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About Markus Tarin

Markus Tarin has studied Radio and Television Engineering as well as Embedded System Design in Germany, where he graduated in 1996. He has extensive experience with visible and non-visible imaging, especially in the Near Infrared (NIR), Shortwave Infrared (SWIR), Midwave Infrared (MWIR) and Long Wave Infrared (LWIR). Tarin was the lead architect on many product development projects for defense, research, medical and industrial applications. Through his company he has commercialized many of these developments for remote monitoring, automated thermal imaging and non-destructive testing. MoviTHERM is a FLIR Systems, Inc. Distributor and Integrator.

New Camera Enclosure for FLIR A400/A500/A700/GF77a

MoviTHERM Announces the Introduction of a New Camera Enclosure for FLIR A400/A500/A700/GF77a Cameras

MoviTHERM has entered into a distribution agreement with AutoVimation, a camera enclosure manufacturer from Germany. AutoVimation has recently released a new front cover for their Megalodon line of enclosures. This new front cover contains a Germanium window as well as a standard glass window matched to the camera optics of the FLIR A400, A500, A700 and the GF 77a cameras.

autovimation megalodon FLIR A400 A700 A500 GF77These cameras tend to run very hot as part of their normal operation. So it is very difficult to place these cameras into a standard thermal camera enclosure, as this may cause a thermal runaway situation. A thermal runaway is a situation where the heat from the camera warms up the surrounding air and the enclosure too quickly, causing the camera to eventually overheat. The Megalodon enclosure series addresses this issue with an advanced thermal management design, thus keeping the camera within the recommended operating range specified by the manufacturer.

It is true that the FLIR A400, 500, 700 and GF77a cameras are inherently protected from the elements. These cameras in conjunction with a special lens cover “IR Hood” can be operated in outdoor environments. However, it is still sometimes advantageous to protect these valuable assets with an extra layer of safety. The Megalodon enclosure does exactly that and provides the proper heat sinking required for these cameras.

MoviTHERM also provides a wide variety of enclosure accessories with the Megalodon enclosures. These accessories include numerous mounting brackets, IR-Mirror attachments to fold the image path into 90 degrees, pneumatic shutter options to protect the front window from flying debris (i.e. in shredder applications), a sun shield as well as a heating plate for cold weather installations. We offer accessories for just about any application.

Megalodon Accessories

MoviTHERM is excited about this offering for the new camera enclosure for FLIR A400/A500/A700/GF77a. We are committed to providing continual value-added solutions for our customers. We are further excited about our new distribution partnership with AutoVimation!

About AutoVimation

AutoVimation produces protective camera enclosures and an extensive range of accessories that allows to use machine vision systems in virtually any environment. The enclosures are as variable as the applications: from the extremely compact Colibri to the Mammoth – from easy to integrate dovetail enclosures to to high grade stainless steel Feuersalamander in hygienic design – there is a solution for every application. Thanks to autoVimation’s patented heat-guide / quick-lock camera mount the outer enclosure works like a heat-sink to the camera. Thus the camera system can be used at up to 20°C higher ambient temperatures. Water cooling systems and enclosures with Peltier-climatisation are available in order to extend the temperature range further. The „Machine-Vision Construction Kit“ matching all dovetail enclosures makes it easy to integrate cameras and lights and other components into a machine – using pre-fabricated parts, avoiding design time, and allowing simpler adjustment to the application. This counts as well for steadily increasing non- industrial applications.

2023-10-04T09:49:57-07:00Thursday, October 7, 2021|News|

15 Years Together – MoviTHERM & Automation Technology Celebrate

MoviTHERM & Automation Technology are celebrating 15 years together!

Strategic partnerships make all the difference in technology businesses. For the past 15 years, MoviTHERM and Automation Technology (‘AT’) have been working together to provide advanced thermal imaging solutions to the US market and beyond.

celebrating 15 Years

Celebrating 15 Years Together

MoviTHERM has established itself as a leader in Infrared Non-Destructive Test Solutions and helping AT expand their market reach in the North American market. MoviTHERM offers a wide variety of IR-NDT Systems, including Flash-, Pulse-, Transient-, Lock-in- and Vibro Thermography. In addition to the Non-Destructive test solutions, MoviTHERM is also distributing AT’s IRSX Series Thermal Smart Cameras.

“Finding reliable sales partners is a challenging task, but one that our reseller MoviTHERM absolutely lives up to!”, adds Michael Wandelt, CEO, Automation Technology

With the addition of our new Vice President of Business Development, Mr. David Bursell, MoviTHERM is looking forward to further strengthening this partnership and accelerating our business growth. David Bursell brings with him 23 years of thermal imaging market experience from FLIR Systems, Inc.

