Reliable monitoring of thermal processes plays a crucial role, particularly in continuous industrial applications.
For these environments,
LAND® thermal imaging cameras are ideally suited, capturing high-resolution temperature data directly from the process. However, identifying the root causes of hotspots or thermal anomalies requires this data to be analysed alongside additional process signals.
In collaboration with
iba AG, LAND has supported the integration of its thermal imaging cameras into the iba system. With ibaCapture v5.7, thermal cameras can now be connected, while ibaPDA acquires temperature data as numerical values. This enables data from
LAND cameras to be captured, stored, visualised, and analysed synchronously with other plant and process data within the iba system.
Minimum, maximum, and average temperatures are automatically calculated for each region of interest (ROI) and recorded time-synchronously by ibaPDA. This provides a strong foundation for root-cause analysis, ensuring all relevant data is available within a single environment. The data can then be stored for offline analysis in ibaHD Server or DAT files.
To support a wide range of application requirements,
ibaCapture offers extensive configuration, visualisation, and camera control features for integrated thermal cameras. Temperature values can be displayed in Celsius, Kelvin, or Fahrenheit, while individual ROIs can be configured with specific emissivity values.
Hotspot and coldspot visualisation can be enabled per ROI and displayed using a colour-coded temperature scale.
Additional functionality includes motorised focus control and shutter operation directly within the software, providing greater flexibility and deeper insight into thermal imaging data in industrial environments.
Through this integration,
LAND and
iba AG are enabling more advanced, synchronised analysis of thermal process data, helping users gain deeper insight into process performance and identify the root causes of thermal issues with greater confidence.
Learn more about LAND’s thermal imaging solutions