Facility and equipment thermal
Motors, drives, bearings, steam traps, electrical panels and conveyor lines, surveyed while production runs.
- Warn and alarm thresholds
- Per-asset temperatures
- Trend on repeat visits
Thermal & visual inspection
Find it before it fails
Radiometric thermal and high-resolution visual inspection of roofs, facades, electrical and production equipment, with a report your maintenance team can act on.
Safer, faster, documented
Midwest Aerial Precision offers solutions to many challenges technicians face during routine inspections, including safety, accuracy, consistency and record-keeping.
A drone reaches the roof, the rack and the ceiling-level conveyor without a lift, a ladder or a shutdown. Each asset gets a visual frame and a calibrated thermal frame, so the report shows exactly what was hot, how hot and where.
RadiometricCalibrated temperature per pixel
Indoor + outFacilities and rooftops
Per assetVisual and thermal pairs
Services
Inspection services
Thermal roof inspection
Locate trapped moisture and failed insulation on flat and low-slope roofs before it becomes a leak.
- Moisture mapping
- Insulation gaps
- Post-storm checks
Roof and facade visual
High-resolution photos of every elevation and roof surface with no lift and no one on the roof.
- Storm damage
- Masonry and sealant
- Annotated photo sets
Solar and electrical
Thermal scans of solar arrays, switchgear and outdoor electrical equipment to find hot spots and failing components.
- Solar panel hot spots
- Connections and breakers
- Substation exteriors
Building envelope
Heat loss, air leakage and moisture intrusion across the whole building in one visit.
- Heat loss
- Air leakage
- Water intrusion
Recurring programs
Quarterly or semi-annual baselines so your team sees change over time, not just a snapshot.
- Scheduled visits
- Trend reporting
- Same-route repeatability
Process
How an inspection runs
Walk the line
Confirm assets, identifiers and the thresholds that matter for your equipment.
Fly visual and thermal
Every asset captured with a visual frame and a radiometric thermal frame.
Analyze
Temperatures read from the radiometric files and compared against warn and alarm levels.
Report
A per-asset report with findings flagged, delivered as PDF with the image pairs.
Deliverables
What you get
- Per-asset visual and thermal image pairs
- Temperature table with warn and alarm thresholds
- Flagged findings with locations
- PDF report
- Baseline comparison on repeat visits
Gear
Gear
- Radiometric thermal camera640 x 512 calibrated sensor
- High-resolution visual cameraPaired with every thermal frame
- Indoor-capable aircraftObstacle sensing, GPS-free flight
Portfolio
All inspection projects Inspection work
FAQ
Inspection questions
Does production have to stop?
Usually not. Most equipment thermal surveys are flown while the line runs, because that is when the problems show. We coordinate timing and routes with your team.
What can thermal actually find?
Overheating motors and bearings, failing electrical connections, blocked steam traps, trapped moisture in roofs, missing insulation and hot spots on solar arrays, among other things.
How often should we inspect?
Quarterly is common for production equipment. Roofs are often inspected annually and after major storms.
Is it safe to fly inside our plant?
Yes, with planning. We use a small aircraft with obstacle sensing, fly manually and plan every run with your safety lead.
Book an inspection
Tell us what you need looked at and when the facility is available. We will plan the survey and quote it.