Industrial Thermal Survey in Nelson, BC

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.

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.

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.

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.

Yes — our pilots hold Transport Canada RPAS certification with advanced-operations capability, and Nelson operations run under whatever airspace authorizations the location requires. BC's best-preserved heritage downtown on a steep grid — no-contact aerial inspection suits century-old façades perfectly. Flight planning, NOTAM checks, and authorizations are part of the service, not your problem.

Aerial inspection flies in defined weather windows — wind, precipitation, and (for thermal work) the right temperature differentials. Nelson sits in our standing West Kootenay coverage, so we schedule against the local forecast and typically land the survey within days of booking rather than weeks. Mon–Sat, 8am–6pm Pacific.

Province-wide pricing — no regional premium for Nelson. Single-asset thermal surveys typically start in the high hundreds; NDT campaigns and multi-asset programs are quoted by scope. The free phone consult (604-239-9934) produces a firm number in about five minutes.