Case Study  ·  Data Centre  ·  Busbar Thermography

Report Ready Before They Left the Floor

How SnapCor helped demonstrate busbar performance under load at a London data centre — joint by joint, in under 60 seconds.

Industry
Data Centre / Critical Infrastructure
Application
Busbar Load Testing & Thermographic Reporting
Standard
ISO 18436-7  |  BS7671
Report time
Under 60 seconds, on site
<60s Report generated on site
100% Joints tracked individually
0 Hot spots identified

The Challenge

When carrying out busbar load testing in a live critical environment, the challenge is not just taking thermal readings. It is presenting the results in a way that clearly shows how the system behaved under load over time.

Clients operating data centres and critical electrical infrastructure need more than thermal images and isolated temperature readings. They need confidence not only in the inspection itself, but in how the findings are documented, evidenced, and presented in a format they can follow, retain, and act on.

Without a structured reporting workflow, delivering that level of detail typically means hours of desktop work after the inspection is complete.

How SnapCor Was Used On Site

SnapCor was deployed on a tablet throughout the busbar thermographic inspection, used as the live reporting tool from the moment the team arrived on site. The workflow followed three steps:

01
Import

Thermal and visual images captured on site were imported directly into SnapCor — no laptop, no file transfer, no delay.

02
Analyse & Grade

AI-assisted annotation applied to each joint. BS7671-compliant load correction and automatic fault grading (Minor, Important, Serious, Critical) completed without manual calculation.

03
Report

An ISO-aligned PDF report generated in under 60 seconds on the tablet, providing a joint-by-joint temperature breakdown across the full test period — before the team left the floor.

"SnapCor gave us a clear breakdown of each joint temperature over time, helping us show the client there were no hot spots and that the busbar was performing as it should."

David Graham
Gratte Brothers Group

Key Outcomes

The structured reporting workflow delivered four clear outcomes for the project team and client:

Joint-by-joint visibility

Every busbar joint tracked individually across the full test period — not just a single-point snapshot at the end.

Trend evidence over time

Temperature behaviour logged continuously throughout the test, enabling a definitive trend analysis rather than a static reading.

No hot spots confirmed

Structured, load-corrected data provided a clear, evidenced conclusion that the busbar was performing within acceptable parameters.

Client-ready output on site

The report was complete before the team left the facility — reducing post-inspection admin to near zero.

Why This Matters for Electrical Thermography Teams

For teams involved in electrical thermography inspections, busbar assessments, and data centre thermal imaging, the value is not just in capturing temperatures. It is in being able to show what happened during the test in a format the client can follow, reference, and trust.

In high-value environments such as data centres, clear reporting is part of the service. SnapCor makes that standard achievable on every inspection, without adding time to the process.

SnapCor for Busbar & Electrical Thermography

SnapCor is built specifically for thermographic inspection reporting, automating the parts of the workflow that slow teams down without removing the professional depth clients rely on.

  • Automatic BS7671-compliant load correction — no manual calculation
  • Fault grading (Minor, Important, Serious, Critical) applied automatically
  • AI-assisted annotation and standardised root cause library
  • ISO 18436-7 aligned report templates
  • Joint-by-joint temperature tracking with trend data
  • Works with any thermal camera brand or model
  • Reports generated in under 60 seconds, on a tablet, on site
  • 14-day free trial — no contract, no credit card required

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