Guidelines for infrared measuring techniques

Infrared temperature measuring instruments are particularly suitable for...

• ...poor thermal conductors, such as ceramic, rubber, plastics, etc. A probe for contact measurement can only display the correct temperature if it can take on the temperature of the measurement body. With poor thermal conductors, this is generally not the case or response times are extremely long.
• ...for determining the surface temperature of rough surfaces (e.g. plaster, textured wallpaper, etc.). Measurement with probes can only sometimes be carried out due to the poor thermal contact.
• ...for moving parts, e.g. running paper webs, rotating tyres, running sheet metal webs, etc.
• ...for parts that must not be touched, e.g. food, painted parts, sterile parts or aggressive media.
• ...for live parts, e.g. electrical components, busbars, transformers, etc.
• ...for small and low-mass parts, e.g. components and all measurement objects where a contact probe draws too much heat, thereby causing incorrect measurements.
• ...for the measurement of extremely small or extremely large surfaces through the selection of various lenses.