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It all started for military purposes when the need arose to look for stuff during night when no vision can be seen. This was a great breakthrough in the field of militancy. Previously, one country waging war against other country was quite at a risk to face assaults during nights. After the sunset, vision is almost couldn’t be seen by a naked eye. Then technology started to develop and some innovations were involved in the invention of tools that could be used during nights. The idea was a second version in the field of infrared. As per this technology, every object in the universe emits energy or light which can be detected by the infrared technology. For example, if from a naked eye you can only see a vehicle coming towards you, with the help of infrared you can see the number of people in the vehicle along with other ancillary stuff. Thermal imaging or infrared technology is now used not only by military department but other departments also use this technology for their purposes. Fire and rescue teams use thermal image technology to detect people who are stuck in fire and needs immediate evacuation. In case fire broke out in the building, the smoke and heat makes it almost impossible to spot people stuck in the fire. A naked eye in those circumstances can only hardly see those who are waving or shouting or moving behind the flames. But those who have fainted in the process are lying on the floor and thus can only be spotted by using thermal technology. In large companies having large manufacturing facilities with numerous plants and machines, any mild fault may cause machine stoppages. This ultimately makes losses for company due to production halt. In some severe cases (like blast of boiler) the faults have far reaching consequences for not only production but for also the workers. Such incidents may cause accidents for the workers which in some extreme case might prove fatal. When accident occurs in a manufacturing environment, it causes loss in many aspects. It can stop production, the worker would be unproductive after returning, and the costs of insurance premiums can go up while at the same time some penalties may also be imposed. Penalties on companies not only incur financial costs but also result in non-financial costs by giving a hit to the image of company in general public’s eyes. In order to avoid all these negativities, it is best recommended to perform a thorough thermal scan of all plants, electrical items and machines. This scan is recommended to be performed by an external firm having expertise in the field along with tools required to perform it. An annual scan through the manufacturing plant is mandatory. However, companies who care more perform it half annually or even quarterly. In a new startup or where the setup has been much older, the scan is to be performed much regularly. In new startups the machines/plants take some time to get along with the environment so might cause malfunctioning.
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