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Changes: 70E-2012

Are YOU ready for the changes? 

NFPA 70E-2012 has been released and it contains a mulitude of significant changes. This article (which was featured in UpTime Magazine) details the changes in the world's most influential electrical safety standard. 

Electrical Hazard & Arc Flash Statistics

George Carlin called electricity “organized lightning.” When you think of it that way, it makes sense that when the “lightning” becomes “disorderly,” bad things can and do happen.

If you need statistics, here they are...

Arc Resistance & Infrared Windows

What are the arc resistance standards and how do they relate to infrared (IR) windows? This paper will give you a deeper understanding of this often misunderstood term and the standards as they relate to infrared windows...

External Resources: IR Window Papers

Effects of Spectral Transmission

Dr. Robert Madding analyzes the effects of various infrared window optic materials.

He concludes that Calcium Fluoride (the most common crystal used in other IR windows) transmissivity highly effected by IR window and target temperature. What effect will this have on data?...

Is What You See, What You Get?

Joe DeMonte, Level 3 certified Thermographer, explores the effects of the inevitable transmission degradation inherent in common crystal optics. He compares it to the stable transmission of a polymer IR window optic. His conclusions may surprise you...

Case Study: IR Windows Reduce Inspection Costs

This case study appeared in UpTime Magazine. It compared the costs of infrared electrical inspections prior to, and after the installation of infrared windows.

The resulting cost savings are significant. Read more...

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The Power of More

Exiscan gives its clients what they have been asking for in an IR window... “more.”

The XP series of IR windows gives you more visibility, more accuracy, more structural integrity, and more for your money.

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