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Industrial thermal monitoring for fire prevention

AVIAN watches critical industrial assets 24/7, detects abnormal heat, alerts the right team, and helps operators act before fire, downtime, or equipment damage.

24/7 asset monitoring
Alerts and escalation paths
Maintenance and fire prevention
Mercer Timber Products
Blumer Lehmann
Sierra Pacific
Rubner
Friendli
Maple Rapids
Alvarez
Chinook Wood Products
Mission Forest
August Bruehwiler
Real-World Saves

Real alarm footage from industrial saves caught by AVIAN

See the thermal events behind the number: fires, motor failures, battery events, and machine faults caught before they escalated.

Estimated damage avoided

$23M+

Cumulative documented incidents

Conservative planning estimates, not guaranteed outcomes.

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“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.

“How AVIAN Thermal Cameras Prevent Planer Mill Fires”
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.

“Condition-Based Thermal Monitoring at Sierra Pacific Mills”
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.

“How Mission Forest Protected a Critical Planer”
Mohammed Karoush
Mohammed KaroushMission Forest ProductsProcess Control Engineer
“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.

“From Pilot to Prevention: How Chinook Wood Products Uses AVIAN”
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!

“How AVIAN helped Sawmill Rosenbaum avert catastrophic damage”
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.

“How Schilliger Holz and Blumer Lehmann Restored Peace of Mind”
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.

“Why Maple Rapids Lumber Mill Chose AVIAN for 24/7 Monitoring”
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.

“How Schilliger Holz and Blumer Lehmann Restored Peace of Mind”
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.

“Why Charles Ingram Says Planer Mills Need AVIAN”
Jim Anderson
Jim AndersonCharles Ingram LumberVice President

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Industrial thermal monitoring for fire prevention

Heat is the first warning
your plant can act on

AVIAN turns abnormal heat into alerts, response workflows, and maintenance decisions before fire, downtime, or equipment damage.

Learn about condition-based monitoring
Industrial welder working on a metal component

Between inspections

Manual checks leave long gaps. Equipment can start running hot hours before the next round.

Before it looks urgent

The temperature rises before there is smoke, a shutdown, or visible damage for someone to catch.

In the blind spots

Large sites and hard-to-reach assets are easy to miss without continuous thermal coverage.

Detect abnormal heat

Thermal monitoring watches the assets and zones where heat changes the outcome.

Alert the right team

Escalations follow severity, shift schedules, and the people who can respond.

Act before failure

Operators inspect, stop, clean, escalate, or schedule work while the fix is still routine.

Document the event

Event history gives safety and maintenance teams a shared record of what happened.

In the blind spots

Every approach leaves blind spots

Manual inspections, late-stage alarms, and point sensors each leave gaps in when, where, or how developing heat is detected.

Read why spot monitoring is not enough

Not continuous

Manual inspections and handheld tools only catch what is happening in the moment. Everything in between is missed.

Not early

Most systems rely on signals that appear late. By the time they trigger, the problem has already progressed.

Not the full picture

Sensors and built-in monitoring only measure specific points. They do not capture what is happening across the full environment.

Early detection window

We turn abnormal heat into action

Heat builds long before anything breaks, stops, or catches fire. The value is catching it while your team can still respond.

AVIAN combines continuous thermal monitoring, AI anomaly detection, alert routing, and event history so operators and maintenance teams can act before breakdown, downtime, or fire.

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Heat begins

A component starts running hot

02

Detected instantly

24/7 thermal monitoring catches it early

03

Alert triggered

Your team is notified in seconds via phone call, SMS, WhatsApp, email, or local PLC integration

04

Action taken

Maintenance responds before failure

Alerts and escalation paths

A response system for the people running the line

AVIAN routes heat events to the people who can inspect, acknowledge, escalate, and schedule the fix. No new workstation for the floor.

See how Mission Forest protected a critical planer

On the device they already carry

AVIAN runs in the browser and as a native app on iPhone, Android, and iPad. There is no desktop install, no SCADA workstation, and no separate control-room software.

Built for the people on the floor

Operators, millwrights, and supervisors get the alert on the phone in their pocket. One tap acknowledges the event — without leaving the line or finding a workstation.

Live access from anywhere in the world

The on-call engineer at home, the plant manager on the road, and the foreman at the panel all see the same live thermal feed and event history from any connected device.

A complete monitoring workflow, not a camera project

AVIAN covers the path from thermal signal to operator response: camera placement, zone tuning, alert schedules, event history, and one-tap acknowledgement on the phone your team already carries.

AVIAN mobile alarm history screen showing an acknowledged emergency event and temperature chart

Install the monitoring layer

Mount the T100, run a single ethernet cable, and bring the asset online. PoE delivers power and data without a separate controls project.

Configured around your workflow

AVIAN engineers tune zones, enable smart alarm filtering, build shift-based notification schedules, and help map critical events into the response path your team already uses.

Acknowledge in one tap

Operators get the alert on the phone they already carry. See the live thermal feed, view the AI-flagged hot spot, tap Acknowledge. No training class, no certification, no login dance.

Built for high-risk industrial environments

Continuous thermal monitoring and condition-based maintenance for the assets most likely to cause downtime, fires, or unplanned shutdowns across the industries below.

Data Centers

Data Centers

Catch UPS thermal runaway, electrical faults, and cooling failures before they become fires or outages.

Mining

Mining

Catch idler seizure, drive overheating, and belt friction across remote conveyors before a failure halts production.

Grain Handling & Feed Mills

Grain Handling & Feed Mills

Catch bearing heat, elevator leg friction, and dust ignition before a routine fault becomes an explosion.

Sawmills & Planer Mills

Sawmills & Planer Mills

Catch hot bearings, failing rolls, and fire risk before downtime hits production.

Recycling & Waste

Recycling & Waste

Spot battery events, smoldering loads, and conveyor heat.

Pallet Manufacturing

Pallet Manufacturing

Catch saw friction, bearing failures, and dust ignition before they reach stored product.

Biomass, Pellet & Bioenergy

Biomass, Pellet & Bioenergy

Catch pellet press friction, bearing heat, and dust buildup before they trigger a combustion event.

Food & Beverage Manufacturing

Food & Beverage Manufacturing

Catch motor overheating, electrical faults, and conveyor friction before an unplanned line shutdown.

Ports, Terminals & Bulk Handling

Ports, Terminals & Bulk Handling

Catch conveyor friction, drive failures, and heat buildup before they shut down terminal operations.

Electric Bus Depots & Fleet Charging

Electric Bus Depots & Fleet Charging

Catch charger faults and battery thermal runaway before overnight charging turns into a depot fire.

Lithium Refining & Battery Materials

Lithium Refining & Battery Materials

Catch retained heat in cooldown zones and process equipment before it triggers thermal runaway.

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Catch failures early
or pay for downtime later

Most equipment failures show early signs of heat. The difference between a planned fix and an emergency shutdown is catching it in time.

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100%

Customers that prevent 1+ hour of downtime within the first two months of installation

6 months

Average payback period for the system

From the field

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