Mal West is from Brisbane Australia (Down Under) and has been a Thermographer (Level 1 AINDT) for the last 20 years and has conducted Infrared Scanning in all states of Australia. He has worked for various Thermal Imaging companies during this time and has done work in many varied industries in some unusual places. One of the things he is most proud of was working with Australia Post, one of Australia’s largest Companies in developing and implementing Thermal Imaging into their engineering and maintenance programs Australia wide. To see a company of this size discover the IR Wow Factor and embrace it has been amazing. It is now a key part of their ongoing maintenance on their letter sorting and parcel machines as well as their buildings. During the last 20 years he has worked in many Industries such as Power Generation (Overhead Power Lines & Substations), Sugar (Mills & Refineries), Elevators/Lifts, Mining, Cattle (Feedlots & Meat Processing Plants), Wine (Wineries/Crushing/Production & Bottling), Poultry (Processing & Production Sheds), Soft drink (Production/Bottling & Cans), Food Production & Refrigeration and Pharmaceuticals. The main areas he has worked in are electrical, mechanical, medical, animal imaging and refrigeration applications. He has a broad knowledge of Thermal Imaging and it’s applications in the field across many industries.