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Comparing Rope-Access Inspection to a Skygauge Drone Solution
Comparing Rope-Access Inspection to a Skygauge Drone Solution
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PostedWednesday, March 27, 2024 at 5:30 PM

Updated07/18/2024

Rope-access inspectors are a rare breed. Performing an inspection hanging from a rope several meters in the air requires not only specialized training and a capacity to work at heights but also competence in nondestructive testing (NDT) techniques such as ultrasound (UT). While safety is a major concern with this method, so is the scarcity of skilled rope-access inspectors, efficiency, and expense. We’ve blogged in the past about the potential for drones to increase the safety of industrial inspections at heights, but it also offers an alternative that helps circumvent the shortage of skilled rope-access inspectors. Serguei Solokhine from Skygauge Robotics joins us as a guest blogger to look at the issue from a time and cost savings perspective. Using in-service storage tank inspection as an example, he compares the rope-access method with the Skygauge drone solution, equipped with our 38DL PLUS™ UT thickness gauge and transducer technology.

Rope-access inspectors are a rare breed. Performing an inspection hanging from a rope several meters in the air requires not only specialized training and a capacity to work at heights but also competence in nondestructive testing (NDT) techniques such as ultrasound (UT). While safety is a major concern with this method, so is the scarcity of skilled rope-access inspectors, efficiency, and expense. We’ve blogged in the past about the potential for drones to increase the safety of industrial inspections at heights, but it also offers an alternative that helps circumvent the shortage of skilled rope-access inspectors. Serguei Solokhine from Skygauge Robotics joins us as a guest blogger to look at the issue from a time and cost savings perspective. Using in-service storage tank inspection as an example, he compares the rope-access method with the Skygauge drone solution, equipped with our 38DL PLUS™ UT thickness gauge and transducer technology.

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