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❱❱ Wearable thermal imaging offers real time process monitoring


HANDS-FREE THERMAL IMAGING


Assisted reality company RealWear has launched a hands- free, voice-controlled thermal camera system. By connecting the camera to a RealWear Navigator 500 headset with built-in voice recognition, users can capture a high-resolution visible-spectrum image or a variety of thermal and colour modes to identify temperature anomalies in industrial kit. The RealWear Navigator head-


mounted device combines Teledyne FLIR’s renowned thermal imaging expertise with RealWear’s voice-driven wearable devices through the Thermal by FLIR programme. Imagery is seen in real time and will in the future be shared via Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Webex Expert on Demand, among others. Compatible with Teledyne FLIR’s range, the radiometric JPEG format images can be stored, transmitted and downloaded for use within the FLIR Thermal Studio post- processing software for greater analysis and reporting options. “Thermal imaging is critical to assembly, effective condition monitoring and predictive maintenance programmes,” said Dan Jarvis, senior director, Business Development, Teledyne FLIR. “RealWear Navigator 500 is the only hands-free system to incorporate the patented MSX technology, which overlays the live edge detail from the visible camera on the thermal image to provide critical information.”


Siemens Digital Industries Software has signed an agreement to acquire Avery Design Systems, planning to add Avery’s technology to the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio as part of its suite of electronic design automation (EDA) integrated circuit (IC) verification products. According to Joseph Sawicki,


executive vice-president, IC-EDA at Siemens, increasing SoC complexity, demand for new protocols and standards, and broadening use of verification IP cases present customers with new challenges relating to the verification of sophisticated, next-generation IC designs. “The acquisition of Avery adds


verification protocol and compliance test suite products as well as critical verification IP market understanding and


know-how. This can extend Siemens’ products into areas such as high-performance computing, edge, networking, and 3DICs,” he says. According to Chilai Huang,


president and CEO, Avery Design Systems, users need a complete protocol range for their applications and verification IP available as soon as standards are released, as well as compliance testing solutions that can help reduce risk and help enhance the correctness of their protocols. “Avery products help system and SoC design teams to achieve dramatic functional verification productivity improvements,” he concludes.


❱❱ IC Verification added to Siemens product range with acquisition of Avery


PROMAT FIRE COLLAR CERTIFICATION


Following four months of testing and auditing, Warringtonfire Australia has certified three passive fire protection (PFP) products from Promat Australia to its Certifire third-party certification scheme. Promat partnered with


Warringtonfire to have its UniCollar and Promaseal FCS and FC fire collars tested and audited between October 2021 and February 2022, and certified in June this year. Certifire is now recognised by


regulatory authorities worldwide as an international mark of fire safety across a diverse range of passive fire products. All three


products underwent a rigorous process to prove their performance, quality, reliability and traceability. This


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included reviewing all existing test evidence, taking samples of the fire collars for audited witness testing, and performing a factory production control (FPC) audit at Promat’s site in Adelaide, South Australia. After an extensive analysis of all the evidence, Promat’s fire collars were deemed to have met all the requirements of the Certifire scheme.


Chad McLean, certification


manager at Warringtonfire Australia, said: “We are delighted that Promat decided to certify its range of fire collars with us. It is further evidence of a tangible attitude shift towards third-party certification, with manufacturers and site owners focusing on building products that are of a good quality and standard, boosting confidence across the built environment.”


❱❱ Fire collars have undergone stringent testing for certification


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