FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                 Stockton Infrared Thermographic Services, Inc.

November 20, 2007                                                               8472 Adams Farm Road

Greensboro, NC                                                                    Randleman, NC 27317

                                                                                                Gregory R. Stockton – President

                                                                                                336-498-4734

 

ContractIR™ Sponsors Infrared Camera Competitions at IMC-2007

 

ContractIR™, an on-line store owned by Stockton Infrared Thermographic Services, Inc. which sells infrared equipment and training at discounted prices, is sponsoring infrared camera competitions at IMC-2007, the 22nd Annual International Maintenance Conference held by Reliability Web.  There are three components to the competition.  They are: 

 

IR Camera Gallery

There will be a display of Infrared Cameras and a gallery of pictures of Infrared Cameras at IMC-2007.   Interested participants may go to www.stocktoninfrared.com/gallery/imcircameracontest  (registration is required) to upload an image of the camera (or bring the camera to the conference to enter the contest) and win awards and prizes. Prizes are will be awarded in each of the following categories:

·          Oldest imager

·          Newest imager

·          Largest/heaviest imager (size/weight without battery)

·          Smallest/lightest imager (size/weight with battery)

·          Longest lens

·          Widest angle lens

 

IR Image Gallery

There will be a display of Infrared Images at IMC-2007.  Participants may go to www.stocktoninfrared.com/gallery/imcirimagecontest (registration is required) to upload an image and win awards and prizes.   We will print all submitted images 81/2” x 11” in portrait or landscape and post it in the image gallery. Prizes will be awarded in each of the following categories:

·          Electrical

·          Process

·          Mechanical

·          Research

·          Buildings

·          Animals

·          Miscellaneous

·          Hottest measured temperature

·          Coldest measured temperature

·          Oldest IR image

 

Find the Anomaly Contest

We will place a thermal target in the tradeshow area and whoever finds it first wins a prize.

 

Entry deadline is Monday, December 2nd, 2007 at 12PM.  All winners will be announced Thursday evening, December 6th, at IMC’s Casino Night and all winning entries will be posted on Stockton’s website, www.stocktoninfrared.com.  The contests will be judged by camera manufacturing professionals who are attending the show.  Participants in the infrared image gallery contest do not have to be present to win. 

IMC 2007, the 22nd Annual International Maintenance Conference, is being held December 4th-7th, 2007 at the Hilton Daytona Beach, Ocean Walk Village.  For the past 22 years, this annual event brings 1000 of the best and brightest maintenance and reliability professionals from around the world to share knowledge and experience with each other in a facilitated environment. IMC-2007 is produced by Reliability Web.com.

ContractIR™ is an on-line store offering deeply discounted pricing on Infrared Equipment and Training and is owned and operated by Stockton Infrared Thermographic Services, Inc., (SITS).  Since 1989, SITS has provided infrared (IR) thermographic imaging services and resources to clients and infrared thermographers. With a history of innovation and a background in real-world applications, our goal is to help both clients and contract service providers, by providing quality information on infrared thermography and by matching qualified infrared thermographers in North America to end-users of infrared services. 

For more information about IMC 2007, please visit: www.maintenanceconference.com/imc/index.htm.

For more information about ContractIR, please visit:  www.contractir.com.

For more information about infrared thermography or Stockton Infrared Thermographic Services, Inc., please visit:  www.stocktoninfrared.com.