Comparing FLIR A40, A50, A70 or AX8?

Industrial thermal monitoring, set up and supported by AVIAN

AVIAN pairs its T100 camera with the setup and support needed for industrial fire-risk monitoring. We plan coverage, configure detection and alert routing, set up dashboards, and keep tuning as your site changes.

Coverage planned around your highest-risk zones
Alerts routed to the right team with RGB context
PLC-ready data paths for controls integration

At Sierra Pacific Industries, AVIAN detected a 380°F hotspot buried in sawdust with no visible smoke.

RGB camera monitoring sawmill equipment
Thermal camera monitoring sawmill equipment
Thermal view
RGB view

AVIAN-built T100 monitoring system

Built for facilities that need fixed thermal cameras, alerts, evidence, and response workflows without building a custom monitoring stack.

Get your site plan + pricing

Tell us what equipment or area you need to monitor. We'll outline recommended coverage and pricing within one business day.

I can be anywhere in the mill, or even sitting at home and get an alert from AVIAN and I know it’s time to act immediately.
John BrummelSierra Pacific IndustriesMaintenance Superintendent
“We’ve already prevented a fire”

While processing beetle-damaged wood, a splinter got stuck. The early warning triggered by the temperature increase enabled timely intervention and prevented an open flame.

Denny Friedrich
Denny FriedrichMercer Timber ProductsDeputy Plant Manager
“I can be anywhere in the mill, or even sitting at home”

I can be anywhere in the mill, or even sitting at home and get an alert from AVIAN and I know it’s time to act immediately.

John Brummel
John BrummelSierra Pacific IndustriesMaintenance Superintendent
“Your support before, during, and after implementation was exceptional.”

The camera is working great on our planer. It gives our team the real-time visibility we need to catch hot spots before they become safety hazards or significant downtime issues. We really appreciate your guidance and support in protecting our mill. Your support before, during, and after implementation was exceptional. We look forward to working with you on future projects.

Mohammed Karoush
Mohammed KaroushMission Forest ProductsProcess Control Engineer
“Confidence in the system and the people behind it”

AVIAN gives us peace of mind. What really stands out is the support. When our internet went down, the AVIAN team did everything they could to keep our monitoring running, even though the issue wasn't theirs to solve. They're quick to respond and willing to go the extra mile. That gives us confidence in the system and the people behind it.

Sägewerk Ziegler
Sägewerk ZieglerHans-Dieter Ziegler Sägewerk
“They represent a significant advance in fire protection”

The cameras give me peace of mind about the protection of my business. I can highly recommend AVIAN — the service and support during installation and operation is excellent.

Peter Wanner
Peter WannerWanner HolzCEO
“I’d argue it’s probably one of the best technologies as far as fire safety is concerned”

We had a gearbox that was overheating in our dust shed. Thanks to the alerts from AVIAN, we changed the oil in the gearbox and brought it back under normal operating conditions.

Peter Rempel
Peter RempelChinook Wood ProductsCOO
“Motors and drives that are operating at their performance limits have been identified”

The 24/7 monitoring, simple installation, continuous further development and the learning process of the system have completely convinced us!

Lothar Rosenbaum
Lothar RosenbaumAnton Rosenbaum HolzbauCEO
“We can now adjust our machines in real time—without shutting them down”

Temperature changes become immediately visible with the AVIAN system, allowing us to react without delay. This kind of predictive maintenance greatly increases technical availability.

Johann Zingl
Johann ZinglRubner HolzindustrieProduction Manager
“AVIAN gives us a new kind of security”

We can send our employees home at the end of their shift with peace of mind, because we know that the critical areas in our company are reliably monitored.

Valentin Niedermann
Valentin NiedermannBlumer LehmannHead of Technology
“An outstanding decision for our mill”

Within just a few weeks their system identified several equipment issues before they turned into failures. That alone saved us significant downtime and paid for the system outright.

Ryan Grubaugh
Ryan GrubaughMaple Rapids Lumber MillGM & Mill Manager
“It helps us make our operations much safer”

AVIAN has developed a solution to a problem which probably affects everyone in the industry directly. For us, it is a great partnership as it helps us make our operations much safer and improves the monitoring process.

Ernest Schilliger
Ernest SchilligerSchilliger HolzManaging Director
“Every planer mill should have an AVIAN system”

I can’t think of a reason why anyone wouldn’t want to install it.

