Give Every Welder Thermal Visibility Without Breaking the Budget
HeatCore™ Basic is the entry-level kit for inline thermography. See the weld pool, catch overheating, and log evidence without complex setup.
Manual or semi-automated stations miss thermal drift
Operators rely on experience and visual cues. Porosity, lack of fusion, or overheated beads slip through until parts reach destructive checks—or the customer.
Signs you need better monitoring
- Weld quality depends on the shift or operator
- Thermal defects appear after cutting, machining, or NDT
- Paper-based SPC makes it hard to see trends
Consequences
- Scrap and rework drain margins
- Customers question consistency
- Audits take longer because evidence is manual
Thermal insight and SPC for every station
Install once, stream thermal video, and let operators see temperature drift before it becomes scrap.
Real-time thermal imaging
640 × 480 microbolometer arrays with arc-compensation show the weld pool at 60 FPS.
- Range: –40 °C to +2000 °C
- Sensitivity: < 50 mK NETD
- IP67-rated, shop-floor ready
Statistical process control built in
SPC analytics run locally so operators know if today’s weld matches yesterday’s baseline.
- Real-time control limits and alerts
- Exportable charts for ISO 17635 evidence
- Ready to feed QMS Copilot™
Fast deployment
Mounts on fixtures or workstations with minimal training. Operators see thermal overlays immediately.
- No cloud or IT dependency
- Works with manual or semi-automated setups
- Upgradeable to HeatCore AI™ when you need defect classification
Related Products & Upgrades
See where an entry-level station fits in the wider Therness stack, or move up to AI classification and robotic cells.
HeatCore AI
Upgrade to AI-powered defect classification, automated quality grading, and MES integration for robotic cells.
HeatCore Robotic
Turnkey robotic monitoring cell with calibrated thermography, AI analytics, and complete MES/ERP integration.
PoolDrop
Add high-speed visual capture (480 fps) with laser-safe illumination as a HeatCore module.
See the full monitoring system
Understand how individual thermal stations combine into an end-to-end weld monitoring system across a line.
Compare welding cameras
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Give every station thermal visibility on an entry-level budget
Talk to a Therness engineer to scope HeatCore Basic for your manual or semi-automated welding stations — with a clear upgrade path to HeatCore AI when you need defect classification.
Frequently asked questions
What is HeatCore Basic?
HeatCore Basic is the entry-level HeatCore kit for inline thermography on manual and semi-automated welding stations. It lets operators see the weld pool, catch overheating, and log evidence without a complex setup.
What thermal specifications does HeatCore Basic capture?
HeatCore Basic uses 640 × 480 microbolometer arrays with arc-compensation to show the weld pool at 60 FPS. It covers a range of –40 °C to +2000 °C, with sensitivity below 50 mK NETD, in an IP67-rated housing built for the shop floor.
Does HeatCore Basic require cloud or IT infrastructure?
No. The statistical process control (SPC) analytics run locally on the device, so there is no cloud or IT dependency. It works with both manual and semi-automated welding setups.
What standards evidence can HeatCore Basic produce?
HeatCore Basic runs SPC analytics with real-time control limits and alerts, and exports charts you can use as ISO 17635 evidence. The data is ready to feed Therness QMS Copilot for downstream quality workflows.
How is HeatCore Basic installed?
It mounts on fixtures or workstations with minimal training, and operators see thermal overlays immediately. There is no cloud or IT dependency to configure before you start monitoring.
Can HeatCore Basic be upgraded later?
Yes. HeatCore Basic is upgradeable to HeatCore AI when you need automated defect classification, and the same platform scales up to the turnkey HeatCore Robotic cell for full MES/ERP integration.
Can HeatCore Basic add a high-speed weld pool camera?
Yes. PoolDrop, the high-speed visual weld pool camera, plugs into a HeatCore Basic server over USB 3.0, adding frame-by-frame visual capture alongside the thermal stream without changing the rest of your stack.
Who is HeatCore Basic for?
It is aimed at manual and semi-automated welding stations that need thermal visibility and SPC on an entry-level budget, where weld quality otherwise depends on the shift or operator and defects surface only after cutting, machining, or NDT.
