Drone Industrial Asset Inspections

Inspect complex plant without scaffold or rope access

Drone industrial asset inspections capture the condition of tanks, stacks, silos, conveyors, structures and plant without erecting scaffold, deploying rope-access crews or shutting a site down for the initial survey. In flight we record close-range visual imagery of components that are otherwise slow and hazardous to reach, paired with radiometric thermal data that highlights heat and moisture anomalies across vessels and equipment. Each finding is geotagged so your maintenance team knows exactly where to focus.

For plant and asset managers, that means shorter shutdown windows, lower access costs, and no working-at-height exposure for personnel during survey work.

Who it’s for

• Industrial and plant asset owners managing condition across a site
• Facilities and maintenance managers planning shutdowns and repairs
• Engineering and inspection contractors scoping detailed works
• Mining, resources and processing operators with large fixed assets
• Asset managers building a documented inspection history

What’s captured and delivered

We combine high-resolution visual imagery with radiometric thermal capture, documenting both physical condition and thermal behaviour across your assets. You receive:

• High-resolution stills of structures, vessels and plant
• Radiometric thermal imagery of equipment and vessels
• A geotagged defect and asset condition log
• Close-range detail of hard-to-access components
• Orthomosaic or 3D reference outputs for larger sites
• An annotated PDF inspection report

Findings are provided as indicative aerial data that identifies visible and thermal anomalies for further assessment. Where a certified engineering, integrity or statutory inspection is legally required, our imagery supports and directs that work rather than replacing it.

Our process

1. Scope — you share the assets, access constraints and what you need documented.
2. Site and airspace check — we confirm access, site safety requirements and the airspace over the plant.
3. Capture — a structured flight recording visual and thermal imagery across the assets.
4. Analysis — we review the data and mark anomalies against location.
5. Reporting — a geotagged log and annotated PDF, typically within 3–5 business days.

Why it’s worth it

Aerial inspection compresses the time and cost of accessing complex plant, reduces downtime by cutting scaffold and shutdown requirements at the survey stage, and removes working-at-height risk for personnel. It also delivers a repeatable, time-stamped record you can benchmark across inspection cycles and integrity programs.

On a live site, the scheduling advantage is significant. A drone survey can often be flown around production rather than requiring a full shutdown, so you gather condition data without halting output. The imagery then feeds your engineering and integrity teams the detail they need to plan the right intervention — whether that’s a targeted rope-access repair, a scheduled shutdown scope or continued monitoring — instead of committing to costly access before the problem is understood.

Airspace and safety

Our CASA-certified pilots operate under CASA standard operating conditions, keeping a 30m separation from people not involved in the operation. On active industrial sites we work in with your site inductions and safety requirements. Airspace near controlled zones and aerodromes is checked live for every booking, and flights in those areas are subject to CASA approval. We confirm what’s achievable at your site before we attend.

Book an asset inspection

Need condition data on complex plant without standing up scaffold? Request a quote with the site and asset details, and we’ll confirm the flight plan and reporting window.