Asset Integrity & Inspection

How is Sellafield, Europe’s largest nuclear site, using drones? Sellafield is a large multi-function nuclear site close to Seascale on the coast of Cumbria. Activities at the site include nuclear fuel reprocessing, nuclear waste storage and nuclear decommissioning, and it is a former nuclear power generating site. The licensed site covers an area of 265 […]

Which one is going to win? With drones being used in ever-more demanding surveying and inspection situations, we’ve seen a variety of excellent solutions to suit all needs. One such system is Flyability’s Elios 2, it delivers many notable upgrades of the original ground-breaking model and is ready to fly into those places that only […]

Why UAVs equipped with specialist cameras are forging ahead with effective gas detection With gas emissions coming under ever closer environmental scrutiny, as well as the more immediate safety issues that can result from gas leaks across a variety of fields, it’s no surprise to see the drone industry step up with solutions designed to […]

Thinking Outside the Box: Improving Safety Using Warehouse Drone Inspections Forget drone deliveries, there are other ways UAVs are shaking up the supply chain and logistics industry. Drone warehouse inspections are set to sky-rocket in the 20’s with a new wave of indoor drones capable of revolutionising the safety and accuracy of supply chain management. […]

Drones for Inspection Case Study When we think of drones, we tend to visualise images taken while soaring over rolling fields and hills. But an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) designed for the task of working indoors or inside assets can locate flaws in tiny interior spaces using drone-mounted cameras and sensors. Allow us to talk […]

How EDF Energy are using drones to cut down-time and increase business efficiency EDF Energy are the UK’s largest generator of low-carbon electricity. Using wind, nuclear and solar power they supply low-carbon energy to meet the UK’s electricity demands generating over a fifth of the UK’s electricity generated by their eight nuclear power stations. Their […]

Do you want to find out how you can use drones for industrial inspection? Our industry experts George Burne and Steve Blair are holding a webinar where they will take an in-depth look at using drones for industrial inspection and site mapping with co-host Duncan Turner, Drone Team Lead for Severn Trent Water. The webinar […]

Is it time you embarked on a career specialising in drone thermal imaging? The ability to offer specialist skills as a drone pilot opens up your portfolio to a wider range of opportunities, jobs and employers.  And, with drone thermal imaging technology improving year on year, the potential to broaden your skill set and add […]

Northumbrian Water: Using inspection drones to enhance reservoir safety inspections and provide resilience to water supplies In today’s game, the phrase “world-class” get’s thrown around too easily.  In the case of Northumbrian Water, Greg Barrett and their use of inspection drones, it may be justified. We know what you’re thinking, what the hell has this […]

In this article we’ve rounded up 5 great applications for the Elios 2 Inspection Drone across various sectors. We’ve got great videos, great imagery, great use cases and quotes straight from the field.  If you’re thinking about adopting the Elios 2 Inspection Drone into your operations then this article is a great place to enhance […]

Every day, workers around the globe perform inspections of hazardous inside spaces. Drones can perform surveys of challenging internal environments more safely and efficiently than a human inspector, now is the time to move towards drones for internal inspection. Internal inspections involve access to some of the most dangerous environments in industry. Internal inspections are […]

Commercial Drones – A Basic Buyers Guide When commercial drones first arrived on the market, choices were relatively limited. Nowadays, when it comes to purchasing commercial UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), or drones as they’re more commonly known, there’s a vast array of choices out there. So much choice, in fact, that sometimes it can be […]