MoviTHERM and Automation Technology are excited about our long-term partnership and look forward to many more successful years ahead!

2022-06-01T15:54:55-07:00Friday, October 1, 2021|News|

Elevated Body Temperature Screening Webcast

Join our webcast on using thermal cameras for elevated body temperature screening!

This year’s Vision Show in Boston was cancelled, like so many other events. The Automated Imaging Association is now holding this event virtually from May 18 to 22, 2020. The event has been renamed to Vision Week and all presentations will be provided free of charge to the public.

#AIAvisionweek

Markus Tarin, President & CEO of MoviTHERM has been invited as a speaker. He will be providing an overview of how to use thermal cameras for elevated body temperature screening. Thermal cameras have gained a lot of interest in the past couple of months for screening employees, visitors and customers. More and more businesses are using thermal cameras as a method for screening people for elevated body temperature. Due to the extremely high demand for these cameras, many new companies and solutions providers have entered this market segment, just in the past few weeks.

Elevated body temperatureSelecting the right solution can be daunting task, especially when there is such a time pressure for reopening businesses safely. Unfortunately, the high demand for these products has also brought out a lot of questionable solutions. Not understanding the basics of how thermal cameras work and understanding the challenges of measuring skin surface temperature in human beings can lead to wasting a lot of money on useless technology.

Don’t miss out on this valuable lesson, especially if you are considering this technology for your business!

 

 

Session Date: 5/20/2020

Session Time: 7:45am to 8:15am PST | 10:45am to 11:15am EST

Session Title: Using Thermal Cameras for Elevated Body Temperature Screening

Session Description:
Thermal cameras are being deployed in record time for screening of elevated body temperature at airports and other public places. However, as useful and capable as this technology is, there is a lot of misinformation circulating in the news. As with the implementation of any technology, there are challenges. It is important to understand the physics involved that affect the accuracy of an optical temperature measurement, but moreover, there are many other factors to consider related to bio-physical phenomena. This talk explains how thermal imaging technology can be used to screen for people with an elevated body temperature.

Click on the image below to register today!

AIA Vision Week

 

2022-06-01T15:50:52-07:00Sunday, May 10, 2020|News|

FLIR A400 and FLIR A700 Cameras released by FLIR Systems, Inc. today!

FLIR Systems, Inc. announced today the release of two new cameras.

The FLIR A400 and FLIR A700 cameras are the latest addition to the lineup.

The FLIR A400 and FLIR A700 camera models are probably the most significant technology updates to FLIR’s lineup of thermography cameras to date. The target market for the FLIR A400 and FLIR A700 are primarily industrial automation and remote monitoring applications. This camera platform has been design from the ground up and comes loaded with all kinds of useful features. A slew of configuration options allow customers to select their preferred feature set and therefore cost optimize their selection.

FLIR A700 FLIR A400Each camera model can be configured at factory as either a thermal machine vision camera or as a thermal smart camera. This is achieved by selecting either the image streaming configuration or the smart sensor configuration. A firmware change performed, prior to shipping.

The image streaming configuration is suitable for more complex applications which require thermal imaging software running on a PC. In this configuration, the FLIR A400 and FLIR A700 simply streams a 16-bit, temperature linear images to the host PC. The physical interface used for this is a Gigabit Ethernet connection. The logical layer is based on the world-wide machine vision protocol standard GeniCAM.

GeniCAM make it possible to integrate the FLIR A400 and FLIR A700 with any standard machine vision software supporting this protocol.

For applications that benefit from an on camera decision making, the FLIR A400 and FLIR A700 can be configured with the smart sensor application from factory. This ‘app’ turns the camera into a full featured thermal smart camera with web interface. This eliminates the need for software running on a PC and greatly simplifies the system architecture.

With the smart sensor configuration, the user can configure numerous regions of interest, using the line, circle/oval, rectangle and polygon tools. Each region of interest will make decisions in parallel to other regions, based on the configured evaluation criteria. A standard web browser is all that is needed to configure the smart camera as well as to monitor the status of the inspection, if so desired.

FLIR A400 back

The body of the FLIR A400 and the FLIR A700 are identical. There are industrial connectors on the backside of the camera for power & I/O, GigE Ethernet, Communications as well as a Wifi Antenna connector. All connections are for rugged, industrial use (IP67).

