MR. T P SINGH
The World's Sixth Sense! Teledyne FLIR is building more than innovative technologies; they are striving to create a more sustainable, more efficient, and safer future by enhancing human perception through best-in-class intelligent imaging & sensing solutions! Pioneers in thermal imaging, the company was founded in 1978, originally providing infrared imaging systems that were installed on vehicles for use in conducting energy audits.
Q.What is the core ideology of TELEDYNE FLIR? Which products served as Elecrama 2023’s primary focus?
With a global revenue of 5 billion US dollars TELEDYNE FLIR is an American company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. We at TELEDYNE FLIR are primarily focused on infrared imaging cameras while having a Sizeable overall portfolio under Teledyne as group. As core focus area for Elecrama- its The solutions for electrical utilities. We provide equipment for Predictive maintenance, continuous substation monitoring, SF6 visualisation, industrial acoustic imaging and complete set of testing and measuring instruments. For the Indian market as well as the worldwide market, we provide more than 100 products for electrical utilities.
Q.What distinguishes TELEDYNE FLIR from its rivals ?
TELEDYNE FLIR is an established brand in India and in the global market. We’ve hundreds of satisfied customers in India who are pleased with our goods and services. We provide a very special warranty on our goods and their key components, which is one of the main benefit for the customers. For instance, the main component of Thermal camera is detector and that comes with 10- year warranty once the product is registered within 60 days of purchase. This shows how confident we are on our quality. We are also unique in providing convenience of use of our products with very high quality of images.
Q.What potential do you see for thermal imaging cameras for electrical utilities?
A thermal imaging camera is the first item that comes to mind when thinking about preventive maintenance for critical assets in Utilities. A technician can measure the temperature accurately without taking shutdown or touching anything and from safe distance. The first sign of trouble with equipment in a substation is an increase in temperature. Thermal imaging cameras are crucial for preventive maintenance since they simplify overall operation and speed up the correction procedure. As a result, to that extent, it becomes an essential component of the sector.
Q.What are future plans for TELEDYNE FLIR in India ?
In the Indian market, TELEDYNE FLIR is wellestablished. We will try our best to engage more customers so that they can get benefitted from this amazing technology. To offer comfortable experience to our customers, We have service centre and a strong distribution system in India.
Q.What modifications do you think the Indian market has to make in order to provide better goods and services?
For open tenders here, most of the times, selected supplier is the L1 (lowest in price)- this may not help to get best product for use; it would be helpful if we could have certain parameters so that quality of product is also considered and not only the price.