Safer inspection of high-energy control panels

摘要

Is the cause of your next production stoppage inside panel No. 1, panel No. 2, or panel No. 3? It can be a frustrating question if you're a plant manager worried about electrical hardware. Today's higher equipment use rates and lower staffing levels at many plants call for aggressive preventive maintenance on electrical panels. Until now, however, standard methods for safely IR scanning electrical panels and cabinets to find hot spots and pinpoint future failures have not been appealing. Removing or opening electrical panels always poses a risk when high energy levels are involved. Human error, equipment failure, and other factors can quickly turn stable conditions in a cabinet into a dangerous environment for the inspector and anyone nearby.