Infrared thermometers offer some distinct advantages over contact thermometers, since they can measure temperature without physically touching the object. Infrared temperature measurement is ideal for measuring objects that:
- Are too far or to difficult to reach
- Require non-contamination from one reading to the next
- Are moving, rotating or vibrating
- Are too time consuming for contact sensors and require quick temperature measurements
- Have high temperatures up to 3,000 F
- Can be scratched or damaged by physical contact
- Have curved, distorted or varying surface conditions
- Are too thin and soft for contact sensors
- Are too hot to touch or approach
- Are electrically active and too dangerous to touch
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