Tidalis

Name: Tidalis
Address: Como, 22100, IT
Telephone: +390312287143

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Aerial data for wind, grid and oil & gas. LiDAR mapping · Wind turbines & LPS · Powerlines · Contact NDT
We measure what others photograph.

01/10/2026

Most industrial stack inspections still assume you need to stop the plant to do the job properly. That assumption is worth questioning.

We completed a cyclic chimney stack inspection at the Sarpom facility using aerial contact NDT, with the asset remaining in service throughout. It ran without scaffolding, rope access, or a planned outage.

A stack of this scale would conventionally require scaffolding or rope access to get a probe onto the shell for contact measurement. That means access logistics, work at height, and schedule risk tied to an outage window. Aerial contact removes that dependency.

The output is a georeferenced condition record. Every measurement is located in space and tied to the asset geometry, not left as a visual walkover.

Removing the shutdown requirement did not lower the data standard. The deliverable is the same defensible record a turnaround inspection would be expected to produce.

If your inspection schedule is shaped by outage windows, it might be time to ask which of those inspections actually need one. Let's talk: tidalis.eu

25/09/2026

Contact UT on a live process stack, shell surface at about 180 °C, plant fully online. Conventionally this reading set means a full plant shutdown, scaffolding up the shell, and technicians working at height. The Voliro T made all of that unnecessary.

We worked an Italian refinery stack and took 40 ultrasonic wall-thickness readings across 10 TML, one per course, along four vertical scan lines (NW, NE, SE, SW). High-temperature-rated probes and instrumentation throughout.

The platform was a Voliro T, applying controlled contact force against the shell at height in any orientation. It ran without scaffolding, confined-space access, or a production stop.

Completed at twice the speed and half the cost of the conventional method. The same grid can be reflown and compared point by point.

If you have a stack, vessel or tank that could use thickness readings while it stays online, we'd be glad to talk: tidalis.eu

23/09/2026

"So what do we actually get?"

This is the question worth answering clearly, because the answer builds confidence long before the fieldwork starts.

At handover, we give you a structured, navigable record. Findings in plain language, a georeferenced 3D reality model, and reports tied to one coordinate system, from the corridor to the coating. You can act on it, and you can audit it long after the work is done.

The distinction between observation and measurement matters here. An observation tells you something looks wrong. A measurement tells you by how much, where exactly, and what to do next.

Qualified people and documented procedures are what turn field findings into records you can rely on. That is what separates a team that reports from one that documents.

Survey. Inspect. Measure. Decide.

The last word in that sequence is a decision, backed by data you can trace.

So here is the question worth asking of any inspection documentation: what does it actually give you the power to do next? 📍

21/09/2026

Five turbines a day for LPS continuity testing used to require a serious crew. That number changed when we stopped sending people up the tower.

The bottleneck was never the test itself. It was access.

Rope teams, weather windows, and the time it takes to get one person safely from receptor to ground on a single blade. Stack those constraints across a fleet and throughput collapses. The turbines that most need checking are the ones that wait longest.

We verify the full lightning path, receptor to ground, in 20–30 minutes per turbine, with a single pilot on the ground, no rope access, and minimal downtime. Fully compliant with IEC/EN 61400-24.

At that rate, LPS testing stops being a line item you schedule around and becomes something you can run across a fleet in a single campaign.

This is where inspection throughput turns into a fleet management lever. When a full continuity test costs half an hour and one pilot instead of a day and a crew, coverage stops being rationed. You inspect what the asset needs, not what the calendar allows.

Throughput is not a convenience metric. At fleet scale, it decides which turbines get protected before the next strike.

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18/09/2026

Before an inspection report leaves our hands, one question gets asked: can you act on this without us in the room?

That is not a courtesy. It is a quality check. If the client needs a translation layer to understand what was found, what it means, or what to do next, the work is not finished, no matter how clean the data is.

