Chemicals Industry Use Cases for Indoor Drones: An Overview of Assets and Applications

Professionals in the chemicals industry are using indoor drones in a variety of ways—read this article to get the details.

Wondering how indoor drones are being used in the chemicals industry?

The primary way they are being used is to collect visual data remotely during internal inspections. 

Below we'll cover information highlighting all the different use cases you'll find today for indoor drones in the chemicals industry, including:

  • Key use cases for indoor drones in the chemicals industry
  • Case studies featuring the use of indoor drones in the chemicals industry

Key Use Cases for Indoor Drones in the Chemicals Industry

Here's a list of the most common assets where inspectors are using indoor drones to support their internal inspections in the chemicals industry, including notes about what inspectors are looking for and doing when inspecting them.

PIPE RACKs, CABLES, and CONDUITS

Chemicals Industry Case Studies

Want to learn even more about how indoor drones are being used in the chemicals industry?

Read these case studies to learn the details of specific missions performed with indoor drones in the chemicals industry.

INSPECTOR 3.0 HELPS SAVE HOURS OF WORK LOCATING DEFECTS IN A HYDROGEN REFORMER

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An inspector tested Flyability's new software Inspector 3.0 during a challenging hydrogen reformer inspection and found that it helped them easily return to the location of defects. Read the case study.

ELIOS 2 TESTED AT FRENCH FERTILIZER PLANT, PROVIDES IMAGES SO CLEAR INSPECTOR FEELS LIKE HE’S STANDING THERE

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Personnel at a fertilizer plant owned by Yara tested the Elios 2 to see if it could help speed up their inside inspections and found that the drone provided crystal clear images of hard-to-reach places. Read the case study.

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