Jim Anderson
Jim AndersonCharles Ingram LumberVice President

A working monitoring system, set up for your site

FLIR Smart Sensor and AX8 cameras can measure heat, trigger alarms, and connect to industrial systems. A camera purchase still leaves site planning, setup, and ongoing tuning to your team or integrator. AVIAN delivers its T100 cameras with that work handled for you.

Coverage plan

Camera purchase

Your team or integrator designs it

AVIAN

AVIAN recommends camera positions and monitoring zones

Alarm configuration

Camera purchase

Set up in the camera or connected software

AVIAN

AVIAN configures and tunes detection for your process

Notifications and escalation

Camera purchase

Your team or integrator sets the workflow

AVIAN

AVIAN sets up recipients, schedules, and response paths

Event review

Camera purchase

Depends on the camera and software selected

AVIAN

AVIAN provides thermal and RGB context, history, and reports

After launch

Camera purchase

Support depends on your vendor or integrator agreement

AVIAN

AVIAN continues monitoring support and tuning

Camera capabilities and integrator services vary. This compares an off-the-shelf purchase with AVIAN's managed monitoring package.

Technical specifications

Thermal Sensor

256 × 192 pixels

8–14 µm spectral range

Temperature Range

–15 °C to +225 °C

+50 °C to +550 °C extended

RGB Sensor

12 MP

66° or 102° FOV

Connectivity

Gigabit Ethernet

PoE IEEE 802.3af

Integration

MQTT / Modbus TCP / EtherNet/IP

ODVA conformant PLC-ready data

Ingress Protection

IP66

Operating Temp

–10 °C to +55 °C

Housing

Aluminum

248 × 141 × 115 mm

View the full alarm record, not just the alert.

When AVIAN sends an alarm, your team gets the context needed to diagnose it: what the camera saw, what the thermal sensor measured, how temperatures moved over time, and which thresholds were crossed.

RGB context

See what was happening on the line

Thermal replay

Scrub the heat signature frame by frame

Trend history

Confirm when the warning threshold was crossed

Decoding thermal frame
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Trend data

Temperature history from the same event

AVIAN stores the alarm video with the temperature history, so the visual review and the trend line tell the same story.

Real event

No smoke on camera. A 380°F ember was buried in sawdust.

At Sierra Pacific Industries’ Lincoln facility, a planer ejected an ember into surrounding sawdust. The RGB view looked normal — no smoke, no visible flame. Thermal revealed the real issue: a 380°F hotspot buried under dust that could have ignited or caused a dust explosion.

Visible

No smoke or flame

Thermal

380°F hotspot

Risk

Dust ignition or explosion

By the time you see smoke, you’re already late.

RGB VIEW

Nothing obvious to see

Typical planer area — nothing visibly wrong. The ember was buried under sawdust, leaving no clear signal in the RGB view.

RGB camera view of the Sierra Pacific Industries Lincoln facility planer area with no visible smoke or flame

THERMAL VIEW

Buried hotspot measured near 380°F

Thermal immediately revealed the buried hotspot, giving the team time to clear material before ignition or escalation.

Thermal camera view showing a 380°F hotspot buried in sawdust near the Sierra Pacific Industries Lincoln facility planer

TREND DATA

Temperature history shows the issue developing

The event was not just a still image. AVIAN captured how fast the hotspot escalated from first warning to emergency alert.

Critical escalation window

+150°F in 8 minutes

Temperature increase from first warning to emergency alert

Put early fire detection around the assets that run hot.

AVIAN gives you the industrial thermal cameras, detection, alerts, dashboards, and response paths needed to act before heat becomes fire risk.

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Full feature overview

Every T100 camera combines precision sensing, automated detection, and intelligent integration for continuous operation in industrial environments.

Monitoring & Coverage

Cloud Access

Access every camera from anywhere in the world through the AVIAN cloud dashboard on your phone, tablet, or computer. No setup required.

Multi-Zone Configuration

Define up to 10 temperature zones per camera for precise monitoring of critical components and surfaces

Live Streaming

Access real-time thermal and RGB streams from anywhere in the world through the AVIAN cloud dashboard

Detection & Alerts

False alarm detection

Industry leading false alarm detection to filter out noise from forklifts, loaders, welding sparks, and other routine industrial heat

Adaptive Thresholds

Temperature limits are dynamically adjusted based on learned baseline behavior, reducing false alarms while improving early detection

Notification schedules

Build per-team and per-shift schedules in minutes. Route alerts by day, time, severity, and role. Handoffs between shifts happen automatically.