The Wifi feature is also an add-on option and allows for a compressed stream (lossless) via a wireless connection. Both cameras also allow for compressed streaming, using H.264/MPEG4/MJPEG formats. The FLIR A400 as well as the FLIR A700 are capable of streaming on two different video channels simultaneously. This allows the user to stream visible video from the built-in day light camera in parallel to streaming thermal images. Or alternatively, stream uncompressed temperature linear thermal video to a host PC for image processing, while providing a compressed stream to a video management system software (VMS).

With the FLIR A400 and FLIR A700, FLIR is combining the capabilities of a surveillance camera with that of machine vision smart camera. To round things up, both cameras offer additional industrial communications protocols, such as EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP, and MQTT. One additional feature worth noting is that the camera can function either as a ModBUS Server or ModBUS Client. This allows the camera to either control remote I/O devices on its own, or a PLC to query the camera for temperature readings and alarm conditions.

“I am extremely pleased and excited about the release of the FLIR A400 and FLIR A700 cameras. FLIR has certainly listened to what the market needs are and really delivered a new camera platform that is packed to the brim with useful features. This puts FLIR far ahead of any competitor out there for some time to come!”,

adds Markus Tarin, President & CEO, MoviTHERM

FLIR A400 FLIR A700 FLIR GF77a Accessories

2023-10-03T11:29:32-07:00Tuesday, March 31, 2020|News|

Coronavirus Update – To our valued Customers, Vendors, Partners and Employees!

A Message to our Customers, Vendors,  Partners, and Employees

These are very challenging times, no doubt! Every day there are new developments, new directives, new surprises. Just when we are trying to make sense of yesterday’s news, there is another news update, another story, another text from a friend that creates additional uncertainty.

The level of anxiety and fear is through the roof. You can feel the tension in the air. People are glued to social media for any new bit of information to rationalize how and why things are changing so rapidly.

I want to personally assure our customers, vendors and business partners that you can continue to count on us!

I also want to send a special THANK YOU to our employees and their families for coming together and recognizing the challenges ahead! And for stepping up with a can-do attitude!

I know I can count on all of you and I know together we will make it through this crisis! We will come out stronger than ever on the other end! I am proud to work with a very special group of people.

In anticipation of this rapidly evolving situation, we have implemented an emergency business continuity plan. We have the right technology and the right people in place to minimize any business disruption, no matter the scenario. We will closely monitor any changes, continually evaluate any possible impact and adjust accordingly!

We are communicating daily with all our vendors to mitigate supply chain challenges. With our customers, we are working on pro-active action plans to make the best use of our time, while we are not permitted to be onsite. This will help speed things along, once these restrictions have been lifted.

Markus TarinTo all our customers:

“We appreciate your business and trust in us even more than ever!”.

You have my personal guarantee and promise that you can count on us!

Markus Tarin, President & CEO, MoviTHERM

 

If you have any concerns or questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

2022-06-01T15:49:42-07:00Thursday, March 19, 2020|News|

Non-Visible Imaging Webcast

MoviTHERM Hosts Webcast with Vision Systems Design Magazine

The Vision Systems Design Magazine is hosting a webcast on March 12th, 2020 on non-visible imaging, hyper-spectral, multi-spectral and infrared imaging.

This round-table format webcast on non-visible imaging, is hosted by the Vision Systems Design magazine and will air live on March 12th, 2020. A panel of machine vision experts will be discussing the latest advances in this technology. Registrants are encouraged to submit their application questions ahead of time for discussion.

Non-Visible Imaging

MoviTHERM Skeyes UAV Thermal Crop Imaging System

The machine vision expert panel is comprised of of three industry experts with a combined experience of over 85 years. There are a lot of machine vision and non-industrial vision applications that make use of the spectral behavior of materials. The interesting non-visible imaging spectral behaviors are typically found in the non-visible region of the elector-magnetic spectrum. These start in the near infrared region (NIR), go through the short wave infrared (SWIR), the midwave infrared (MWIR) all the way into the long wave infrared (LWIR).

The panel will consist of:David Dechow, Principal Vision Systems Architect, Integro Technologies; Markus Tarin, President & CEO, MoviTHERM and MoviMED; Perry West, Founder and President of Automated Vision Systems, Inc.

Make sure to register for this webcast on non-visible imaging here. Even if you do not have time to attend, the webcast will be available on demand for another twelve months, after it has aired.

The above screenshot is from MoviTHERM’s Skeyes UAV Thermal Crop Imaging System. That system utilizes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The UAV is equipped with a FLIR thermal camera for imaging sugar cane crops. The FLIR camera provides thermal infrared measurements of the crop during fly over. That data is then being used to determine any crop stresses due to under irrigation.

