For 19 years, Bales Scientific has been the leader in turnkey solutions for high-resolution infrared imaging for the industrial and medical marketplace. The gas turbine industry benefits from this nondestructive testing method in quantifying thermal barrier coatings, blocked cooling holes, and thin walls.\r\nThe optics, software, heat sources, and support firmware are designed, developed, and built at their Walnut Creek facility. Bales Scientific has complete knowledge of all system functions and interactions, which becomes crucial when developing special test equipment to meet their customers' specific requirements.