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The Key to Winning the Fight Against Forced Outages
Jan 31, 2024
Decision-makers at power plants constantly juggle numerous priorities on an everyday basis to keep facilities running seamlessly. From maintaining ...
AI Can Lead Us to Net Zero – If We Improve Its Data Quality
Jake Loosararian, CEO and Co-Founder
Jan 12, 2024
Gecko Robotics is a partner to the World Economic Forum (WEF). This article was originally posted on the Forum's Agenda. Artificial intelligence, ...
The Stunning Environmental Impact of Eliminating Boiler Tube Failures
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Enabling today’s industrial facilities to improve their availability, reliability, and sustainability is an important part of improving environmental ...
How to Modernize Construction Processes for Reliable Assets
Nov 14, 2023
Weld strength is crucial to the operation of critical assets like submarines. Defective welds can result in costly repairs, restricted performance, ...
4 Steps to Start Your Digital Transformation Journey
Aug 23, 2023
Digital transformation continues to gain traction across numerous business sectors. In 2022, companies invested nearly$2 trillion in digital ...
Data Transformation: From Reactive to Predictive Maintenance
Jul 19, 2023
With large industrial equipment comes inherent risks and costly consequences when something goes wrong. Asset failures can send devastating ripple ...
Smooth Sailing: Data’s Role in the Maritime Supply Chain
Jun 1, 2023
The world’s supply chain continues to adopt modernized approaches as consumers expect fast, often overnight delivery of goods. By replacing manual ...
Raising the Grade: America’s Infrastructure Report Card
May 17, 2023
We all depend on the reliable operation of infrastructure every day. Our infrastructure is the silent foundation for our economic development, supply ...
Pre-Turnaround Planning: Take Guesswork Out of Operations
Apr 18, 2023
Oil refineries help keep the world running by turning crude oil into products that heat our homes, fuel our cars, and serve as several essential ...
Reducing Risks: Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Vessels
Mar 9, 2023
Pressure swing adsorption (PSA) vessels create and separate gases using a high degree of pressure. The PSA process can be implemented across a large ...
The Critical Role of Robotics and Data in a Secure Future
Feb 8, 2023
The World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting gathers government, business, and civil society leaders in Davos, Switzerland, to discuss global issues and ...
Seasonal Readiness: Powering Safe, Reliable Operations
Feb 1, 2023
Inclement weather conditions can cause catastrophic impacts on power plants, especially during the winter months with periods of extremely frigid ...
What's Needed to Ensure Energy Security and a Net-Zero Future
Jake Loosararian, CEO and Co-Founder
Jan 12, 2023
Gecko Robotics is a partner to the World Economic Forum (WEF). This article was originally posted on the Forum's Agenda. Countless global coalitions ...
In-Depth Data Insights Help U.S. Air Force Ensure Reliable Operations
Ed Bryner
Dec 13, 2022
The U.S. Air Force is steadfast in modernizing its intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) leg of the nation’s nuclear triad, the three-pronged ...
Ensure Reliable Power Production Amid Energy Uncertainty
Nov 2, 2022
When flipping on a light switch, most of us don’t think twice about it. Having access to electricity and power is something that many of us take for ...
Maritime Vessels: Corrosion Control with Robotic Inspections
Oct 19, 2022
Steel corrosion occurs when metals are exposed to a reactive substance, including oxygen, hydrogen, or water. Add a powerful electrolyte like salt to ...
Building Energy Security Through Innovation
Ryan Herman
Oct 13, 2022
Energy security has been in the news a lot lately—especially here in Europe. Governments across the continent are struggling to answer questions on ...
The Pros and Cons of Industrial Inspection Robots
Dec 15, 2021
In recent years, the non-destructive testing (NDT) market has seen many exciting advancements with applications ranging from bridges to buildings to ...
A-Scan, B-Scan, and C-Scan Ultrasonic Data From Robotic Inspections
Sep 29, 2021
Robotic ultrasonic inspections are quickly gaining popularity in a number of industries due to the efficiency and data density relative to other NDT ...
How to Integrate Robotic Inspections into Your Workflow
Aug 25, 2021
The use of robotics for NDT/NDE is quickly gaining momentum as service providers develop sophisticated technologies for assessing critical ...
The Cost of Unplanned Downtime for Refineries
Jul 28, 2021
In many cases, unplanned downtime is unavoidable. Hurricanes, earthquakes, or other unforeseen natural disasters—similar to what happened in Texas ...
The Evolution of Robotics
Jul 14, 2021
When most people think about robots, they might envision a leather jacket clad, sunglasses-wearing Arnold Schwarzenegger hoisting a shotgun, Star ...
Locating Damage in the Dark with Localization
Jul 7, 2021
One of the beauties of robotic ultrasonic testing technology is that it allows operators to see and measure things that humans alone cannot (e.g., ...
Perspectives on Robotics and Site Safety Outcomes
Quinn Holub
Jun 2, 2021
A few years ago, I heard someone say, “If you’re on-site, you’re in danger.” That’s a simple statement that really stuck with me.
A Cheat Sheet for the Alphabet Soup of Engineering Acronyms
May 25, 2021
Speaking as an outsider, engineers sure do love acronyms! It’s understandable. Engineers are trying to communicate technical properties, readings, ...
Enhancing Full Matrix Capture & Total Focusing Method with Robotics
May 19, 2021
In previous blogs, we have touched on Phased Array technology, a modern ultrasonic testing technique that is commonly deployed at oil and gas ...
Overview of Stress-Oriented Hydrogen Cracking (SOHIC)
May 12, 2021
In a previous blog, we discussed Hydrogen Induced Cracking (HIC) and how to detect it. Stress-Oriented Hydrogen Induced Cracking, or SOHIC, is a type ...
Non-Intrusive Inspections and How to Accomplish Them with Automation
Apr 14, 2021
Automating Non-Intrusive Inspections Provides Faster Inspections and Better Results Pressure vessels and other process equipment are traditionally ...
What is Automated Ultrasonic Testing (AUT)?
Jan 29, 2021
Ultrasonic testing (UT) is a branch of nondestructive testing techniques that involve emitting high-frequency sound energy, or ultrasonic waves, into ...
Best Nondestructive Evaluation and Testing (NDE/NDT) Resources to Follow in 2021
Jan 13, 2021
New Year; New Developments Nondestructive testing and evaluation (NDT/NDE) techniques used to evaluate the condition or properties of materials, ...
Two to Tango: Combining Robotic Inspections with Manual Ultrasound
Dec 9, 2020
When It Comes To Plant Inspections, One Size Does NOT Fit All Equipment employed at a coal-fired power generation plant is different from what’s used ...
Top 5 Reasons Industries are Turning to RUG for Piping Inspections
Nov 18, 2020
We are witnessing an inflection point in the approach to inspecting piping assets in the oil and gas industry, as well as other process industries. ...
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