We build the deliverable around that standard. Georeferenced findings, documented procedures, qualified sign-off. The report carries its own context, so the decision it enables can be made by the right people, at the right time, without the inspector present.

This is what the data management step is for: closing the gap between capture and decision. Processed, georeferenced data and a self-contained record, so the client is never dependent on someone being available to explain it.

Survey. Inspect. Measure. Decide.

If your current inspection reports require a follow-up call to interpret, let us know. We are glad to show you what decision-ready looks like.

16/09/2026

We're mid-campaign in southern Italy right now, running drone-based LPS continuity testing at 7 to 10 turbines per day.

LPS stands for lightning protection system, the network of receptors and down-conductors that carries a strike from the blade tip safely to ground. When its continuity is unknown, every turbine in the fleet is a question mark on a blade that sees thousands of volts.

That daily rate is the point worth pausing on. Verifying the full lightning path, receptor to ground, on 7 to 10 towers a day, across accessible lowland sites and rugged terrain, is not a lab number. It's what contact NDT looks like once the method has left the experimental phase and become routine field work.

Behind that rate there's no shortcut: a single pilot on the ground, no rope access, minimal downtime, and years of field experience from our operations crew.

The output is a documented baseline, turbine by turbine: continuity confirmed or flagged, findings in plain language, delivered in one coordinate system. That baseline is what a maintenance decision can actually stand on.

Aerial NDT at contact is daily throughput on a live fleet now.

If you manage wind assets or want to understand how drone-based LPS inspection works on your own site, reach out. We're happy to walk you through it. ⚡

11/09/2026

A wind operator came to us with no LPS baseline across their entire Italian fleet. No partial record. Nothing on file.

LPS stands for lightning protection system, the network of receptors and down-conductors that carries a strike safely from the blade tip to ground. When the continuity of that path is unknown, every turbine in the fleet is a question mark on a blade that sees thousands of volts.

We started from zero. Voliro T-based contact continuity testing, turbine by turbine, from accessible lowland farms to remote mountain terrain where the weather rarely cooperates. A full lightning protection test in 45 to 50 minutes per turbine.

The output is a documented baseline: continuity confirmed or flagged, findings in plain language, delivered in one coordinate system. That baseline is what a maintenance decision can actually stand on.

Starting from nothing is manageable. The real decision is to measure before the next storm season.

17/04/2025

🔍 High-precision LPS inspections?

Watch our drone in action during a lightning protection system (LPS) inspection — executed with stability and control ⚡

Why it matters:
LPS inspections of wind turbine blades are essential to ensure the integrity of lightning receptors and maintain the continuity of the conductive path. Traditional methods can be time-consuming and risky. With our Voliro system, the process becomes faster, safer, and more accurate, minimizing turbine downtime and reducing the need for rope access or cranes. 🚁

Huge shoutout Morten Pedersen for the stunning aerials that bring this mission to life!

16/04/2025

🔍 NDT Drone Inspections – How It Works 🚁

We introduce innovation in Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) through drones for safe, efficient, and precise inspections. But what does an NDT drone mission really look like? Here are the three main phases:

⚙️ Setup – We begin with a detailed mission plan, identifying the area to be inspected, checking site conditions, and ensuring the drone and payload are ready for flight.
🔧 Calibration – Before contact, our NDT equipment (typically UT or EM sensors) is precisely calibrated to meet the inspection's requirements.
🚀 Contact – The drone makes controlled contact with the structure, maintaining stability while collecting high-quality data without damaging the surface.

The outcome? Quicker inspections, lowered risks, and uniform data quality – even in the most demanding environments.

📩 Want to learn more about our NDT drone capabilities? Let’s connect!

22/12/2023

🎄 Happy Holidays from Tidalis ⭐

With an exciting year coming to an end the team gathered in the wonderful Alpine scenario to celebrate and prepare a special holiday video!

💫 Enjoy!

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