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The Ultimate Digital Thermometer Guide — Types, Features & Probes

The Ultimate Digital Thermometer Guide — Types, Features & Probes

Finding the best digital thermometer for your application can be overwhelming, especially when there are so many different types, features and probes to choose from. But taking the time to get it right will ensure your temperature checks are as accurate and pain-free as possible. 

ETI Donates 200 Infrared Forehead Thermometers to Cancer Patients

ETI Donates 200 Infrared Forehead Thermometers to Cancer Patients

Electronic Temperature Instruments (ETI) has donated 100 infrared forehead thermometers to both Worthing Hospital’s Cancer Services Department and the Sussex Cancer Centre. Chemotherapy patients frequently take their temperature and often don’t have access to high-quality thermometers. ETI’s donation will help to alleviate this burden for 

IR Best Practice Guide

IR Best Practice Guide

Infrared thermometers are ideal for taking surface temperature measurements from a distance. They provide relatively accurate temperatures without ever having to touch the object you’re measuring. This is useful when a surface is out of reach, and a surface probe will not do the job. 

5 Common Food Safety Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

5 Common Food Safety Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Following HACCP food safety regulations is essential in ensuring that the food you serve to your customers is both safe and consistently high quality, as well as fundamental in legally protecting your business with accurate records. As we work with a number of businesses in 

Validating the Readings on an Infrared Thermometer Using an Ice Bath

Validating the Readings on an Infrared Thermometer Using an Ice Bath

In the last blog post within our infrared thermometer series, we looked at how to correctly validate the accuracy of your instrument using a Thermometer Comparator. The comparator method allows devices to be validated at ambient room temperature, however we would not recommend conducting it 

Is Your Infrared Thermometer Accurate? How to Check

Is Your Infrared Thermometer Accurate? How to Check

Infrared thermometers need regular accuracy/calibration checks, just like any other thermometer. It’s natural for infrared thermometer readings to drift over time, and regular checks will keep your readings accurate. To learn more about maintaining an accurate infrared thermometer, read our guides for proper use and 

How to Clean & Store an Infrared Thermometer

How to Clean & Store an Infrared Thermometer

There are three steps to ensuring accurate infrared temperature readings: proper use, careful cleaning/ storing, and correct calibration checks. Cleaning and storing is important because infrared thermometers measure the solid item they come into contact with. Therefore, if any debris gathers on your lens, your 

Infrared Thermometers: Accurate Readings & Limitations

Infrared Thermometers: Accurate Readings & Limitations

Infrared thermometers are fantastic tools for quickly measuring surface temperatures. However they have their limitations, and knowing how to properly use an infrared thermometer is vital.  Today we will be discussing emissivity and how this key factor will affect all infrared readings. Keep your eyes 

5 Weird & Wonderful Uses for a Thermapen

5 Weird & Wonderful Uses for a Thermapen

Our very first Thermapen was launched in 1992, it was and still continues to be a flagship product for Electronic Temperature Instruments Ltd. However the Thermapen has come a long way from our first model, the Thermapen Classic. We now host a variety of Thermapens’,