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Asset Inspections
With our drone technology, cameras, sensors and experienced operators, many industries can prevent plant shutdowns during inspections altogether, cut routine maintenance time, and reduce the amount of money and resources needed to complete planned or unplanned inspections.
Drone technology seeks to eliminate having to carry out inspections using scaffold, rigging and working at heights, which can be both expensive, time consuming and dangerous. Below are examples of how we can make your inspections safer, faster and smarter.
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Enhanced Safety: Our drone inspections reduce the need for personnel to access hazardous or hard-to-reach areas, minimizing the risk of accidents and injuries, especially in industries like construction, energy, and utilities.
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Cost Savings: Our drones are a cost-effective alternative to traditional inspection methods that often require expensive equipment, labor, and downtime. They can also help identify issues early, reducing repair costs.
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Efficiency: Our drones can cover large areas and assets quickly, reducing inspection times and allowing for more frequent assessments. This efficiency leads to faster decision-making and issue resolution.
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High-Quality Data: Equipped with high-resolution cameras and sensors, our drones capture detailed and accurate data, providing a clear view of asset conditions and helping in defect detection.
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Remote Accessibility: Our drone inspections can be conducted remotely, allowing experts to analyze data from anywhere, reducing the need for on-site presence and travel costs.
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Reduced Disruption: Industries where inspections can disrupt operations, such as transportation or agriculture, benefit from drones as they minimise disturbance and downtime.
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Environmental Impact: Our drones have a lower environmental footprint than traditional inspection methods, as they do not require vehicles or equipment that emit pollutants.
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Data Analysis: Data collected during drone inspections can be stored and analyzed over time, enabling asset performance tracking, trend identification, and predictive maintenance.
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Real-Time Insights: Our drones offer live-streaming capabilities provide immediate access to real-time data, enabling prompt decision-making and response to critical issues.
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Comprehensive Coverage: Our drones can access challenging or remote areas, such as the tops of tall structures, power lines, or remote agricultural fields, ensuring comprehensive inspection coverage.
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Documentation: Our drones generate detailed visual records of assets, simplifying documentation and helping with compliance reporting for safety and regulatory standards.
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Predictive Maintenance: Regular drone inspections, combined with data analysis, facilitate the prediction of maintenance needs, reducing unplanned downtime and optimizing asset lifespan.
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Improved Reporting: Our inspection reports are often more visual and informative than traditional reports, making it easier for stakeholders to understand findings and make informed decisions.
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Scalability: Our drones can be easily scaled to inspect multiple assets or locations in a short period, making them suitable for large-scale operations.
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Safety and Regulatory Compliance: Our drones assist in meeting safety and regulatory requirements by providing verifiable inspection data, ensuring assets are in compliance with industry standards.
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Rapid Response: In emergency situations, such as disaster response or search and rescue operations, drones can be deployed quickly to assess damage or locate missing persons.
Confined Space Inspections
Drones play a crucial role in confined space entry scenarios, offering numerous advantages in terms of safety, efficiency, and data collection. Here are some key uses of drones in confined space entry situations:
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Confined Space Inspection: Our drones are equipped with high definition cameras and LiDAR sensors, able to enter confined spaces to conduct visual inspections and mapping. They provide a live video feed to operators outside the confined space, allowing them to assess the condition of equipment, structures, or hazardous environments without putting human workers at risk.
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Gas Detection: Our drones can be fitted with gas sensors to detect and monitor the presence of hazardous gases within confined spaces. This capability enhances safety by identifying potential risks before human entry and ensuring that proper precautions are taken.
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Mapping and Documentation: our drones are equipped with mapping and 3D imaging capabilities can navigate confined spaces, capturing detailed images and creating accurate maps of the environment. This information is valuable for documentation, planning, and future inspections.
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Search and Rescue Operations: In emergency situations, such as industrial accidents or disasters, our drones can be deployed for search and rescue operations within confined spaces. They can quickly assess the situation, locate individuals, and provide critical information to rescue teams.
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Communication and Monitoring: Our drones can act as communication relays within confined spaces, maintaining a connection between workers inside and the control station outside. This is especially useful in areas with poor communication infrastructure.
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Remote Sampling: our drones can be equipped with tools to remotely collect samples from confined spaces, such as liquids or gases. This capability is valuable for analyzing the composition of substances within the confined space without direct human involvement.
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Documentation of Compliance: Our drones can document and record confined space entry procedures, ensuring that safety protocols are followed and compliance with regulatory requirements is maintained. This documentation can be valuable for audits and regulatory reporting.
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Environmental Monitoring: Our drones can carry environmental sensors to monitor air quality, temperature, humidity, and other parameters within confined spaces. This information is critical for ensuring a safe working environment.
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Routine Maintenance and Asset Management: Our drones can assist in routine maintenance inspections within confined spaces, identifying wear and tear on equipment and structures. This proactive approach helps prevent failures and extends the lifespan of assets.
In summary, the use of drones in confined space entry scenarios enhances safety, efficiency, and data collection capabilities. By minimizing the need for human entry into hazardous spaces, drones contribute to reducing the risks associated with confined space work while providing valuable information for decision-making and maintenance activities.
Thermography
Thermal cameras or thermal imagers are sophisticated devices comprised of a sensitive heat sensor with the capacity to pick up minute differences in temperature. As they gather the infrared radiation from objects in a particular environment, they can start to map out an image based on the differences and inflexions of the temperature measurements.
As part of a Safety Management System, scheduled flare tip, flare tower / boom and associated pipework inspections are required usually every 1-2 years, or as required by the insurance provider. However, if the inspection due to be undertaken is of a manual nature, and the asset’s boom and flare tip are in good order, then this inevitably leads to further shut-downs and premature part upgrade costs where they may not be needed.
Our drones are revolutionising the maintenance and management of solar and wind farms by providing a fast, safe, and efficient way to inspect and monitor these renewable energy assets. Equipped with high-resolution cameras, thermal sensors, and LiDAR, our drones offer detailed and actionable insights that enhance the performance, safety, and longevity of solar panels and wind turbines.
Key Benefits of Drone Use in renewable energy:
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Rapid Inspections: Our drones can quickly cover large solar fields and wind farms, reducing the time required for inspections compared to manual methods and minimising operational downtime.
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Enhanced Data Accuracy: High-resolution imaging and thermal sensors detect issues such as defective solar cells, panel degradation, hotspots, and damage to wind turbine blades, allowing for precise analysis and targeted maintenance.
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Improved Safety: Our drones eliminate the need for personnel to perform hazardous tasks, such as climbing wind turbines or working in high temperatures around solar panels, thereby reducing the risk of accidents.
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Cost-Effective Maintenance: By identifying issues early, drones help prevent costly repairs and improve the efficiency of maintenance schedules, reducing overall operational costs.
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Real-Time Monitoring: our drones provide real-time data that allows operators to assess the condition of solar panels and wind turbines instantly, facilitating quick decision-making and proactive maintenance strategies.
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Environmental Compliance: Our drones help ensure that solar and wind farms operate within environmental and regulatory standards by continuously monitoring and documenting asset conditions.
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Detailed Reporting: our drone inspections generate comprehensive reports with actionable insights, helping managers optimize performance and extend the lifespan of their renewable energy assets.