{"id":633,"date":"2015-08-26T09:59:29","date_gmt":"2015-08-26T05:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vackergroup.ae\/?page_id=633"},"modified":"2022-10-24T13:50:06","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T09:50:06","slug":"infrared-ir-thermometer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vackergroup.ae\/our-products\/measuring-instruments\/infrared-ir-thermometer\/","title":{"rendered":"Infrared Thermometer (IR meter)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Infrared-Thermometer-bp17-vackerglobal\"<\/a>Infrared thermometers are temperature-measuring devices. They take a measurement using infrared rays. Hence these are known under different terminologies. An infrared thermometer (IR Thermometer) sends an Infrared ray to the surface of the measurement. Then it sends feedback to the instruments and thus conveys the temperature.<\/p>\n

The Infrared thermometer is the best and only means to measure temperature from a distance and without touching the surface. It has a laser beam in red colour to assist the user to point the rays to a certain surface.<\/p>\n

The measurement will still work even without this laser beam. In most of the models, we can switch off the laser and the instrument still works. But you\u2019ll not know where exactly you are pointing to. For this reason, an Infrared thermometer is also known as a laser thermometer.<\/p>\n

However, the laser beam does not do any measurements. Be careful not to look into the laser beam at all under any circumstances. In case you are taking the measurement of a surface where people are standing, it is better to switch off the laser. Thus even if someone looks into the device it will not affect them. Be very careful when you point the device towards an area where people stand.<\/p>\n

Advantages of Infrared Thermometer<\/h2>\n

The main advantages of an IR thermometer are:<\/p>\n

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  1. They can measure the temperature from a distance instantly. Each of the different models has an ideal measuring range. All of them can measure the temperature from a distance.<\/li>\n
  2. This is the only means to measure hot surfaces like chemicals, molten metal etc. which a human cannot approach.<\/li>\n
  3. Dual-beam Infrared thermometers give better accuracy of measurement than a single-beam thermometer.<\/li>\n
  4. We can measure the\u00a0temperature of moving objects also with these laser thermometers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Accuracy of an IR Thermometer<\/h2>\n