Data & Reporting

Video Recording

Automatically capture RGB and thermal footage when alarms are triggered for post-event review and diagnostics

Historical Data

Access historical data and alarm history for the lifetime of the camera

Automatic Reports

Generate compliance and predictive-maintenance reports automatically from stored trend data for each monitored region

Integration-Ready Data

PLC-Ready Connectivity

Make real-time temperature data available to your PLC or controls team via MQTT, Modbus TCP, or ODVA conformant EtherNet/IP

Tamper Detection

Receive instant alerts if a camera is obstructed, misaligned, or loses connectivity — with Ethernet-based PoE integration into existing networks

No custom engineering required

AVIAN handles the coverage recommendation, detection logic, alerts, dashboards, and integration-ready data paths—without months of configuration or custom engineering.

Questions from teams evaluating thermal fire detection

Buying the camera is the easy part. The hard part is turning thermal data into reliable alerts, fast verification, and real response. AVIAN handles that work for you.

How does AVIAN compare with a FLIR A40, A50, A70, or AX8 project?+

FLIR A40 and the Smart Sensor versions of A50/A70, along with AX8, can measure temperature, run alarms, and connect to industrial systems. An off-the-shelf purchase leaves the site design and monitoring workflow to your team or integrator. AVIAN includes T100 cameras, coverage planning, configured alerts, dashboards, and ongoing tuning in one package.

Why not just buy a thermal camera and set alarms?+

You can. If your team can plan coverage, configure alarms and escalation, set up event review, and keep tuning the system, a camera purchase may fit. AVIAN handles that work as part of the monitoring package.

How do you reduce false alarms?+

AVIAN does not rely on one generic temperature threshold. We tune monitoring around your equipment, process, and normal operating behavior. The system filters irrelevant heat from people, vehicles, and background activity so alerts focus on equipment-driven changes that deserve attention.

Will we see what caused the alert?+

Yes. AVIAN pairs thermal data with RGB context so your team can quickly verify what is happening. That matters because a temperature alarm alone can still leave operators guessing. AVIAN helps show where the heat is, what equipment is involved, and whether action is needed.

Can AVIAN connect to alarm or shutdown workflows?+

Yes. AVIAN can route alerts to the right people and make temperature and alarm data available through MQTT, Modbus TCP, ODVA conformant EtherNet/IP, or alarm workflows. Your controls team or system integrator stays in control of the PLC logic and any shutdown actions.

What is involved in deployment?+

We plan camera coverage and monitoring zones with your team, then set up detection logic, dashboards, notifications, and response paths for the site. The timing depends on the facility and any integration work.

Do we need a thermal expert to use AVIAN?+

No. AVIAN turns thermal data into alerts your operators can act on, while our team handles the initial monitoring setup and ongoing tuning.

How do you recommend coverage?+

We design coverage around the areas where heat becomes risk: conveyors, bearings, motors, transfer points, electrical cabinets, silo legs, grinders, ducts, and other high-risk process areas. You are not expected to build the coverage recommendation or monitoring strategy yourself.

Does AVIAN replace manual inspections?+

It reduces dependence on them. Manual rounds are periodic. AVIAN monitors continuously, including nights, weekends, and times when no one is standing near the equipment. Your team can still inspect, but they are no longer relying only on scheduled checks to catch developing heat events.

What happens after installation?+

AVIAN continues to support the system after deployment. As your process changes, we help review events, tune detection, adjust coverage, and improve alert behavior. The goal is not just to install cameras. It is to keep the monitoring useful over time.

What does the satisfaction guarantee cover?+

If you're not satisfied after 12 months of active monitoring, AVIAN will refund your first-year subscription fees. Ask our team for the full terms when reviewing your site plan.

Can this help with insurance conversations?+

Yes. AVIAN gives you clearer evidence of operational risk controls: continuous monitoring, alert history, response paths, and documented intervention. Insurance outcomes depend on the carrier, underwriting process, site history, and risk profile. But AVIAN gives you stronger data to bring into those conversations.

A clear first-year subscription guarantee

If you're not satisfied after 12 months of active monitoring, AVIAN will refund your first-year subscription fees. Ask our team for the full terms with your site plan.