For any questions regarding this webcast on non-visible imaging, hyper spectral, multi-spectral or infrared imaging, please contact MoviTHERM – Advanced Thermograpy Solutions today!

2022-07-19T17:42:57-07:00Thursday, March 12, 2020|News|

Coronavirus Impacts Lead Time, Causes Delays

Coronavirus Causes Delays in Business

The coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China is now starting to impact business continuity here in the US.

With a lot of electronic, optical and mechanical manufacturing located in China, we are now starting to feel the impact of the Coronavirus outbreak in our business. Over the past couple of weeks, we have received notice from several of our vendors, that lead times are being impacted. This is true for companies located in the US as well as Europe, as some components are being manufactured in China.

Several Chinese manufacturing sites have simply closed down for the time being in light of the virus outbreak. Based on the current trends, we expect this impact to worsen over the coming weeks. The situation is very fluid and we are keeping a close eye on how things are developing.

We have seen lead times stretching an additional 2-4 weeks for items that are not in stock. We advise our customers to adjust their project planning to account for these additional delays and place their orders sooner.

Thermal camera lead time is additionally affected due to companies abroad installing system to screen for people with elevated body temperatures.

Please check back with us, even for orders that have been placed already. We will do our best to provide you with updates as soon as these become available.

We apologize for any inconvenience and will work closely with our vendors to make the best of this situation.

Thank You for your understanding!

Markus Tarin, President & CEO, MoviTHERM

 

2022-06-01T15:45:12-07:00Sunday, February 16, 2020|News|

FLIR Releases Affordable Methane Gas Detection Camera

FLIR Releases First Affordable Uncooled Camera

FLIR Systems, Inc. announced on January 30th the release of its first, uncooled, low cost optical gas imaging camera for Methane gas detection.

The FLIR GF77a camera is an addition to FLIR’s lineup of optical gas imaging (OGI) cameras. The FLIR GF77a is the first methane gas detection camera, that utilizes a much more affordable, uncooled detector technology.

A special spectral filter makes the camera especially sensitive to the absorption band of Methane gas. Detected gas leaks appear as a dark haze or cloud in the thermal video stream.

FLIR GF77a Methane Gas Detection Camera

The FLIR GF77a optical gas finder camera provides operators of gas processing plants now an effective way to monitor for potentially dangerous methane gas leaks. Methane gas is invisible to the human eye, but the FLIR GF77a camera changes that. Remote gas detection is a valuable method for early warning for detecting Methane gas leaks at natural gas power plants, renewable energy production facilities, renewable energy production facilities, industrial plants, and other locations along a natural gas supply chain.

FLIR’s new GF77a fixed mount methane gas detection camera is about half the cost of its cooled counterparts and offers an affordable new approach for methane gas leak detection. The camera is designed to also detect industrial gases such as sulfur dioxide and nitrous oxide. The GF77a is equipped with FLIR’s patented High Sensitivity mode (HSM). Cameras with HSM mode enhance the contrast around moving gas plumes and therefore increasing the detectability of gas leaks.

In addition to its ability to detect methane gas leaks, the GF77a also comes radio-metrically calibrated. This allows the camera to simultaneously measure temperature of objects in the field of view of the camera, such as detecting tank fill levels and vessel temperatures.

The camera comes with an impressive set of industry standard protocols, which allow it to stream video directly to a video management system. For more advanced analytics, the GF77a provides a non-compressed video stream. Advanced analytics can be performed in parallel to the camera streaming video to a surveillance system. This allows for advanced analytical software to also measure temperature and perform an automated gas detection with alarming.

The FLIR GF77a enables operators to create a safer work environment while also assisting with reducing unwanted emissions.

Would you like to learn more about how optical gas imaging? Contact MoviTHERM today to discuss your gas leak application!

About FLIR Systems, Inc.

Founded in 1978, FLIR Systems is a world-leading industrial technology company focused on intelligent sensing solutions for defense, industrial and commercial applications. FLIR Systems’ vision is to be “The World’s Sixth Sense, creating technologies to help professionals make more informed decisions that save lives and livelihoods.  For more information, please visit www.flir.com

2023-04-11T17:19:57-07:00Saturday, February 1, 2020|News|

Webinar: Automated Thermal Pouch Seal Inspection

MoviTHERM and FLIR are hosting a free webinar, “Automated Thermal Pouch Seal Inspection”

Learn how to use automated thermal pouch seal inspection to verify the seal integrity of pouch seals in packaging applications. Explore how non-contact infrared imaging can detect sealing issues, such as partial seals, leaks, missing seals and over welds. Get answers to your application related questions!

Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Hosted by: FLIR / MoviTHERM

Time: 11:00 a.m. EST/ 8:00 a.m. PST

Thermal Pouch Seal Inspection

Whether it’s from RF welding, friction, ultrasound, or a heat-transfer sealer, the ability to reach consistent high temperatures is critical to the package sealing process. Traditional sampling inspections can only address a small percentage of package seals—leaving a lot of room for error. Human inspection methods may be flawed, too, as they depend on workers maintaining focus through their entire shift. The best alternative is condition monitoring with an automated thermal imager. These cameras use infrared to detect and monitor temperatures, offering a 100% non-destructive real-time inspection method that can help improve quality control without inventory loss.

This webinar introduces the benefits and challenges of thermal seal inspection.

You’ll learn:

  • How thermal imaging improves the package seal inspection process
  • How to detect issues in the sealing process
  • The advantages and challenges of thermal seal inspection processes

Host:

Mr. John Cabrer, Senior Systems Design Engineer, MoviTHERM

John CabrerMr. Cabrer holds a Bachelor Degree in Computer Science. He graduated in 1992 from West Georgia College. He has been working at MoviTHERM for over ten years. During this time John has developed thermal imaging software for numerous thermal imaging applications. Examples include package sealing applications, plastic weld inspection systems for ultrasonic, RF and induction sealing. He also has an extensive background in other non-destructive thermal imaging applications such as detecting voids and delamination in carbon composite structures.

Company Bio:

MoviTHERM – Advanced Thermography solutions was founded in 1999. The company has 100% focus on infrared imaging for scientific and industrial applications. MoviTHERM sells thermal imaging cameras, enclosures and accessories as part of their distribution model, but also offer off-the-shelf, turnkey thermal imaging solutions for condition monitoring, automated thermal imaging as well as non-destructive testing. Services include custom system design and software development, consulting, camera rentals, feasibility studies and OEM Product Design.

Watch the Recorded Webinar now!

2023-04-13T10:59:34-07:00Wednesday, January 8, 2020|News|

MoviTHERM is Celebrating its 20th Year in Business

Celebrating 20 years in business!

 

For over two decades, MoviTHERM has been serving customers in the United States, Canada, Mexico and beyond with advanced thermography solutions. The company’s unique solutions portfolio as well as its capable engineering team make MoviTHERM a valuable resource for everything involving non-contact temperature measurement.

MoviTHERM started out like a small engineering consultancy back in 1999, developing custom thermal imaging software solutions. The company later became a FLIR camera distributor and added turnkey solutions to its offerings.

MoviTHERM’s Infrared Non-Destructive Test Systems are being used by many major aerospace companies for defect detection in carbon composite structures.

Markus Tarin“We were involved in many state-of-the-art technology endeavors, ranging from flying cars, rockets and other space crafts, electric cars, airplanes and the list goes on. We have a very special company with a very unique set of skills, unmatched in the industry.”, adds Markus Tarin, President & CEO.

The company’s work has also contributed to several media productions, from product marketing videos and documentaries, to TV shows as well as the MTV Video Music Awards topping the list with a live broadcast of a music video shot in complete darkness using only thermal cameras.

20 Year Anniversary

“We were part of two decades of technology innovation that only very few people in this world get to experience. I couldn’t have done it without my team, which I am very proud of!” – Markus Tarin, President & CEO

 

We are looking forward with excitement to what the thermal imaging challenges will be in this coming decade.

Do you need help with solving a thermal imaging application? Please contact us today!

About MoviTHERM – Advanced Thermography Solutions

Located in Irvine, California, MoviTHERM offers thermal imaging cameras and turnkey inspection systems for non-contact temperature measurements. MoviTHERM is an authorized FLIR Systems, Inc. Premium Partner, integrator, solutions provider and product development company. The company offers thermal cameras and thermal imaging solutions for remote monitoring, automated imaging and non-destructive testing.

Industries served are: Aerospace, Pharmaceutical, Medical, General Manufacturing, Steel, Food, Agriculture, Oil & Gas, Automotive, Academia, Paper & Plastic and others.

About FLIR

FLIR Systems, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes technologies that enhance perception and awareness. We bring innovative sensing solutions into daily life through our thermal imaging, visible-light imaging, video analytics, measurement and diagnostic, and advanced threat detection systems.

2022-05-26T13:11:53-07:00Sunday, January 5, 2020|News|

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