High-quality blade inspections in Northern Sweden with Skyforest
Working in Northern Sweden, Skyforest used Dhalion to inspect large wind turbines in demanding winter conditions. In just three months they completed more than 130 inspections and gave operations teams fast defect detection and reliable, field-ready workflows.
About them
Skyforest, based in Northern Sweden, combines extensive drone expertise with deep operational knowledge of forestry and drone inspections. Its highly trained team puts strong emphasis on health, safety and operational discipline, down to a fully organised mobile-office set-up in the field.
The challenge
- Remote areas with harsh winter conditions, snow and strong winds.
- Large modern turbines, which add complexity to planning and execution.
- Difficult terrain and limited daylight hours.
What they did
With more than a decade of drone experience, Skyforest brought Dhalion into its workflow quickly. Its field teams kept inspection throughput high while keeping consistency, safety and image quality across spread-out wind farms and tough conditions. Working closely with the Perceptual Robotics development team has also created room for new developments.
- 01
Capture
Repeatable, high-quality blade images.
- 02
Review
Inspection data reviewed immediately after each flight.
- 03
Escalate
Critical findings sent straight to the operations teams.
- 04
Add value
Faster maintenance and repair decisions.
The results
- More than 130 inspections in the first three months.
- Two cracks detected in the field.
- Results uploaded to the customer platform in record time.
- Fast adoption, just after training.
Two cracks, flagged on site
While reviewing images straight after the flights, Skyforest found two blade cracks and alerted the operations team at once. Immediate mitigation was put in place, helping to prevent progressive structural damage, unplanned downtime and bigger repairs.
Skyforest shows how experienced field teams with autonomous drone inspections can deliver reliable, scalable blade assessments even in extreme northern conditions: faster defect detection, quicker response and safer, more efficient maintenance.
At a glance
- Client
- Skyforest
- Based in
- Northern Sweden
- Type
- Drone operator with forestry and inspection expertise
- Solution
- Dhalion autonomous inspections and the customer platform
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