Remote visual inspections are paving the way for safer, more efficient, and cost-effective asset evaluations. Beyond meeting regulatory requirements, routine inspections help extend the life of your equipment. They also make it possible to examine hard-to-reach or dangerous areas within your facilities.
Why invest in a visual inspection drone? Here are five compelling reasons that could change your perspective on maintenance and safety.
**5 Ways a Visual Inspection Drone Can Enhance Your Operations**
**1. Visual Inspections During Active Testing**
This project involved inspecting the convection center of a furnace, specifically checking shock tubes for leaks. Normally, such inspections are conducted manually when the facility is offline. However, during active hydro tests, it's too risky for personnel to be present.
In this case, the team used a Flyability drone to perform the inspection while the test was ongoing. This allowed them to gather critical data remotely, reducing risk significantly and enabling real-time monitoring without halting operations.
**2. Continuous Cooling Tower Inspections**
Cooling towers require regular internal checks for wear, damage, and corrosion. These inspections often cause significant downtime due to their size and complexity.
With drones, one of the four bays of a cooling tower could be inspected at a time, with the rest remaining operational. The process was seamless, allowing the facility to maintain cooling support throughout the inspection, minimizing disruption and saving time and resources.
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**3. Supporting Human Inspections**
Drones can access dangerous or hard-to-reach areas, allowing human inspectors to focus on safer zones. In one project, a drone was used to inspect the top of a tank and its internal supports. Without the drone, the team would have had to build scaffolding, which is costly and time-consuming. The drone reduced both risk and time, making the API570 inspection more efficient and safer.
**4. Reaching Hard-to-Access Areas**
Flyability’s indoor drone was used to inspect infrastructure at the World Waterpark and Mindbender roller coaster in West Edmonton Mall. Thanks to the drone’s compact design, the team could access tight spaces that were previously impossible to reach. This led to faster, safer, and more economical inspections—cutting inspection time from 10–20 hours down to just 1–2 and reducing costs by over 80%.
**5. Last-Minute Spot Checks**
Pampa EnergÃa, Argentina’s largest independent energy company, tested a drone for boiler inspections. Traditionally, manual inspections required days of setup, teardown, and work. With the Elios 1 drone, one boiler was fully inspected in under 20 minutes.
Inspired by the speed, they decided to inspect a second boiler. To their surprise, the drone found serious issues with the burners, preventing potential damage and ensuring safety. The inspection saved the company $420,000 in costs related to scaffolding, downtime, and insurance.
**Ready to Try Remote Visual Inspections?**
Contact us today to discover how Flyability’s drone solutions can transform your maintenance processes. Whether you're looking to improve safety, reduce costs, or increase efficiency, we have the tools to help you succeed. Let’s make your inspections smarter and safer.
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