Aerial Thermal · Province-wide
Industrial Thermal Survey by drone.
Heat-loss mapping on tanks and pipelines, refractory damage, stack hot spots, and district-energy networks — plant-scale radiometric surveys from the air.
Free phone consult · No pressure · Mon–Sat 8am–6pm PT
Why clients choose it
- Whole-plant screening in days, not weeks
- Refractory failures found before breach
- Energy-loss quantification feeds maintenance ROI
- Safe standoff from hot and energised assets
Typical assets
How it works
- 1
Asset inventory
The survey list is built from the site's integrity and energy priorities — tanks, lines, stacks, substations, networks.
- 2
Flight campaign
Systematic radiometric capture across the inventory, flown at conditions that maximise each asset class's signal.
- 3
Analysis
Findings classified: insulation loss, refractory hot spots, level/interface lines, electrical heating — quantified, not just imaged.
- 4
Program report
Asset-by-asset condition with ranked actions — the screening layer that aims follow-up NDT and maintenance spend precisely.
Frequently asked
What does a stack or refractory hot spot mean?
External hot spots on stacks, kilns, and lined vessels mark where internal refractory has thinned or failed — the shell is seeing temperatures it was never designed for. Caught early it is a reline entry on the next planned outage; caught late it is a shell breach. Aerial thermography monitors the whole structure, including elevations nobody can see from grade.
Can you find buried district-heating leaks from the air?
Yes — buried hot-water distribution leaks paint persistent warm anomalies on the surface above, especially in cool conditions. Flying the network maps loss points across kilometres in a session, and pairs naturally with our acoustic and GPR underground leak services for pinpointing.
How does thermal mapping quantify insulation heat loss?
Radiometric surface temperatures across a tank or line, combined with ambient and wind data, convert to estimated heat-flux differentials between intact and degraded zones. The output ranks insulation repairs by energy payback — maintenance with an ROI attached.
Can you scan electrical infrastructure?
Switchyards, transmission hardware, and substation equipment scan well from safe standoff — loose connections and overloaded components heat distinctively. We coordinate flight clearances with operations; nobody approaches energised gear.
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