{"id":9361,"date":"2019-01-11T16:00:09","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T15:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trotec-blog.com\/en\/?p=9361"},"modified":"2019-01-11T13:11:28","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11T12:11:28","slug":"trotec-beginners-guide-infrared-thermometer-what-you-need-to-know-for-precise-temperature-measurement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trotec-blog.com\/en\/trotec\/trotec-beginners-guide-infrared-thermometer-what-you-need-to-know-for-precise-temperature-measurement\/","title":{"rendered":"Trotec Beginner\u2019s Guide \u2018Infrared Thermometer\u201d: What you need to know for precise temperature measurement"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Similar to penetration thermometers, infrared thermometers are digital measuring devices. But because infrared thermometers<\/a> allow contact-free and hence hygienic and safe measurement at the same time, they are enjoying ever greater popularity. As a result, many users are asking what and how they can actually use their pyrometer for measurement. You can find the answers here \u2013 and in four more editions of our new Trotec Beginner\u2019s Guide covering all aspects of the infrared thermometer.<\/h2>\n

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We use a laser pointer to target the measuring object, measure its surface temperature and read this directly off the measuring device: Infrared thermometers are not only very easy to use, they are also extremely versatile and \u2013 like the Trotec brand devices \u2013 offer a very good range of functions at an affordable price. But before you can make a precise temperature measurement, you need to choose the right thermometer.<\/p>\n

Choosing the right infrared thermometer<\/strong><\/h3>\n

A standard infrared thermometer such as the BP15 from Trotec is more than adequate for many applications such as workshops, hobbies and handicraft. More complex tasks in industry and trade \u2013 for instance reliable diagnosis and maintenance of heating, air-conditioning and ventilation systems \u2013 calls for a professional pyrometer like the TP10 with a wide variety of sophisticated measuring functions. The device allows temperature measurements from -50 \u00b0C to around +1850 \u00b0C plus data exchange with a computer.<\/p>\n

Different again is the requirement profile for a thermometer to be used in the area of food inspection. This requires both the surface and core temperature to be measured, keyword HACCP standard. Infrared and penetration thermometers in a combination unit such as the BP2F or BP5F from Trotec are ideal here. But no matter what the individual requirements \u2013 Trotec has the right measuring devices for rapid and precise temperature monitoring.<\/p>\n

Infrared thermometers<\/a> with the appropriate emissivity<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The emissivity describes the ability of a material to emit infrared energy, which can then be measured by an infrared thermometer. To measure the surface temperature of an object as precisely as possible, information about the material and properties<\/strong> of its surface is useful. The emissivity is determined in a value between 0 and 1. Although low emission values below 0.1 occur predominantly in highly reflective materials such as polished metals, materials with rough surfaces (concrete, wood or painted surfaces and such like) have a high emissivity of 0.7 to 0.98.<\/p>\n

The attractively priced basic infrared thermometers from Trotec like the BP05, BP15, BP25 and BP5F have a fixed emissivity of 0.95, this covering a wide range of materials used in trade and craft. Our professional pyrometers also offer individual setting options for optimal measuring results.<\/p>\n

Ensuring the correct measuring distance<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Most infrared thermometers have a laser pointer, which can be aimed at the measuring object. However, it is not the small marking point that is measured but instead the spot around this point \u2013 referred to as the so-called measuring spot<\/strong>. The further you are from the measuring object, the larger the measuring spot via which the temperature is captured \u2013 and hence less accurate the measuring result! You should therefore be correspondingly close to the measuring object for precise temperature measurement in order to keep the measuring spot small. By the way, the technical data of almost all infrared thermometers provides information on the measuring optics<\/strong> as a ratio between the measuring distance and size of the measuring spot. Thus a value of 8:1 indicates that the measuring spot is about 1 cm large at a distance of 8 cm.<\/p>\n

Trotec pyrometers for professional applications have a resolution of 40:1 (TP7) or 75:1 (TP10) so as to capture the smallest electronic components for instance. These two devices also comes with a multipoint laser targeting aid for displaying the measuring point and measuring spot simultaneously: While a central target laser shows the measuring point, additional lasers visualise the boundary points of the measuring area. In this way, they can easily prevent areas outside the measuring object from being captured, which would falsify the temperature measurement.<\/p>\n

More information on infrared thermometers from Trotec<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

You can find an overview of the contact and infrared thermometers for a wide range of applications in our Trotec Shop<\/a>. The overview page there is followed by information on our individual brand quality devices \u2013 each as precise as it is affordable.<\/p>\n

Your overview of Trotec\u2019s \u2018infrared thermometers\u2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n

1\/5 What you need to know for a precise temperature measurement<\/p>\n

2\/5 How to measure the temperature of foods <\/strong><\/p>\n

3\/5 How to measure the temperature of liquids <\/strong><\/p>\n

4\/5 How to measure the temperature in a terrarium<\/strong><\/p>\n

5\/5 The \u2018Mini Format\u2019 \u2013 small, handy, quick<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Similar to penetration thermometers, infrared thermometers are digital measuring devices. But because infrared thermometers allow contact-free and hence hygienic and safe measurement at the same time, they are enjoying ever greater popularity. As a result, many users are asking what and how they can actually use their pyrometer for measurement. You can find the answers here \u2013 and in four more editions of our new Trotec Beginner\u2019s Guide covering all aspects of the infrared thermometer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":9362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,125],"tags":[745,743,47,744,75],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trotec-blog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9361"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trotec-blog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trotec-blog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trotec-blog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trotec-blog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9361"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.trotec-blog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9364,"href":"https:\/\/www.trotec-blog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9361\/revisions\/9364"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trotec-blog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trotec-blog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trotec-blog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trotec-blog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}