Visual Inspection
Visual Inspection
External (Outside) Services
Our pilots are Transport Canada certified and well versed in industrial facility inspection.
This is important as it allows us to compliantly operate in complex airspace when required. Using the Matrice 210-RTK paired with the Z30 and Flir XT2 payloads, we are able to offer an industry leading inspection. The two payloads operate simultaneously to capture visual or thermal imagery, which is then further assessed and prepared as an inspection results and recommendations document.Â
Internal (Inside) Services
When it comes to indoor flying, confined spaces often pose challenging inspection environments.
Fortunately, as new technology develops, the need for human occupancy inside these spaces is decreasing. We are equipped with the worlds leading collision tolerant UAS platforms that allow a thorough inspection while staying out of harms way. Flyability’s Elios 2 and Elios 1 allow the inspector to remotely capture the entirety of a complex asset, while not having to cross the plane. Ultimately resulting in more efficient and safer inspection completion.
Assets that benefit from Drone Inspection
Boilers / Furnaces
External
- Pipe Supports
- Waterwall
- Casing
- Manways
- Insulation / Strapping
- Welds
- Venting
- Temperature and Pressure Gauges
- Instrumentation
Internal
- Tube supports including Bolt Up
- Hangars
- Clips
- Welds
- Refractory
- Temperature and Pressure Probes
- Shock Tubes
- Burners
- Injection Nozzles
- Coatings
Storage Tanks/ Silos
External
- Roof (Nozzles and Fugitive Gas Emissions)
- Plumbing
- Thief Hatch
- Platform Attachment Points
- Liquid Levels
- Lifting Lugs
- Vents & Vent Screens
- PVRVs
Internal
- Rafters
- Coatings / Liners
- Anodes
- Welds
- Overflow Piping
- Heating Coils
- Crowsnest Support
Pressure Vessels
External
- Nozzles
- Flange / Bolt Up
- Insulation / Strapping
- Temperature and Pressure Gauges
- Davit Arms
- PSVs
- Site Glasses
- Level Bottles
Internal
- Weld Seems
- Coatings
- Temperature and Pressure Probes
- Boots
- Baffles / Weirs
- De-Mister Rings / Pads
- Trays
- Deflector Plates
Stacks / chimneys
External
- Flanges & Bolt Up
- Guy Wires
- Steam Lines & Nozzles
- Flare Tip
- Insulation & Strapping
- Radiant Fins
- Concrete / Brick / Structure
Internal
- Weld
- Coatings / Liners
- Ash Hopper
- Concrete / Brick / Structure
- Expansion Joints
Piping / Pipelines
External
- Pipe Supports & Shoes
- Dummy Legs
- Welds
- Spring Gauges
- Insulation & Strapping
- Frozen Lines
- Flanges and Bolt Up
- Leaks
- Right of Way
- Encroachment
Internal (Greater than 18″ OD)
- Wash Out
- Blockages
- Coating & Liners
- Overlay
- Weld Roots
- Expansion Loop Joints
- Temperature and Pressure Probes
Industrial Ducting
An important component of any facility is the ducting responsible for air movement. Whether for atmospheric or process applications, the ducting is subject to damage reducing airflows and therefore efficiency. By utilizing commercial-grade UAV systems, specifically built for certain applications, we can safely and efficiently access this infrastructure typically located high overhead.
Sewers / Culverts
It’s hard to imagine anyone enjoying entering a sewer system to perform an inspection, and now, with collision tolerant, self-lighting drones, they don’t have to. Fly over low levels of running water, into the most unpleasant areas in the industry searching for blockages, cracking and crumbling as you stand firm on the ground above.
Wind Turbine Generators
With an ever increasing need for environmentally viable energy solutions, we are beginning to take notice of a growing amount of wind turbine generators. These giant structures are subject to a number of deterioration mechanisms and require regular maintenance to ensure continued efficiency and safe operation. Thanks to our well trained crews and unmatched systematic approach, we can complete a 100% coverage blade inspection with minimal downtime. Capturing pressure side, suction side, leading and trailing edges of all 3 blades in 30 minutes or less! The high resolution imagery is then submitted to post processing for defect classification and measurement. Quick and easy detection of:
- Blade Erosion
- De-lamination
- Lightning Strike
- Vortex Generator Damage
- Gel Coat Deficiencies
- Shape Defects
- Friction Impingement Points (Infrared)
- Turbine Hotspots (Infrared)
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