Welcome to ElectriSCAN™,  an informational website provided by Stockton Infrared Thermographic Services, Inc. The goal of this website is to provide information about electrical infrared thermographic applications to anyone interested in the used of infrared (IR) in the broad role of predictive/preventative maintenance. We hope you find this site interesting and informative.

ElectriSCAN™ is a former service division of Stockton Infrared Thermographic Services, Inc. Since the inception and launch of ConnectIR™, the infrared industry's first bidding website, which matches electrical infrared customers with electrical infrared service providers, SITS offers ElectriSCAN™ for information and marketing purposes.

• If you are the manager of a facility searching for an electrical infrared service provider, please visit www.connectir.com where our bid system takes the hassle out of the search process.

• If you are an electrical infrared thermographer, please visit www.connectir.com to register your company and receive bids.
  
  

Enjoy your visit and come back soon, as we welcome questions, comments and suggestions from our visitors. Call 800-248-7226 or email Greg Stockton, President of SITS.

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By far, the most popular and widely used application of infrared thermography is electrical switchgear testing. No other commercial application has achieved the level of interest than that of electrical infrared thermography. Daily, the electrical switchgear in thousands of buildings are checked by thermographers all over the country. Electrical Infrared is now an integral part of any facility manager's preventative/predictive maintenance (P/PM) program.

Electrical IR Basics
Infrared thermography is used to perform P/PM inspections on electrical equipment because excess resistance on electrical apparatus indicates electrical faults such as loose connections, overloaded or imbalanced circuits, faulty breakers, damaged switches, faulty fuses and a wide range of other unwanted electrical conditions. Before an electrical component burns up, it heats up. Thermography is used to see the excess heat (resistance) so that problems can be found and maintenance personnel can act to correct the problem before the component fails, causing damage to the component, safety hazards and/or production downtime.

What Electrical Distribution Equipment Should Be Checked?

• Utility substations, transformers and feed poles
• Main incoming services, plant main knives, capacitor banks, etc
• Main switchboards and disconnects
• Main distribution panels and main disconnects
• Uninterruptible power supplies
• Generator controls and transfer switches
• Main I-Line panels
• Lighting and receptacle panels
• Disconnects and combination starters
• Service disconnects for motors
• Machine control panels

Would you like to see some example imagery, reports and who are typical clients?

Typical Clients Facility Engineers Facility Maintenance Mangers Property Managers Building Owners Electrical Engineers Architects HVAC Contractors General Contractors

Usage of Facilities Industrial Commercial Institutional Residential

Types of Facilities Manufacturing Facilities Office Buildings Universities Hospitals Hotels Retail Malls Schools