Whats different at DSP?
The success of the program Jim Jackson put together with the help of John Lafeber, a thermal imaging consultant and a manufacturer’s representative for IR cameras, has several unique elements: • Skilled crafts trained in thermography… At the heart of DSP’s thermal imaging program is Ford Motor Company’s decision early on to use skilled trades to do thermography.He says, “We chose to go with members of the skilled trades (electricians, weld fixture repair specialists, etc.),” says Jackson. “We realized that once these people were trained and certified in using an infrared camera, they would know what a thermal image meant and how it would impact the process.” • Autonomous maintenance… Jackson also believed that to be successful the thermography program needed to empower its thermographers to make decisions without the interference or second-guessing of anyone, including management. “I knew that they (the tradespeople) are the experts about how the equipment and processes function,” he s
