffolk Life Newspapers, NY - Mar 23, 2005
  ... In an email meant for Alden, Harper wrote, “This technology is based on the use of thermography which has not yet been proven to be an effective screening ...

• Pollution from upsets at plants reduced
  Houston Chronicle - Mar 15, 2005
  ... But over a three-week period in February, inspections using an infrared camera at area chemical plants unearthed sources of pollution the commission did not ...

• Device helps doctors detect early signs of arthritis
  KING5.com (subscription), WA - Mar 14, 2005
  New technology gives Tina Bight a chance to see something a normal x-ray can't. Using thermal imaging, researchers can tell if she has early signs of arthritis ...
  
   

• It's written all over your face
  New Scientist, UK - Mar 11, 2005
  ... I begin answering questions, while a high-resolution infrared camera scrutinises my face ... "Thermal imaging leads you to believe that it will measure deception as ...

Here is a selection of recent new threads by IR Community members. Feel free to click the links, see how people have responded, and post your own response if you like.

• EPDM Scan
  How successful are scans for EPDM roof systems. I,ve heard rumor that it is not very effective. i have a Flir ES

• qualifications
  ok, for someone who has never been around ir thermography, what kind of qualifications are we looking at?? what about color blindness?? what about other problems??

• Salary for Thermographers
  I''m at an impasse with my current employer''s H.R. dept. One of the issues that I''m facing as I try to justify the need for a full time staff thermographer is the salary range for a Level 2 & Level 3 certified thermographer. I have spent countless hours surfing the internet looking for salary surveys but find next to nothing regarding our field. Does anyone know of a reputable resource to gather this info? Unfortunately, "word of mouth" info from fellow thermographers on what they make will not suffice. Any guidance I may receive would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

• finding moisture under EIFS
  Has anyone had success using thermal imaging to locate moisture in OSB board located behind EFIS.

• Relay coil temperature normal or not??
  During a survey electrical cabinets we see a lot of high relay coil temperatures. Temperatures occur over the 100ºC with "normal relays" 24V DC or AC. When you look at the specs of the distributor you only get inforamtion about max. Tambient. We have one report which tells us that the temperature of the coil in air according EN 60947-5-1 should be < 100ºC with an insultion E type. Can someone tell me more about the maximum allowable temperature for these components and what makes it this high? Coulsd it be the suply voltage, or the distortion of the voltage/current?

And of course if YOU have a question or want to start a discussion on a topic, we would love to hear from you. Just post a new thread on a message board.

Brainteaser of the Month 

Here is this month's brainteaser. Readers who email us the correct identification and explanation of the thermal pattern in the thermogram are entered into a drawing to win a prize from ITC. Please put "Brainteaser" as the subject of the message.

Click here to email your guess

Do you have an interesting image that you think would stump other thermographers? If so please email me your image (preferably in native .img, .jpg, .tif, .tgw, or .tmw format) with an accompanying visible photo and explanation. If your image is used, you receive a gift as well.

Last month's Brainteaser is a thermogram of a cooling tower. We had over 226 correct guesses for this one!

Roy Freeman is the winner of last month's contest, and Duwane Clark contributed the image. Both receive an ITC low emissivity traveling coffee mug and a big thanks.

Privacy Statement: We're happy to have you on our list, and since we want to keep you all to ourselves, we never share your e-mail address with anyone. Period.

To unsubscribe or update your user profile, click here.

P.S. Did a friend send you this? Sign up to get your own here - it's award-winning, useful, and complimentary.

P.P.S. Got questions, comments, or ideas for us? Email us - thanks!