Mar 27, 2015 | Passive, Thermal Film, Understanding IR Technology, Vehicle ID
Why Automatic Gain Control (AGC)? The first thermal imaging camera’s required the user to manually adjust the contrast and gain. Users were not always skilled enough to keep these settings adjusted properly. In the end, this led to missed information. Automatic...
Mar 27, 2015 | Passive, Police, Vehicle ID
If you are having trouble using your Vehicle Markers, the problem could be: Position Weather conditions Camera settings Foreign substance Position The position of the observer, marker, and reflection affect the visibility of the thermal markers. An ideal...
Mar 11, 2015 | Thermal Targets
No power thermal targets offer a lower cost, greener, and safer way to train, but you need to set them up properly to get the best results. The good news is that setting up No Power Thermal Printed Targets is fast and easy as 1, 2, 3. Position targets...
Mar 11, 2015 | Military, Thermal Film, Thermal Targets
The military has used thermal shooting targets for years to train with their advanced thermal scopes. The first targets were all “active.” This means they were heated up with flames, electricity, and chemicals—more than once targets went up in flame. Then...
Mar 10, 2015 | Thermal Film, Thermal Targets
Passive, No Power, Low-Emissivity, Reverse Polarity Juliet said to Romeo: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet;” In other words, what we call something does not change its characteristics and...
Mar 3, 2015 | IR flag patch, IR patches, IR reflective film, Military
SandStorm Technology™ vs Honeycomb patch To answer the nagging question, “Which IR patch proves better in sandblast test?” we conducted a controlled test with a SandStorm Technology™ patch vs a honeycomb patch. Most buyers are familiar with the...
Feb 19, 2015 | IR flag patch
Laser-cut Patches Look Fantastic! There has been a lot of buzz lately about an IFF patch that blends infrared technology with the durability and uniqueness of an embroidered patch. Introducing … Laser- cut Patches… and they look fantastic! Without...
Feb 12, 2015 | Thermal Film, Vehicle ID
A police officer told us recently that chasing and catching the bad guys in the dark is chaos. Coordinating operations from the helicopter to the police cars on the ground is extremely difficult. While some pursuits are successful, others fall short short of a...
Dec 10, 2014 | Thermal Targets
Ready-Made Zeroing, Die-Cut, Passive and Powered Targets If you own an advance thermal weapon sight, you want to practice as often as possible. The question is how? Look no further. IR.Tools builds thermal targets for your thermal weapon sight. Zeroing,...
Dec 2, 2014 | IR patches, IR reflective film
“I can’t believe the way the Flags fall apart in just one month and comes unglued from the velcro, this is very bad for us in Afghanistan which is where I’m deployed right now.” Sitting in the middle of a sand storm in Afghanistan was not...
