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ONYX Insight and Nearthlab Partner for Whole Turbine Predictive Maintenance
by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby
Predictive maintenance solutions (PdM) provider ONYX Insight has announced a partnership with autonomous drone solution company Nearthlab to provide wind farm operators with a whole turbine predictive maintenance solution. The two companies are coming together to grant large operators capabilities that address issues of labor, resources and inflation facing the industry. The partnership will cover North America, with ONYX Insight licensed to utilize Nearthlab’s Zoomable software in the assessment of the health of wind turbines.
Leveraging Nearthlab’s experience with mobile drone technology, ONYX Insight will offer analysis and PdM services to lower reliance on trained drone pilots by enabling self-performing operators to conduct visual inspections of their turbine blades at a significantly lower price point. Wind operators will have full PdM for…
Source: dronelife.com